KPSA SUMMIT 2026

October 24-25

Summit Schedule Overview

Day One: Saturday 10:00 am - 3:00pm Central Standard Time

(11 am - 4 pm EST; 8 am - 1 pm PST; 9 am - 2 pm MST)

Returning to the Body

Day One invites us to slow down and reconnect with the body as a source of information, pleasure, power, and possibility. We explore how embodiment is shaped by our bodies, identities, experiences, and the ways we move through the world. Together, we consider what it means to listen to the body, recognize its wisdom, and create greater access to pleasure across differences in size, ability, neurotype, age, and lived experience.

Welcome + Grounding
Keynote: From Edge to Embodiment: Reclaiming Pleasure, Reclaiming Power
Panel: Whose Body Gets to Feel good?
Workshop: Exploring O/our Depths: The Body as Information
Fireside Chat: When Pleasure Feels Out of Reach
Collective Reflection + Closing

Day two: Sunday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Central Standard Time

(11 am - 4 pm EST; 8 am - 1 pm PST; 9 am - 2 pm MST)

Living the Work

Day Two moves from awareness into action, exploring how embodiment, pleasure, and power become part of our everyday practices and professional lives. We consider what it takes to sustain this work, adapt to changing needs, and stay connected to ourselves while holding space for others. Through conversation, shared learning, and opportunities for connection, participants are invited to bring the work into practice in ways that are meaningful, sustainable, and responsive to the bodies and communities they serve.

Morning Grounding
Solo Talk/Workshop: Pain as Pleasure
Panel: Holding Power in The Body
"Special Interests" Breakout Rooms
Keynote: Embodiment as Responsibility
Closing Ritual: The Work Lives HERE

Let’s Build Something That Lasts

This is the beginning of something bigger. A space where we do it differently, on purpose, with care, and in community. Come to learn, come to contribute, come to remember who you are in the work.