awaken the dragon
A journey into power, desire,
and freedom
Awaken the Dragon is a live, 4-week online series with one session per week. Together, we’ll enter the core foundations of Dragon Academy. Each session opens a new portal into shadow, desire, and power, giving you practical tools and embodied experiences to transform the way you show up in life and relationships.
Through practice, play, and presence, we reclaim what was once exiled: the parts of us that want, protect, hunt, and feel deeply. When these forces are met with awareness, they become medicine — gateways to intimacy, freedom, and truth.
The Four Core Sessions:
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The Box of Self
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Power Dynamics
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Owning your Desires
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Meeting your Predator
Who It's For:
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You’re drawn to shadow, desire, and power — and want a held container to explore them.
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You’re ready to stop shrinking or numbing your fire and to step into full aliveness.
What We Practice:
Interoception | Regulation | Presence | Attunement | Embodiment | Desire | Power Dynamics | Integrity
Testimonial:
“Having done personal growth work for decades, I was skeptical that I could have a meaningful experience on a Zoom call — so I was pleasantly surprised. The relationship edge work Ali facilitates is some of the most meaningful I’ve done in a long time. Using each other as somatic gym equipment to work out ego and shadow issues creates a powerful container for realization and transformation. I recommend the Dragon Academy to anyone searching for truth and wanting to evolve.” — Sequoia, Cohort 1 Participant
The Dragon’s Medicine (Nov–Dec 2025)
Now that you’ve contacted your predator, it’s time to discover their gifts. The Dragon’s Medicine calls us into deeper embodiment. As the fire steadies, desire itself begins to change — no longer desperate, defended, or performative, it begins to give instead of grasp. Here we explore the flavor of your Dom and the unique medicine your power offers the world.
Practical Details
📍 Location: Online via Zoom with Ali
💲 Price: Sliding scale $250–$555
👥 Capacity: Up to 24 participants
🗓 Tuesdays, Nov 18 – Dec 16, 2025
⏰ 5–7 pm PST / 8–10 pm EST / 3–5 pm HST
Course Schedule
Nov 18 — Session 0: Orientation & Foundations
New Dragons receive an introduction to Dragon Academy’s core frameworks and learn the basic tools for safety, regulation, and play.
Nov 25 & Dec 2 — Phase One: Deepen Your Dragon (Sessions 1–2)
We strengthen the nervous system’s capacity to hold the poles of dominance and submission. Explore the instinctual flavors of the predator — hunt, protect, aggress, and merge — and stay connected to care while in power.
Dec 5 (Fri) — Optional Integration & Practice
Open to guests, alumni, and current participants, lightly structured and emergent.
Dec 9 & Dec 16 — Phase Two: The Dragon’s Medicine (Sessions 3–4)
Once power steadies, we turn toward purpose. How does your inner Dom, predator, or creative life force move when aligned with love? You’ll discover how power becomes medicine when offered in service to life.
Dec 12 (Fri) — Community Livestream
Open to guests, alumni, and current participants; lightly structured and emergent.
By the end of this series, you will:
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Feel more confident embodying your Dom and Sub through longer, more immersive exercises.
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Know the profile of your conscious Predator — its flavor, rhythm, and the unique medicine your power offers the world.
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Turn embodied power into service — bringing your medicine into relationships, leadership, and creative expression with clarity and care.
Join Us
Ready to step in?
Fill out the Intake Form and send payment to reserve your spot.
Send Payment Via Venmo *Last four digits: 5856
Alison Williams
is the founder of Dragon Academy, a school of relational edgework, shadow work, and embodied leadership. A former Olympic athlete and transformational coach, she is known for creating catalytic spaces where participants shed armor, reclaim desire, and step into greater power and presence.
Leif Hansen
is a transformational facilitator, coach, and co-steward of Dragon Academy. He’s known for blending spiritual depth with playful irreverence. Featured on NBC’s Today Show, PBS MediaShift, and the Los Angeles Times, Leif brings warmth and provocation to the dojo — helping participants reclaim disowned aspects of power, desire, and expression, and inviting what’s been suppressed to return as embodied truth..
FAQ
Do I need prior experience?
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No. What you need is courage, and a willingness to try on something that challenges who you know yourself to be.
What if I miss a session?
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Each session builds on the last, but also stands on its own. Recordings can be provided. If you miss a session and don’t watch the recording, you will still be welcome to continue, but you may feel a bit out of sync.
What kind of container is this?
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This is a held container — not always comfortable, but deeply supportive for transformation. You will be invited to explore shadow, desire, and power in ways that may challenge you, but you will not be asked to go anywhere alone. Our intention is for you to leave class regulated, and we will stay on the line with you afterwards if you need more time to get back there.
Join Us
Here’s how to step in:
Fill out the Intake Form
Send Payment Via Venmo *Last four digits: 5856
Questions? Text or call Ali at (916) 995-5856
