Summer cohort begins Thursday, June 18  ·  Enrollment closes when we start
An 8-week immersion into intimacy & connection

You remember what it felt like. You want that back.

For couples navigating the quiet drift of daily life — who haven't stopped loving each other, but have stopped feeling like lovers. Whether you're the one initiating or the one being invited, this 8-week practice rebuilds closeness slowly, gently, together.

★★★★★ Loved by couples rediscovering desire and ease
Summer of LOVE

There was no fight. No betrayal. Just a slow, quiet drift.

Conversations that used to linger now end at the logistics. Touch that used to spark something now feels like routine. You're good partners, good parents, good at running the life you've built together. But somewhere along the way, you stopped feeling like lovers.

It happened so gradually you barely noticed, until one night you're lying in bed beside the person you love and realize you feel more like roommates than anything else. You can hear them breathing right there, and still feel completely alone.

The heaviest part isn't that you've stopped loving each other. It's that you haven't. You still love them. You just miss the warmth, and the way you used to look at each other and feel something stir.

Here's what I know. The closeness didn't disappear. It went underground, waiting for attention and rhythm to call it back. And it can return. Steadily. One week at a time.

In this course, you will

An 8-week immersion into intimacy & connection

Designed to guide, inspire, and anchor your weekly Sure Thing practice.

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Return to Romance

Change the cycle of co-managing your life into a reliable habit of connection.

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Dissolve Emotional Armor

Soften your nervous system and replace reactivity with openness.

Invite Play & Joy

Cultivate open-heartedness with curiosity, and let ease back in.

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Restore Your Vitality

Reconnect with your innate sensuality, desire, and unique expression of pleasure.

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Build a Sustainable Practice

Create a fulfilling pleasure practice you design, and keep it going long after week eight.

Intimacy is medicine for the heart, soul, and body.

Pleasure isn't a luxury.

When we prioritize pleasure, we stop running on empty and replenish our bodies with energy that infuses the rest of our lives.

Center Love

Signal to yourselves and each other that self-care and connection matter.

Regulate Your Nervous Systems

Shift from a state of stress to a state of openness, together.

Cultivate Discernment

Deepen your inner knowing and untangle the conditioning you inherited.

Embody Body Wisdom

Tap into the immense, intrinsic wisdom already living in the body.

And the joy doesn't stay in the bedroom. It fuels every other part of your life.

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8WEEKS TOGETHER
75MIN LIVE CALLS
RECORDINGS TO KEEP
1PRACTICE THAT'S YOURS
📅 Thursdays, 12:00 – 1:15 PM Pacific · Starts June 18
In their words

What practitioners are saying

"Really just what we need as empty nesters in need of fresh inspiration for our weekly connection dates. I love it!"

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Kevin S.Practitioner

"I walked away from shame, guilt, and sacrifice, and instead feel free and connected."

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Maya R.Practitioner

"This practice has deeply enriched my life and the intimacy I feel with my partner."

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Sasha L.Practitioner

"It has been truly beautiful to reconnect to my body in this way."

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Jordan P.Practitioner
What is The Sure Thing?

A weekly pleasure practice you build together

Ten minutes or all night. Orgasm optional, fulfillment required. The only essentials are a clear intention and a regular practice.

Learn why connection fades over time, and how to deliberately turn back toward desire.
Outcome: you understand the drift and start moving toward each other again.
Transform frustration and tension into curiosity and ease.
Outcome: resistance becomes an invitation, not a wall.
Address the proverbial elephant in the bedroom in a safe, supported space.
Outcome: less shame, more honesty and freedom.
Shift focus away from a goal and toward simply experiencing presence.
Outcome: pleasure stops being a test and becomes an experience.
Create a weekly pleasure practice focused on fulfillment, designed around the two of you.
Outcome: a sustainable ritual that keeps the spark alive.
What your 8-week journey includes

Everything you need to make it stick

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Weekly 75-minute live sessions

Thursdays, 12:00 – 1:15 PM Pacific, live on Zoom. Guided group practices, somatic deep dives, and support to create a practice that inspires you. All sessions recorded, so you can watch on your own schedule.

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Complete privacy & comfort

This is an experiential love laboratory, not group therapy. Sharing is never required. Keep your camera off or on, you choose.

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Integration of the book

We use The Sure Thing book as the framework for your solo or partner ritual between sessions.

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Private 1-on-1 with Elana

A personal session to fine-tune your practice, work through obstacles, and make sure it lasts.

Elana Auerbach
Your guide & cheerleader

Elana Auerbach

I'm a lover, mother, activator, mentor, and priestess. After my debut book, The Sure Thing, became an Amazon Bestseller, I designed this course to inspire and support others to start a weekly pleasure practice. I've practiced The Sure Thing for over five years, and it continues to be a miracle in my life and marriage.

I began my exploration into the infinite realm of pleasure and intimacy in 2001, teaching intentional connection, heart awakening, and regular ritual for over 15 years.

I live in Berkeley, CA with my spouse, teenage son, and pup. I can't wait to share this with you.

15+years teaching intimacy
#1Amazon Bestselling author
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Questions?

Honest answers

The things people wonder before they say yes. If yours isn't here, just ask.

Each week we gather online for about 75 minutes. Elana guides the group through a theme, a few experiential exercises, and a practice you take home and try on your own time. There's no homework to perform and nothing to get "right" — just a simple structure that helps you turn back toward pleasure and connection. The Sure Thing is your personalized practice: ten minutes or all night, orgasm optional, fulfillment required.
One 75-minute live gathering per week for eight weeks, plus whatever time you choose to spend on your practice between sessions. The practice is designed to fit your life, not the other way around — some weeks that's ten minutes, some weeks it's an evening.
No problem. All 8 online gatherings will be recorded and you will receive the recording in your inbox a few hours after the session.
Never. Sharing is always optional and your camera can stay off the entire time. Come exactly as you are — this is a private space, and you only ever participate as much as feels right to you.
You're invited to join the Summer of LOVE where you'll grow a love affair with yourself and create a Solo Sure! You'll discover what you like, what you want, and that you can provide it to yourself.
Join the Summer of LOVE and start a Solo Sure. Don't wait. This is a love-replenishing practice, including self-love. You and your partner will benefit.
Absolutely. You don't have to be in crisis to want more aliveness, play, and intimacy. Many couples come simply because they sense a slow drift and want to turn toward each other on purpose.
The practice cultivates self-acceptance. Guided visualizations and exercises shift attention from self-judgment to self-compassion and body trust.
You are in charge. You set the boundaries and the pace.
Eight live weekly gatherings, all recordings sent the same day, a weekly Sure Thing pleasure practice that you design, and a bonus private 1-on-1 session with Elana to make sure your practice actually lasts beyond the eight weeks.
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An experiential love laboratory, not group therapy.

Come exactly as you are. Sharing is never required, and there's nothing to prepare. Keep your camera off or on, whichever feels right. Every session is recorded and sent the same day, so you keep every week. And your private 1-on-1 with Elana makes sure your practice actually lasts.

🔒 Secure checkout · Recordings included · Bonus private 1-on-1 session
Not ready to dive in yet?

Start with the free Pleasure Practice Starter

Get a taste of The Sure Thing — the weekly practice at the heart of the Summer of LOVE. No commitment, no cost. Just a first step back toward each other.

Send Me the Free Starter →
8 consecutive Thursdays · June 18 through August 6

The Summer of LOVE starts June 18

Thursdays, 12:00 – 1:15 PM Pacific

Live on Zoom · 8 consecutive weeks · June 18 through August 6

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Yes! I'm ready for the Summer of LOVE →
Your $399 investment includes a private 1-on-1 session with Elana.
Payment plan available — 3 payments of $133/month. Email Elana for details.
Less than $7 a day to revive your relationship with pleasure

Love without pleasure is just partnership. You didn't sign up for just partnership.

You can keep co-managing the life you built. Or you can spend this summer building something that brings you back to each other. Pleasure can return. It just needs a practice.

Yes! I'm ready for the Summer of LOVE →
$399 · 8 weekly 75-minute Zoom calls · Recordings included · Private 1-on-1 with Elana
Payment plan available — 3 payments of $133/month. Email Elana for details.
This course uses Elana's book The Sure Thing. Grab a copy wherever you get your books.

Have any questions?

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$399incl. private 1-on-1 · starts June 18
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