WORKSHOPS
Open your voice with sacred sound. Learn vocal warm ups, breath and mantra.
Learn vocal exercises to warm up your voice, expand your vocal range and center and ground into your diaphragm so that you can express with strength and fluidity. The sacred mantras are taught step by step: first the meaning, then the pronunciation, followed by unique melodies, to create a potent and charged chorus of singing voices. Walk away feeling aligned, with clear, and soothingly charged body temple. Find me on social media and all music platforms @VaidehiAmair
Optimize Your Most Versatile Sexual Appendages
Come one, come all! Put your ten fingers on their highest path by learning to properly navigate a yoni and restore peace in the valley. Described as “a real handful” in BRC Weekly, this workshop is cliterally the way to make the world a better place! Puns are inevitable with this content, so BRING your sense of humor. No nudity here, we'll be using cups to represent the female anatomy.
Deep Clearing of Your Creative Seat
Open to all with anatomical yonis, participants take a deep dive into their anatomy, and combine restorative yoga, self massage, and creative visualization to release accumulated tension and stale energy. With the intent of shifting from a performative to a therapeutic relationship with our yonis, the focus of this workshop is not pleasure and orgasm, rather opening a healing line of communication with our parts unseen. Wear harem pants or bring a sarong for privacy and lube of choice.
Breathe & be soothed in this gentle healing space.
Whether you're seeking clarity, renewal, or simply a moment of tranquility before departure, the Integration Vibration Sound Bath will offer a space to recalibrate and realign with your highest self. We'll seamlessly weave breathwork and bowls as we bathe in the healing vibrations of sound. Expect to leave feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to carry the magic of the festival into your everyday life.
Move, Groove, and Free Your Body with Samba Yoga & Sound Healing!
Awaken your body with the vibrant rhythms of Brazilian samba with Samba Yoga! In this Vinyasa-Yin class, you'll enliven your mind, body, and spirit. Participants will also learn the rich cultural roots of samba and even have an opportunity for some free-flowing movement. Together, we'll finish with our hearts & bodies connecting to the earth and allow a soothing south bath to ground and prepare you for another fantastic day at SoulPlay. Perfect for beginner & advanced yogis alike!
Learn the art of manifestating with pleasure!
The more energy your manifestation has, the faster it comes to fruition. That's the general theory behind Sex Magick. And what has more energy-magnifying power than pleasure? Using whole-body sensual pleasure (there's no nudity allowed in the workshops) we will start to flow with that energy magnification! Then we'll go through all the steps to manifest. I'll be teaching the solo and the partnered versions at the same time, empowering you to choose which one is aligned for you. All are welcome.
A community love event where we share our heart energy with each other!
Together we will open our hearts physically, emotionally, and energetically to move into absolute bliss and love! This is one of my most precious offerings. Come solo or with partners, all are welcome! Every exercise you'll meet a new partner (or stick with the same one, if you choose) and we'll go one level deeper into the heart, gently opening and relaxing until we literally pour out our heart energy for the whole community! Its' absolutely magical and my delight to teach it in a safer space.
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All level class, come explore your inner sensual experience with your body.
You are a sacred being, come explore sensuality with movement. Feel free to wear something you feel sexy in, or your underwear. This is a sensual class, not sexual! Erotic energy may come up, but that is for you to experience, not for anyone else in the class. Opening our mandibles (making sounds) & some dancing may occur. Feeling into what feels good for all your sacred parts: your heart, your genitals, and your mind/spirit. A class to fill your cup & slow down amongst the energy of SoulPlay.
An all level Yoga class focused on self love, and moving what feels good to move
BodyLove is a journey, not a destination. Feeling into your own flow, this all level class gives every participant time to slow down or move faster. Finding balance between what feels easeful, and what needs strengthening is a practice in itself. Let us play and explore! Using self love mantras to nourish that big heart of yours! We will be opening the sacrum, hips and heart to invite your spirit to soar. Please bring your yoga mat, and any props you might need for your unique, beautiful body!
Open yourself to the ecological wisdom of the neurodiversity of humanity.
In this workshop we will journey into the ecological wisdom of neurodiversity and spectrums like ADHD and learn how practical embodiment approaches can turn the curse into a gift. We will learn how to build more awareness for our own neurochemistry in any given moment and from there how to create embodied presence through meditation and movement. Understanding the wisdom of your beautifully complex and unique mental ecosystem is the starting point to developing self leadership and efficacy.
How can we live in a way that embodies the interdependency of all life?
Deep ecology has emerged as an interdisciplinary subject bridging the gap between science, spirituality and philosophy. Today more than ever it is crucial to not just comprehend the interdependency of all life, but to deeply embody what it means to be a steward of a living earth. In this experiential workshop we will take a journey through science, ancestral wisdom and elements of touch to feel how we can contribute to the liberation of this living planet from the culture of separation.
A gentle yet potent dive into domination and submission play
Join the founders of the Light Dark Institute for an intentional exploration of the darker impulses in relating. Tap into greater levels of power, self-expression, and intimacy through a carefully curated exploration of domination and submission. You will learn to: -Expand your range and capacity for holding power as a Dom -Find and honor your authentic yes or no as a sub -Find resonance and consent with a partner while bringing consciousness to your dark side All experience levels welcome.
Make friends with the dark creatures within, using humor and play
Join the founders of the Light Dark Institute for a playful foray into using Dark Archetypes to explore the rejected, denied and hidden parts of our personality, as well as the power of bringing them forward into conscious play. We will cover: -The value and opportunity of exploring darkness -How to use Darketypes to identify different flavors of darkness within ourselves and the world -Bringing humor and playfulness to our relationship with the things we usually take seriously
A safe space to go "ape-shit"
Get ready to stomp, shake, roar, twerk, and unleash our wildness and witness our ferocious and feral impulses. Suggested flows and techniques will be shared as a way to get us out of our heads and into our bodies utilizing fiery breathwork, loving self touch, and somatic rhythms and patterns of primal movements and poses. Class begins grounded in stillness and & builds in intensity. Feel free to bring any drums or percussion instruments and dress in clothing that supports you feeling wild.
Unlock deeper access to daily pleasure, joy, and peace.
Learning to create a framework of safety for ourselves gives us space and permission to be curious about our own sensational abilities and how we like to feel, express, and radiate. This practice leans on principles from mindfulness, yoga, myofascial release/massage, sensual movement, and burlesque as an avenue to self devotion, boundaries, and consent. A flow sequence will be provided with encouragement for free flow and authentic expression. Invitation to adorn yourself and feel sexy.
Experience giving & receiving nourishing touch in a safe consensual container.
Embark on an experiential journey where intimate verbal sharing seamlessly transitions into delicious consensual, loving touch. Play with giving and receiving as you discover the power of non sexual touch as a pathway to self-discovery, self care and connection. Learn safe ways to engage in touch where personal boundaries are explored and honored, vulnerability is celebrated and skin hunger satiated. Open to everyone. Closed container.
Relate to earth, self, and open awareness through meditative movement in nature
Based in ancient spiritual practice, the medicine walk is a means of connecting to earth and our own sources of support during times of transition or renewal. “Medicine” refers to the inner healer and the restorative power of nature. Intention setting, gratitude to the earth is offered, and a threshold is crossed into time/space that is liminal. Participants allow themselves to be led by the natural world and explore the outdoors. Followed by partner sharing and mirroring for empowerment.
Falling in love with the earth by falling in love with your body
Free yourself from oppressive body ideals through emphasizing relationship to nature using somatic and earth-based practices. Structured to align with the 5 elements, this workshop incorporates dance, ritual, art, self-love, touch, somatic work, nature connection and vulnerable sharing to ground you in your body and integrate with our mother earth.
Guided, DJed Dance Party into Embodied Connection
CommuniYum is an intentionally held, lightly facilitated dance journey. Drawing inspiration from 5 Rhythms, the Gene Keys and bass music, we commune while supported by Cocréa’s 6 Realms of Connection: Self, Earth, Music, Sacred Other, Community and the Whole. This practice focuses our awareness through partnered and solo dance to cultivate radically present relationships and authentic community. Experience a deeply connected, honest and powerful practice for transformation.
Partner Dance Skills for Presence and Bliss
This practice is all about PRESENCE! Technique focuses on a close embrace, a relaxed, sensitive connection with blurred lead/follow, and an attention on the breath that allows us to move our energy appropriately to be in integrity with the moment. This technique allows us to keep the dance moving and about the pleasure of the dance happening now, rather than agenda or fantasy. Move with awareness of our sensual energies, and honor the sacred by celebrating and owning our pleasure for ourselves.
Embracing Stillness - The Art of Slowing Down
This workshop aims to guide participants on an inward journey towards embracing the art of slowing down, reconnecting with themselves, and finding peace amidst the chaos. It will include a combination of guided meditations, interactive discussions, experiential activities, and reflective exercises. Participants will leave with practical tools, renewed inspiration, and a deeper understanding of how to cultivate a slower, more intentional way of living that nourishes the mind, body, and spirit.
An ALL QUEER space for the LGBTQIA+ Community to Gather in Aquatic Connection
Aquatic Dance. There’s magik in the water, a unique and profound gift of connection. A place to drop into Self and others as you build your embodied inner-standing of somatic consent and boundaries. Come deep dive into presence as you reconnect to your authentic expression, attuned awareness and presence. Come be, in your body, in community. No previous experience necessary, all those who identify as QUEER are welcome.
Warm Water Aquatic Dance Workshop and Jam
Aquatic Dance. There’s magik in the water, a unique and profound gift of connection. A place to drop into Self and others as you build your embodied inner-standing of somatic consent and boundaries. Come deep dive into presence as you reconnect to your authentic expression, attuned awareness and presence. Come be, in your body, in community. No previous experience necessary, ALL are welcome.
Ritual, Witness, and Offering practice to share your grief for the living world.
This Circle is built for those seeking community to hold collective grief. All wounds are welcome: personal, environmental, and social. Together we will build a grief altar to establish a container for Sharing and Witnessing. We'll split into small talking-circle style groups and engage with prompts that help us explore the qualities of our pain. "To truly and freely grieve as an entire people can revive an entire culture just as much as it can bring back to life an individual." -Martin Prechtel
A laboratory for the touch lovers to learn, experience and connect.
Social massage is a laboratory for touch lovers to come learn, connect and grow in a facilitated, community experience. You will be led through exercises in small groups, given the opportunity to teach others what you like, and learn to listen to other bodies. This is also a great environment to work on being a better receiver!
Connection in the dark, meet others and experience connection without sight.
It's said that 80% of our sensory input relies on sight, yet how much do we use our other senses to connect with others? How much are we potentially limited by sight in how we are able to drop in to a deeper, less egoic space? How might we be more in our bodies? More relaxed? More vulnerable? Come experience connection in the dark. We will incorporate elements of what I've learned hosting two Darkness Retreats, as well as hundreds of Connection Games evenings.
Pleasure Alchemy: Rhythm, Ritual & Reverence - sensuality & intimacy healing.
Come experience pleasure, sensuality & intimacy as healing modalities. Learn to navigate your relationship(s) and life with more presence, purpose and personal power. Using ritual, rhythm & reverence to balance body, mind, spirit and emotions to reframe trauma and shift it. We will play with sensory practices. Large group, small group and individual exercises that are somatic and engage the senses (sound, smell, taste and touch).
Harmonizing Your Yin and Yang Energies Through Dance
A beautiful meditative morning practice to embrace both the yin and yang energies in our bodies through a continuous flow of movement. Combining Qi Gong, Yoga and dance movements, this session will leave you in a blissful harmony with the ability to embody both the control and grounding of Yang, and the supple flow of Yin. Open to all levels and all genders, come and harmonize with Sircle Yoga Dance.
Awakening Your Divine Feminine Using the 9 Goddess Archetypes
We hear the term Goddess often but what does it mean to *be* a Goddess? The incarnations of the Goddess are infinite. Shakti is the energy force of the Goddess, it isn't female, it is the feminin that is in all of us. It is Shakti that gives us power, love, selflessness, infatuation, fearlessness, renunciation, clarity, peace, creation & more. Dance to the Goddesses & experience her many forms to Embody the Goddess that you are. All of the energy of Shakti is inside of us ready to be awaken.
Explore a sex-positive approach to understanding STIs.
Learn to destigmatize STIs and navigate disclosure with confidence. Gain fresh insights on Herpes, HPV, Gonorrhea/Chlamydia, and HIV. Join discussions on stigma-free disclosure practices and have your questions answered in a supportive Q&A session.
Discover The STARS Talk: Communicate desires with confidence.
Discover the transformative power of The STARS Talk—a groundbreaking approach to fostering intimacy and communication around sexuality. Dive into the nuances of Safety, Turn-ons, Avoids, Relationship intentions, and Sexual health. Through somatic exploration and interactive exercises, master the art of authentic connection and consent, paving the way for deeper, more fulfilling relationships.
Belly2Belly is relational breathing meditation cultivating connection & presence
B2B is relational breathing meditation done in physical connection, cultivating connection by relating with what is here, right now. As we slow down and link up breath & sound we create all these exquisite feedback loops- body2body, belly2belly, heart2heart, & we invite each other into more and more presence, trust and relaxation. What results is a profoundly felt sense of peace and connection, a natural biochemical high that neuro-mirrors intimate love, meditative samadhi and mystical oneness.
Be fully met and expressed in your raw, primal power!
Strong energies and emotions typically labeled anger or rage have the possibility to become enlivening forces of passion and power when channeled correctly. The key is that we must go there together, to be met relationally in our full force, with mindful awareness. Join us in the sacred opening that comes from being fully met and expressed in our raw, primal power. This is a strong workshop, where there will likely be loud sound and it will be very physical. Come dressed for a workout. CC.
We will create a safe container of love and intimacy with ourselves and others
We will co create a sense of safety and intimacy for individuals within the container of SoulPlay. Using EMDR techniques to regulate people’s nervous systems , before venturing into small group connection - Participants will be offered multiple prompts for sharing and dropping in. This will create a Love and Intimacy container that people will be able to take with them into the rest of the festival. We will conclude with self-love practice to send everyone on their way feeling connected and safe
Gong sound bath will allow participants to reach deep level of calm and healing
Gong Sound bath therapy can significantly alter brain waves, changing agitated wave patterns to exceptionally calm wave forms. As our brain waves slow down, we shift from an active state to a more relaxed, dreamlike state. All this will create an opportunity to: quiet the mind, decrease stress and anxiety, improve sleep, release physical and emotional pain, allowing the body, mind and spirit to move into a greater state of balance, peace and well-being.
Yoga originates in South Asia - how can we honor where it comes from?
Yoga as we know it is the result of a 5000+ year tradition that can be traced back to South Asia through archeology and written evidence. Yet why are South Asian voices often missing from yoga studios and yoga festivals? How can we honour the land and people where yoga originates and what does cultural appropriation really mean? Has yoga become a commodity? This workshop will explore these complex topics and include some interactive exercises to explore some of the 8 limbs of yoga.
Explore embodiment, freedom, and relaxation to reconnect to your soul!
Yoga is not just about physical postures - it is a multidimensional ancient spiritual practice aimed to awaken us to our true selves. Emmy will facilitate a hatha yoga class focused on releasing what no longer serves and restoring deep inner awareness and embodied wholeness. We will explore delicious asana, restful meditation, and weave breathwork and movement to activate our intuition. This class will also include guided intuitive writing and the opportunity to share your insights.
Body temple activation w the power + yum of mantra bass music by Vaidehi Amair.
Activate, awaken and clear your body temple, mind and spirit with mantra bass. Activate with the sacred medicine of live mantra infused bass music by Vaidehi Amair. This guided dance experience moves you through dance, mudra, yoga and voice. Each song represents an element or spiritual concept to help you release and activate through yoga based wisdom. Come and enjoy this one of a kind live music and interactive dance experience. Find @VaidehiAmair on all music and social media platforms.
Exploration of "qi" through poetry and movement
This workshop brings you through archetypes or life themes you can embody that can become somatic bookmarks for you to remember throughout your day. Themes can include hope, determination, confidence, contentment, innocence, life/death, shadow/light, and setting boundaries, and a connection to nature. The movement meditation is a mostly solo practice, and will end with a cozy ""hangout discussion (feel free to bring snacks to share)"" after the shared experience.
Explore the tension of the moment before the kiss, without actually kissing.
There's a certain deliciousness when a kiss is prolonged. The sweet, sweet longing and exploration can be deepened when you know you won't kiss someone, but ALMOST. Come explore the magic and electricity that playing with the edges can bring! You'll get a chance to give and receive rejection gracefully, ask for what you want, and explore connection with others. No partner necessary, and no kissing allowed. Please arrive early or on time, as this workshop is capped.
Explore how to activate your spiritual practice for meaningful social change.
Sacred Activism requires presence and willingness to engage with discomfort for the alleviation of suffering for all. Spiritual Bypass manifests as unconscious disassociation from the dark realities of worldly pain. Together we'll explore these strategies for facing pain on personal & cultural levels. Through somatic exercises, partner & group processing, and with compassionate curiosity, we'll illuminate our shadows to build more holistic & ethical spirituality for the good of the living world.
Navigate conflict in a way that creates more trust, intimacy & connection.
Fulfilling relationships thrive on our ability to skillfully navigate conflict. Come learn and practice the transformative power of Dr. Hazel-Grace's revered 6-step REPAIR process. Discover the art of repairing conflicts, rebuilding trust, and reuniting in deeper connection. HG & Nico bring levity and play through their personal vulnerable storytelling and interactive guided exercises. You will walk away with tools and skills you can apply right away to all relationships. No partner needed.
Heart connection and sensual play time designed for femme identifying folks.
Calling all femme identifying folks, whether you are non-binary or a leather tomboi Zaddy this is the space for you. You will be guided through a series of heart centered connection exercises focusing on sensual pleasure. We honor the BODY'S wisdom, celebrate asking for your desires, and claim our Yes's and No's. Come receive attention or touch in a way that leaves you feeling yummy and deeply cared for. Combines: Authentic Relating, Somatic Trauma Informed Skills, & Wheel of Consent.
Come Cherish Celebrate & Connect LGBTIAQ+ Mixer!
Hey Queer & Trans Fam! Come share snacks, stories & yourself. We will introduce ourselves, connect, play, listen & share. Let’s practice carrying belonging inside ourselves & sharing our hearts in community.
Jumpstart a connected, juicy, bold, and kind experience at SoulPlay!
Welcome to SoulPlay! Feeling excited, nervous, curious, hopeful, and ready to connect? This workshop is an intimate on-ramp to an extraordinary weekend. We’ll reflect on on our hopes/fears/wildest dreams, practice extending and receiving bold and yummy invitations, deal with our fears of rejection and *gasp* awkwardness (!!), and start building a web of honest, earnest, juicy, and intimate relationships. It’s a set-up for self-care, community-care, and a fantastic SoulPlay 2024.
A Community Is A Garden In Which To Grow People
“Community As Medicine” is a joyful and tender journey using play, desire, and vulnerability to connect authentically around what matters most. We travel together through an arc of experiences that traverse physical play, truth-telling, desire sourcing, deep self-compassion, direction-setting, and charting a clear and committed course for a life deeply aligned with our values. Methodology sourced from Open Source Wellness. Expect laughter, tears, new friends, and new actions!
Dive into an empowering exploration of life-affirming masculinity
Dive into an empowering exploration of life-affirming masculinity through interactive discussions, mythic meditations, and creative expression. Discover an integral path to self-realization and community connection by transcending traditional gender norms while embracing the sacred masculine. Open to all, inclusive of gender or orientation. Let's redefine and re-member masculinity together!
Reflection, Discussion & Exercises to free ourselves from binary conditioning
Connection is our life-source. We have all suffered the illusion of separation and othering. In this cauldron we expand our minds and language to dispel binary conditioning. We learn what it is, how to heal it, and how to accept and expand our idea of self while at the same time becoming more inclusive and understanding of the folx of the in-between. Includes historical research, contemporary references, Non-Dual Tantrik philosophy, and modern psychological views and practices.
Learn somatic social justice exercises practice putting your privilege to work.
Love is a practice. Learn the first steps in moving from performative ally to active co-conspirator. Join us to imagine, reflect, embody, make mistakes and plan in community. We will visualize, meditate, share, and commit to showing up to do the work to transform your life to be in alignment with your values. Please bring a journal and an open mind and heart.
Explore relationship shadows & movement. Insecure relating changing to secure.
Let us focus on exploring the shadow parts that impact our connections. Using the map of 5Rhythms, we will uncover the ways in which we get stuck in our relationships – from inertia to momentum, from tension to release, and from confusion to surrender. Do you find yourself getting too close too quickly, or does intimacy trigger discomfort? We'll dare to confront these parts using movement to guide us towards relational security. Guided movement class with no steps to learn. No partner required.
Explore pleasure & connection through dance. Move toward tenderness & softening.
Dare to step on to the dance floor & luxuriate in the pleasure of being in motion. This is an invitation to move toward ease, an invitation to tenderness, to softening while dancing to a wave of music. What is it like to connect to yourself, to others, or to the whole room? Let's move together & find out what arrives when we tune in. There will be exercises in connection & taking pleasure in moving with others. Come alone or come with others. No partner required. You might get sweaty.
A playful ritual space to dissolve barriers to love
Using ritual theatre techniques, acting games, movement, sound, breath, creativity and courage to play with ourselves, we uncover the innate fullness of our beings. By remembering our connection to divine and earth we find the freedom to release old patterns of resistance and fear. Non-dual Tantrik philosophy and practice, Theatre of the Oppressed, Pleasure Practice, Forces of Nature, & the work of Antero Alli all inform this adventure. Come away feeling even more in love with life.
Trauma-informed movement practice for the path to equitable, inclusive community
Recruit your body’s wisdom to help you show up better in the work towards diversity, equity and inclusion. Inequality and oppression are rooted in collective trauma. Trauma lives in our bodies as chronic states of fight, flight, and freeze. Through dance, movement, and somatic resourcing, discover how your body defends itself and expand your capacity to be in discomfort, a requirement for confronting oppressive structures within ourselves and healing towards more inclusion and belonging.
Create secure connections in all your relationships no matter how short or long.
Are you finding yourself in over your head trying to balance this world of relationship, sluttiness, sexy possibility, love chemicals, and secure attachment? You can have all the amazing & yummy things you’re wishing for in your relationships. Have all the sex, have all the friendships, and have all the love with all the ease. Mitigate the hard feelings, the presumptions, the premature attachment woes as you hone and celebrate your sex & intimacy superpowers!
Do I want to share intimacy with this person? How does my body let me know?
Learn to listen internally & not override the wisdom of your body. Learn 3 energy practices to better track & communicate your desires. These 3 practices support you to notice when you are not present & to move from pattern back to presence. Consent only becomes possible when everyone involved is present. Pair up to practice sensing heart desire, erotic desire, voicing your desires & dancing together from this clarity. These skills support your connection & consent on & off the dance floor.
Explanation, experimentation & myth busting about Tantra
Come to this workshop to learn more about what Tantra is & more importantly, what it isn’t. We will do experiential exercises that will involve all of the five senses. A neo-Tantra inspired Heart Connection Ritual will be part of this workshop where you will develop deep connections with other people. Things will get juicy when we do a blindfolded meditation in movement with each other where you rely only on your sense of touch. You will leave feeling rejuvenated, connected & more alive!
Co-created contact improvisation exploration and live improvisational soundscape
Curious about ways your whole body can move and connecting improvisationally in a duet, a trio, or the full group? In this focused jam, we will start with guided contact improvisation fundamentals and then flow together into an open score weaving dance, play, and collaborative improvisation with the collective. Sounds and movement conversations from the exquisite to the mundane are all very welcome. Come for some intentional wiggling, playful contact, and a gorgeous co-created live soundscape.
Come sing, chant & pray away the wounds of religion. Let's start a <3 revolution
Join us in a powerful, prayerful, joyful celebration of our innate divinity. No matter what religion or faith we come from (or none at all) we want to feel the connection to an energy greater than ourselves. How can we heal from the wounds of dogma and xenophobia? What beliefs can liberate, nurture and guide us to the highest vibration for our lives. We will meditate, pray, chant, dance and sing together and engage in a healing ritual that will release us from any shame and blame of the past.
Guided breathwork ceremony to embody your full aliveness
In this guided breathwork ceremony, participants will expand body, energy and spirit to welcome in more vitality and release tension and blockages. The journey will include evocative recorded music, breath technique, sound and somatic release, and hands-on trauma-informed support as needed. It will be an individual experience within a group field, with a sharing circle at the end.
Receive the seeds of possibility to widen your spectrum of playful activities
This evening we’ll be exploring all the ways you can play with sensation from the lightest of tickles to rough wrestling. If you’d like to explore, this is your place. Playful activities with other humans & delightful creatures. Leave your expectations at the door, release your fears, & open your heart. You will be at choice every step of the way so if something feels out of bounds we will happily thank you for taking care of yourself, & as soon as you want to jump back in, you will be welcomed.
A zero gravity immersion of playful connection & fluid surrender
Come take a dip in the pool for Liquid Contact with John & Merrick! Together we’ll immerse ourselves in deep presence and fluid surrender, diving into the art of listening and mutual attunement in warm waters. Through platonic and joyful intimacy, we’ll gradually release layers, play, and open up to the water as a loving guide. All are welcome, seasoned water creatures and first-timers, to experience this otherworldly zero-gravity container of connection and exploration.
A Yin Yoga Ritual of devotion, ecstatic union & self-love.
Explore your practice as relational, rather than postural, with somatic inroads to merge your conscious awareness with your body temple. This tantric practice is an invitation to weave together the many layers of your being into a harmonious whole. By acknowledging your worthiness & sovereignty, your light shines on the deepest, shadowy parts of yourself, allowing love into previously unloved parts.
Developing a sovereign field & learning skills to unmerge – makes merging safe.
Empaths are often challenged in relationships by taking on another’s chaos or pain, which can lead to confusion or murky boundaries. Evalena teaches new skills vital to happiness & personal freedom. In dyads, you experience your current boundaries and ways that better care for your needs. You’ll be guided to create a sovereign field that keeps your body from taking on emotions, imagery techniques to clear toxic energies, and practices that help you clear after intimacy. Boundaries are erotic!
Press Your Luck & Open Your Heart in this dance journey with an agenda.
Imagine you pull a challenge or prompt randomly from a hat. You dance with that prompt with others, each with their own secret challenge. Each round goes a bit deeper. Everyone having a deeply personal experience in a communal container, leaning into our zone of proximal development, cultivating a field ripe for risk, play, and profound connection. Like sports, you play full on. Like prayer, you surrender control. Like therapy, you’re willing to grow. And like love, do it with an open heart.
Explore conscious power play through partner dance
Power dynamics are present all the time, kink is about making power dynamics exquisitely clear, creative, consensual, & passionate. Embody both your Dominant & submissive archetypes through guided somatic prompts & partner dance. Re-examine your relationship with power, pleasure, & owning your true desires. Learn simple consent practices, ways to generate permission & build trust. Come with a beloved OR solo & open to a new connection. New & seasoned dancers & kinksters are welcome.
Open your heart, expand acceptance, & deepen your connections with others.
Experience the possibility of profound & deep intimacy. Find how the tools taught through the Human Awareness Institute (HAI) can allow you to open your heart & deepen your connections. You will be introduced, through words & short exercises, to this life-changing work. HAI has developed a process that connects people to their hearts & to one another, in a way rarely encountered. The process can give you a direct experience of your own beauty & help overcome blocks to closeness with others.
Connecting through energetic breathing, partner yin & Thai yoga massage.
Treat yourself to an experience that's as delicious as it is transformative & indulge in this blissful journey of expansive breathwork, playful connections & intuitive touch. We will co-create a compassionate & nurturing environment to access profound levels of trust, intimacy & mutual relaxation. Whether you're looking to deepen your bond with a loved one or connect more fully with others, this ritual will leave you feeling deeply connected & utterly rejuvenated.
Gently guided, nourishing, energizing exchanges - souls playing in deep presence
Enjoy playful and deeply fulfilling connections with old friends & delightful new people. Evalena gently guides heart-centered exchanges: undulatory breath practices, soul gazing, sacred touch, erotic dance, & chakra connecting breaths, with boundaries & respect. May be sensual but not sexual, intimate, deeply moving, a quiet drop in or high energy. People say it's fulfilling, enjoyable, nurturing. Deep sacred presence can meet intimacy needs. No partner required – you meet many! Ocytocin rich!
Surrendering to our Inner Sight in this freeform blindfolded jam.
Blindfolded Contact Dance is a safe and gentle experience—great for both beginners and experienced dancers alike. Wearing blindfolds allows dancers to drop the fear and self-judgment that often inhibits spontaneous movement and authentic connection to self and others. These workshops take participants on a journey of somatic self-discovery and non-verbal consent via solo and group exercises before culminating in a freeform blindfolded jam. No late arrivals.
Open your voice with sacred sound. Learn vocal warm ups, breath and mantra.
Learn vocal exercises to warm up your voice, expand your vocal range and center and ground into your diaphragm so that you can express with strength and fluidity. The sacred mantras are taught step by step: first the meaning, then the pronunciation, followed by unique melodies, to create a potent and charged chorus of singing voices. Walk away feeling aligned, with clear, and soothingly charged body temple. Find me on social media and all music platforms @VaidehiAmair
Optimize Your Most Versatile Sexual Appendages
Come one, come all! Put your ten fingers on their highest path by learning to properly navigate a yoni and restore peace in the valley. Described as “a real handful” in BRC Weekly, this workshop is cliterally the way to make the world a better place! Puns are inevitable with this content, so BRING your sense of humor. No nudity here, we'll be using cups to represent the female anatomy.
Deep Clearing of Your Creative Seat
Open to all with anatomical yonis, participants take a deep dive into their anatomy, and combine restorative yoga, self massage, and creative visualization to release accumulated tension and stale energy. With the intent of shifting from a performative to a therapeutic relationship with our yonis, the focus of this workshop is not pleasure and orgasm, rather opening a healing line of communication with our parts unseen. Wear harem pants or bring a sarong for privacy and lube of choice.
Breathe & be soothed in this gentle healing space.
Whether you're seeking clarity, renewal, or simply a moment of tranquility before departure, the Integration Vibration Sound Bath will offer a space to recalibrate and realign with your highest self. We'll seamlessly weave breathwork and bowls as we bathe in the healing vibrations of sound. Expect to leave feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to carry the magic of the festival into your everyday life.
Move, Groove, and Free Your Body with Samba Yoga & Sound Healing!
Awaken your body with the vibrant rhythms of Brazilian samba with Samba Yoga! In this Vinyasa-Yin class, you'll enliven your mind, body, and spirit. Participants will also learn the rich cultural roots of samba and even have an opportunity for some free-flowing movement. Together, we'll finish with our hearts & bodies connecting to the earth and allow a soothing south bath to ground and prepare you for another fantastic day at SoulPlay. Perfect for beginner & advanced yogis alike!
Learn the art of manifestating with pleasure!
The more energy your manifestation has, the faster it comes to fruition. That's the general theory behind Sex Magick. And what has more energy-magnifying power than pleasure? Using whole-body sensual pleasure (there's no nudity allowed in the workshops) we will start to flow with that energy magnification! Then we'll go through all the steps to manifest. I'll be teaching the solo and the partnered versions at the same time, empowering you to choose which one is aligned for you. All are welcome.
A community love event where we share our heart energy with each other!
Together we will open our hearts physically, emotionally, and energetically to move into absolute bliss and love! This is one of my most precious offerings. Come solo or with partners, all are welcome! Every exercise you'll meet a new partner (or stick with the same one, if you choose) and we'll go one level deeper into the heart, gently opening and relaxing until we literally pour out our heart energy for the whole community! Its' absolutely magical and my delight to teach it in a safer space.
All level class, come explore your inner sensual experience with your body.
You are a sacred being, come explore sensuality with movement. Feel free to wear something you feel sexy in, or your underwear. This is a sensual class, not sexual! Erotic energy may come up, but that is for you to experience, not for anyone else in the class. Opening our mandibles (making sounds) & some dancing may occur. Feeling into what feels good for all your sacred parts: your heart, your genitals, and your mind/spirit. A class to fill your cup & slow down amongst the energy of SoulPlay.
An all level Yoga class focused on self love, and moving what feels good to move
BodyLove is a journey, not a destination. Feeling into your own flow, this all level class gives every participant time to slow down or move faster. Finding balance between what feels easeful, and what needs strengthening is a practice in itself. Let us play and explore! Using self love mantras to nourish that big heart of yours! We will be opening the sacrum, hips and heart to invite your spirit to soar. Please bring your yoga mat, and any props you might need for your unique, beautiful body!
Open yourself to the ecological wisdom of the neurodiversity of humanity.
In this workshop we will journey into the ecological wisdom of neurodiversity and spectrums like ADHD and learn how practical embodiment approaches can turn the curse into a gift. We will learn how to build more awareness for our own neurochemistry in any given moment and from there how to create embodied presence through meditation and movement. Understanding the wisdom of your beautifully complex and unique mental ecosystem is the starting point to developing self leadership and efficacy.
How can we live in a way that embodies the interdependency of all life?
Deep ecology has emerged as an interdisciplinary subject bridging the gap between science, spirituality and philosophy. Today more than ever it is crucial to not just comprehend the interdependency of all life, but to deeply embody what it means to be a steward of a living earth. In this experiential workshop we will take a journey through science, ancestral wisdom and elements of touch to feel how we can contribute to the liberation of this living planet from the culture of separation.
A gentle yet potent dive into domination and submission play
Join the founders of the Light Dark Institute for an intentional exploration of the darker impulses in relating. Tap into greater levels of power, self-expression, and intimacy through a carefully curated exploration of domination and submission. You will learn to: -Expand your range and capacity for holding power as a Dom -Find and honor your authentic yes or no as a sub -Find resonance and consent with a partner while bringing consciousness to your dark side All experience levels welcome.
Make friends with the dark creatures within, using humor and play
Join the founders of the Light Dark Institute for a playful foray into using Dark Archetypes to explore the rejected, denied and hidden parts of our personality, as well as the power of bringing them forward into conscious play. We will cover: -The value and opportunity of exploring darkness -How to use Darketypes to identify different flavors of darkness within ourselves and the world -Bringing humor and playfulness to our relationship with the things we usually take seriously
A safe space to go "ape-shit"
Get ready to stomp, shake, roar, twerk, and unleash our wildness and witness our ferocious and feral impulses. Suggested flows and techniques will be shared as a way to get us out of our heads and into our bodies utilizing fiery breathwork, loving self touch, and somatic rhythms and patterns of primal movements and poses. Class begins grounded in stillness and & builds in intensity. Feel free to bring any drums or percussion instruments and dress in clothing that supports you feeling wild.
Unlock deeper access to daily pleasure, joy, and peace.
Learning to create a framework of safety for ourselves gives us space and permission to be curious about our own sensational abilities and how we like to feel, express, and radiate. This practice leans on principles from mindfulness, yoga, myofascial release/massage, sensual movement, and burlesque as an avenue to self devotion, boundaries, and consent. A flow sequence will be provided with encouragement for free flow and authentic expression. Invitation to adorn yourself and feel sexy.
Experience giving & receiving nourishing touch in a safe consensual container.
Embark on an experiential journey where intimate verbal sharing seamlessly transitions into delicious consensual, loving touch. Play with giving and receiving as you discover the power of non sexual touch as a pathway to self-discovery, self care and connection. Learn safe ways to engage in touch where personal boundaries are explored and honored, vulnerability is celebrated and skin hunger satiated. Open to everyone. Closed container.
Relate to earth, self, and open awareness through meditative movement in nature
Based in ancient spiritual practice, the medicine walk is a means of connecting to earth and our own sources of support during times of transition or renewal. “Medicine” refers to the inner healer and the restorative power of nature. Intention setting, gratitude to the earth is offered, and a threshold is crossed into time/space that is liminal. Participants allow themselves to be led by the natural world and explore the outdoors. Followed by partner sharing and mirroring for empowerment.
Falling in love with the earth by falling in love with your body
Free yourself from oppressive body ideals through emphasizing relationship to nature using somatic and earth-based practices. Structured to align with the 5 elements, this workshop incorporates dance, ritual, art, self-love, touch, somatic work, nature connection and vulnerable sharing to ground you in your body and integrate with our mother earth.
Guided, DJed Dance Party into Embodied Connection
CommuniYum is an intentionally held, lightly facilitated dance journey. Drawing inspiration from 5 Rhythms, the Gene Keys and bass music, we commune while supported by Cocréa’s 6 Realms of Connection: Self, Earth, Music, Sacred Other, Community and the Whole. This practice focuses our awareness through partnered and solo dance to cultivate radically present relationships and authentic community. Experience a deeply connected, honest and powerful practice for transformation.
Partner Dance Skills for Presence and Bliss
This practice is all about PRESENCE! Technique focuses on a close embrace, a relaxed, sensitive connection with blurred lead/follow, and an attention on the breath that allows us to move our energy appropriately to be in integrity with the moment. This technique allows us to keep the dance moving and about the pleasure of the dance happening now, rather than agenda or fantasy. Move with awareness of our sensual energies, and honor the sacred by celebrating and owning our pleasure for ourselves.
Embracing Stillness - The Art of Slowing Down
This workshop aims to guide participants on an inward journey towards embracing the art of slowing down, reconnecting with themselves, and finding peace amidst the chaos. It will include a combination of guided meditations, interactive discussions, experiential activities, and reflective exercises. Participants will leave with practical tools, renewed inspiration, and a deeper understanding of how to cultivate a slower, more intentional way of living that nourishes the mind, body, and spirit.
An ALL QUEER space for the LGBTQIA+ Community to Gather in Aquatic Connection
Aquatic Dance. There’s magik in the water, a unique and profound gift of connection. A place to drop into Self and others as you build your embodied inner-standing of somatic consent and boundaries. Come deep dive into presence as you reconnect to your authentic expression, attuned awareness and presence. Come be, in your body, in community. No previous experience necessary, all those who identify as QUEER are welcome.
Warm Water Aquatic Dance Workshop and Jam
Aquatic Dance. There’s magik in the water, a unique and profound gift of connection. A place to drop into Self and others as you build your embodied inner-standing of somatic consent and boundaries. Come deep dive into presence as you reconnect to your authentic expression, attuned awareness and presence. Come be, in your body, in community. No previous experience necessary, ALL are welcome.
Ritual, Witness, and Offering practice to share your grief for the living world.
This Circle is built for those seeking community to hold collective grief. All wounds are welcome: personal, environmental, and social. Together we will build a grief altar to establish a container for Sharing and Witnessing. We'll split into small talking-circle style groups and engage with prompts that help us explore the qualities of our pain. "To truly and freely grieve as an entire people can revive an entire culture just as much as it can bring back to life an individual." -Martin Prechtel
A laboratory for the touch lovers to learn, experience and connect.
Social massage is a laboratory for touch lovers to come learn, connect and grow in a facilitated, community experience. You will be led through exercises in small groups, given the opportunity to teach others what you like, and learn to listen to other bodies. This is also a great environment to work on being a better receiver!
Connection in the dark, meet others and experience connection without sight.
It's said that 80% of our sensory input relies on sight, yet how much do we use our other senses to connect with others? How much are we potentially limited by sight in how we are able to drop in to a deeper, less egoic space? How might we be more in our bodies? More relaxed? More vulnerable? Come experience connection in the dark. We will incorporate elements of what I've learned hosting two Darkness Retreats, as well as hundreds of Connection Games evenings.
Pleasure Alchemy: Rhythm, Ritual & Reverence - sensuality & intimacy healing.
Come experience pleasure, sensuality & intimacy as healing modalities. Learn to navigate your relationship(s) and life with more presence, purpose and personal power. Using ritual, rhythm & reverence to balance body, mind, spirit and emotions to reframe trauma and shift it. We will play with sensory practices. Large group, small group and individual exercises that are somatic and engage the senses (sound, smell, taste and touch).
Harmonizing Your Yin and Yang Energies Through Dance
A beautiful meditative morning practice to embrace both the yin and yang energies in our bodies through a continuous flow of movement. Combining Qi Gong, Yoga and dance movements, this session will leave you in a blissful harmony with the ability to embody both the control and grounding of Yang, and the supple flow of Yin. Open to all levels and all genders, come and harmonize with Sircle Yoga Dance.
Awakening Your Divine Feminine Using the 9 Goddess Archetypes
We hear the term Goddess often but what does it mean to *be* a Goddess? The incarnations of the Goddess are infinite. Shakti is the energy force of the Goddess, it isn't female, it is the feminin that is in all of us. It is Shakti that gives us power, love, selflessness, infatuation, fearlessness, renunciation, clarity, peace, creation & more. Dance to the Goddesses & experience her many forms to Embody the Goddess that you are. All of the energy of Shakti is inside of us ready to be awaken.
Explore a sex-positive approach to understanding STIs.
Learn to destigmatize STIs and navigate disclosure with confidence. Gain fresh insights on Herpes, HPV, Gonorrhea/Chlamydia, and HIV. Join discussions on stigma-free disclosure practices and have your questions answered in a supportive Q&A session.
Discover The STARS Talk: Communicate desires with confidence.
Discover the transformative power of The STARS Talk—a groundbreaking approach to fostering intimacy and communication around sexuality. Dive into the nuances of Safety, Turn-ons, Avoids, Relationship intentions, and Sexual health. Through somatic exploration and interactive exercises, master the art of authentic connection and consent, paving the way for deeper, more fulfilling relationships.
Belly2Belly is relational breathing meditation cultivating connection & presence
B2B is relational breathing meditation done in physical connection, cultivating connection by relating with what is here, right now. As we slow down and link up breath & sound we create all these exquisite feedback loops- body2body, belly2belly, heart2heart, & we invite each other into more and more presence, trust and relaxation. What results is a profoundly felt sense of peace and connection, a natural biochemical high that neuro-mirrors intimate love, meditative samadhi and mystical oneness.
Be fully met and expressed in your raw, primal power!
Strong energies and emotions typically labeled anger or rage have the possibility to become enlivening forces of passion and power when channeled correctly. The key is that we must go there together, to be met relationally in our full force, with mindful awareness. Join us in the sacred opening that comes from being fully met and expressed in our raw, primal power. This is a strong workshop, where there will likely be loud sound and it will be very physical. Come dressed for a workout. CC.
We will create a safe container of love and intimacy with ourselves and others
We will co create a sense of safety and intimacy for individuals within the container of SoulPlay. Using EMDR techniques to regulate people’s nervous systems , before venturing into small group connection - Participants will be offered multiple prompts for sharing and dropping in. This will create a Love and Intimacy container that people will be able to take with them into the rest of the festival. We will conclude with self-love practice to send everyone on their way feeling connected and safe
Gong sound bath will allow participants to reach deep level of calm and healing
Gong Sound bath therapy can significantly alter brain waves, changing agitated wave patterns to exceptionally calm wave forms. As our brain waves slow down, we shift from an active state to a more relaxed, dreamlike state. All this will create an opportunity to: quiet the mind, decrease stress and anxiety, improve sleep, release physical and emotional pain, allowing the body, mind and spirit to move into a greater state of balance, peace and well-being.
Yoga originates in South Asia - how can we honor where it comes from?
Yoga as we know it is the result of a 5000+ year tradition that can be traced back to South Asia through archeology and written evidence. Yet why are South Asian voices often missing from yoga studios and yoga festivals? How can we honour the land and people where yoga originates and what does cultural appropriation really mean? Has yoga become a commodity? This workshop will explore these complex topics and include some interactive exercises to explore some of the 8 limbs of yoga.
Explore embodiment, freedom, and relaxation to reconnect to your soul!
Yoga is not just about physical postures - it is a multidimensional ancient spiritual practice aimed to awaken us to our true selves. Emmy will facilitate a hatha yoga class focused on releasing what no longer serves and restoring deep inner awareness and embodied wholeness. We will explore delicious asana, restful meditation, and weave breathwork and movement to activate our intuition. This class will also include guided intuitive writing and the opportunity to share your insights.
Body temple activation w the power + yum of mantra bass music by Vaidehi Amair.
Activate, awaken and clear your body temple, mind and spirit with mantra bass. Activate with the sacred medicine of live mantra infused bass music by Vaidehi Amair. This guided dance experience moves you through dance, mudra, yoga and voice. Each song represents an element or spiritual concept to help you release and activate through yoga based wisdom. Come and enjoy this one of a kind live music and interactive dance experience. Find @VaidehiAmair on all music and social media platforms.
Exploration of "qi" through poetry and movement
This workshop brings you through archetypes or life themes you can embody that can become somatic bookmarks for you to remember throughout your day. Themes can include hope, determination, confidence, contentment, innocence, life/death, shadow/light, and setting boundaries, and a connection to nature. The movement meditation is a mostly solo practice, and will end with a cozy ""hangout discussion (feel free to bring snacks to share)"" after the shared experience.
Explore the tension of the moment before the kiss, without actually kissing.
There's a certain deliciousness when a kiss is prolonged. The sweet, sweet longing and exploration can be deepened when you know you won't kiss someone, but ALMOST. Come explore the magic and electricity that playing with the edges can bring! You'll get a chance to give and receive rejection gracefully, ask for what you want, and explore connection with others. No partner necessary, and no kissing allowed. Please arrive early or on time, as this workshop is capped.
Explore how to activate your spiritual practice for meaningful social change.
Sacred Activism requires presence and willingness to engage with discomfort for the alleviation of suffering for all. Spiritual Bypass manifests as unconscious disassociation from the dark realities of worldly pain. Together we'll explore these strategies for facing pain on personal & cultural levels. Through somatic exercises, partner & group processing, and with compassionate curiosity, we'll illuminate our shadows to build more holistic & ethical spirituality for the good of the living world.
Navigate conflict in a way that creates more trust, intimacy & connection.
Fulfilling relationships thrive on our ability to skillfully navigate conflict. Come learn and practice the transformative power of Dr. Hazel-Grace's revered 6-step REPAIR process. Discover the art of repairing conflicts, rebuilding trust, and reuniting in deeper connection. HG & Nico bring levity and play through their personal vulnerable storytelling and interactive guided exercises. You will walk away with tools and skills you can apply right away to all relationships. No partner needed.
Heart connection and sensual play time designed for femme identifying folks.
Calling all femme identifying folks, whether you are non-binary or a leather tomboi Zaddy this is the space for you. You will be guided through a series of heart centered connection exercises focusing on sensual pleasure. We honor the BODY'S wisdom, celebrate asking for your desires, and claim our Yes's and No's. Come receive attention or touch in a way that leaves you feeling yummy and deeply cared for. Combines: Authentic Relating, Somatic Trauma Informed Skills, & Wheel of Consent.
Come Cherish Celebrate & Connect LGBTIAQ+ Mixer!
Hey Queer & Trans Fam! Come share snacks, stories & yourself. We will introduce ourselves, connect, play, listen & share. Let’s practice carrying belonging inside ourselves & sharing our hearts in community.
Jumpstart a connected, juicy, bold, and kind experience at SoulPlay!
Welcome to SoulPlay! Feeling excited, nervous, curious, hopeful, and ready to connect? This workshop is an intimate on-ramp to an extraordinary weekend. We’ll reflect on on our hopes/fears/wildest dreams, practice extending and receiving bold and yummy invitations, deal with our fears of rejection and *gasp* awkwardness (!!), and start building a web of honest, earnest, juicy, and intimate relationships. It’s a set-up for self-care, community-care, and a fantastic SoulPlay 2024.
A Community Is A Garden In Which To Grow People
“Community As Medicine” is a joyful and tender journey using play, desire, and vulnerability to connect authentically around what matters most. We travel together through an arc of experiences that traverse physical play, truth-telling, desire sourcing, deep self-compassion, direction-setting, and charting a clear and committed course for a life deeply aligned with our values. Methodology sourced from Open Source Wellness. Expect laughter, tears, new friends, and new actions!
Dive into an empowering exploration of life-affirming masculinity
Dive into an empowering exploration of life-affirming masculinity through interactive discussions, mythic meditations, and creative expression. Discover an integral path to self-realization and community connection by transcending traditional gender norms while embracing the sacred masculine. Open to all, inclusive of gender or orientation. Let's redefine and re-member masculinity together!
Reflection, Discussion & Exercises to free ourselves from binary conditioning
Connection is our life-source. We have all suffered the illusion of separation and othering. In this cauldron we expand our minds and language to dispel binary conditioning. We learn what it is, how to heal it, and how to accept and expand our idea of self while at the same time becoming more inclusive and understanding of the folx of the in-between. Includes historical research, contemporary references, Non-Dual Tantrik philosophy, and modern psychological views and practices.
Learn somatic social justice exercises practice putting your privilege to work.
Love is a practice. Learn the first steps in moving from performative ally to active co-conspirator. Join us to imagine, reflect, embody, make mistakes and plan in community. We will visualize, meditate, share, and commit to showing up to do the work to transform your life to be in alignment with your values. Please bring a journal and an open mind and heart.
Explore relationship shadows & movement. Insecure relating changing to secure.
Let us focus on exploring the shadow parts that impact our connections. Using the map of 5Rhythms, we will uncover the ways in which we get stuck in our relationships – from inertia to momentum, from tension to release, and from confusion to surrender. Do you find yourself getting too close too quickly, or does intimacy trigger discomfort? We'll dare to confront these parts using movement to guide us towards relational security. Guided movement class with no steps to learn. No partner required.
Explore pleasure & connection through dance. Move toward tenderness & softening.
Dare to step on to the dance floor & luxuriate in the pleasure of being in motion. This is an invitation to move toward ease, an invitation to tenderness, to softening while dancing to a wave of music. What is it like to connect to yourself, to others, or to the whole room? Let's move together & find out what arrives when we tune in. There will be exercises in connection & taking pleasure in moving with others. Come alone or come with others. No partner required. You might get sweaty.
A playful ritual space to dissolve barriers to love
Using ritual theatre techniques, acting games, movement, sound, breath, creativity and courage to play with ourselves, we uncover the innate fullness of our beings. By remembering our connection to divine and earth we find the freedom to release old patterns of resistance and fear. Non-dual Tantrik philosophy and practice, Theatre of the Oppressed, Pleasure Practice, Forces of Nature, & the work of Antero Alli all inform this adventure. Come away feeling even more in love with life.
Trauma-informed movement practice for the path to equitable, inclusive community
Recruit your body’s wisdom to help you show up better in the work towards diversity, equity and inclusion. Inequality and oppression are rooted in collective trauma. Trauma lives in our bodies as chronic states of fight, flight, and freeze. Through dance, movement, and somatic resourcing, discover how your body defends itself and expand your capacity to be in discomfort, a requirement for confronting oppressive structures within ourselves and healing towards more inclusion and belonging.
Do I want to share intimacy with this person? How does my body let me know?
Learn to listen internally & not override the wisdom of your body. Learn 3 energy practices to better track & communicate your desires. These 3 practices support you to notice when you are not present & to move from pattern back to presence. Consent only becomes possible when everyone involved is present. Pair up to practice sensing heart desire, erotic desire, voicing your desires & dancing together from this clarity. These skills support your connection & consent on & off the dance floor.
Explanation, experimentation & myth busting about Tantra
Come to this workshop to learn more about what Tantra is & more importantly, what it isn’t. We will do experiential exercises that will involve all of the five senses. A neo-Tantra inspired Heart Connection Ritual will be part of this workshop where you will develop deep connections with other people. Things will get juicy when we do a blindfolded meditation in movement with each other where you rely only on your sense of touch. You will leave feeling rejuvenated, connected & more alive!
Co-created contact improvisation exploration and live improvisational soundscape
Curious about ways your whole body can move and connecting improvisationally in a duet, a trio, or the full group? In this focused jam, we will start with guided contact improvisation fundamentals and then flow together into an open score weaving dance, play, and collaborative improvisation with the collective. Sounds and movement conversations from the exquisite to the mundane are all very welcome. Come for some intentional wiggling, playful contact, and a gorgeous co-created live soundscape.
Come sing, chant & pray away the wounds of religion. Let's start a <3 revolution
Join us in a powerful, prayerful, joyful celebration of our innate divinity. No matter what religion or faith we come from (or none at all) we want to feel the connection to an energy greater than ourselves. How can we heal from the wounds of dogma and xenophobia? What beliefs can liberate, nurture and guide us to the highest vibration for our lives. We will meditate, pray, chant, dance and sing together and engage in a healing ritual that will release us from any shame and blame of the past.
Guided breathwork ceremony to embody your full aliveness
In this guided breathwork ceremony, participants will expand body, energy and spirit to welcome in more vitality and release tension and blockages. The journey will include evocative recorded music, breath technique, sound and somatic release, and hands-on trauma-informed support as needed. It will be an individual experience within a group field, with a sharing circle at the end.
Receive the seeds of possibility to widen your spectrum of playful activities
This evening we’ll be exploring all the ways you can play with sensation from the lightest of tickles to rough wrestling. If you’d like to explore, this is your place. Playful activities with other humans & delightful creatures. Leave your expectations at the door, release your fears, & open your heart. You will be at choice every step of the way so if something feels out of bounds we will happily thank you for taking care of yourself, & as soon as you want to jump back in, you will be welcomed.
A zero gravity immersion of playful connection & fluid surrender
Come take a dip in the pool for Liquid Contact with John & Merrick! Together we’ll immerse ourselves in deep presence and fluid surrender, diving into the art of listening and mutual attunement in warm waters. Through platonic and joyful intimacy, we’ll gradually release layers, play, and open up to the water as a loving guide. All are welcome, seasoned water creatures and first-timers, to experience this otherworldly zero-gravity container of connection and exploration.
Developing a sovereign field & learning skills to unmerge – makes merging safe.
Empaths are often challenged in relationships by taking on another’s chaos or pain, which can lead to confusion or murky boundaries. Evalena teaches new skills vital to happiness & personal freedom. In dyads, you experience your current boundaries and ways that better care for your needs. You’ll be guided to create a sovereign field that keeps your body from taking on emotions, imagery techniques to clear toxic energies, and practices that help you clear after intimacy. Boundaries are erotic!
Press Your Luck & Open Your Heart in this dance journey with an agenda.
Imagine you pull a challenge or prompt randomly from a hat. You dance with that prompt with others, each with their own secret challenge. Each round goes a bit deeper. Everyone having a deeply personal experience in a communal container, leaning into our zone of proximal development, cultivating a field ripe for risk, play, and profound connection. Like sports, you play full on. Like prayer, you surrender control. Like therapy, you’re willing to grow. And like love, do it with an open heart.
Explore conscious power play through partner dance
Power dynamics are present all the time, kink is about making power dynamics exquisitely clear, creative, consensual, & passionate. Embody both your Dominant & submissive archetypes through guided somatic prompts & partner dance. Re-examine your relationship with power, pleasure, & owning your true desires. Learn simple consent practices, ways to generate permission & build trust. Come with a beloved OR solo & open to a new connection. New & seasoned dancers & kinksters are welcome.
Open your heart, expand acceptance, & deepen your connections with others.
Experience the possibility of profound & deep intimacy. Find how the tools taught through the Human Awareness Institute (HAI) can allow you to open your heart & deepen your connections. You will be introduced, through words & short exercises, to this life-changing work. HAI has developed a process that connects people to their hearts & to one another, in a way rarely encountered. The process can give you a direct experience of your own beauty & help overcome blocks to closeness with others.
Connecting through energetic breathing, partner yin & Thai yoga massage.
Treat yourself to an experience that's as delicious as it is transformative & indulge in this blissful journey of expansive breathwork, playful connections & intuitive touch. We will co-create a compassionate & nurturing environment to access profound levels of trust, intimacy & mutual relaxation. Whether you're looking to deepen your bond with a loved one or connect more fully with others, this ritual will leave you feeling deeply connected & utterly rejuvenated.
Gently guided, nourishing, energizing exchanges - souls playing in deep presence
Enjoy playful and deeply fulfilling connections with old friends & delightful new people. Evalena gently guides heart-centered exchanges: undulatory breath practices, soul gazing, sacred touch, erotic dance, & chakra connecting breaths, with boundaries & respect. May be sensual but not sexual, intimate, deeply moving, a quiet drop in or high energy. People say it's fulfilling, enjoyable, nurturing. Deep sacred presence can meet intimacy needs. No partner required – you meet many! Ocytocin rich!
Surrendering to our Inner Sight in this freeform blindfolded jam.
Blindfolded Contact Dance is a safe and gentle experience—great for both beginners and experienced dancers alike. Wearing blindfolds allows dancers to drop the fear and self-judgment that often inhibits spontaneous movement and authentic connection to self and others. These workshops take participants on a journey of somatic self-discovery and non-verbal consent via solo and group exercises before culminating in a freeform blindfolded jam. No late arrivals.
Open yourself to the ecological wisdom of the neurodiversity of humanity.
In this workshop we will journey into the ecological wisdom of neurodiversity and spectrums like ADHD and learn how practical embodiment approaches can turn the curse into a gift. We will learn how to build more awareness for our own neurochemistry in any given moment and from there how to create embodied presence through meditation and movement. Understanding the wisdom of your beautifully complex and unique mental ecosystem is the starting point to developing self leadership and efficacy.
How can we live in a way that embodies the interdependency of all life?
Deep ecology has emerged as an interdisciplinary subject bridging the gap between science, spirituality and philosophy. Today more than ever it is crucial to not just comprehend the interdependency of all life, but to deeply embody what it means to be a steward of a living earth. In this experiential workshop we will take a journey through science, ancestral wisdom and elements of touch to feel how we can contribute to the liberation of this living planet from the culture of separation.
Embracing Stillness - The Art of Slowing Down
This workshop aims to guide participants on an inward journey towards embracing the art of slowing down, reconnecting with themselves, and finding peace amidst the chaos. It will include a combination of guided meditations, interactive discussions, experiential activities, and reflective exercises. Participants will leave with practical tools, renewed inspiration, and a deeper understanding of how to cultivate a slower, more intentional way of living that nourishes the mind, body, and spirit.
Harmonizing Your Yin and Yang Energies Through Dance
A beautiful meditative morning practice to embrace both the yin and yang energies in our bodies through a continuous flow of movement. Combining Qi Gong, Yoga and dance movements, this session will leave you in a blissful harmony with the ability to embody both the control and grounding of Yang, and the supple flow of Yin. Open to all levels and all genders, come and harmonize with Sircle Yoga Dance.
Awakening Your Divine Feminine Using the 9 Goddess Archetypes
We hear the term Goddess often but what does it mean to *be* a Goddess? The incarnations of the Goddess are infinite. Shakti is the energy force of the Goddess, it isn't female, it is the feminin that is in all of us. It is Shakti that gives us power, love, selflessness, infatuation, fearlessness, renunciation, clarity, peace, creation & more. Dance to the Goddesses & experience her many forms to Embody the Goddess that you are. All of the energy of Shakti is inside of us ready to be awaken.
Belly2Belly is relational breathing meditation cultivating connection & presence
B2B is relational breathing meditation done in physical connection, cultivating connection by relating with what is here, right now. As we slow down and link up breath & sound we create all these exquisite feedback loops- body2body, belly2belly, heart2heart, & we invite each other into more and more presence, trust and relaxation. What results is a profoundly felt sense of peace and connection, a natural biochemical high that neuro-mirrors intimate love, meditative samadhi and mystical oneness.
Be fully met and expressed in your raw, primal power!
Strong energies and emotions typically labeled anger or rage have the possibility to become enlivening forces of passion and power when channeled correctly. The key is that we must go there together, to be met relationally in our full force, with mindful awareness. Join us in the sacred opening that comes from being fully met and expressed in our raw, primal power. This is a strong workshop, where there will likely be loud sound and it will be very physical. Come dressed for a workout. CC.
Exploration of "qi" through poetry and movement
This workshop brings you through archetypes or life themes you can embody that can become somatic bookmarks for you to remember throughout your day. Themes can include hope, determination, confidence, contentment, innocence, life/death, shadow/light, and setting boundaries, and a connection to nature. The movement meditation is a mostly solo practice, and will end with a cozy ""hangout discussion (feel free to bring snacks to share)"" after the shared experience.
Explore the tension of the moment before the kiss, without actually kissing.
There's a certain deliciousness when a kiss is prolonged. The sweet, sweet longing and exploration can be deepened when you know you won't kiss someone, but ALMOST. Come explore the magic and electricity that playing with the edges can bring! You'll get a chance to give and receive rejection gracefully, ask for what you want, and explore connection with others. No partner necessary, and no kissing allowed. Please arrive early or on time, as this workshop is capped.
Come Cherish Celebrate & Connect LGBTIAQ+ Mixer!
Hey Queer & Trans Fam! Come share snacks, stories & yourself. We will introduce ourselves, connect, play, listen & share. Let’s practice carrying belonging inside ourselves & sharing our hearts in community.
Dive into an empowering exploration of life-affirming masculinity
Dive into an empowering exploration of life-affirming masculinity through interactive discussions, mythic meditations, and creative expression. Discover an integral path to self-realization and community connection by transcending traditional gender norms while embracing the sacred masculine. Open to all, inclusive of gender or orientation. Let's redefine and re-member masculinity together!
Trauma-informed movement practice for the path to equitable, inclusive community
Recruit your body’s wisdom to help you show up better in the work towards diversity, equity and inclusion. Inequality and oppression are rooted in collective trauma. Trauma lives in our bodies as chronic states of fight, flight, and freeze. Through dance, movement, and somatic resourcing, discover how your body defends itself and expand your capacity to be in discomfort, a requirement for confronting oppressive structures within ourselves and healing towards more inclusion and belonging.
Create secure connections in all your relationships no matter how short or long.
Are you finding yourself in over your head trying to balance this world of relationship, sluttiness, sexy possibility, love chemicals, and secure attachment? You can have all the amazing & yummy things you’re wishing for in your relationships. Have all the sex, have all the friendships, and have all the love with all the ease. Mitigate the hard feelings, the presumptions, the premature attachment woes as you hone and celebrate your sex & intimacy superpowers!
Explanation, experimentation & myth busting about Tantra
Come to this workshop to learn more about what Tantra is & more importantly, what it isn’t. We will do experiential exercises that will involve all of the five senses. A neo-Tantra inspired Heart Connection Ritual will be part of this workshop where you will develop deep connections with other people. Things will get juicy when we do a blindfolded meditation in movement with each other where you rely only on your sense of touch. You will leave feeling rejuvenated, connected & more alive!
Guided breathwork ceremony to embody your full aliveness
In this guided breathwork ceremony, participants will expand body, energy and spirit to welcome in more vitality and release tension and blockages. The journey will include evocative recorded music, breath technique, sound and somatic release, and hands-on trauma-informed support as needed. It will be an individual experience within a group field, with a sharing circle at the end.
Receive the seeds of possibility to widen your spectrum of playful activities
This evening we’ll be exploring all the ways you can play with sensation from the lightest of tickles to rough wrestling. If you’d like to explore, this is your place. Playful activities with other humans & delightful creatures. Leave your expectations at the door, release your fears, & open your heart. You will be at choice every step of the way so if something feels out of bounds we will happily thank you for taking care of yourself, & as soon as you want to jump back in, you will be welcomed.
A Yin Yoga Ritual of devotion, ecstatic union & self-love.
Explore your practice as relational, rather than postural, with somatic inroads to merge your conscious awareness with your body temple. This tantric practice is an invitation to weave together the many layers of your being into a harmonious whole. By acknowledging your worthiness & sovereignty, your light shines on the deepest, shadowy parts of yourself, allowing love into previously unloved parts.
Developing a sovereign field & learning skills to unmerge – makes merging safe.
Empaths are often challenged in relationships by taking on another’s chaos or pain, which can lead to confusion or murky boundaries. Evalena teaches new skills vital to happiness & personal freedom. In dyads, you experience your current boundaries and ways that better care for your needs. You’ll be guided to create a sovereign field that keeps your body from taking on emotions, imagery techniques to clear toxic energies, and practices that help you clear after intimacy. Boundaries are erotic!
Connecting through energetic breathing, partner yin & Thai yoga massage.
Treat yourself to an experience that's as delicious as it is transformative & indulge in this blissful journey of expansive breathwork, playful connections & intuitive touch. We will co-create a compassionate & nurturing environment to access profound levels of trust, intimacy & mutual relaxation. Whether you're looking to deepen your bond with a loved one or connect more fully with others, this ritual will leave you feeling deeply connected & utterly rejuvenated.
Gently guided, nourishing, energizing exchanges - souls playing in deep presence
Enjoy playful and deeply fulfilling connections with old friends & delightful new people. Evalena gently guides heart-centered exchanges: undulatory breath practices, soul gazing, sacred touch, erotic dance, & chakra connecting breaths, with boundaries & respect. May be sensual but not sexual, intimate, deeply moving, a quiet drop in or high energy. People say it's fulfilling, enjoyable, nurturing. Deep sacred presence can meet intimacy needs. No partner required – you meet many! Ocytocin rich!
Deep Clearing of Your Creative Seat
Open to all with anatomical yonis, participants take a deep dive into their anatomy, and combine restorative yoga, self massage, and creative visualization to release accumulated tension and stale energy. With the intent of shifting from a performative to a therapeutic relationship with our yonis, the focus of this workshop is not pleasure and orgasm, rather opening a healing line of communication with our parts unseen. Wear harem pants or bring a sarong for privacy and lube of choice.
All level class, come explore your inner sensual experience with your body.
You are a sacred being, come explore sensuality with movement. Feel free to wear something you feel sexy in, or your underwear. This is a sensual class, not sexual! Erotic energy may come up, but that is for you to experience, not for anyone else in the class. Opening our mandibles (making sounds) & some dancing may occur. Feeling into what feels good for all your sacred parts: your heart, your genitals, and your mind/spirit. A class to fill your cup & slow down amongst the energy of SoulPlay.
An all level Yoga class focused on self love, and moving what feels good to move
BodyLove is a journey, not a destination. Feeling into your own flow, this all level class gives every participant time to slow down or move faster. Finding balance between what feels easeful, and what needs strengthening is a practice in itself. Let us play and explore! Using self love mantras to nourish that big heart of yours! We will be opening the sacrum, hips and heart to invite your spirit to soar. Please bring your yoga mat, and any props you might need for your unique, beautiful body!
Unlock deeper access to daily pleasure, joy, and peace.
Learning to create a framework of safety for ourselves gives us space and permission to be curious about our own sensational abilities and how we like to feel, express, and radiate. This practice leans on principles from mindfulness, yoga, myofascial release/massage, sensual movement, and burlesque as an avenue to self devotion, boundaries, and consent. A flow sequence will be provided with encouragement for free flow and authentic expression. Invitation to adorn yourself and feel sexy.
Yoga originates in South Asia - how can we honor where it comes from?
Yoga as we know it is the result of a 5000+ year tradition that can be traced back to South Asia through archeology and written evidence. Yet why are South Asian voices often missing from yoga studios and yoga festivals? How can we honour the land and people where yoga originates and what does cultural appropriation really mean? Has yoga become a commodity? This workshop will explore these complex topics and include some interactive exercises to explore some of the 8 limbs of yoga.
Explore embodiment, freedom, and relaxation to reconnect to your soul!
Yoga is not just about physical postures - it is a multidimensional ancient spiritual practice aimed to awaken us to our true selves. Emmy will facilitate a hatha yoga class focused on releasing what no longer serves and restoring deep inner awareness and embodied wholeness. We will explore delicious asana, restful meditation, and weave breathwork and movement to activate our intuition. This class will also include guided intuitive writing and the opportunity to share your insights.
Body temple activation w the power + yum of mantra bass music by Vaidehi Amair.
Activate, awaken and clear your body temple, mind and spirit with mantra bass. Activate with the sacred medicine of live mantra infused bass music by Vaidehi Amair. This guided dance experience moves you through dance, mudra, yoga and voice. Each song represents an element or spiritual concept to help you release and activate through yoga based wisdom. Come and enjoy this one of a kind live music and interactive dance experience. Find @VaidehiAmair on all music and social media platforms.
A playful ritual space to dissolve barriers to love
Using ritual theatre techniques, acting games, movement, sound, breath, creativity and courage to play with ourselves, we uncover the innate fullness of our beings. By remembering our connection to divine and earth we find the freedom to release old patterns of resistance and fear. Non-dual Tantrik philosophy and practice, Theatre of the Oppressed, Pleasure Practice, Forces of Nature, & the work of Antero Alli all inform this adventure. Come away feeling even more in love with life.
Co-created contact improvisation exploration and live improvisational soundscape
Curious about ways your whole body can move and connecting improvisationally in a duet, a trio, or the full group? In this focused jam, we will start with guided contact improvisation fundamentals and then flow together into an open score weaving dance, play, and collaborative improvisation with the collective. Sounds and movement conversations from the exquisite to the mundane are all very welcome. Come for some intentional wiggling, playful contact, and a gorgeous co-created live soundscape.
Receive the seeds of possibility to widen your spectrum of playful activities
This evening we’ll be exploring all the ways you can play with sensation from the lightest of tickles to rough wrestling. If you’d like to explore, this is your place. Playful activities with other humans & delightful creatures. Leave your expectations at the door, release your fears, & open your heart. You will be at choice every step of the way so if something feels out of bounds we will happily thank you for taking care of yourself, & as soon as you want to jump back in, you will be welcomed.
A zero gravity immersion of playful connection & fluid surrender
Come take a dip in the pool for Liquid Contact with John & Merrick! Together we’ll immerse ourselves in deep presence and fluid surrender, diving into the art of listening and mutual attunement in warm waters. Through platonic and joyful intimacy, we’ll gradually release layers, play, and open up to the water as a loving guide. All are welcome, seasoned water creatures and first-timers, to experience this otherworldly zero-gravity container of connection and exploration.
A Yin Yoga Ritual of devotion, ecstatic union & self-love.
Explore your practice as relational, rather than postural, with somatic inroads to merge your conscious awareness with your body temple. This tantric practice is an invitation to weave together the many layers of your being into a harmonious whole. By acknowledging your worthiness & sovereignty, your light shines on the deepest, shadowy parts of yourself, allowing love into previously unloved parts.
Connecting through energetic breathing, partner yin & Thai yoga massage.
Treat yourself to an experience that's as delicious as it is transformative & indulge in this blissful journey of expansive breathwork, playful connections & intuitive touch. We will co-create a compassionate & nurturing environment to access profound levels of trust, intimacy & mutual relaxation. Whether you're looking to deepen your bond with a loved one or connect more fully with others, this ritual will leave you feeling deeply connected & utterly rejuvenated.
Breathe & be soothed in this gentle healing space.
Whether you're seeking clarity, renewal, or simply a moment of tranquility before departure, the Integration Vibration Sound Bath will offer a space to recalibrate and realign with your highest self. We'll seamlessly weave breathwork and bowls as we bathe in the healing vibrations of sound. Expect to leave feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to carry the magic of the festival into your everyday life.
Ritual, Witness, and Offering practice to share your grief for the living world.
This Circle is built for those seeking community to hold collective grief. All wounds are welcome: personal, environmental, and social. Together we will build a grief altar to establish a container for Sharing and Witnessing. We'll split into small talking-circle style groups and engage with prompts that help us explore the qualities of our pain. "To truly and freely grieve as an entire people can revive an entire culture just as much as it can bring back to life an individual." -Martin Prechtel
Connection in the dark, meet others and experience connection without sight.
It's said that 80% of our sensory input relies on sight, yet how much do we use our other senses to connect with others? How much are we potentially limited by sight in how we are able to drop in to a deeper, less egoic space? How might we be more in our bodies? More relaxed? More vulnerable? Come experience connection in the dark. We will incorporate elements of what I've learned hosting two Darkness Retreats, as well as hundreds of Connection Games evenings.
Belly2Belly is relational breathing meditation cultivating connection & presence
B2B is relational breathing meditation done in physical connection, cultivating connection by relating with what is here, right now. As we slow down and link up breath & sound we create all these exquisite feedback loops- body2body, belly2belly, heart2heart, & we invite each other into more and more presence, trust and relaxation. What results is a profoundly felt sense of peace and connection, a natural biochemical high that neuro-mirrors intimate love, meditative samadhi and mystical oneness.
Navigate conflict in a way that creates more trust, intimacy & connection.
Fulfilling relationships thrive on our ability to skillfully navigate conflict. Come learn and practice the transformative power of Dr. Hazel-Grace's revered 6-step REPAIR process. Discover the art of repairing conflicts, rebuilding trust, and reuniting in deeper connection. HG & Nico bring levity and play through their personal vulnerable storytelling and interactive guided exercises. You will walk away with tools and skills you can apply right away to all relationships. No partner needed.
Come sing, chant & pray away the wounds of religion. Let's start a <3 revolution
Join us in a powerful, prayerful, joyful celebration of our innate divinity. No matter what religion or faith we come from (or none at all) we want to feel the connection to an energy greater than ourselves. How can we heal from the wounds of dogma and xenophobia? What beliefs can liberate, nurture and guide us to the highest vibration for our lives. We will meditate, pray, chant, dance and sing together and engage in a healing ritual that will release us from any shame and blame of the past.
Move, Groove, and Free Your Body with Samba Yoga & Sound Healing!
Awaken your body with the vibrant rhythms of Brazilian samba with Samba Yoga! In this Vinyasa-Yin class, you'll enliven your mind, body, and spirit. Participants will also learn the rich cultural roots of samba and even have an opportunity for some free-flowing movement. Together, we'll finish with our hearts & bodies connecting to the earth and allow a soothing south bath to ground and prepare you for another fantastic day at SoulPlay. Perfect for beginner & advanced yogis alike!
A safe space to go "ape-shit"
Get ready to stomp, shake, roar, twerk, and unleash our wildness and witness our ferocious and feral impulses. Suggested flows and techniques will be shared as a way to get us out of our heads and into our bodies utilizing fiery breathwork, loving self touch, and somatic rhythms and patterns of primal movements and poses. Class begins grounded in stillness and & builds in intensity. Feel free to bring any drums or percussion instruments and dress in clothing that supports you feeling wild.
Unlock deeper access to daily pleasure, joy, and peace.
Learning to create a framework of safety for ourselves gives us space and permission to be curious about our own sensational abilities and how we like to feel, express, and radiate. This practice leans on principles from mindfulness, yoga, myofascial release/massage, sensual movement, and burlesque as an avenue to self devotion, boundaries, and consent. A flow sequence will be provided with encouragement for free flow and authentic expression. Invitation to adorn yourself and feel sexy.
Relate to earth, self, and open awareness through meditative movement in nature
Based in ancient spiritual practice, the medicine walk is a means of connecting to earth and our own sources of support during times of transition or renewal. “Medicine” refers to the inner healer and the restorative power of nature. Intention setting, gratitude to the earth is offered, and a threshold is crossed into time/space that is liminal. Participants allow themselves to be led by the natural world and explore the outdoors. Followed by partner sharing and mirroring for empowerment.
Falling in love with the earth by falling in love with your body
Free yourself from oppressive body ideals through emphasizing relationship to nature using somatic and earth-based practices. Structured to align with the 5 elements, this workshop incorporates dance, ritual, art, self-love, touch, somatic work, nature connection and vulnerable sharing to ground you in your body and integrate with our mother earth.
Guided, DJed Dance Party into Embodied Connection
CommuniYum is an intentionally held, lightly facilitated dance journey. Drawing inspiration from 5 Rhythms, the Gene Keys and bass music, we commune while supported by Cocréa’s 6 Realms of Connection: Self, Earth, Music, Sacred Other, Community and the Whole. This practice focuses our awareness through partnered and solo dance to cultivate radically present relationships and authentic community. Experience a deeply connected, honest and powerful practice for transformation.
Partner Dance Skills for Presence and Bliss
This practice is all about PRESENCE! Technique focuses on a close embrace, a relaxed, sensitive connection with blurred lead/follow, and an attention on the breath that allows us to move our energy appropriately to be in integrity with the moment. This technique allows us to keep the dance moving and about the pleasure of the dance happening now, rather than agenda or fantasy. Move with awareness of our sensual energies, and honor the sacred by celebrating and owning our pleasure for ourselves.
An ALL QUEER space for the LGBTQIA+ Community to Gather in Aquatic Connection
Aquatic Dance. There’s magik in the water, a unique and profound gift of connection. A place to drop into Self and others as you build your embodied inner-standing of somatic consent and boundaries. Come deep dive into presence as you reconnect to your authentic expression, attuned awareness and presence. Come be, in your body, in community. No previous experience necessary, all those who identify as QUEER are welcome.
Warm Water Aquatic Dance Workshop and Jam
Aquatic Dance. There’s magik in the water, a unique and profound gift of connection. A place to drop into Self and others as you build your embodied inner-standing of somatic consent and boundaries. Come deep dive into presence as you reconnect to your authentic expression, attuned awareness and presence. Come be, in your body, in community. No previous experience necessary, ALL are welcome.
Awakening Your Divine Feminine Using the 9 Goddess Archetypes
We hear the term Goddess often but what does it mean to *be* a Goddess? The incarnations of the Goddess are infinite. Shakti is the energy force of the Goddess, it isn't female, it is the feminin that is in all of us. It is Shakti that gives us power, love, selflessness, infatuation, fearlessness, renunciation, clarity, peace, creation & more. Dance to the Goddesses & experience her many forms to Embody the Goddess that you are. All of the energy of Shakti is inside of us ready to be awaken.
Be fully met and expressed in your raw, primal power!
Strong energies and emotions typically labeled anger or rage have the possibility to become enlivening forces of passion and power when channeled correctly. The key is that we must go there together, to be met relationally in our full force, with mindful awareness. Join us in the sacred opening that comes from being fully met and expressed in our raw, primal power. This is a strong workshop, where there will likely be loud sound and it will be very physical. Come dressed for a workout. CC.
Body temple activation w the power + yum of mantra bass music by Vaidehi Amair.
Activate, awaken and clear your body temple, mind and spirit with mantra bass. Activate with the sacred medicine of live mantra infused bass music by Vaidehi Amair. This guided dance experience moves you through dance, mudra, yoga and voice. Each song represents an element or spiritual concept to help you release and activate through yoga based wisdom. Come and enjoy this one of a kind live music and interactive dance experience. Find @VaidehiAmair on all music and social media platforms.
Exploration of "qi" through poetry and movement
This workshop brings you through archetypes or life themes you can embody that can become somatic bookmarks for you to remember throughout your day. Themes can include hope, determination, confidence, contentment, innocence, life/death, shadow/light, and setting boundaries, and a connection to nature. The movement meditation is a mostly solo practice, and will end with a cozy ""hangout discussion (feel free to bring snacks to share)"" after the shared experience.
Explore relationship shadows & movement. Insecure relating changing to secure.
Let us focus on exploring the shadow parts that impact our connections. Using the map of 5Rhythms, we will uncover the ways in which we get stuck in our relationships – from inertia to momentum, from tension to release, and from confusion to surrender. Do you find yourself getting too close too quickly, or does intimacy trigger discomfort? We'll dare to confront these parts using movement to guide us towards relational security. Guided movement class with no steps to learn. No partner required.
Explore pleasure & connection through dance. Move toward tenderness & softening.
Dare to step on to the dance floor & luxuriate in the pleasure of being in motion. This is an invitation to move toward ease, an invitation to tenderness, to softening while dancing to a wave of music. What is it like to connect to yourself, to others, or to the whole room? Let's move together & find out what arrives when we tune in. There will be exercises in connection & taking pleasure in moving with others. Come alone or come with others. No partner required. You might get sweaty.
A playful ritual space to dissolve barriers to love
Using ritual theatre techniques, acting games, movement, sound, breath, creativity and courage to play with ourselves, we uncover the innate fullness of our beings. By remembering our connection to divine and earth we find the freedom to release old patterns of resistance and fear. Non-dual Tantrik philosophy and practice, Theatre of the Oppressed, Pleasure Practice, Forces of Nature, & the work of Antero Alli all inform this adventure. Come away feeling even more in love with life.
Trauma-informed movement practice for the path to equitable, inclusive community
Recruit your body’s wisdom to help you show up better in the work towards diversity, equity and inclusion. Inequality and oppression are rooted in collective trauma. Trauma lives in our bodies as chronic states of fight, flight, and freeze. Through dance, movement, and somatic resourcing, discover how your body defends itself and expand your capacity to be in discomfort, a requirement for confronting oppressive structures within ourselves and healing towards more inclusion and belonging.
Do I want to share intimacy with this person? How does my body let me know?
Learn to listen internally & not override the wisdom of your body. Learn 3 energy practices to better track & communicate your desires. These 3 practices support you to notice when you are not present & to move from pattern back to presence. Consent only becomes possible when everyone involved is present. Pair up to practice sensing heart desire, erotic desire, voicing your desires & dancing together from this clarity. These skills support your connection & consent on & off the dance floor.
Co-created contact improvisation exploration and live improvisational soundscape
Curious about ways your whole body can move and connecting improvisationally in a duet, a trio, or the full group? In this focused jam, we will start with guided contact improvisation fundamentals and then flow together into an open score weaving dance, play, and collaborative improvisation with the collective. Sounds and movement conversations from the exquisite to the mundane are all very welcome. Come for some intentional wiggling, playful contact, and a gorgeous co-created live soundscape.
A zero gravity immersion of playful connection & fluid surrender
Come take a dip in the pool for Liquid Contact with John & Merrick! Together we’ll immerse ourselves in deep presence and fluid surrender, diving into the art of listening and mutual attunement in warm waters. Through platonic and joyful intimacy, we’ll gradually release layers, play, and open up to the water as a loving guide. All are welcome, seasoned water creatures and first-timers, to experience this otherworldly zero-gravity container of connection and exploration.
Press Your Luck & Open Your Heart in this dance journey with an agenda.
Imagine you pull a challenge or prompt randomly from a hat. You dance with that prompt with others, each with their own secret challenge. Each round goes a bit deeper. Everyone having a deeply personal experience in a communal container, leaning into our zone of proximal development, cultivating a field ripe for risk, play, and profound connection. Like sports, you play full on. Like prayer, you surrender control. Like therapy, you’re willing to grow. And like love, do it with an open heart.
Explore conscious power play through partner dance
Power dynamics are present all the time, kink is about making power dynamics exquisitely clear, creative, consensual, & passionate. Embody both your Dominant & submissive archetypes through guided somatic prompts & partner dance. Re-examine your relationship with power, pleasure, & owning your true desires. Learn simple consent practices, ways to generate permission & build trust. Come with a beloved OR solo & open to a new connection. New & seasoned dancers & kinksters are welcome.
Surrendering to our Inner Sight in this freeform blindfolded jam.
Blindfolded Contact Dance is a safe and gentle experience—great for both beginners and experienced dancers alike. Wearing blindfolds allows dancers to drop the fear and self-judgment that often inhibits spontaneous movement and authentic connection to self and others. These workshops take participants on a journey of somatic self-discovery and non-verbal consent via solo and group exercises before culminating in a freeform blindfolded jam. No late arrivals.
Optimize Your Most Versatile Sexual Appendages
Come one, come all! Put your ten fingers on their highest path by learning to properly navigate a yoni and restore peace in the valley. Described as “a real handful” in BRC Weekly, this workshop is cliterally the way to make the world a better place! Puns are inevitable with this content, so BRING your sense of humor. No nudity here, we'll be using cups to represent the female anatomy.
Deep Clearing of Your Creative Seat
Open to all with anatomical yonis, participants take a deep dive into their anatomy, and combine restorative yoga, self massage, and creative visualization to release accumulated tension and stale energy. With the intent of shifting from a performative to a therapeutic relationship with our yonis, the focus of this workshop is not pleasure and orgasm, rather opening a healing line of communication with our parts unseen. Wear harem pants or bring a sarong for privacy and lube of choice.
Learn the art of manifestating with pleasure!
The more energy your manifestation has, the faster it comes to fruition. That's the general theory behind Sex Magick. And what has more energy-magnifying power than pleasure? Using whole-body sensual pleasure (there's no nudity allowed in the workshops) we will start to flow with that energy magnification! Then we'll go through all the steps to manifest. I'll be teaching the solo and the partnered versions at the same time, empowering you to choose which one is aligned for you. All are welcome.
All level class, come explore your inner sensual experience with your body.
You are a sacred being, come explore sensuality with movement. Feel free to wear something you feel sexy in, or your underwear. This is a sensual class, not sexual! Erotic energy may come up, but that is for you to experience, not for anyone else in the class. Opening our mandibles (making sounds) & some dancing may occur. Feeling into what feels good for all your sacred parts: your heart, your genitals, and your mind/spirit. A class to fill your cup & slow down amongst the energy of SoulPlay.
How can we live in a way that embodies the interdependency of all life?
Deep ecology has emerged as an interdisciplinary subject bridging the gap between science, spirituality and philosophy. Today more than ever it is crucial to not just comprehend the interdependency of all life, but to deeply embody what it means to be a steward of a living earth. In this experiential workshop we will take a journey through science, ancestral wisdom and elements of touch to feel how we can contribute to the liberation of this living planet from the culture of separation.
A gentle yet potent dive into domination and submission play
Join the founders of the Light Dark Institute for an intentional exploration of the darker impulses in relating. Tap into greater levels of power, self-expression, and intimacy through a carefully curated exploration of domination and submission. You will learn to: -Expand your range and capacity for holding power as a Dom -Find and honor your authentic yes or no as a sub -Find resonance and consent with a partner while bringing consciousness to your dark side All experience levels welcome.
Unlock deeper access to daily pleasure, joy, and peace.
Learning to create a framework of safety for ourselves gives us space and permission to be curious about our own sensational abilities and how we like to feel, express, and radiate. This practice leans on principles from mindfulness, yoga, myofascial release/massage, sensual movement, and burlesque as an avenue to self devotion, boundaries, and consent. A flow sequence will be provided with encouragement for free flow and authentic expression. Invitation to adorn yourself and feel sexy.
Experience giving & receiving nourishing touch in a safe consensual container.
Embark on an experiential journey where intimate verbal sharing seamlessly transitions into delicious consensual, loving touch. Play with giving and receiving as you discover the power of non sexual touch as a pathway to self-discovery, self care and connection. Learn safe ways to engage in touch where personal boundaries are explored and honored, vulnerability is celebrated and skin hunger satiated. Open to everyone. Closed container.
Falling in love with the earth by falling in love with your body
Free yourself from oppressive body ideals through emphasizing relationship to nature using somatic and earth-based practices. Structured to align with the 5 elements, this workshop incorporates dance, ritual, art, self-love, touch, somatic work, nature connection and vulnerable sharing to ground you in your body and integrate with our mother earth.
A laboratory for the touch lovers to learn, experience and connect.
Social massage is a laboratory for touch lovers to come learn, connect and grow in a facilitated, community experience. You will be led through exercises in small groups, given the opportunity to teach others what you like, and learn to listen to other bodies. This is also a great environment to work on being a better receiver!
Pleasure Alchemy: Rhythm, Ritual & Reverence - sensuality & intimacy healing.
Come experience pleasure, sensuality & intimacy as healing modalities. Learn to navigate your relationship(s) and life with more presence, purpose and personal power. Using ritual, rhythm & reverence to balance body, mind, spirit and emotions to reframe trauma and shift it. We will play with sensory practices. Large group, small group and individual exercises that are somatic and engage the senses (sound, smell, taste and touch).
Discover The STARS Talk: Communicate desires with confidence.
Discover the transformative power of The STARS Talk—a groundbreaking approach to fostering intimacy and communication around sexuality. Dive into the nuances of Safety, Turn-ons, Avoids, Relationship intentions, and Sexual health. Through somatic exploration and interactive exercises, master the art of authentic connection and consent, paving the way for deeper, more fulfilling relationships.
Explore the tension of the moment before the kiss, without actually kissing.
There's a certain deliciousness when a kiss is prolonged. The sweet, sweet longing and exploration can be deepened when you know you won't kiss someone, but ALMOST. Come explore the magic and electricity that playing with the edges can bring! You'll get a chance to give and receive rejection gracefully, ask for what you want, and explore connection with others. No partner necessary, and no kissing allowed. Please arrive early or on time, as this workshop is capped.
Heart connection and sensual play time designed for femme identifying folks.
Calling all femme identifying folks, whether you are non-binary or a leather tomboi Zaddy this is the space for you. You will be guided through a series of heart centered connection exercises focusing on sensual pleasure. We honor the BODY'S wisdom, celebrate asking for your desires, and claim our Yes's and No's. Come receive attention or touch in a way that leaves you feeling yummy and deeply cared for. Combines: Authentic Relating, Somatic Trauma Informed Skills, & Wheel of Consent.
Explanation, experimentation & myth busting about Tantra
Come to this workshop to learn more about what Tantra is & more importantly, what it isn’t. We will do experiential exercises that will involve all of the five senses. A neo-Tantra inspired Heart Connection Ritual will be part of this workshop where you will develop deep connections with other people. Things will get juicy when we do a blindfolded meditation in movement with each other where you rely only on your sense of touch. You will leave feeling rejuvenated, connected & more alive!
Receive the seeds of possibility to widen your spectrum of playful activities
This evening we’ll be exploring all the ways you can play with sensation from the lightest of tickles to rough wrestling. If you’d like to explore, this is your place. Playful activities with other humans & delightful creatures. Leave your expectations at the door, release your fears, & open your heart. You will be at choice every step of the way so if something feels out of bounds we will happily thank you for taking care of yourself, & as soon as you want to jump back in, you will be welcomed.
Explore conscious power play through partner dance
Power dynamics are present all the time, kink is about making power dynamics exquisitely clear, creative, consensual, & passionate. Embody both your Dominant & submissive archetypes through guided somatic prompts & partner dance. Re-examine your relationship with power, pleasure, & owning your true desires. Learn simple consent practices, ways to generate permission & build trust. Come with a beloved OR solo & open to a new connection. New & seasoned dancers & kinksters are welcome.
Open your heart, expand acceptance, & deepen your connections with others.
Experience the possibility of profound & deep intimacy. Find how the tools taught through the Human Awareness Institute (HAI) can allow you to open your heart & deepen your connections. You will be introduced, through words & short exercises, to this life-changing work. HAI has developed a process that connects people to their hearts & to one another, in a way rarely encountered. The process can give you a direct experience of your own beauty & help overcome blocks to closeness with others.
Connecting through energetic breathing, partner yin & Thai yoga massage.
Treat yourself to an experience that's as delicious as it is transformative & indulge in this blissful journey of expansive breathwork, playful connections & intuitive touch. We will co-create a compassionate & nurturing environment to access profound levels of trust, intimacy & mutual relaxation. Whether you're looking to deepen your bond with a loved one or connect more fully with others, this ritual will leave you feeling deeply connected & utterly rejuvenated.
Gently guided, nourishing, energizing exchanges - souls playing in deep presence
Enjoy playful and deeply fulfilling connections with old friends & delightful new people. Evalena gently guides heart-centered exchanges: undulatory breath practices, soul gazing, sacred touch, erotic dance, & chakra connecting breaths, with boundaries & respect. May be sensual but not sexual, intimate, deeply moving, a quiet drop in or high energy. People say it's fulfilling, enjoyable, nurturing. Deep sacred presence can meet intimacy needs. No partner required – you meet many! Ocytocin rich!
Surrendering to our Inner Sight in this freeform blindfolded jam.
Blindfolded Contact Dance is a safe and gentle experience—great for both beginners and experienced dancers alike. Wearing blindfolds allows dancers to drop the fear and self-judgment that often inhibits spontaneous movement and authentic connection to self and others. These workshops take participants on a journey of somatic self-discovery and non-verbal consent via solo and group exercises before culminating in a freeform blindfolded jam. No late arrivals.
Open your voice with sacred sound. Learn vocal warm ups, breath and mantra.
Learn vocal exercises to warm up your voice, expand your vocal range and center and ground into your diaphragm so that you can express with strength and fluidity. The sacred mantras are taught step by step: first the meaning, then the pronunciation, followed by unique melodies, to create a potent and charged chorus of singing voices. Walk away feeling aligned, with clear, and soothingly charged body temple. Find me on social media and all music platforms @VaidehiAmair
Optimize Your Most Versatile Sexual Appendages
Come one, come all! Put your ten fingers on their highest path by learning to properly navigate a yoni and restore peace in the valley. Described as “a real handful” in BRC Weekly, this workshop is cliterally the way to make the world a better place! Puns are inevitable with this content, so BRING your sense of humor. No nudity here, we'll be using cups to represent the female anatomy.
Learn the art of manifestating with pleasure!
The more energy your manifestation has, the faster it comes to fruition. That's the general theory behind Sex Magick. And what has more energy-magnifying power than pleasure? Using whole-body sensual pleasure (there's no nudity allowed in the workshops) we will start to flow with that energy magnification! Then we'll go through all the steps to manifest. I'll be teaching the solo and the partnered versions at the same time, empowering you to choose which one is aligned for you. All are welcome.
A community love event where we share our heart energy with each other!
Together we will open our hearts physically, emotionally, and energetically to move into absolute bliss and love! This is one of my most precious offerings. Come solo or with partners, all are welcome! Every exercise you'll meet a new partner (or stick with the same one, if you choose) and we'll go one level deeper into the heart, gently opening and relaxing until we literally pour out our heart energy for the whole community! Its' absolutely magical and my delight to teach it in a safer space.
Open yourself to the ecological wisdom of the neurodiversity of humanity.
In this workshop we will journey into the ecological wisdom of neurodiversity and spectrums like ADHD and learn how practical embodiment approaches can turn the curse into a gift. We will learn how to build more awareness for our own neurochemistry in any given moment and from there how to create embodied presence through meditation and movement. Understanding the wisdom of your beautifully complex and unique mental ecosystem is the starting point to developing self leadership and efficacy.
A gentle yet potent dive into domination and submission play
Join the founders of the Light Dark Institute for an intentional exploration of the darker impulses in relating. Tap into greater levels of power, self-expression, and intimacy through a carefully curated exploration of domination and submission. You will learn to: -Expand your range and capacity for holding power as a Dom -Find and honor your authentic yes or no as a sub -Find resonance and consent with a partner while bringing consciousness to your dark side All experience levels welcome.
Make friends with the dark creatures within, using humor and play
Join the founders of the Light Dark Institute for a playful foray into using Dark Archetypes to explore the rejected, denied and hidden parts of our personality, as well as the power of bringing them forward into conscious play. We will cover: -The value and opportunity of exploring darkness -How to use Darketypes to identify different flavors of darkness within ourselves and the world -Bringing humor and playfulness to our relationship with the things we usually take seriously
Experience giving & receiving nourishing touch in a safe consensual container.
Embark on an experiential journey where intimate verbal sharing seamlessly transitions into delicious consensual, loving touch. Play with giving and receiving as you discover the power of non sexual touch as a pathway to self-discovery, self care and connection. Learn safe ways to engage in touch where personal boundaries are explored and honored, vulnerability is celebrated and skin hunger satiated. Open to everyone. Closed container.
Falling in love with the earth by falling in love with your body
Free yourself from oppressive body ideals through emphasizing relationship to nature using somatic and earth-based practices. Structured to align with the 5 elements, this workshop incorporates dance, ritual, art, self-love, touch, somatic work, nature connection and vulnerable sharing to ground you in your body and integrate with our mother earth.
Embracing Stillness - The Art of Slowing Down
This workshop aims to guide participants on an inward journey towards embracing the art of slowing down, reconnecting with themselves, and finding peace amidst the chaos. It will include a combination of guided meditations, interactive discussions, experiential activities, and reflective exercises. Participants will leave with practical tools, renewed inspiration, and a deeper understanding of how to cultivate a slower, more intentional way of living that nourishes the mind, body, and spirit.
A laboratory for the touch lovers to learn, experience and connect.
Social massage is a laboratory for touch lovers to come learn, connect and grow in a facilitated, community experience. You will be led through exercises in small groups, given the opportunity to teach others what you like, and learn to listen to other bodies. This is also a great environment to work on being a better receiver!
Pleasure Alchemy: Rhythm, Ritual & Reverence - sensuality & intimacy healing.
Come experience pleasure, sensuality & intimacy as healing modalities. Learn to navigate your relationship(s) and life with more presence, purpose and personal power. Using ritual, rhythm & reverence to balance body, mind, spirit and emotions to reframe trauma and shift it. We will play with sensory practices. Large group, small group and individual exercises that are somatic and engage the senses (sound, smell, taste and touch).
Discover The STARS Talk: Communicate desires with confidence.
Discover the transformative power of The STARS Talk—a groundbreaking approach to fostering intimacy and communication around sexuality. Dive into the nuances of Safety, Turn-ons, Avoids, Relationship intentions, and Sexual health. Through somatic exploration and interactive exercises, master the art of authentic connection and consent, paving the way for deeper, more fulfilling relationships.
We will create a safe container of love and intimacy with ourselves and others
We will co create a sense of safety and intimacy for individuals within the container of SoulPlay. Using EMDR techniques to regulate people’s nervous systems , before venturing into small group connection - Participants will be offered multiple prompts for sharing and dropping in. This will create a Love and Intimacy container that people will be able to take with them into the rest of the festival. We will conclude with self-love practice to send everyone on their way feeling connected and safe
Explore embodiment, freedom, and relaxation to reconnect to your soul!
Yoga is not just about physical postures - it is a multidimensional ancient spiritual practice aimed to awaken us to our true selves. Emmy will facilitate a hatha yoga class focused on releasing what no longer serves and restoring deep inner awareness and embodied wholeness. We will explore delicious asana, restful meditation, and weave breathwork and movement to activate our intuition. This class will also include guided intuitive writing and the opportunity to share your insights.
Explore the tension of the moment before the kiss, without actually kissing.
There's a certain deliciousness when a kiss is prolonged. The sweet, sweet longing and exploration can be deepened when you know you won't kiss someone, but ALMOST. Come explore the magic and electricity that playing with the edges can bring! You'll get a chance to give and receive rejection gracefully, ask for what you want, and explore connection with others. No partner necessary, and no kissing allowed. Please arrive early or on time, as this workshop is capped.
Explore how to activate your spiritual practice for meaningful social change.
Sacred Activism requires presence and willingness to engage with discomfort for the alleviation of suffering for all. Spiritual Bypass manifests as unconscious disassociation from the dark realities of worldly pain. Together we'll explore these strategies for facing pain on personal & cultural levels. Through somatic exercises, partner & group processing, and with compassionate curiosity, we'll illuminate our shadows to build more holistic & ethical spirituality for the good of the living world.
Heart connection and sensual play time designed for femme identifying folks.
Calling all femme identifying folks, whether you are non-binary or a leather tomboi Zaddy this is the space for you. You will be guided through a series of heart centered connection exercises focusing on sensual pleasure. We honor the BODY'S wisdom, celebrate asking for your desires, and claim our Yes's and No's. Come receive attention or touch in a way that leaves you feeling yummy and deeply cared for. Combines: Authentic Relating, Somatic Trauma Informed Skills, & Wheel of Consent.
Come Cherish Celebrate & Connect LGBTIAQ+ Mixer!
Hey Queer & Trans Fam! Come share snacks, stories & yourself. We will introduce ourselves, connect, play, listen & share. Let’s practice carrying belonging inside ourselves & sharing our hearts in community.
Jumpstart a connected, juicy, bold, and kind experience at SoulPlay!
Welcome to SoulPlay! Feeling excited, nervous, curious, hopeful, and ready to connect? This workshop is an intimate on-ramp to an extraordinary weekend. We’ll reflect on on our hopes/fears/wildest dreams, practice extending and receiving bold and yummy invitations, deal with our fears of rejection and *gasp* awkwardness (!!), and start building a web of honest, earnest, juicy, and intimate relationships. It’s a set-up for self-care, community-care, and a fantastic SoulPlay 2024.
A Community Is A Garden In Which To Grow People
“Community As Medicine” is a joyful and tender journey using play, desire, and vulnerability to connect authentically around what matters most. We travel together through an arc of experiences that traverse physical play, truth-telling, desire sourcing, deep self-compassion, direction-setting, and charting a clear and committed course for a life deeply aligned with our values. Methodology sourced from Open Source Wellness. Expect laughter, tears, new friends, and new actions!
Dive into an empowering exploration of life-affirming masculinity
Dive into an empowering exploration of life-affirming masculinity through interactive discussions, mythic meditations, and creative expression. Discover an integral path to self-realization and community connection by transcending traditional gender norms while embracing the sacred masculine. Open to all, inclusive of gender or orientation. Let's redefine and re-member masculinity together!
Reflection, Discussion & Exercises to free ourselves from binary conditioning
Connection is our life-source. We have all suffered the illusion of separation and othering. In this cauldron we expand our minds and language to dispel binary conditioning. We learn what it is, how to heal it, and how to accept and expand our idea of self while at the same time becoming more inclusive and understanding of the folx of the in-between. Includes historical research, contemporary references, Non-Dual Tantrik philosophy, and modern psychological views and practices.
Learn somatic social justice exercises practice putting your privilege to work.
Love is a practice. Learn the first steps in moving from performative ally to active co-conspirator. Join us to imagine, reflect, embody, make mistakes and plan in community. We will visualize, meditate, share, and commit to showing up to do the work to transform your life to be in alignment with your values. Please bring a journal and an open mind and heart.
A playful ritual space to dissolve barriers to love
Using ritual theatre techniques, acting games, movement, sound, breath, creativity and courage to play with ourselves, we uncover the innate fullness of our beings. By remembering our connection to divine and earth we find the freedom to release old patterns of resistance and fear. Non-dual Tantrik philosophy and practice, Theatre of the Oppressed, Pleasure Practice, Forces of Nature, & the work of Antero Alli all inform this adventure. Come away feeling even more in love with life.
Create secure connections in all your relationships no matter how short or long.
Are you finding yourself in over your head trying to balance this world of relationship, sluttiness, sexy possibility, love chemicals, and secure attachment? You can have all the amazing & yummy things you’re wishing for in your relationships. Have all the sex, have all the friendships, and have all the love with all the ease. Mitigate the hard feelings, the presumptions, the premature attachment woes as you hone and celebrate your sex & intimacy superpowers!
Do I want to share intimacy with this person? How does my body let me know?
Learn to listen internally & not override the wisdom of your body. Learn 3 energy practices to better track & communicate your desires. These 3 practices support you to notice when you are not present & to move from pattern back to presence. Consent only becomes possible when everyone involved is present. Pair up to practice sensing heart desire, erotic desire, voicing your desires & dancing together from this clarity. These skills support your connection & consent on & off the dance floor.
Explanation, experimentation & myth busting about Tantra
Come to this workshop to learn more about what Tantra is & more importantly, what it isn’t. We will do experiential exercises that will involve all of the five senses. A neo-Tantra inspired Heart Connection Ritual will be part of this workshop where you will develop deep connections with other people. Things will get juicy when we do a blindfolded meditation in movement with each other where you rely only on your sense of touch. You will leave feeling rejuvenated, connected & more alive!
Come sing, chant & pray away the wounds of religion. Let's start a <3 revolution
Join us in a powerful, prayerful, joyful celebration of our innate divinity. No matter what religion or faith we come from (or none at all) we want to feel the connection to an energy greater than ourselves. How can we heal from the wounds of dogma and xenophobia? What beliefs can liberate, nurture and guide us to the highest vibration for our lives. We will meditate, pray, chant, dance and sing together and engage in a healing ritual that will release us from any shame and blame of the past.
Receive the seeds of possibility to widen your spectrum of playful activities
This evening we’ll be exploring all the ways you can play with sensation from the lightest of tickles to rough wrestling. If you’d like to explore, this is your place. Playful activities with other humans & delightful creatures. Leave your expectations at the door, release your fears, & open your heart. You will be at choice every step of the way so if something feels out of bounds we will happily thank you for taking care of yourself, & as soon as you want to jump back in, you will be welcomed.
Developing a sovereign field & learning skills to unmerge – makes merging safe.
Empaths are often challenged in relationships by taking on another’s chaos or pain, which can lead to confusion or murky boundaries. Evalena teaches new skills vital to happiness & personal freedom. In dyads, you experience your current boundaries and ways that better care for your needs. You’ll be guided to create a sovereign field that keeps your body from taking on emotions, imagery techniques to clear toxic energies, and practices that help you clear after intimacy. Boundaries are erotic!
Open your heart, expand acceptance, & deepen your connections with others.
Experience the possibility of profound & deep intimacy. Find how the tools taught through the Human Awareness Institute (HAI) can allow you to open your heart & deepen your connections. You will be introduced, through words & short exercises, to this life-changing work. HAI has developed a process that connects people to their hearts & to one another, in a way rarely encountered. The process can give you a direct experience of your own beauty & help overcome blocks to closeness with others.
Gently guided, nourishing, energizing exchanges - souls playing in deep presence
Enjoy playful and deeply fulfilling connections with old friends & delightful new people. Evalena gently guides heart-centered exchanges: undulatory breath practices, soul gazing, sacred touch, erotic dance, & chakra connecting breaths, with boundaries & respect. May be sensual but not sexual, intimate, deeply moving, a quiet drop in or high energy. People say it's fulfilling, enjoyable, nurturing. Deep sacred presence can meet intimacy needs. No partner required – you meet many! Ocytocin rich!