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Tara Teng (she/her) is an Embodiment Coach who works in the intersections of spirituality and sexuality. She helps people find their way back to their bodies, overcome shame, heal trauma and dismantle purity culture in a way that is in alignment with their values and beliefs so that they can build a healthy, sexual ethic and thrive in freedom and wholeness.
Aside from her 1:1 coaching, Tara hosts women’s circles, workshops, online classes and retreats on the topics of embodiment, justice, sexuality, and relationships. Her debut book, “Your Body is a Revolution: Healing Our Relationships with Our Bodies, Each Other and the Earth” was published June 2023 from Broadleaf Books and Dundurn Press and is available in print, e-book and audiobook everywhere books are sold!
Tara comes to this work after witnessing her generation struggle under the oppressive confines of the purity industry’s movement of the 90s and 2000s, bringing with it all the religious trauma, broken relationships, sexual dysfunctions, auto-immune disorders and sexual violence that ensued as a result of abstinence-only teaching that left us with an unhealthy obsession with virginity and lack of sexual ethics in our relationships.
She also has spent ten years working to advance the socio-economic status of women, diminish sexual violence and end human trafficking alongside collaborative work with community stakeholders, lawmakers, and some amazing organizations. Her advocacy work has helped to pass new laws in Canada that protect victims of human trafficking and she has established Canada’s first Municipal Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking.
Beyond her work, Tara is a TEDx Speaker, a former Miss Canada and was named Canada’s “Woman of the Year” in 2011. She is one of the Globe and Mail’s “Top 25 Most Transformational Canadians”, received an International Heroes award from the Joy Smith Foundation, as well as the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal in recognition of her vast human rights work.
In her personal life, Tara is a mother to three young children. She continues to invest in her community as a mentor with the Miss BC leadership program and an Ambassador for OneTWU.
She lives, works and plays on the unceded traditional territories of the Kwantlen, Matsqui, Katzie and Semiahmoo First Nations.
She blogs at www.tarateng.com and can be found on Twitter and Instagram as @misstarateng.
What People Are Saying
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Unforgettable. Tara’s Women’s Circles are such a powerful, intimate time. I think about it and the women there often and I’m so so grateful I had the chance to be there.
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— Alisha M.
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You’ve made me realize I’m not the only one who experienced the negative sides of purity culture and how devastating it can be. It has brought me onto a path of healing, onto the road of self-love, and I’m forever grateful.
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— Ashley B.
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You are a really incredible woman Tara! It’s hard for me to even put into words. I always looked up to you and do now more than ever. Thank you for showing that religion doesn’t have to be what it has been in the past. Truly remarkable.
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— TD.
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This year has been a wild journey of deconstruction, and I can finally say that I’m ready to embrace my sexual debut as an exploration of my humanity, leaving behind the shame that has held me back. There’s so much more to say than I can fit here, so I’ll just say thank you for continuing to do the work that you do!
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— R.
Awards I’ve Won
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal
Canada’s Woman of the Year 2011
Top 30 Under 30 Chatelaine Magazine
Catalyst Next Generation Leader
Top 25 Most Transformational Canadians (Globe and Mail Nomination)
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