I'm a trauma-responsive health educator, sexuality expert, bodyworker, and pleasure witch offering adult psychoeducation from an integrated mind-body-spirit perspective. With over a decade of hands-on experience developing award-winning health education programming and providing professional development for clinicians, educators, and activists, I’ve dedicated my life to teaching people of all ages practical skills for healthier, more pleasurable lives.

In addition to my work as a health promotion professional, I have experience as a writer, a workshop facilitator, a public speaker, a yoga instructor, and more. I'm a practicing witch and professional Tarot reader currently living in Baltimore with my cat, Princess Walter. I’m the creator of Sex Ed For All and Whole-Self Witchcraft (formerly My Feminism Involves Witchcraft/Femiwitch), projects of Haylin Belay LLC. I’m also an independent podcaster and the host of Cosmopolitan web series How To Sex Toy (18+).

My mission is to support everyone—regardless of gender, orientation, libido, relationship style, kink/fetish, ability, size, trauma background, or sexual experience—in living their best and healthiest lives. No question is too stupid, and no fantasy is too bizarre. All you have to do is ask.

in the press

Huffington Post, “How Witchcraft Helped This Woman Heal from Trauma”
Ozy Magazine, "Spells for the Modern Day Sorceress"
Cosmopolitan, “The Sex Ed Crisis” [“Virginity-Focused Sex Ed Shames Victims”]
Sex. Right. Now., "Ladies of Sex Tech" [trailer]

Curious Fox, “#98: Magic, Embodiment, and Sexuality with Haylin Belay"
Witch Wave Pod, “#74: Haylin Belay, Pleasure Witch”
Sex Ed In Color, “Fighting a Sexual Apocalypse with Haylin Belay”
Real Talk Radio, "Haylin Belay on Sex Education, Modern Witchcraft, and Relationship Anarchy"
Juicy Bits, "Sexpert Haylin Belay"
Biology of the Blog, "Haylin Belay"
The Turn On, “Episode 10.5 | The Turn On x Haylin Belay”
Another Round, "Dearest Y'all, We Have Some News."
Flash Forward, "How Is Babby (Not) Made"
Radio Interview: Sex Ed with DB, "Meet Your Students Where They're At"
MetroFocus, "The Physical Effects of Racism" [Part 1] [Part 2]

Religion Unplugged, “The Spiritual Journey of a Modern Witch”
Garden Collage, "Haylin Belay on Practicing Witchcraft in NYC"
AYO Magazine, "Health Educator Haylin Belay Wants You to Be Okay With Sex" & "Witchcraft As Black Feminist Practice: Part II With Educator Haylin Belay"

areas of expertise

• Anatomy and physiology of intuition, embodiment, and pleasure

• Trauma-informed facilitation skills for educators and bodyworkers

• Intersectionality and social justice in the classroom

• Embodied self-care strategies and burnout prevention

• Witchcraft, magic, and Tarot as tools for addressing trauma

• Dismantling sexual shame and rape culture

• Sexual communication and consent education - beyond “yes means yes”

• Secular spirituality and trauma recovery

• Looking for K-12 sexual health education? Click here to learn more about Sex Ed For All workshops.

select speaking engagements

Sex Down South 2023 “Becoming a Trusted Adult”

SisterSong 2022 “Kinkcraft” ; “Creating Consent Culture”

Modern Witches Confluence 2021 “Pleasure Magic & the Shadow”

Hearst / 92nd St Y 2021,"The Future of Sex: Cosmopolitan's Jessica Pels and Esquire's Michael Sebastian with Haylin Belay”

Salem State University 2020/2021 “Anatomy of Pleasure”

Denison University 2021 [Series] “How to Have Good Sex” ; “How to Talk About Sex” ; “How to Explore Your Sexuality”

Golden Dome School 2020 “Abolitionist Witchcraft”

B’Well Counseling 2020, “Somatic Witchcraft: A Polyvagal Perspective”

Sex Down South 2019 “Sex-Positive Yoga”; “How To Have Good Sex: Talking to Youth About Pleasure”

Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit 2018 [Panel] "Beyond Consent: Power, Pleasure, Profit"

Black Girl Project Sisterhood Summit 2018 "The Sacrament of Yes: Creating a Positive Consent Culture"

[Keynote] Northwest Magic Conference 2018 "What Feels Right: Intuition & Pleasure In Magical Practice"
[Workshop] "Mind, Body, & Spirit: Bodywork for Healing Intuition"

Access Matters Leading the Way Conference 2018 [Panel] “Beyond the Yes Means Yes Consent Model”

Civil Liberties and Public Policy 2018 [Panel] "Power, Pleasure, Profit: Radical Visions of Consent"

National Sex Ed Conference 2017 "Creating, Maintaining, and Repairing Safe Spaces"

SisterSong 2017 [Plenary Panel] "Power, Pleasure, Profit: Radical Visions of Consent"

Columbia University Scholars Program Symposium 2014 "Alcohol use and risky sexual behavior among young adults living in Nantes, France"

BACCHUS Initiative General Assemblies 2012/2013/2014, Regional Assembly 2013/2014, IvyAlcohol Symposium 2014 "Responsible Communities @ Columbia: Peer Education Models for Alcohol Education"

Private workshops, education consulting, and professional development for Hood College ; Creative Tools Therapy ; Avenues: The World School ; Dr. Drew ; Modern Manhood ; NY Interschool ; The Doula Project ; Terrace Club at Princeton University ; SHAG (18+); Girls Inc of NYC ; Ali Forney Center ; Gwen Shockey Fine Art at Amos Eno Gallery ; and others.