Olio NYC: Hedonism, The Erotic, & Our Relationship to Pleasure

​Think Olio is an ongoing experiment in alternative adult learning to encourage curiosity, creative living, and face-to-face conversation.

​We design Olios with professors, artists, and therapists to help you skip the small talk and make interesting, meaningful connections.

​Inspired by the work of Audre Lorde and Anne Carson, we will explore the powerful act of pleasure-seeking as a life-giving means of cultivating joy and resilience against the backdrop of today’s complex world. Together, we will discuss a poem about hedonism; listen to a talk on the power of the erotic; and gain new perspectives on our own relationships to each as we write poetry and prose dedicated to pleasure and how it can transform our worlds.

​This Olio was designed by Chelsea Fonden, a poet, community-based teaching artist, resiliency trainer, and fan of pleasure. She specializes in creating and facilitating dynamic, engaging workshops and one-on-one coaching experiences that inspire, delight, and connect folks more deeply to themselves and their dreams.

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​About the Olio Experience:

​Olios are a shared exploration of the arts and humanities in living rooms around the world. An Olio is a space that celebrates the wisdom of each individual and our collective genius. Without a central facilitator, Olios thrive on group participation and every gathering is unique.

​This is a do-it-yourself (DIY) Olio, signifying the absence of a central teacher. As a group, we will follow the lesson plan to facilitate our conversations and activities.