Signature Workshops
My Signature Workshops are available for individuals, parties, groups, companies, schools, and organizations.
Here are some of my signature workshops! You can book these or ask me to create ones for your group.
Creating Authentically Consensual Experiences
- Even as a People Pleaser
People pleasing can be a sign of a “fawning” trauma/fear response which is when people do things they don’t want to do – and often don’t feel good about it afterwards. This spectrum of behavior can range from appearing to consent to things you’re not interested in through appearing to go along with activities that are, in reality, retraumatizing. Fawning, or people pleasing, can therefore make having consensual interactions complicated for all involved.
Whether you engage in fawning or a current or potential partner does, it can be difficult to recognize the warning signs due to the lack of awareness around these behaviors. We all deserve to have consensual experiences where we feel safe to share our needs and this workshop will help you develop the tools to get you and loved ones there.
In this workshop, we’ll cover
A brief review of fear/trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn, etc.)
What fawning looks like in non-sexual and sexual situations
Ways to support yourself and others in disrupting fawning or people pleasing, especially within sexual encounters and relationships through tools for developing healthy communication, trust, and safety.
You are Enough, Love: Interrogating Your Narrative
(45-90 minutes)
workshop can be geared toward different populations but all walk away with tools to:
identify harmful narratives that keep them from living their best life
name disruptors of those narratives
rewrite narratives in an affirming way
Helping Professionals
(such as coaches, counselors, therapists, social workers, clergy, etc.)
As a diverse and multi-faceted field with many avenues of entry as well as a history of perpetuating the same types of historical marginalization and exclusion as the rest of society, it’s not surprising that many of us sometimes experience imposter syndrome. If you struggle with self-doubt related to whether you have the right training or credentials, your ability to support others with issues that you are also struggling to overcome, facing difficulty in feeling confident in your work as a helping professional due to bias and discrimination from within or outside the field, this workshop is for you.
Can also be geared towards professionals in general who struggle with imposter syndrome and feelings of inadequacy in the workplace.
Individuals who are part of historically marginalized communities
Finding confidence in our identities and having a sense of belonging can be particularly challenging for those with identities on the margins whether it's because we are straddling two or more cultures or if we feel lacking in one or more identities (e.g. not queer enough, not Latin enough, not trans enough, and so on). This can be due to immediate exclusion by those around us, messaging from media representations that don't include our experiences, or generally toxic environments.
This workshop invites participants to challenge one of the stories holding them back from feeling
connected with community/self by using a method they can continue to use on their own for years to
come.
Individuals who struggle with feeling worthy of good things
Recognizing ourselves as worthy of good things, including pleasure and healthy loving relationships can be a challenge for anyone. Unfortunately, whether due to media influence, our upbringing, traumatic experiences with potential loved ones, or structural issues of oppression, the negative can overpower us. This workshop invites participants to challenge one of the stories holding them back from feeling worthy or enough through journaling, naming, storytelling, and reframing.
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Testimonials
Using the Five Senses for Arousal (90 minutes)
For many, pleasure begins in the mind rather than the physical touch. In this workshop, you will explore methods for engaging, or restricting, all five senses (taste, sound, smell, sight, and touch) for exciting and steamy sexual encounters. Come prepared to participate and explore infinite possibilities. Within the workshop, we will be testing methods on our largest organ, our skin, and on a mixture of traditionally and non-traditionally erogenous zones.
Testimonial
I had the privilege of attending a previous workshop and had so much fun! Also, I got to learn some things about myself in the process! Yael Rosenstock is fun, informative, inclusive, and creates a comfortable atmosphere for all... I highly recommend it! – Erica Colon
As a woman with vaginismus, I often feel discouraged from sex-ed spaces or embarrassed to speak up on behalf of women who are sexual but cannot necessarily have penetrative sex. Through her intersectional educational approach, Yael has helped me engage in sexuality in a way that empowers me and gives me the tools to eventually practice penetration in an enjoyable way. – Anonymous
I attended Yael’s Arousal workshop with my partner and we learned soooo much!! Thank you for creating a space for us to feel comfortable discussing and exploring topics that are actually pretty taboo in our circles. Also thank you for opening our mind to new possibilities in our intimacy...had some bomb ass arousal sessions that night and yes sessions in plural! 😉 – Annalee Reid
Tools for Smoothing the Transition into CNM & Polyamory
(90 minutes)
This workshop is for folks seeking to explore polyamory or another form of consensual non-monogamy (CNM) in a thoughtful and intentional way. Like with anything that is undertaught or misunderstood, there is a lot that can fall through the cracks when starting out in the ENM world. In this workshop, we'll talk about types of CNM, kitchen table, and parallel polyamory, boundary and expectation setting, communication techniques and plans, jealousy and conflict resolution techniques, and managing expectations.
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Sexuality and Self-Awareness: Knowledge is Power
(90 minutes - 2 hours)
This workshop can be adjusted for different groups but generally covers some basic anatomy, libido, arousal, sources of shame, body experiences, self-care, & masturbation.
Testimonial
Yael has a warm and engaging style that makes all those who gather in her presence feel welcome and safe. I invited Yael to be a guest speaker in a women's group that I lead on the topic of self-pleasure.
Her style was unassuming and very well-informed. She quickly had a good sense of the Zoom room and was able to assess everyone's level of comfort and adjust her delivery accordingly. We appreciated her clarity around agreements, which gave the workshop structure without feeling rigid. Her use of the anonymous polls in Zoom was a very helpful tool. She was able to meet everyone where they were graceful. The members of the group felt very comfortable asking questions and engage in discussion.
It was a great, educational and fun experience and I would not hesitate to have Yael back as a guest speaker in the future.
– Dee Yergo, Certified Meditation Coach, Women's Empowerment, Yoga Teacher, Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga, Founder Prana Yoga & Meditation
As someone that comes from a culture that hardly ever addresses the topic of sex, this workshop was extremely informative. It allowed me to question and reflect on my own identity, needs, and wants from myself and the people around me without feeling like I was engaging in something that would be described as "taboo". Thanks, Yael for this workshop! – Reshma, 24, gender non-conforming
I feel less alone and less confused in my pursuit of a healthy relationship and healthy sexuality
– Mikki, 26, cis demiflexible/heteroflexible white woman
BodyLove: Vulva Edition (Full Day)
This is a day-long empowering exploration of body and self. Goals include:
♦︎ Body positivity (in the meet you where you're at, no shame way)
♦︎ Increased familiarity with own body and comfort with those of others
♦︎ Exploration of sexuality through conversation
♦︎ Connection with other people with vulvas
♦︎ Confronting socialization
♦︎ Low-risk vulnerability
This workshop is a nude space to create a sense of shared vulnerability. The culminating activity will be a guided vulva show-and-tell followed by a non-sexual group massage. Both the vulva show-and-tell and the group massage are activities that come from Betty Dodson's BodySex Workshop.
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Testimonial
I loved the BodyLove Workshop! I'd never done anything like that before but did come away with a more positive view of my body and my vulva specifically. I loved the opportunity to be naked around and touch other bodies without it being overtly sexual, just about love, pleasure, and exploration. It was a very supportive and comforting environment, I feel lucky to have been a part of this!
– Emily Layton, female, pansexual, 23 yo, white/Hispanic, ADHD
Yael's work inspire me. She is a highly professional person with an extraordinary value placement on people's intersectionality and vulnerability. Her level of effort to make us feel comfortable in her work is commendable. – Ruhun Wasata, Female, Orientation: Questioning, 32, South Asian
This was my first time attending this type of workshop, and I have nothing but positive things to say. Yael is a skilled facilitator/space holder and did an incredible job of guiding the group through meaningful discussions and activities. She created a safe and fun space for body and vulva exploration, and I felt comfortable sharing my experiences (and vulva!) without fear of being judged. Yael is great at making topics related to sexuality, sensuality, and self-love feel approachable to everyone, regardless of their previous levels of knowledge and understanding. As a Black woman, I'm conscious of some of the negative and damaging representations of Black bodies within the media. Yael created a space to claim power in my body and my skin. She was also conscious in using language that disrupted oppression and was inclusive of all gender identities and sexual identities. This workshop was a very validating experience for me, and I would highly recommend it to others looking to build a better relationship with their bodies. – Emma, Black, queer, woman
This was such a great experience and I'm so grateful I participated! I would absolutey recommend this workshop to my friends. The trust and openness and sensuality we all put forward felt unlike any other experience I've had. I learned a lot about myself and the other participants and I know I'm going to remember this for a long time. Thanks, Yael! – R, 29, white sex worker
A Dialogue about the Sexual Objectification of Racialized People (60-90 minutes)
In this workshop, Dr. Ashley Townes and I discuss what it means to sexualize or fetishize individuals based on their race, ethnicity, and gender. The intersectionality of race, ethnicity, and gender among Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) is often attached to stereotypes that impact sexual scripts/roles and, therefore, experiences navigating sexual and romantic relationships.
(Re) Learning to Listen to Your Body (2 hours)
Throughout our lives, starting as children, we are trained to ignore our bodies. You are often woken up before your body is ready to get to school, then forced to sit still for prolonged periods, eat at specifically designated times, and ask permission to go to the bathroom, sometimes having those needs denied. This conditioning can often continue into the workplace and impacts our relationship not only with our bodily cues but also our eroticism and even relationships with others.
In this workshop, we will (1) begin to explore practices that can help you learn to get back in touch with how your body is communicating, and (2) learn some erotic-based embodiment exercises you can use to increase your erotic bodily awareness and capacity for pleasure.
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Testimonial
Yael has really strong facilitation skills and came prepared with lots of engaging, interactive breakout activities to help people learn and connect with each other. She made the space feel safe to take care of our bodies and ask questions. Lots of great concepts such as how joy and fear feel in the body, embodied yes and no, Betty Martin’s wheel of consent. Loved everything about this workshop!!!
– Sam Duong Woloszynski, Embodied Consent Facilitator