About Us

SomaticSexology.com and The School of Somatic Sexology were both founded by Kian de la Cour, a global leader in ethical, embodied sex education.

Kian is a pioneer in the field of Somatic Sexology and Sexological Bodywork®, with decades of experience supporting people to reclaim pleasure, power, and presence.

He is:

  • A Certified Sexological Bodyworker

  • A Somatic Sex Educator

  • A Certified Wheel of Consent® Facilitator

  • The current President of the Association of Certified Sexological Bodyworkers (ACSB) and Chair of the Association of Somatic and Integrative Sexologists (ASIS)

Kian helped develop professional ethics codes and has trained hundreds of students worldwide in the art of trauma-informed, body-based sex education.

Based in Norwich, UK
Works globally – Online & In-person


Kian’s Biography

Kian is the founder and Director of The School of Somatic Sexology where he choreographs and teaches The UK & Ireland Somatic Sex Education professional training, with an international team of leading-edge educators. 

Kian brings a thorough grounding in Somatic Sex Education modalities to the training. He first encountered many of them when training as a Sacred Intimate with the Body Electric School at Wildwood, California in 1994. He qualified as a Certified Sexological Bodyworker in the UK in 2014, gained the CSSE in 2015, interned with Deej and Uma at the subsequent UK training and since 2018 has co-directed the UK & Ireland CSB/CSSE trainings.

He is a gender-queer structural integration bodyworker, a Certified Cuddle Party™ and Wheel of Consent® Facilitator, President of the Association of Certified Sexological Bodyworkers (ACSB) and a co-founder and current Chair of the Association of Somatic and Integrative Sexologists (ASIS).

He was the co-founder of the Sea School of Embodiment 2014-2022 with Katie Sarra which presented leading-edge international trainings in somatic sexology for the public as well as for other sexuality professionals, including from Betty Martin, Deej Juventin, Ellen Heed, Kimberley Johnson and Caffyn Jesse.

Kian follows the Code of Ethics of the ACSB and offers Clinical Supervision for Certified Sexological Bodyworkers and Somatic Sex Educators. 

Passionate about sharing the joys and trials of greater embodiment with the world, you can find out more about Kian on his website or via his Linktree.

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