Empower Kids (5+) & Trusted Adults: Explore voice, intuition, and body autonomy. Games, movement, and tools foster confidence and safety. ESD combines physical & verbal skills, assertive communication, and trauma-informed healing. Say NO with power, move through life with freedom. Join us, no prior experience needed.

Toby Israel

Toby Israel is the founder and facilitator of Mujeres Fuertes Autodefensa, a Costa Rican born empowerment project dedicated to bringing tools for holistic self-defense to as many people as possible. She is passionate about the potential for Empowerment (or Holistic) Self-Defense to bring healing and freedom to both individuals and communities. Her self-defense retreats combine somatics, mindfulness, and empowerment training. As a movement artist, writer, and traveler, her book "Vagabondess: A Guide to Solo Female Travel" was published in 2020.

Introduction to Empowerment Self-Defense

“Find Your No. Live Your Yes!” Holistic Self-Defense as a Life Practice.

Yes to Pleasure: Healing & Connection Through Holistic Self-Defense