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Hi, I'm Sage -
it's nice to meet you!

I am an unapologetic sex & relationship nerd, mentor, coach, healer, multi-disciplinary artist, event organizer, and self-described weirdo who is passionate about helping intellectually-minded folks feel more present, joyful, and at ease in their bodies. I pride myself on creating space for the wisdom of both the mind & body, firmly believing that there is plenty of space for the two to co-exist.

 

Some fun facts about me...

  • Grew up in New York City and went to college in Los Angeles before landing in the Bay Area

  • Retired from a short but successful career in the environmental justice non-profit sector

  • 10+ years experience in practicing yoga & meditation

  • Science-loving book-reading video-game-playing nerd meets artistic-outdoorsy-spiritual hippie

  • Have visited 20 different countries (so far!)

  • Child of Russian Jewish immigrants (Я говорю по-русски!)

  • Amateur but passionate ceramicist and pole dancer

  • Dedicated to intentional community building & cooperative living

  • Lifelong learner always seeking out my next workshop, retreat, or class

Trainings & Affiliations

Surrogate Partner Collective:

 

Fundamentals of Embodied Intimacy (August 2023)

How to Help Generalize Surrogate Partner Therapy (September 2023)

Collaborating w/ Clinicians in the Triadic Model (August 2023)

Surrogate Partner Therapy Specialized Professional Training (September 2023 - January 2024)

​Including, but not limited to, training on:​

Fatphobia and Fat Liberation

Working with Clients who are Neurodiverse and/or on the Spectrum

A Gendered Touch: Working with Gender Diverse/Trans, Non-Binary, and Intersex Clients

Embodied Asexuality & Aromaticism

Safe Sex: STIs & Protection

Love Has A Color: Working with Clients Who Experience Racism

Purity Culture & Religious Trauma

Working with Clients with Disabilities

Cultivating Emotional Safety

The Nervous System and Polyvagal Theory

Healing Attachment Trauma

Collaborating w/ Clinicians

Ethics & Legality

Supervised Apprenticeship (December 2023 - ongoing)​

Mentorship from Andrew Heartman & Katherine Yeagel

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​Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education:

 

Core Course 1 - Foundations of Somatic Sex Education (February - October 2023)

​Including, but not limited to, training on:​

Basic Principles and Practices
Empowering Choice and Voice
Mindful Erotic Practice
Genital Anatomy and Mapping
Loving Justice

Wheel of Consent

Core Course 2 - Erotic Practice for Somatic Sex Education - In-Person Intensive (November 2023)

Community Offering: Land Acknowledgment & Land-Based Rebirthing Ritual

Core Course 3 - Establishing a Somatic Sex Education Practice (February - October 2024)

​Including, but not limited to, training on:​

Working with Trauma
Erotic Touch and Massage
Active Receiving
Anal Mapping and Massage
Pelvic Scar Tissue Remediation
Genital Dearmouring

Core Course 4 - Refining Your Practice as a Somatic Sex Educator - In-Person Intensive (November 2024)

Community Offering: Self-Myofascial Release for Embodied Trauma - Workshop

Core Course 5 - Supervised Practicum (November 2024 - May 2025)

Special Project: The Body As Home - Immersive Art Installation

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Other:

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Elemental School of Sex, Death and Magic​

Together We Fly: Group Facilitation for Somatic Sex Educators (October - December 2023)

Community Offering: Embracing the Erotic Joy & Pain of our Ancestors - Guided Somatic Exploration

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Wicked Grounds
Pentacles of Power: Sex Magick for Kinky People (February - March 2025)

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Member of the Intimacy Professionals Working Group - American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)​

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Bachelors of Arts in Environmental Justice & Human Centered Design

 

Mental Health First Aid - National Council for Mental Well-Being

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Self-guided exploration in tantra, kink, yoga, meditation, mindfulness, ecstatic dance, plant medicine, ancestral healing, somatic experiencing therapy, & Internal Family Systems (IFS)​

Ideas & Quotes That Inspire Me

  • ​Sex is just the starting point for embracing the profound eroticism in everyday life! (see Uses of the Erotic by Audre Lorde)

  • All bodies are good bodies! (see The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor)

  • Embodiment is medicine! (see Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown)

  • Pleasure is the measure! (see Come As You Are by Dr. Emily Nagoski)

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  • “Awareness of what you’re actually experiencing—not an idealized notion of perfection—is the essence of all bodily enjoyment.” - Dr. Jack Morin

  • “Empathy is the antidote to shame” - Brene Brown

  • “You can talk to a psychotherapist about sexual abuse for years, but for intervention on the physical plane, we call on a sacred intimate or erotic shaman. It is in the physical world that the trauma took place and that’s where the healing most effectively takes place.” - Joseph Kramer

  • “Trauma happens to us as humans, and we need other humans to help us unwind it.” - Staci Hanes

  • “Understand that when we touch someone, we touch their entire history, their deepest wounds, their secret identity, their healing powers, and their most profound capacities for joy.” - Caffyn Jesse​

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Offering Full Body Sensual Massage (FBSM) & Erotic Healing

(Somatic Sex Education, Intimacy Coaching, & Surrogate Partner Therapy)

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Oakland, CA, USA

Serving clients in the East Bay (Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Albany, El Cerrito, Alameda, etc.) & throughout the San Francisco Bay Area

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