Hello, I’m Brigid.
I am a certified Somatic Sex Educator and certified Sexological Bodyworker based on Salt Spring Island in BC.
My practice is an invitation to learn from and through the body, reconnecting with boundaries, sensation, and self-trust.
I work with people of all genders and orientations.
As a member of the Somatic Sex Educators Association (SSEA) I follow the professional and ethical guidelines set by the Association, alongside my own clearly defined scope of practice.
Since 2016 I have been creating experiences for women to explore body + spirit through multi-week classes, ritual, workshops, and nature immersions.
I grew up immersed in the beauty of Cape Breton Island, NS, surrounded by the whispers of deep-rooted birch trees and the scent of salt in the air. The rugged cliffs were my playground, and the crashing waves of the deep ocean felt like dear friends.
Though I was surrounded by wild beauty growing up, I also lived in a house of violence. For many years I carried fear and disconnection in my body, lived with severe anxiety + clinical depression, and turned to numbing and escape as ways to survive.
That history, and everything it’s asked of me, is why I do this work. I care deeply about creating spaces where people can slow down, reconnect with themselves, and practice living with greater inner authority by learning to trust their bodies, their experience, their voice, and their own capacity to choose.
For the past thirteen years, I’ve been raising my daughter, Zora, on a small island in the Salish Sea. Here we live close to the seasons and the elements, a way of life my younger self always longed for.
Deep in nature, I continually find inspiration and insights that guide my work.
This Motherline lives on.
Cairistiona MacDhuibhshíthe (South Uist Island, Scotland)
Catherine MacDonald (Cape Breton Island, NS)
Mary-Ann MacIntyre (Cape Breton Island, NS)
Annie McMullin (Cape Breton Island, NS)
Ann-Shirley Fyfe (Cape Breton Island, NS)
Rayeanne McGean (Cape Breton Island, NS)
Brigid Blackstone (Cape Breton Island, NS)
Zora Cassiopeia Blackstone-MacKinnon (Vancouver Island)
Cuimhnichibh air na daoine bho'n d'thainig sibh!
I remain incredibly grateful for all my teachers.
I carry deep gratitude for the teachers, practitioners, and pioneers of Somatic Sex Education. Their courage, curiosity, and willingness to explore have created a path that so many of us now have the privilege to walk.
I hold a heart full of gratitude for my beloved coven, and for the many teachers, mentors, and friends whose wisdom continues to shape both my life and my work.
And of course, to my daughter, Zora. My greatest teacher of all.