Group Offerings

All Body Literacy Academy programs are offered online so you can learn from the comfort of your own home.

Body Literacy 101

Class series, ages 18+ (16+ with parental consent)

Are you looking for non-hormonal contraception, preparing for pregnancy, or simply wanting to understand your body’s health and cycles on a deeper level? Body Literacy 101 is designed to help you gain insight into your health, wellbeing, and fertility, regardless of cycle regularity. This class series guides you through the essentials of fertility awareness in a supportive and inclusive environment. Through interactive discussions, hands-on practice. and personalized education, you’ll learn how to connect with and understand your body’s innate patterns.

> Online, hybrid format (pre-recorded and live lessons)

body talk! a preteen period party

Workshop, ages 8-12

This 3-hour fun and educational body literacy workshop guided by Erica Evans and Darcie Black takes the taboo out of periods and demystifies the menstrual cycle to help preteens experience their periods and cycle with greater confidence and understanding. This workshop is designed for preteens ages 8-12 to learn alongside their peers and with the active participation of their parent(s) or caregiver(s) with the aim of empowering young individuals with knowledge of the menstrual cycle while reinforcing the importance of support from family and friends.

Have a group you’d like to bring body talk! to? Email us at bodytalk@bodyliteracyacademy.com to coordinate.

Return of Fertility: Understanding Your Cycle After Baby

Workshop, postpartum

If you’ve ever wondered “Was that my period?” or “Can I get pregnant now?” you are not alone. This welcoming workshop unpacks the return of fertility after birth, from hormonal shifts and menstrual changes to birth control options and body literacy skills. Designed for postpartum, this workshop combines education and real talk to help you understand your cycle and make informed decisions without overwhelm or judgment.

> Online, live format

The Parental Brain Transformation

Workshop

Ideal for: pregnant parents, new parents, partners, and anyone curious about the neuroscience of becoming a parent.

Pregnancy and early parenthood represent one of the most profound neurobiological transitions of the human lifespan. This 90 minute workshop explores the science of the “parental brain”, including the neural networks that support bonding, attunement, emotional regulation, empathy, and responsive caregiving.

You’ll learn how your brain changes during pregnancy and postpartum, how your baby’s brain synchronizes with yours, and why sensitivity and heightened awareness are normal and protective. Through guided reflections and practical exercises, you’ll build skills that strengthen connection, reduce stress, and support your own well-being.

> Online, live format

Nurturing Infant & Family Sleep for Lifelong Mental Health

Workshop

Ideal for: expecting parents, new parents, and caregivers seeking responsive, evidence-based sleep support.

Infant sleep is biologically unique, and understanding it can relieve enormous pressure for parents. This workshop introduces the science of infant sleep and brain development, emphasizing what is normal, expected, and healthy in the early years. Learn how co-regulation, nurture, and presence support your baby’s developing stress system; why night waking and variable rhythms are part of human biology; how cultural expectations can increase stress; and how to set up flexible, responsive sleep practices that protect both infant and parental mental health without sleep training.

> Online, live format

Nurturing Infant & Parental Brain Development for Lifelong Mental Health

Workshop

Ideal for: expecting parents, new parents, caregivers, and professionals wanting a holistic view of early brain development.

From birth to age three, the infant brain grows at an extraordinary pace. This 90 minute workshop explores the sequence of early brain development (survival brain, emotional brain, and thinking brain) and how everyday interactions shape lifelong mental health.

Parents also undergo profound brain changes during this period. You’ll learn how to support your own regulation, why attuned caregiving emerges, and how practices like presence, touch, empathy, and connection build resilience for both parent and child.

> Online, live format

Nurture Neuroscience Circles

12 Week Series

Rooted in The Nurture Revolution by Dr. Greer Kirshenbaum, these circles are designed for two groups: expectant parents (Pregnancy Circle) and new parents with babies (Parent & Baby Circle, ideally 0-6 months old).

Each 90-minute session combines education, simple grounding pracices, time for parent-baby connection (or prenatal bonding), and group sharing. Circles cover key topics in early development and parental well-being, including:

Infant and parent brain development
Presence, empathy, and attunement
Baby communication (“baby chats”)
Emotions, needs, and nurturing infant stress
Co-regulation and resilience
Biologically normal infant sleep
Compassion and awe in parenting

> In-person and online, live formats are offered