RISE IN LOVE
THE EROTIC JOURNEY
A PLAYFUL JOURNEYÂ INTO THE MYSTERY AND WONDER OF LIFE AND LOVE.
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EXCLUSIVEÂ MEMBERS ONLY WORKSHOPS MEET-UPS &Â RETREATSÂ
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WEEKLY WORKSHOPS HAVE BEGUNÂ Â
SATURDAYS 10AMÂ NEW YORK | 2PM ACCRA, DAKAR, LONDONÂ |Â
3PM PARISÂ | 4PM ROTTERDAMÂ .
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 THE EROTIC GATEWAY
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Why is it that on meeting someone, or in an encounter with an object or a place, we are strangely drawn in? Imagine that these meetings, the feelings and the memories conjured are gateways into the EROTIC.Â
What are the forces at play and what do they invite?
Ester Perel has said that the EROTIC is the antidote to death—the fear of death. Imagine that these gateways are an invitation to a kind of death and resurrection of your Soul. Audre Lorde named this feeling the erotic — not as something merely sexual, but as the full power of life pulsing through us, “rooted in or unexpressed and unrecognized feelings."
Consider that GATEWAYS to the EROTIC open daily in each are of our lives, many we see and are present for, some we miss, and others we ignore. How is it that some portals open and others close. How much choice do we have in the matter-- to enter or to run and hide?
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It’s Time To Love Ourselves Again
With one-on-one guidance and group support, you've found a safe place to dig deep and nurture your inner self.
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The five paths of the journey...
This workshop is an reflective, embodied, creative exploration along five elemental paths to your most EROTIC self.
- The Path of MINERAL :Â Remembering the Lover WithinÂ
- The Path of NATURE :Â Moving Through Pain & Pleasure
- The Path of FIRE : Â Art as SeductionÂ
- The Path of WATER :Â Making LoveÂ
- The Path of EARTH :Â Creating the Beloved Community
Together we will learn how to:
More consciously play with the POWER of the EROTIC in our relationships with ourself, your beloved, your work, family, friends and community.
Your Guides...Â
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This Journey is guided by Olubode and the BLOOM Guides.
Olubode is the founder of the BLOOM, a community and lifestyle brand for BLOOMERS -- disruptors; people who are living and working on BIG ideas that are outside of their comfort zone.
He is the author of two books on Well-Being, Life-Purpose and Balance: BLOOM The Essential Journey- A New Guide to Balance Growth & Well-Being and FINDING YOUR B.I.G. - Finding New Purpose In Changing Times. In them he introduces a new way of thinking called “The Philosophy of BLOOMING.”Â
He is the founder of the BLOOM Institute where he is a trusted advisor to creative leaders who are working and thinking outside of their comfort zones. Since he founded the BLOOM Community in 2010, BLOOM has impacted and inspired the lives of countless people around the world through its workshops, tours, media, and events. He is currently the thought leader in residence at the AWO HUB, a Global Collective of Creatives based in Accra, Ghana.
This journey takes the form of a conversation between BLOOM Guides: Sekou, Chantal, Jake and members of the BLOOM Community. It is an intimate, reflective, playful dialog that invites and challenges growth through weekly exercise that involve:
- EROTIC Embodiment
- Creating EROTIC Symbols
- Embracing DESIREÂ
- Navigating ENERGY in MOTION
- Making BOLD MOVES—that break barriers
What's being said...
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"Olubode has truly given me and our community invaluable tools to navigate the waves of life. In the process he has been gracious and honest about where his own journey has taken him. I couldn’t be more grateful."
~ Shawn Whitehorn
"I have a pep in my step. I am excited. My light is on again. My frequency has been elevated. I am living in my vortex. I feel like I have purpose again. I have found my tribe and we are in it together! “
~ Betty Antoine
"This intensive placed me into the fire and I couldn’t be happier. The homework, the exercises, mantras, weekly calls and family energy lifted me up and hastened my steps to this point! I am proof that this shit works!"~ Diana O'Gilvie
"“This circle and this work that we’ve all been doing together over the past years has been vital instrumental in shaping my trajectory and journey. I have been guided so much by this work. I think so much of my joy and centering comes out of what we’re doing as this work continues. together. I’m so honored to be in the circle.”~ Sekou Luke
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"As a Black woman on of the the things about the RISE series that really resonates so deeply is that we’re talking about all the things that you don’t talk about in polite society— the narratives around power and the stories that I’ve held. What I need to remember or need to forget.”~ Jacqueline (Jake) Lawrence
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"Olubode taught me how to think, shift and bloom. That foundation orders my world and informs my decisions every day.”~ Erika Alexander
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CONNECT WITH WHAT MATTERS MOST!Â
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What are the Erotics of Life, really?
They are the ecstatic pull of purpose…
The dizzying dance of play…
The sovereign thrill of self-makingÂ
Overwhelming waves of energy in motion
The full-bodied gratitude of being alive.
Imagine that we are being courted by Life itself. It seduces us through beauty and loss, longing and surprise, chaos and homecoming.
It strips us bare and whispers: remember.
This is not just a workshop.
It is an initiation.
A bold, embodied YES to the mystery that pulses beneath all things.
Come ready to feel.
To forget yourself.
To remember more.
To RISE.
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BLOOM MEMBERSHIP PLANS!
This is an exclusive onlineJourney is offered FREELYÂ to subscribing BLOOM Members | See the BLOOMÂ Community Membership Levels beginning at $25 per month below.Â
CANCEL AT ANYTIME
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14-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
If you aren’t completely satisfied with your BLOOM MEMBERSHIP, let us know within the first 14-days for a full refund. No questions asked.