Fire Woman Retreat

REBIRTHING THROUGH PRESENCE, POWER & PLEASURE

MAY 14-17, 2020 | ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING ROOM

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We all know our world will never be the same after this cocooning at home we are doing, separated from our loved ones, cut off from the way we are used to living and moving in the world.

So much uncertainty, unsure where life is leading us.

Sexual breakdowns, not feeling sexy, not connecting with our partners, not being able to even see them.

Loneliness, disconnection, relationships splitting at the seams, communication crumbling into frustration and resentments.

We are feeling scared, anxious, grief, scarcity.

Struggling to keep our self-care practices strong when we need them most.

We are overwhelmed with parenting and disrupted family routines.

We are having ruptures in our marriages and relationships as the issues that were under the surface or clipping along at a low hum before are now surfacing loudly, demanding to be addressed.

The question is: What world are we going to walk into and what world do we want to create when we move out of this cocoon?

We are actually in the womb, incubating right NOW. We are quieting our spirits, sleeping extra, reading, parsing and shedding, allowing ourselves some space, facing the issues that we must face so that we can grow. Whatever was happening in our lives before COVID-19 is only magnified in this time. It’s not new. It is calling us home to ourselves to ask the hard questions, to face the things we have avoided and to make decisions that need to be made about how we want to live our lives. When we Rebirth ourselves from this womb of creation, we will have the opportunity to do something new with our lives, to determine how and with whom we want to live and work, how we want to relate, and to align our priorities to our highest BEing.

Everyone needs support right now.

We need a circle of seekers who want to deepen and fortify ourselves to have our backs and help us out of the depths into the light of our future.

This is no small task. It is monumental.

If you are afraid, it may be because the unknown, the uncharted, and the unspun is gnawing at you. You want to KNOW what will happen. Humans like to know. And none of us know right now.

The only option is to surrender. And simplify.

The truth is that we have only this day and any illusion that we have more than that keeps us from the presence, power and pleasure of this very moment.

Women have always come together in every culture around the world for counsel, to speak wisdom, to share stories, to witness one another, to make decisions, and to fortify ourselves for whatever life is demanding of us.

We will come together in counsel as we approach the opening of our womb into our Rebirth for this necessary, deeply important fortification.

In our modern world, we honor that we are so much more than two genders. So we welcome our non-binary friends who were assigned female at birth and transgender women to join us.

Never was there a more important time for us to come together to share our wisdom and resources, to grow our power and strength, to get clear and present about what is important for us going forward and to love and play with each other.

Join us for Fire Woman Retreat

Fire Woman Retreat is a unique four-day event designed to give us space to witness, explore and revel in our sexual natures, and to help women and non-binary folks break through the things that hold us back from being who we really are as sexual people.

Fire Woman Retreat is unlike any other event: it is a combination of rich teachings, transformational healing, powerful rituals and group witnessing that allows for big personal & collective breakthroughs.

This is the 4th year we’re doing Fire Woman Retreat and now we’re going virtual.

Sunny Megatron

Host, Sex with Sunny Megatron; sexuality educator, Fire Woman Retreat teacher

“When I returned home from my first Fire Woman Retreat I told my college-age daughters that this program should be a prerequisite for adulthood. It’s about so much more than sex! Our sexual selves are influenced by so many other facets of our lives like our traumas, the way we were raised, the damaging messages society feeds us, etc. Amy Jo designed an inclusive holistic curriculum that integrates all of that.” “The best way I can describe it is, the breakthroughs of an entire year of therapy, plus a celebration of the self, and just the right amount of sexy knowhow rolled into one incredible event. Words don’t do it justice.” “The life-changing impact of Fire Woman is something that has to be experienced to be fully understood.”

What will we do at Fire Woman Retreat?

  • Create a collective sexual lifeline that examines your entire sexual herstory, allowing deep healing and support to come forth
  • Get clear about who you are sexually right NOW, and what you really desire and write the next chapter of your story.
  • Release the burdens and shame that have held you back, feeling like you are “not enough”
  • Develop ways to show up as emotionally powerful in your relationships with Courageous Conversations taught in a special session by Diana Adams
  • Learn to ask what you want, set boundaries and own your desires
  • Develop an array of new sexual skills at the Erotic Carnival! >>> Learn everything from seduction, to mental aspects of kink and how to have long-distance steamy sexy times, how to work a cock and how to work a yoni, the neuroscience of pleasure, how to do a lap dance and more sexual skills for your repertoire than you can imagine in one day!
  • Connect with the women and non-binary peeps in your own family group throughout the weekend so you can track each other and create more personal intimacy
  • Fortify yourself with self-care tools & strategies especially as they relate to our current world
  • Play and express yourself at the DANCE PARTY!
  • Create actionable steps to take your new healing, exploration and learning back into your life
  • Awaken the part of you that wants more play and adventure
  • Ultimately you get to release your patterns and come home to yourself
  • Learn from some of the BEST teachers in sexuality and women’s empowerment
  • Be a part of a sacred circle of people who are committed to living and creating their best life sexually, spiritually and emotionally

Where:

Sessions will take place via Zoom video conferencing. Once you register, you will be sent an email that contains the Zoom links where you can join each event.

Schedule:

MAY 14, THURSDAY – OPENING SESSION

2pm – 4pm PST / 5pm – 7pm EST
Fortifying Ourselves, Coming Home and REbirthing*

*Our Opening Session is a free event for all, where you can invite all your women and non-binary friends to join. The more, the merrier!

MAY 15, FRIDAY – PRESENCE & REVERENCE

10am – 1pm PST / 1pm – 4pm EST
Session 1: Silence & Stillness in the Self with Jeanine Staples

2:30pm – 5:30pm PST / 5:30pm – 8:30pm EST
Session 2: The Sexual Lifeline

MAY 16, SATURDAY – PLEASURE & PLAY ARE NECESSARY

10am – 1pm PST / 1pm – 4pm EST
Session 1: Courageous Conversations with Diana Adams

2:30pm – 5:30pm PST / 5:30pm – 8:30pm EST
Session 2: The Erotic Carnival

MAY 17, SUNDAY – OWNING YOUR FULL POWER

10am – 1pm PST / 1pm – 4pm EST
Session 1: Tools, Strategies & Self-Care

2:30pm – 4pm PST / 5:30pm – 7pm EST
Session 2: Action Plans & Closing Ritual

PAYMENT PLAN

3 monthly payments of:

$99

  • 3 days of transformational teachings with Amy Jo and a group of teachers
  • Sexual meditation, journaling, group process & ritual
  • Classes on sexual skill uplevelling including sexual communication, erotic massage, lap dancing and more…

STANDARD TICKET

$597 / $297 

  • 3 days of transformational teachings with Amy Jo and a group of teachers
  • Sexual meditation, journaling, group process & ritual
  • Classes on sexual skill uplevelling including sexual communication, erotic massage, lap dancing and more…

EXTRA HOT TICKET

$997

  • Everything in Standard plus:
  • Pre-event call with Amy Jo
  • Free access to any one of Amy Jo’s virtual courses
  • A special toy/book bundle shipped to you
  • Follow up call after the event

We are a small feminist business, if you can pay the full price, please do. Paying full price means we’ll be able to let someone who might want to attend but may not be able to afford it at the moment take part in this event.

If you’re experiencing financial difficulties and can’t afford either payment option, please send us an email at moreplease@amyjogoddard.com and we’ll work with you.

What previous participants had to say:

“Coming together, the energy of the event, the healing we have done, the fire itself, it’s just an amazing event. It was incredible. I loved it.” LILLY SAOULI
“I learned about features of my sexuality I wasn’t even able to articulate. My world was blown. I feel lighter, happier, more liberated.” AMBER SMITH

“Finding a wonderful, diverse group of women that supported in my growth was a big shift. Every single woman I know, when they are ready, would benefit from this work.”

– Rayme Waters

“I loved the balance between healing and play. Amy Jo is the real deal. She is so knowledgeable and holds a beautiful space for women to unfold, release, and reconnect with themselves. “

– Julia Berryman

“If you’re ready to start the conversation, to come into greater relationship with your body, your desire, your sex…if you want to be held by a tribe of sisters, go here.”

– “Melissa”

“Connecting with other women and experiencing our collective story was so valuable. I am now further to getting to the bottom of my issues than I would in traditional therapy. ” – “Nancy”

“This event has broken barriers of judgment that I have long held towards myself. You will not find this depth and holding of your true self anywhere else.”

– “Joan”

Meet Your Teachers

Amy Jo Goddard has been teaching sexuality and sexual empowerment for over 20 years. What she’s seen in her two decades of teaching sexuality is that there comes a time in a woman’s life when she’s ready to stop settling and to embrace her sexual self in order to feel whole, free and vitally alive.

Amy Jo has a Master’s degree in Human Sexuality Education from New York University and author of Woman on Fire: 9 Elements to Wake up Your Erotic Energy, Personal Power and Sexual Intelligence and co-author of Lesbian Sex Secrets for Men. You can check out her TEDx talk “Owning Your Sexual Power” and her upcoming documentary, At Your Cervix.

DIANA ADAMS, ESQ

Diana founded this boutique LGBTQ family law and mediation firm based in New York City and Frankfurt, Germany, serving primarily same-sex couples and non-nuclear families and is passionately dedicated to helping form healthy, stable families, whether between same-sex couples, platonic co-parents, polyamorous families, or different-sex couples.

JEANINE STAPLES

Jeanine Staples is Associate Professor of Literacy and Language, African American Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the Pennsylvania State University. She focuses on dismantling supremacist patriarchies through research, teaching, and coaching.

She will be teaching Silence and Stillness in the Self. 

 

SUNNY MEGATRON

Sunny Megatron is an adult sexuality educator, public speaker, blogger, sex and relationship writer, and pleasure advocate. She is also the host and executive producer of Sex with Sunny Megatron on Showtime.

MARLA RENEE STEWART

Marla Renee Stewart, MA is a sexologist and a sex coach who runs her own sexuality education company, Velvet Lips. She is also a Co-Founder of the Sex Down South Conference and the Sexual Liberation Collective. She has studied human sexuality for more than 19 years and has been featured on a variety of media outlets, as well as spoken to various audiences around the world.

She will be teaching The Art of Dirty Talk & Seduction

PAMELA MADSEN

Pamela Madsen is host of the Back to the Body Retreats and she is a masterful teacher, former midwife and beautiful soul. She is going to lead her signature session on Lotus Lift Meditation to help you work and build your sexual energy so you can master it. Her potent sessions and infectious energy are renowned and her presence at Fire Woman Retreat is one of the great opportunities COVID-19 provided since she is always on the road!

TRIAMBIKA MA VIVE

Triambika is back! She is a brilliant educator and somatic body worker and ritualist who travels the world teaching powerful courses with the International School of Temple Arts (ISTA). She has been a part of Fire Woman Retreat every year, hosting us on her land at the Fire Garden, and has taught her brilliant all-too-good C0ck Play class, helping us all learn how to work a c0ck like a pro. I have heard nothing but rave reviews from women about her classes and she is such an integral part of Fire Woman Retreat.

EVA CLAY

Eva will be teaching two classes! For the Erotic Carnival she is going to offer Making Sex Sacred: Tantric Sex Secrets and you know that’s gonna be hot. In our Tools and Strategies sessions she is going to support you with Nervous System Hacks for Expanded Pleasure so we can all learn how to down regulate our systems when they are wired and remember that pleasure is the great antidote.

SOPHIA WISE ONE

Sophia is a medicine caller and deep ceremonialist, healer and somatic educator. She will be leading several things over the weekend, including collaborating on our Opening Ceremony on Thursday. At the Erotic Carnival she will be leading a super interactive, playful Whole Body Erogenous Pleasure Zone Ritual that I’m sure people will be buzzing about for awhile. She is truly a magical and special being and her gifts are many.

JACQ JONES

Jacq Jones is the owner and sex educator at Sugar – a lesbian owned, multi-gender operated, for profit, mission driven sex toy store providing education and toys. She will be teaching harness play/strap on sex; Yoni Play at the Erotic Carnival

SHERI WINSTON

Sheri’s unique holistic offerings are informed by her 20 years as a sexuality teacher, on top of decades of practice as a certified nurse-midwife, gynecology practitioner, registered nurse, childbirth educator and massage therapist. Sheri delights in inspiring people to have a lot more pleasure, fun and fulfillment!

HEMALAYAA

Each day we will move and get into our bodies! Hemalayaa will be teaching Embodied Movement sessions. She is such a beautiful, powerful, inspiring teacher and she will power us up in our bodies for daily movement sessions that will surprise you in their transformative power.

PAYMENT PLAN

3 monthly payments of:

$99

  • 3 days of transformational teachings with Amy Jo and a group of teachers
  • Sexual meditation, journaling, group process & ritual
  • Classes on sexual skill uplevelling including sexual communication, erotic massage, lap dancing and more…

STANDARD TICKET

$597 / $297 

  • 3 days of transformational teachings with Amy Jo and a group of teachers
  • Sexual meditation, journaling, group process & ritual
  • Classes on sexual skill uplevelling including sexual communication, erotic massage, lap dancing and more…

EXTRA HOT TICKET

$997

  • Everything in Standard plus:
  • Pre-event call with Amy Jo
  • Free access to any one of Amy Jo’s virtual courses
  • A special toy/book bundle shipped to you
  • Follow up call after the event

We are a small feminist business, if you can pay the full price, please do. Paying full price means we’ll be able to let someone who might want to attend but may not be able to afford it at the moment take part in this event.

If you’re experiencing financial difficulties and can’t afford either payment option, please send us an email at moreplease@amyjogoddard.com and we’ll work with you.

Fire Woman Retreat 2020 will be a living virtual circle. If you live across the world and have been wanting to be here over the last 3 years, now is your chance. If you have wanted to join us but couldn’t for whatever reason, clear your schedule and join us because it is TIME.

This will be some of the most potent days of your life. When women and queer folks gather, magic happens. Nothing will stop us from gathering and concentrating our power. The world needs us in our power more than ever. See you at Fire Woman.

Frequently Asked Questions

I am heterosexual / monogamous / polyamorous / lesbian / queer / genderqueer / a sex worker / a mom... Is this retreat for me?

This retreat is for woman-identified people and non-binary folks identified female at birth, regardless of sexual orientation, relationship style, parental status, or experience as a sex worker. A wide range of women attend Fire Woman, as well as non-binary folks. This is a place for exploration and part of our mission as a sex-positive space is that we make room for everyone and there is no pressure to be something you are not.

I'm a trans woman/non-binary/trans man. Is this retreat trans-inclusive?

If you are a trans woman or non-binary person who was identified female at birth you are welcome here. This is a trans-inclusive women’s space. If you identify as a man of any kind, both cis and trans, this is not the space for you. We thank you for respecting that.

What exactly do you DO at a sexual empowerment retreat?

It’s normal for people to be curious about what this kind of event looks like. It’s a combination of experiential teaching (which means you are doing and participating–not just listening and taking notes), group ritual, healing work, skills-based practice, dress up and play, dancing, live music, entertainment and introspection. As for the details, you’ll have to come in order to experience it! We ask that you trust the process. The curriculum is tried and true. If you resonate with what you have read on our website and you feel called to come, trust that. It’s the place for you. Amy Jo and all of the teachers have been doing this work for a long time and are very skilled. We can hold you where ever you are.

Is alcohol, cannabis, and other drug use appropriate?

No. This is a substance-free event for many reasons. One important reason for this is that many people are accustomed to using alcohol, marijuana or other substances to “loosen up” or let their inhibitions down sexually, and can rely on it. We want you to be able to fully experience this work sober and for all participants to have a lucid space. We ask that you respect this boundary should you decide to attend. If you cannot, this is not the right time for you.

I'm anxious/nervous. How do I know this is right for me?

You feel it. You feel the pull. You feel the resonance and the desire to be here. Anxiety and excitement feel the same in the body so it can be hard sometimes to know which it is. Often, it’s both. Some nervousness is absolutely natural! You won’t be alone. Please let us know if you need some extra support and we will do our very best to provide it.

I have another question that wasn't answered here, who do I contact?

You may send us an email at moreplease@amyjogoddard.com and we will endeavor to answer any questions you may have!