Workshops

Events & Workshops

Tuesday May 18, 2021

Sumati Sparks of Leading Edge Love Radio and Dawn Davidson will be conducting a grand experiment on Tuesday May 18th, 2021!

That evening, beginning at 7:30pm PDT, we will be combining the monthly meeting of the East Bay Polyamory Group, and Sumati's radio show. We'll be talking about "opening up"... from Covid Lockdown!

RSVP to the discussion group and learn more details on Meetup.
OR
Click here to call in directly to the radio show LIVE at 8pm PDT on 5/18/21, or to listen to the recording later!

"Funny and informative" "present, grounded" "lively!"
"very committed and unpretentious" "empathetic, loving"
"very knowledgeable, insightful, open, funny, animated"
--Various workshop attendees on feedback forms

Bring a Workshop to YOU!

Dawn is an experienced trainer and workshop facilitator in a variety of topics related to polyamory, relationships and communication. Here are some past workshop topics. She also loves to create new ones!

"KISSable Agreements - And Other Secrets of Negotiating in Polyamorous Partnerships." Includes Ten Tips for Powerful Agreements, and “The 5 Reasons Agreements Fail, and What to Do When They Do”
Your Jealousy Toolkit: Hands-on tools for dealing with jealousy -- NOW!
Workshop based on Gary Chapman's Five Languages of Love -- With special tips for their use in Multiple Relationships

Expose Yourself on the Internet! (Without Getting Arrested) -- An Interactive Personal Ad Writing Workshop

Wilder Shores of Love: How to create great relationships that work for YOU
Communication tools for couples and groups, e.g., Marshall Rosenberg's Non-Violent Communication (NVC/Compassionate Communication), The Acknowledgments Exercise, "Juggling for Idiots," and more

Contact Dawn

To arrange to bring her to YOUR home, meeting, or group!

“I have attended several of Dawn's workshops that train people how to communicate better and overcome jealousy and possessiveness, and she does a GREAT job!...
I recommend Dawn enthusiastically!”
--Bob McGarey, Executive Director, The Human Potential Center

Some Past Workshops:

KISSable Agreements:

2/11/17: At The Conference on the Future of Monogamy and Non-Monogamy (aka "The Academic Polyamory Conference"), Berkeley CA
2/16/16: at East Bay Poly Potluck and Discussion at GUAVA in Emeryville
9/27/15, at 1st Non-Monogamies and Contemporary Intimacies Conference, Lisbon, Portugal

All Genders Cuddle:

5/16/17: East Bay Polyamory Potluck & Cuddle! Hosted by Jessica Miller & Dawn Davidson, OAKLAND, CA
4/22/17: Earth Day Cuddle! Hosted by Jessica Miller & Dawn Davidson, San Leandro CA
3/26/17: All Genders Cuddle! Hosted by Jessica Miller & Dawn Davidson, San Leandro CA

5 Love Languages:

2/21/17: At the East Bay Poly Potluck & Discussion, Berkeley CA.
2/18/17: At Pantheacon, San Jose CA, In the CAW Hospitality Suite.
2/14/16: At Pantheacon in San Jose, CA, in the Church of All Worlds Hospitality Suite, Rm 425
May 8 - 10, 2015, at Rocky Mountain Poly Living, in Denver CO

Your Jealousy Toolkit:

2/13/16: 5th International Conference on the Future of Monogamy & Non-Monogamy, Berkeley, CA (Conference Friday 2/12 - Sun 2/14/16)
May 8 - 10, 2015, at Rocky Mountain Poly Living, in Denver CO
2/14/16: 4th International Conference on the Future of Monogamy and Non-Monogamy,
Pantheacon,Friday 2/13 - Mon 2/16/15. Workshop Sunday afternoon 2/15/15, in the Church of All Worlds Hospitality Suite

Gender, Labels, and NMCI - A Video Presentation and Discussion

September 24 2015, at 1st Non-Monogamies and Contemporary Intimacies Conference, Lisbon, Portugal

February 2019: Sumati Sparks' Online Summit: Successful Open Relationships & Polyamory -- Experts Reveal How to Add More Love, Passion, & Joy to Your Life! Click here to listen to the recording on Vimeo. The password to this interview is DAWNBOX.

I was at your presentation on jealousy [at the Academic Conference on the Future of Monogamy and Non-Monogamy] and I thoroughly enjoyed it. As a grad student doing my research on poly counseling, your work really spoke to me on a practical level, and appealed to me on a personal level too. Thanks for presenting!
-- TMB, Student, British Columbia, Canada

Dawn has presented at...

...and more!

Dawn (on right) presenting at Pure Pleasure in Santa Cruz, CA, October 2010.

“Dawn Davidson is a consummate teacher and trainer from whom I've learned so much in brief workshops. She presented very useful material in concise, interesting, and captivating ways and she easily held the attention of the audience and gave them great ideas and experiences.
-- Evalena Rose, Founder, "LoveJourney Tantra"; Therapist in private practice