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SIX-WEEK COURSE • AGES 15–22 • OAKLAND
Own Your Space
Situational awareness and self-protection training that helps young women recognize danger, communicate boundaries, make decisions under pressure, and create opportunities to escape.
Early bird: $197 with code OWNYOURSPACE50
through September 13 • Standard tuition: $247
Begins Sunday, September 20 • 1:30–2:30 PM
Parents or guardians register ages 15–17. Young women ages 18–22 may register independently. No prior martial arts experience is required.
One course, two registration paths
The training is shared. Registration and consent reflect the participant’s age.
Ages 15–17
A parent or legal guardian completes registration. The participant still controls partner contact and may decline or modify any drill.
Ages 18–22
College-age participants may register independently. Scenarios address campus life, work, transit, rideshares, dates, parties, and increasing independence.
AWARENESS • BOUNDARIES • VOICE • ACTION
Serious preparation without fear-based teaching
Most daily interactions are safe, but harassment, coercion, and violence are real. Dangerous situations may begin with pressure, manipulation, isolation, intimidation, boundary testing, or unwanted contact.
This course helps participants notice concerning behavior earlier, trust their discomfort, communicate clearly, and practice practical responses in a carefully structured environment.
No false promises. No victim-blaming.
No course can guarantee safety. Fighting, fleeing, calling for help, complying temporarily, freezing, and waiting for an opportunity can all be survival responses.
Our purpose is not to tell young women what they should have done. It is to expand their choices and give them practice using those choices.
THE SIX-WEEK PROGRESSION
Awareness, voice, action, escape, and support
Each week adds practical skills while preserving participant choice and control.
Week 1 — Awareness Without Fear
Week 2 — Boundaries, Consent, and Voice
Week 3 — Pressure, De-escalation, and Decisions
Week 4 — Physical Foundations
Week 5 — Grabs and Close-Range Threats
Week 6 — Integrated Safety Planning
Challenging training with participant control
Realistic practice should build capability—not recreate helplessness.
Choice remains active
Participants may pause, observe, modify, or skip an exercise without explaining why. No one must disclose a personal experience.
Consent before contact
Consent is required before partner work and may be withdrawn at any time. There are no surprise attacks or unannounced grabs.
Gradual progression
Skills begin cooperatively, progress to pad work, and become challenging only after expectations and options are clear.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Master Sheldon Callahan
With more than 30 years of direct Shaolin training, Master Sheldon brings a living tradition into a practical and welcoming classroom. As Head Instructor of Shaolin Life and Executive Director of Deep Root Center for Spiritual Studies, he helps students build awareness, resilience, confidence, and embodied skill.
His approach is direct and grounded: take danger seriously, avoid false guarantees, practice simple responses under controlled pressure, and never confuse empowerment with blaming someone for how they survived.
Frequently asked questions
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EARLY-BIRD TUITION
$197 through September 13
Use coupon code [ OWNYOURSPACE50 ] at checkout to save $50 on the standard $247 tuition before midnight Pacific Time on September 13.
Get Involved!
Standard tuition is $247. Supporter and Sponsor tuition include the same six-week course while contributing toward access for another participant. Choose the level that fits you.
Standard Tuition
$247
The complete six-week Own Your Space course for one participant.
Early-bird coupon: Save $50 through September 13, 2026.
Six weeks • Sundays • Oakland
Supporter Tuition
$297
Includes the same six-week course. Your additional $50 helps offset tuition for a participant who needs financial assistance and supports Deep Root’s community programming.
Only the amount above the $247 standard tuition may be tax-deductible, to the extent allowed by law.
Give Course access plus a $50 contribution or more
Sponsor Tuition
$347
Includes the same six-week course. Your additional $100 helps expand reduced-cost access for participants and strengthens Deep Root’s community programming.
Only the amount above the $247 standard tuition may be tax-deductible, to the extent allowed by law.
Give Course access plus a $100 contribution or more
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OWN YOUR SPACE • AGES 15–22
Enrollment is open
The six-week course begins Sunday, September 20, 2026, from 1:30–2:30 PM in Oakland. Standard tuition is $247. Early-bird tuition is $197 through September 13.