The Ki ® by Leonora Anne Weston is a framework and body of knowledge of 42 responses to power.

It is how you interact with challenges, opportunities and authority on the ground.

Your Ki responses - affect sex, relationships, work, politics and identity.

If you don’t understand the Ki - you don’t understand the world.

Leonora Anne Weston MA (UCL)

Author & International expert in Power Dynamics

What is the Ki ?

The Ki ® (pronounced Key) is a framework of how people respond to power, in relational dynamics - that affect everything.

It is the culmination of 15 years of research, study and field work by Leonora Weston, who holds a Masters degree from UCL, and is renowned within the emergent field of Dominance studies.

Leonora has begun teaching her new body of work - The Ki ® to her students and clients, from Melbourne Australia and Internationally online.

Using The Ki ® diagram as a useful tool and map, reveals how and why people respond and move with power - pro-socially or adversarially along predictable pathways. This affects work relationships, personal relationships and even sex.

The Ki ® is the Key to understanding power dynamics.

Unlike many existing personality tests which have no theoretical explanatory framework, Weston’s work sits on sound theory supported by archaeology, history, religion as well as sexuality, BDSM, and her research questionnaire data studies undertaken during Covid-19.

She is presently writing her book The Ki: How 42 Responses to Power Affect Everything; while teaching students and clients in its application and relational dynamics. The responses lay bear what people do, how they react behaviourally - to application of force power whether as threat or opportunity.

These split pro-socially and adversarially. They accordingly have a strong relationship to Evolution of Human Behaviour within Biological Anthropology.

When you encounter a powerful figure, whether you respond in a Dominant rising force - to go into Fight (assail threat), Take up (Pick up), Protect (vulnerable from them), or Pursue (chase).

Or whether you soften to Please (People-please), action into Follow (the commands), Twist-away (to manipulate to gain advantage), or Surrender and give in, or Close off (Lock yourself away). To cite but a few examples of some of the 42 responses.

Once you learn and understand The Ki, you can identify what others are doing relationally to you, and you can predict where they will go next if they lower their power, or rally and raise their power in response.

You can learn to embody and choose your own response instead of auto-defaulting to your familiar pattern.

The Colours of The Ki ®

Gold & Purple - Higher power responses

Red - Dominance responses

Orange - Contrary responses

Pink - Favourable responses

Grey - Freeze response

Green - Run purpose responses

Blue - Surrender responses

Black and White - Beyond responses

Left: Pro-Social responses

Right: Adversarial responses

English version of The Ki ®

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Client and student testimonials

“Leonora is an engaging & generous teacher. I felt both challenged and held during the course - its depth and breadth has given me many pathways I can now choose to walk down, along with an awesome community I feel supported by! If you’re thinking about taking this course, of course follow your truth, but I promise this teaching is second to none.”

Sarah - Business Owner

“Leonora is a wonderful teacher who presents the material in a structured/academic yet approachable manner. It's clear that she has multi-faceted real-life experience and she's obviously invested serious thought into developing and delivering the course. Leonora is an engaging speaker and I found all of the course materials (both core and supplemental) to be very informative. This course is well worth the investment of money and time necessary to be an active participant in your own learning. I can't wait to take another of her courses!”

Alejandra - Executive

“As someone that grew up with a lot of CAS [Childhood Apraxia of Speech], my brain was hard-wired in the wrong and I struggled to understand boundaries and consent. Leonora Anne’s course has helped me to learn how to create a safe space for others and set the bar of expectations for myself. I can say no. My limits matter. If people do not meet those expectations, they are not worth my time. Since doing her course I have fled the DV [Domestic Violence] I was in for 9 years. Leonora is intelligent, wise, cheeky and kind. She will encourage you to step into your own power as it means to you. Her prices are fair when considering all the knowledge gained in the courses. Would 100% recommend.” 

Anonymous - Student

“As someone who’s usually the smartest in the boardroom, Leonora your intelligence and insight astonish me. Your intellect is at genius level. Your approach and knowledge is completely unique and incredibly valuable. This Ki work of yours is the future.

I will be recommending you highly to my close friends - but not to my competitors. 😉”

Mark - Director of Sales

“I loved the course and it far exceeded my expectations. Leonora has a strong background of knowledge which uniquely traces back through history. She also has so many years of experience in different countries and her anecdotes were great and so fascinating and insightful. My favourite part was probably the insight into psychologies, and this has been so helpful. I recognize these in the world-at-large, and deal with people differently because of her teachings. I plan to do more courses with her. Thank you Leonora.” 

Anonymous - Student

“Leonora is endowed with the keys to knowledge, and whoever studies with her knows her unique capacity of entering the depth of the psyche and coming out with meaning that has clarity and structure that is supported by profound research. Her unique combination of intellect, powerful femininity and mystical spirituality makes her the most important and influential mentor that I had, and she had contributed greatly to my work as an artist and as a coach for women."

Milica - Artist & Women’s Coach