Embracing Self-Love & Sexual Liberation: Coming Home to Your Divine Essence

February invites us back into the heart—not just in romance with others, but in the sacred relationship we hold with ourselves.

As we honor American Heart Month and the energy of Valentine’s season, our February Women’s Circle at Joya is devoted to Self-Love and Sexual Liberation—an invitation to reconnect with the part of you that is alive, creative, sensual, and deeply sovereign.

This work isn’t about performance or perfection. It’s about remembering what has always lived within you.

Self-Love as Sacred Union

True self-love is not indulgence or self-improvement—it’s integration.

When we soften into self-compassion, we dissolve the split between who we think we need to be and who we already are. We stop outsourcing our worth and begin living from inner authority.

Across yoga, somatic work, and the spiritual traditions that have shaped my own path, one truth repeats itself:The body is not separate from spirit—it is the place where spirit lives.

When we listen to the body instead of overriding it, something profound happens. The heart opens. Creativity returns. Desire becomes information instead of something to suppress or judge.

The Heart & Sacral Connection

In both yoga and my coaching work, I place deep emphasis on the relationship between the heart center and the sacral center.

• The heart governs love, compassion, and connection—including how we treat ourselves.
• The sacral governs creativity, sensuality, emotional flow, and life force.

When these centers are disconnected, we may look “functional” on the outside while feeling numb, disconnected, or depleted on the inside. When they’re in harmony, we experience grounded pleasure, confidence, and a sense of wholeness that doesn’t require external validation.

This is what sexual liberation truly means—not excess or recklessness, but freedom from shame and a return to embodied truth.

Simple Somatic Practices to Reconnect

Here are a few gentle practices you can explore at home or in class this month. These are rooted in yoga, Pilates, and barre, and are meant to be felt, not perfected.

Heart–Sacral Breath

Sit or lie comfortably with one hand on your heart and one on your lower belly.

Inhale into both spaces. Exhale slowly, releasing any tension or self-judgment.

Visualize warmth moving between your belly and heart—creative energy meeting compassion.

Intuitive Hip Circles

Standing or seated, begin slow, natural circles through the hips.

Move forward to awaken creativity. Backward to release old stories.

Let the movement be small or expansive—follow sensation, not form.

Supported Rest

Reclined butterfly or supported child’s pose with props.

One hand on the heart, one on the womb space.

Allow gravity to hold you. Rest is not passive—it’s deeply reparative.

Barre Pulses with Presence

At the barre or a chair, move through small pliés or leg lifts.

Focus on sensation over shape. Strength can be devotional when practiced with awareness.

Why Women’s Circle Matters

While personal practice is powerful, community amplifies healing.

Our Women’s Circle is a space to slow down, reflect, and remember that you are not alone in what you’re feeling or becoming. It’s where movement, breath, and honest conversation meet—without fixing, forcing, or performing.

This month we’ll explore:

• How conditioning disconnects us from our bodies and desires
• Reframing pleasure as nourishment, not something to earn
• Somatic tools to release stored shame and tension
• Embodied practices and playful experimentation

This is the same depth I bring to my one-on-one coaching work—offered here in a grounded, accessible way for our Joya community.

Your Invitation

Join us for the Self-Love & Sexual Liberation Women’s Circle

📍 Joya Yoga & Fitness

🗓  Feb 20th @7 pm

Whether this is your first time in circle or a continuation of your practice, come exactly as you are.

And if you feel called to go deeper, this month’s yoga, Pilates, and barre classes are intentionally designed to support heart opening, nervous system regulation, and embodied strength.

February is not about chasing love—it’s about remembering that you are already worthy of it.

With love and reverence,

Deanna Hasni

Founder, Joya Yoga

The Divinity Coach