CONNECTION AS A PRACTICE

In a world that often rushes, true connection requires a different pace.
One rooted in presence, trust, and nervous system attunement.
We long to feel close—yet so many of us haven’t been taught how to be with touch, boundaries, and intimacy in a way that feels safe in the body.

This workshop is all about consent and platonic intimacy—how we give and receive connection with clarity and care. Through a mix of journaling, self-reflection, movement, touch, and group discussion, we’ll practice attuning to our own needs while respecting the boundaries of others. You’ll leave with practical skills to communicate with confidence, build deeper relationships, and create meaningful connections in a way that feels good for everyone involved.

✍🏽 Please bring:

• A journal and pen

• Comfortable clothing for gentle movement

🫖 We’ll provide:

• Tea, water, cacao

• A space that honors your yes, your no, and your in-between

💛 About Touch:

We will explore consensual, platonic touch as one of many tools for connection.
We honor that touch can open, heal, or stir deep emotion.
If you have past trauma related to touch, please ensure you have support in place (therapist, counselor, etc.) to help process anything that may arise.

This is an opt-in space. You’ll never be asked to participate beyond what feels true for you.

Join us as we practice what it means to feel safe with each other—
and what becomes possible when we do.

Allison Tilluma
Allison has been a leader in holistic health for over 20 years, helping people connect mind, body, and spirit in meaningful ways. With a passion for mindful exploration and play, she curates transformative experiences that invite curiosity, deepen self-awareness, and turn limits into possibilities. Whether through movement, connection, or creative expression, Allison empowers others to embrace well-being with intention and joy.

Jonathan Forney

Jonathan is a self-inquiry coach, dancer, rock-climber, musician, and yoga teacher. His mission is to cultivate authenticity and deep presence in himself and others. Jonathan spent a decade of his life evaluating aid programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Now he’s focused on coaching people to love themselves, to find purpose in stillness, and to give their gifts fully to the world through compassionate living. Jonathan is currently training to become a marriage and family therapist and has dedicated the past four years to an immersive study of group facilitation, trauma healing, and breakthrough life-coaching.