Vireo Karvonen, Known as Pleasure Coach Vireo, is a mother, grandmother, speaker, and multiple best-selling author who transforms taboo into liberation. With a M.Ed, and over 15 years of teaching expertise, she guides in ways that make even the deepest and most taboo work accessible — weaving story, play, laughter, and embodied wisdom so that all can learn, heal, and rise. With 17 years of experience leading women, she guides them into self-love, feminine empowerment, and coming home to their deepest selves, using her expertise of Kundalini Dance, Belief Re-patterning®, and Laughter Yoga. Celebrated for her gift of authenticity, Vireo creates SACRED, non-judgmental spaces where both women and men feel safe to drop their masks and be their most genuine selves. This year marks her fourth time leading at Rise Wellness Festival, where she continues to bring her playful, high-vibe, soul-deep medicine.

A survivor of childhood sexual trauma and domestic violence, she turned those wounds into a path of healing, joy, and liberation. Today, she brings lightness, laughter, and fierce truth-telling to the often taboo subjects of our bodies, sexuality, and pleasure. At Rise Wellness Festival, she shares The Naked Truth: 3 Myths that Keep Women Unhappy in Their Bodies & Burned Out — a rebellious call to break free from shame and reclaim your birthright to joy. You’ll also find her in the Sacred Tantra Tent, a sanctuary of connection where you are seen, heard, held, and uplifted through sacred consensual touch (all fully clothed). Vireo’s mission is nothing less than a pleasure revolution — where every woman feels safe, alive, and radiant in her body, and every person remembers the power of authentic connection.

The Naked Truth: 3 Hidden Myths That Keep Women Unhappy In Their Bodies &  Burned Out

Learn practical steps to dissolve body unhappiness & body hatred

Discover the major block that’s been causing you to criticize your body

Leave feeling more connected,  confident & feminine in your body.