
awaken the dragon
A journey into power, desire,
and freedom
Final Entry Point - Winter Dragon Course
Tuesday 1/13/26
1-3:30 pm PST / 10-12:30 pm HST
Enrollment closes after this session
Be part of our deepest dive yet
Welcome to Awaken the Dragon, a 12‑Week Live Online Immersion in Embodied Power, Desire, and Relational Aliveness
This is not a course you take. It’s a place you come to — week after week — to unbutton, exhale, and let yourself be real in the presence of others who can actually hold it.
This is a dojo, a relational laboratory, and a collective nervous system held with care. What happens here is intentionally resourced and consciously held — so you can explore edges that are usually avoided, rushed, or acted out elsewhere, without being overwhelmed or left alone with what arises.
Over the 12 weeks, something shifts. What begins as a weekly exhale becomes a capacity you carry. The honesty you practice in the room starts to show up in your relationships, your leadership, your choices, and your timing. You don’t just touch aliveness — you build the nervous system strength to stay alive out in the world, holding more truth, more charge, and more responsibility as a way of being.
What This Actually Is
Across multiple cohorts, we’ve discovered that while we plan to teach specific topics — polarity, desire, power, shadow, predator/prey, eros — what actually happens is more alive than any curriculum could predict.
Each session becomes a doorway into a shared field, where real moments replace theory and live edges replace hypotheticals. Patterns don’t show up as concepts — they show up as sensations in the body and dynamics between people, where they can be met in real time with witnesses, language, choice, and care.
There is something profoundly relieving about this.
People arrive each week and feel their shoulders drop. Masks soften. Performance dissolves. You don’t have to manage yourself or be “good” here. You get to tell the truth of what’s happening now — where you collapse, where you freeze, where you over‑attune, where you hide desire, where you dull leadership to stay safe.
And instead of being fixed, analyzed, or bypassed, those places are met — with presence, precision, and care for the collective nervous system.
How We Work
We are not here to manufacture intensity. We are here to increase resilience.
We train the nervous system to hold more voltage — more aliveness, more desire, more truth — without collapsing, dissociating, or armoring. That means moving slowly enough to stay integrated, and honestly enough to stay real.
You’ll practice:
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Meeting shadow and taboo material without bypassing or exploding
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Tracking your nervous system while staying in relationship
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Playing with polarity and eros as life force — not performance
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Owning desire without demand, collapse, or manipulation
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Holding power and responsibility at the same time
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Noticing where fear has been quietly muting your leadership
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Catching the moments you want to take the reins — and freeze
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Choosing bolder, cleaner, more honest contact in real time
All of this is held with explicit agreements, clear pacing, and care for the collective nervous system — so edges are met with intention, not force, and explored at the pace of embodiment rather than adrenaline.
Why 12 Weeks
Immersions can be powerful peak experiences — but patterns don’t unwind in a weekend. Learning to stay present inside desire, power, and relational charge takes reps. Trust — in yourself and in a group — builds over time.
Over 12 weeks, you’re not just doing exercises. You’re becoming someone who can stay.
Practical Details
📍 Location: Live on Zoom (with Ali + Leif)
👥 Group Size: 8–24 participants
🗓 Dates: Tuesdays, January–March, integration call in April
⏰ Time: ~12pm HST (exact time confirmed soon)
What’s Included
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12 live weekly sessions with Ali + Leif
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Dragon Nests (small peer support pods)
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Private community chat (WhatsApp)
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Session recordings + key frameworks
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24/7 DrAIgon AI trained on course material (integration, reflection, clarity)
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Discounts on related Dragon Academy events
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Optional 1:1 coaching with Ali or Leif (add‑on)
Investment & Commitment
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New Dragons: $1,200–$1,500
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Returning Dragons: $900–$1,200
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Dragon Mentors: $1,300-$1,600
We’re a fuck yes culture. If paying in full isn’t accessible, make a clear request for a payment plan or scholarship — tell us what it would take for this to be a full yes, and we’ll see what’s possible.
You can commit and pay in full (or set up a plan) to secure your spot. If you need more time, you may pay $150 for the first session as an entry threshold; if you continue, that amount is applied to your tuition.
Optional 1:1 Coaching Add‑On
Coaching supports deeper integration of the work into your real‑world relationships, leadership, and edges.
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1× / month: $300 / month
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2× / month: $500 / month
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Weekly: $950 / month
Join Us
Ready to step in?
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Fill out the one time only Dragon Academy Relational Playground Agreement if you haven't already.
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Fill out this courses' Registration Form
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Send payment to reserve your spot (or submit your request for a plan/scholarship)

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
