We believe that a woman’s sexuality stems from within, rather than being primarily responsive to another person and their desire; as such, it is something we can take responsibility for, and also enjoy in itself as well as with a lover. From our own research as a couple and individually, we have come up with five areas that we think women of all sexual orientations can usefully focus on to develop more joyful and satisfying sexual lives. These are: Attention: prioritising our sexuality, giving it time, focusing on our intentions, using mindfulness to bring our attention into the here and now. Celebration: noticing what feels good, what we already enjoy; communicating and amplifying that. Physicality: becoming more comfortable in our bodies, more able to tune in to our senses, more physically present. Also consciously raising our physical sexual energy. Healing: identifying and processing negative beliefs around sexuality, developing the ability to let go of painful past experiences. Relating: listening from the heart, learning to ask for what we want, developing the skill of honest, engaging and non-violent communication. We run our women’s sexuality groups in termly sets of 5 fortnightly sessions. Please see the ‘latest flyer’ page for more information on dates, times, costs, venue and contact details. The reason we run the groups in termly sets is so that some women can continue for several terms (when we ran stand-alone groups, many women wanted to keep going at the end of seven sessions), while some may wish to participate for one term only. We structure the groups so that they remain fresh for continuing members while being accessible for those participating for the first time. We talk to all new members on the phone or in person before registration, to ensure that what the groups offer is what that woman is looking for and to prepare them for entry into the group. We believe that these groups are unique in Oxford and indeed in much of the country apart from London. If you would like to explore your own sexuality in a safe and enjoyable woman-only setting, with boundaries fully respected and no sexual contact, we hope to hear from you soon.
	Polly McLean holds certificates in psychosexual health and group analysis. After some difficult sexual experiences with both men and women, she became a keen student of various approaches to improving sexual enjoyment and security. She developed these groups in order to share what she has learnt and finds them a fantastic way to help women explore their sexuality in a productive and enjoyable environment. Polly is also a literary translator (from French), organises arts and personal development events at Grove House and runs a psychosexual health process group in London.		Rose McAfee has been practicing reflexology and massage for 13 years, and currently works as a personal assistant to fund her integrative psychotherapy training at the Minster Centre. She also volunteers at the Women’s Service, Oxford and at Maytree, a sanctuary for people in suicidal crisis, London. A few years ago she developed a mindfulness practice that was profoundly healing for her. She now uses this experience to bring mindfulness practice into our sexuality groups. Rose is committed to helping all women explore and express themselves, and their sexuality, in whatever way feels right for them.
Polly & Rose have been running these groups since 2008. They are a couple and got engaged in December 2009. They are passionate about creating groups that are accessible and relevant to women of all orientations and to both single women and those in relationship.