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De qi, Power, Consent. (Earn 1 CEU)

Not your average consent training.

I’m Emma Sulkowicz — and this is not an abstract topic for me.

Before I became an acupuncturist, I created Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight)—a year-long endurance piece about sexual violence, institutional response, and what it means to not be believed.

That work was about consent, power, and what happens when someone’s experience gets overridden.

When I entered the wellness field, I started noticing quieter versions of those same dynamics in treatment rooms.

What we’ll actually do in this course

I’ll show you how I think about de qi — not as something to extract from a patient, but something to collaborate toward.

We’ll cover:

  • How to recognize de qi without forcing it

  • How to communicate sensation without leading or coercing

  • What consent looks like in real time (not just on intake forms)

  • How power dynamics show up in the treatment room—and how to work with them instead of ignoring them

Learn the work!

Includes 1 NCCAOM-approved CEU

  • I’m Emma Sulkowicz, LAc, MS—an acupuncturist and the founder of Little Fox in New York City.

    Before I entered Chinese Medicine, I spent nearly a decade working in consent education and advocacy around sexual violence, bodily autonomy, and institutional power. My work included Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight), a year-long endurance piece that became part of a larger public conversation about consent and accountability.

    I’ve lectured on these topics at universities, conferences, and cultural institutions across the U.S. and internationally—including Brown, Columbia, the Brooklyn Museum, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts—and my work has been covered by outlets like The New York Times, The Guardian, and TIME.

    I earned my Master’s in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Pacific College, graduating at the top of my class, and completed clinical externships at Columbia University Health Services and OnPoint NYC in integrative care settings.

    Now, alongside my clinical practice, I train practitioners in consent-informed, trauma-aware acupuncture—especially around how we communicate, pace, and work with intense internal sensations like de qi.