SkyDancer Leslie performing with Detroit Flyhouse, Above: photo by SpiltSugar; Below: photo by Amanda Faye Cain

"We are an infinite self in finite form."

-Jean Houston

"Unless we really return to the feminine wisdom and marry the profound feminine knowledge and wisdom and passion and concern for all forms of life with what you might call the masculine gifts of precision and order and clarity and brilliant intellect and real focused action in the world, we’re simply not going to survive."

-Andrew Harvey

"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary."

-Pablo Picasso.

Leslie Blackburn, MS, RCST is an accomplished and gifted Sacred Sexual Healer & Transformational Guide, as well as an international speaker, seminar leader, radio show host, artist, yogini and more (see below). Over a decade ago they cracked open to see life in a whole new way and began a journey of Spiritual awakening, a process of embodiment and learning to let go!  In 2008, fueled by passion, they stepped away from a successful 15-year corporate engineering career to follow their bliss! Leslie’s passion is to help people find and connect with their own deep power and wisdom. They feels authentically called to share this path with the world, and does so with passion, vulnerability, joy, wisdom and giggles!  Founder of One Space, LLC and Mystery School of the Temple Arts, Leslie illuminates the path of self-realization through Sacred Sexuality, Yoga, Meditation, Art, Sacred Geometry and more.

As a visual and performing artist, Leslie's art is an exploration of the journey of self-awareness as well as the power and beauty of the human form, often incorporating the principles of Sacred Geometry and balance. Body awareness and healing through a balance of commitment and the willingness to let go are important aspects of their performance art as an Aerialist and Fire dancer.  Through their exploration and practice of sacred sexuality/Tantra, Leslie has experienced deep healing and release on a personal level and is called to share this path of potential with others. Leslie is trained as Priestess of the Ancient Temple Arts including sacred sexual healing and emotional release and holds a Certificate from International School of Temple Arts (ISTA).  Additionally, they are an RYT-200 Certified Yoga Instructor, and Reiki Master.  Leslie’s personal path and work has been the integration of the ever-unfolding feminine in body and psyche with masculine direction and purpose- Love in action!

• Sacred Sexual Healer & TransformationalGuide - trained as Priestess of the Ancient Temple Arts including sacred sexual healing and emotional release; Sacred Sexual Shamanic Practitioners Training (Daka/Dakini Intensive) Certificate from the International School of Temple Arts (ISTA); many years of personal experience on the path of sacred sexual healing, over a decade of experience sharing private sessions and group classes with thousands of clients
• International Speaker & Presenter - Leslie has inspired groups from intimate settings to 1000 person audiences
• Radio Show Host - Leslie hosts "Sacred Sexuality with Leslie Blackburn" a monthly radio show on Body Mind Spirit Radio
• Yoga & meditation - RYT-200 Certified Yoga Instructor, 20+ years personal experience with yoga and meditation
• Biodynamic CranioSacral Therapist - certified and registered (RCST), completed a 3 year program (700 hour) of Biodynamic CranioSacral training with Jan Pemberton in 2016. See Leslie's BCST webpage for more info and how to book a session
• Do Good Things with Power - graduate of this 3 month leadership training program with Zahava Griss (Z) (2018)
• Rewilding Intensive including Body Tales work with Leonore Tjia (2019)
• Voice coaching - as a path of listening to and opening the body to be present with truth and speak and act from that center, with The Voice Doula, KJ Song (2019)
• Ancestral healing - via coursework with Daniel Foor, and his book Ancestral Medicine, now part of my personal path since 2019
• Reiki - Usui Reiki Master, Kundalini Master Reiki 9, Seichim Reiki Master, Reiki Sexual Empowerment 2
• Magnified Healing - Master Teacher First Phase, practitioner
• QiGong - exploring, sharing and interacting with energies and nature
• Path of the Sexual Shaman training with Kenneth Ray Stubbs, completed Level 1 & Level 2
• Ecstatic Awakening through Kundalini Dance practices and many immersion courses with Leyolah Antara, 2014-2018
  • Ecstatic dance practices ongoing, including Dance Church
• Vision Quest (2008, 2012, 2014) communing with Spirit on sacred native land, taught by Native American shaman who integrates Tibetan Buddhism with the Lakota way in her nature based teachings, Rose Khalsa polaritycenter.org
• Shamanic training and on-going practice, including journeying, Soul Retrieval
• Chödpa, trained and regular practitioner of Chöd, powerful shamanic/spiritual healing practices including "Feeding Your Demons" and "The Black Feast"
• Thai Yoga Massage/Bodywork - training and practice with emphasis on moving, breathing and aware touch from one's deep center (aka hara, or tan tien)
• Sacred Sexuality and Transgender - workshops and training with Raven Kaldera and Joshua Tenpenny
• Aerial Arts - Detroit Flyhouse teacher of aerial yoga and circus arts, including aerial fabric, hammock, lyra and trapeze (DetroitFlyhouse.com) Video
• Performance Arts - Sky Dancer, Sensual Fire Performer, Aerialist and an Explorer of Energy through Movement
• Intuitive Movement practices, Trauma Release, Somatic Awareness and influences from the teachings of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Emilie Conrad, Arthur Kilmurray, Caryn McHose, Peter Levine, Bessel van der Kolk, including and not limited to:
  • Contact Improv - intuitive movement, feeling the dance
  • Continuum Movement - introduction and experiential awareness
  • Authentic Movement with Stefanie Cohen
• Touch&Play 2018, 2019 - conscious connections, more training and deepening with aspects of my journey including conscious and aware: communication, play, sexuality, sensuality, kink, gender self inquiry, food & nourishment, self care, dance, movement, nature, choice, love, polyamory
• Herbalism - connecting with the energy of plants and working with them intentionally in food, nourishment and medicine:
  • Lindera 2021 - the 4 season herbal intensive with Jim McDonald
  • Midwest Women's Herbal Conference 2011- Susun Weed, Linda Conrad, many additional teachers and guides
  • Rosita Arvigo - Medicinal Plants of the Midwest
  • My own personal Food Journey with Orgasmic Results
• BS/MS Mechanical Engineering, Suma Cum Laude with honors, specializing in Quantum Physics & Vibrational Gas Dynamics, subsequent 15 yrs experience including management, leadership, presentations/speaking with large audiences, Speaker’s Bureau, technical awards
• Visual Arts- drawing, painting - a lifetime
• Triathlete - 11 yrs, 2 time Ironman Finisher (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run), 7 marathons, many other road races, swim events & triathlons
• Flower of Life - trained & ongoing explorations of the ancient secrets of sacred geometry, Drunvalo Melchizedek's workshop, ongoing MerKaBa meditation & the sacred space of the heart
• Jean Houston's Mystery School - 3 years, exploring the ancient wisdom teachings through their mythic, psychological/emotional, spiritual/unitive and physical/sensory aspects
• Peggy Rubin's Sacred Theatre - exploring sharing my message from my heart, dancing with the sacred players, the sacred audience, the sacred chorus
• Pelvic Health & Awareness - training influenced by the Feldenkrais Method
• Sexual Health Symposium - hosted by Great Lakes Sexual Health Alliance
• Breath awareness and practices - Pranayama, Transformational Breath
• Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
• Sacred journey to Peru, opening the heart, exploring the sacred feminine and shamanism
• Sacred journey to Egypt connecting with ancient sacred geometry, sacred sexuality, sound/vibration healing, divine feminine & masculine
• Burning Man and many related experiences, an exploration of love, bliss and freedom; read more
• Dream analysis - harvesting guidance from dreams
• Shibari, Sacred Kink/BDSM - tapping into the transformational power and potential of conscious kink and play since 2007
  • BDSM Fundamentals & Scene Play - 2022 with Om Rupani
  • The Taboo of Feminine Submission - 2021 with Om Rupani
• Ordained - minister, peacefully honoring all spiritual traditions. I believe there are as many spiritual paths as there are beings on the planet, or more :)
• Anti-Racism work - my awakening, and slow down to listen with new teachers, unfurled in 2018. Now my life and work are influenced by my own personal healing that has been supported by the work of many teachers, below are some:
  • Me and White Supremacy workbook with Layla Saad
  • My Grandmother's Hands - Resmaa Menakem
  • A Lifetime in Quarantine - 2020 with the Black Doula
  • Unweaving Embodied Racial Dominance - 2019 with Elisheva Wolff and Rachel Koeson
  • 400 Years: If Not Now, When? If Not Us, Who? - an Intro, with Bernadette Pleasant