Sensual Embodiment
Intuitive Movement Workshop
Sensual Embodiment a freeform, guided movement class that reconnects you to your sensations & eroticism.
Body awareness is one of the foundational skills I teach my clients as a sex & relationship therapist & it’s a skill I believe every artist needs.
It’s invaluable to every single aspect of your life: confidence, pleasure, presence, connection, & expression.
Eroticism as Audre Lorde defined it, is a deep, life-force kind of power. Not a performance. This isn’t about how you look. It’s entirely about how you feel.
No mirrors, no choreography to get ‘right’, low lights & great music.
A taste of the flow of the evening:
Arrive, ground, a quick education on the practice & intention setting
Gentle descent into the body using breath work & movement
A series of movement exercises that guide you to connect with your body & sensuality
We close with a self-love meditation & grounding
Details:
Date: Tuesday 29th September 2026
Time: 7:30pm - 9pm
Location: Studio 2, TAPAC, 100 Motions Road, Western Springs
Cost: $45
No dance experience required. No performance expected. No sharing required. Just you, your senses, & permission to move like nobody's watching (because nobody is).
Suitable for all bodies, all genders & adults of all ages.
Nothing we do is a sexual practice.
Spaces are limited to 25 participants.
“Attending this workshop, Erotic Empowerment, was the best gift I could have given to myself. The space Michelle created was warm, welcoming (unsurprisingly), and easy to sink into each offering of exploration. I left with: new tools to support my journey of self-empowerment, a deeper understanding of my inner worlding/ relationship with my senses and a nourished body and soul.”
Who is your facilitator?
Michelle Kasey is an award-winning sex & relationships therapist (“best sex therapist 2023 & 2024”) burlesque artist (“burlesque performer of the year 2026”), and co-owner of ‘The Velvet Haven’ Burlesque Schools in Auckland and Wellington.
Her journey into this work began in a pole dancing studio & has developed over more than 14 years as a cabaret performer and teacher, giving her a perspective that few practitioners can offer.
She brings together embodied experience as a dancer & performer with therapeutic expertise, working in a somatic, trauma-informed, & playful way.
Since 2018, she has worked with thousands of clients through private sessions, group courses, and workshops, supporting people of all genders to develop a more alive, honest, and nourishing relationship with themselves.
She has written for The Spinoff, The Herald and performed on stages from intimate venues to crowds of 40,000.
Photo by David Kang
What to bring?
Wear something comfortable enough to move in. I recommend wearing layers & socks.
You'll be on your feet moving at times, & on the floor seated or lying (as you choose) at times.
Water bottle.
An open mind is the only other essential. Everything else will be provided.
“I came away from Michelle’s workshop with my walking posture forever changed. At 53, I explored what it felt like to walk through a room with 10/10 feeling of self worth. It has set a new threshold for erotic empowerment experiences.”