WORKSHOPS
Metabolizing Fragility for More Embodied Allyship
Inequality and oppression are collective traumas that live in our bodies. Those with privilege may freeze or avoid discomfort when confronting these truths. Through dance, movement, and somatic resourcing, we’ll explore how the body defends itself and expand our capacity to stay present. This trauma-informed practice supports deeper allyship, embodiment, and healing toward greater inclusion and belonging.
Explore how to navigate group dynamics with grace through spicy consent games.
Dive into playful consent games that explore the adventure of multi-person dynamics! You'll practice communicating desires, celebrating boundaries, and the art of co-creating synergy with multiple partners. Experience different roles — from center of attention to engaged witness — in a safe, structured space. Whether you're curious or experienced, come solo or with friends. We begin as a closed container and open into free exploration, allowing you to practice your new skills immediately.
A playful and deeply rejuvenating yoga experience.
A playful and deeply rejuvenating yoga experience that blends sensual awareness with myofascial release. Using pressure-point therapy balls, come explore tension-melting techniques that awaken pleasure pathways, enhance flexibility, and leave your body buzzing with vitality.
Skillfully guided somatic movement-elemental alchemy ecstatic dance ceremony.
Dancing Freedom- is a guided ceremonial dance journey that enables practitioners to utilize movement meditation & embodiment practices as prayer catharsis & celebration. We are invited to play with various somatic movement patterns accompanied by a dj set designed to invoke the 5 elements: earth, water, fire, air, & ether. We will explore solo/partner/ group exercises, which facilitate states of communion with the elements, the allies, one another, & the SOURCE of All Life.
Explore the limits of your animal body via creative movement & play
This is a workshop for movement nerds or aspiring movement nerds: This dynamic workshop blends somatics, creative play, & physical exploration. Through balancing games, floorwork, crawling patterns, & martial-arts-inspired partnering, you'll deepen body awareness, relational attunement, & embodied intelligence. A space for curious minds & expressive bodies—where contemporary dance, neuroscience, & qigong meet in motion.
Understanding the Nuances of Control & Surrender
In this closed-container workshop, we’ll explore the nuanced dance of power as it plays out in our relationships & inner world—not as fixed states, but as fluid expressions of our deepest desires & fears. Through guided practices, we’ll uncover how control & surrender are often driven by the same longing for safety, connection, & empowerment, & how true, integrated power emerges when we embrace the paradoxes of domination & surrender with clarity, empathy, & consensual engagement.
Integrate & Empower yourself with this standing yoga flow & vocal play.
We will meet @ the main stage for invigorating morning movements that extend beyond the body and onto our path forward. Embodied practices to integrate the SoulPlay experience will be offered along w/vocal exercises to empower the intention &/or message that you would like to take into the world with you. Here @SP we practice creating the world we want to live in, now come practice speaking out about what you stand for & carry that message home!
A space where everyone can be treasured!
Pleasure Palace - Love Unbound is a place to find delight in unexpected ways, to break the bonds of usual habits & roles. We use ritual drag, breath, sound, movement, connection games, theatre & vocal exercises to break standards of expectation & "supposed to-be's". We use play & nurturance to honor, worship, adore, & bring out new aspects of each other. We invite delicious pauses in which to welcome the burgeoning of new aspects of ourselves. Here, everyone is a treasure to behold.
Navigate sexual, intimate, & social interactions through a power-informed lens.
Through scenario analysis, real-world examples, and dyad exercises, students learn the core skills for navigating power dynamics in sexual and interpersonal scenarios: noticing and naming where power lies, somatically sensing when power has been conferred on them or they’ve projected power onto others, and using pauses, invitations, and simple phrases to mitigate possible harm. Students walk away with a fresh new lens for understanding and engaging in intimacy!
How has colonization boxed us in and how do we reclaim our complex wholeness?
We will integrate writing, art and group discussion to explore the ways that colonization and other systems of oppression operate in all of our lives and to more deeply relate to both the privileged and marginalized aspects of our identities. How do we learn to turn with curiosity towards the discomfort and build awareness of the costs of maintaining the system as it is in order to rehumanize and reclaim our complex wholeness and support our commitments to interrupting systems of oppression?
What tools can support us to connect about challenging topics like racism?
What frameworks and tools can support us to connect with others on challenging topics like systems of oppression? We will focus on: *Noticing physiological signs of nervous system activation, the overlap with expressions of privilege-related fragility, and grounding skills to support regulation *Understanding default vs intentional practices to strengthen capacity, skill, and presence in interpersonal connection *Utilizing the Spectrum of Allies framework to apply interventions strategically
You deserve an extraordinary life! Create a life you love NOW.
This Vision Workshop is where you get to create clear roads to manifesting a Life that you LOVE, everyday. A life where you wake up giddy, full of purpose, power & gratitude. We all have dreams and hopes for our future but far too few of us know how to bring them forth right now and with ease. We have been taught that we have to toil and struggle, work hard, climb ladders, sacrifice. I will introduce you to your inner Alchemist. Go from a life lived by default to a life lived by design NOW.
Yoga for every Body. This practice will allow you to root and arrive in love.
A practice to allow you to root & arrive in love.
Ground into now, tune in & let go. Leave feeling refreshed, connected & inspired
Come As You Are—solo or partnered—and step into a warm, intentional space to ground, connect, and explore the Art of Intention. Tune into your senses, embracing the moment without judgment, cultivating empathy and compassion playfully. Build self-awareness for more choice, freedom. and meaningful connection while soaking in feel-good "love chemicals" like oxytocin and dopamine. Leave feeling refreshed, open, and inspired! Bring something to lay on. Solo, paired and group experiential exercises.
Immerse in an ecstatic aquatic dance, exploring connection, fluidity, and flow.
Step into a weightless, fluid, and immersive dance experience in warm water. Inspired by Contact Improvisation and water embodiment, participants explore movement alone, in pairs, or in groups, flowing with, in, and as water. Discover the principles of dancing in water, enhancing sensitivity, balance, and effortless connection. This Jam is a playful, spontaneous space where bodies move freely, guided by the wisdom of water. No partner needed, all levels welcome.
Access deep relaxation to connect with the water within and move with fluidity.
Inspired by the Japanese Taiso Noguchi technique, this workshop explores the awareness of water within the body through movement. Begin on land, awakening your fluid intelligence with somatic exploration, Contact Improvisation, and guided exercises. Then, transition into warm water, where movement becomes weightless and effortless. Liquidanza invites you into a deep state of relaxation and creativity, expanding your connection to body, mind, and nature. All levels welcome.
Explore what it's like in dynamic relationship moving from your center.
In this workshop we'll find our center (hara) through various body and energetics practices, then explore our center in various fields of dynamic relating.
Beyond nervous system regulation to blissful resting in your center.
Prepare to experience a delicious mixture of a skillfully sequenced somatic and energetics practices drawing from various lineages of practice. You'll get to experience a new and innovative blend of qigong, yoga and meditation practices that will leave you in a puddle of blissful awakeness for the rest of your day. Learn how to find the "center" from many angles and perspectives. Be skillfully facilitated in the exploration of the somatic, the subtle body and the field of awareness.
Gain tools for resiliency & resistance in these challenging times.
This is a somatic interactive movement based workshop to give tools of resiliency and resistance in these challenging times. Oppression lives in our bodies and this workshop is a place to explore tools of liberation through an embodied practice of healing. Activities include: movement, breath technique, empowerment through different body postures, group connection games, and skills for strengthening yourself on the pathway of social justice. All bodies and abilities welcome.
Discover how to use touch to cultivate passion, romance, and dominance!
Want to know how to create more variety in your sex life? Learn how sensually touch in ways that create exhilarating anticipation, grab and pull in ways that get your partner to surrender, and master hair pulling, spanking, and more! Come discover the secrets of how to create passion, romance, and dominance energy and leave with sexy skills for seducing lovers! You may want to come with a friend or lover to practice with, tho we will also partner willing participants together.
Support for ND folks + allies to cultivate healthy emotional & sexual intimacy.
For neurodivergent individuals, cultivating intimacy often requires navigating unique dynamics. From differences in sensory processing to communication styles to emotional regulation, intimacy often takes on new layers of complexity. We will share skills, tools, and practices that can help to empower neurodivergent folks to claim their needs, desires, and pleasure. This workshop is ideal for people with ADHD and autistic folks (all neurotypes welcome), as well as their partners and allies.
Deepen dance floor magic through micro-movements and attuned partner dynamics.
Dive into the delicious world of micro-fusion dance, where subtlety is power and every movement is an invitation to deepen connection. We’ll refine our sensitivity, explore breath and intention, and play with yummy tension to create dances that range from sweet and soft to spicy and electric. Through guided exercises, we’ll cultivate trust, confidence, and embodied presence—expanding your creative range and elevating the joy of partner dance. Come ready to savor the moment, solo or partnered.
Explore the spicy intersection of Shibari, contact improv & Micro
One-Rope Shibari entwines partners in a slow dance of tension, release, and deep attunement. This hands-on class begins with trust-building and desire negotiation before exploring how rope becomes an extension of the body, guiding movement and sensation. With fluid wraps over fixed knots, we’ll play with breath, intimacy, and the spicy interplay of surrender and power. Come solo or with a partner, with or without a rope, and experience this delicious fusion of movement and trust.
Listen to mythic stories with wisdom for how to transform your family dynamics.
In a world of ever increasing noise, the tradition of oral storytelling demands stillness, presence, and attention to hear what the story has to say. Take in an ancient myth that has wisdom for us about family (do you get hooked by mom/dad/ex-partners?) and how we can be with others without giving up who we are. We’ll explore this myth for wisdom and then go through feelings-based exercises to confront how we are blocking love, intimacy, connection, and healthy relating from happening.
Transform your relationship with anger. Your Anger and Love are not opposites.
Your conscious anger is your life energy and clarity. You do not have to be a violent destroyer. Nor do you have to be a voiceless, polite people pleaser with no boundaries. We’ll experientially explore your anger by feeling and expressing it without judgement. In small group exercises, we’ll empower each other to shift it to a conscious purpose. Reclaim your conscious anger and your ability to set boundaries, say No!, find purpose, commit to others, have a true voice, and to do this with Love.
A dance & film ritual to tremble open to your love.
How do we tremble open & not closed? Come learn how grief can be soul cleansing & enlivening. We will dance, connect with spirit, & watch the intro to Z’s new Grief Eros film honoring our ancestor Sobonfu Somé. We will learn the roots of grief ritual that Sobonfu brought from West Africa. We will explore how crying, laughing & orgasmic energy are similar shaking & releasing in our bodies. Name what you are grieving & be supported as you move it through your body & tremble open to love.
If you or loved ones struggle with jealousy, learn how to understand & tame it.
Did you know that jealousy is an octopus and that each tentacle holds clues to helping you neutralizing it's crushing hold? Did you know jealousy and envy aren't the same thing? When the Green-Eyed Monster rises from our emotional depths, most people find themselves powerless to stop its many arms from tearing our relationships apart. Join sex and relationship educator Reid Mihalko for this humorous & insightful workshop on how YOU can kick jealousy in the ass before it kicks you!
Up the Fun & Self-Confidence with Clothes-On Skills To Blow Your Lovers' Minds!
Boost your confidence and pleasure with playful, clothes-on skills that will amaze your lovers! Discover how our pelvic muscles unlock hidden pleasure and why so many of us love the weight of a partner pressing down or wrestling. Sex educator Reid Mihalko will help us explore how pressure, wrestling, & even biting activate pleasure pathways. Learn how to harness body weight, pushing & pulling, and squishing for deeper intimacy and more fun!
An all-genders playful exploration of masculinity.
An all-genders playful exploration of masculinity in service to healing, wholeness, and collective evolution. In this ceremony you'll connect with your inner masculine, witness the masculine expression in others, and participate in group ritual to clear the wounds and uplift the life-affirming core of masculinity. Through intentional engagement with the masculine, you'll be supported to center in your sovereign essence.
Chocolate Body Painting as a Blessing. Nourishing and Powerful Connection.
Listen, play, deepen connection and honor each other. This guided experience connects us to our hearts and each other, playful warm up games, deepening our inner guide and speaking our boundaries. Bring a partner or find a friend at the workshop to paint your blessings on and then receive nourishing expression in the form of chocolate bodypaint in return. The exercise is deepening, heart expanding, nourishing, and relaxing. Clothing is optional and the whole body can be used as a canvas.
Edgy games that make you blush and connections that go beyond the surface.
Where real connections spark to life. Meet fellow SoulPlay adventurers for a journey through thought-provoking games that'll make you laugh, feel, and maybe even blush. Ready to transform strangers into conspirators? Welcoming both social butterflies and introverts. Practice your confident ""No"" and your flirty ""hell yes"". A combination of Tantra style dyad questions that allow us to meet multiple participants and authentic relating games to go deep and practice interoception and attunement.
Come learn and explore all the amazing different ways we can be non-monogamous!
There's no shortage of people telling us how we should be loving and relating. These “shoulds” can lead us to feelings of deep shame & guilt around our own desires. We compare some of these “shoulds” to the real-life stories of over 500 people we’ve interviewed to dispel the myth that there's a “right way” to be non-monogamous. We briefly share our thoughts on each myth and then invite you to share your own experiences in small groups as we learn from each other that there are many ways to love!
Break the ice & make tons of new friends through guided small-group convos!
We always start with consent and safety and then dive into the action! We put everyone in small groups of 4 people and then ask a question like "What's something you've always wanted to try, but haven't? What's holding you back?" You talk about it for 6 minutes and then we scramble the groups and ask a new question. You'll laugh, you might even cry, and by the end you'll have met between 30-50 new people that you can continue building friendships and connections with all weekend!
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!
Come experience pleasure, sensuality & intimacy as healing modalities.
Embody more presence, purpose and personal power. Reframing and shifting trauma as we alchemize and move through it together in community. The content is designed for BIPOC, queer and trans folks who have experienced acts of exclusion and/or oppression. And all are welcome. We will play with sensory practices with large group, small group and individual exercises that are somatic and engage all the senses. Bring Journal & Sunscreen, hat, glasses.
A SoulPlayful Body Heart & Soul Integration of Your Transformational Experience
How do you ground in the transformational experience of SoulPlay, as you prepare to leave the container and carry on into the rest of your life? In this Sunday session, we’ll give ourselves and each other space to explore, express, settle, reflect and integrate, using trauma-informed somatics, restorative touch, small group shares, and dance.
Learn communication skills, connect & drop deeply into your own sensuality.
Learn communication skills around desire, connect with people, & drop deeply into your own sensuality. Together we will create a sacred container for exploration. This is a highly interactivity workshop with fun games, & a chance to get to know ourselves & each other even better. This workshop will increase self expression, ability to connect with others, & creativity. Activities include: communication skill training, interactive games, & trust building. All are welcome.
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.
A powerful restoration practice to transform your life.
Restoring integrity after a transgression builds relational trust, community resilience, and empowers us to take risks! The Gold Standard Apology is a six-step process informed by the best minds in restorative and transformative justice; coaching, and conscious communication. Activities include dyad story shares, practice sessions and discussion. Participants emerge understanding what real accountability actually looks like, and a concrete practice for conducting restoration in their own lives.
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.
Explore what navigating consent can really look like.
Hey, wanna play? In this session, we’ll explore how much freedom, fun, and fulfillment are possible when we treat consent as a collaboration instead of mere permission-seeking. This will be an experiential and embodied dive into playing well with others.
Join us to imagine, reflect, embody, make mistakes and plan in community.
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.
“You are not alone, the poem said, in the dark tunnel.” – Louise Glück
Poems can transform & heal. Writing can help us feel less alone with grief, approach stuck parts of ourselves with curiosity, root more deeply into presence & joy. Join Emilie for an opportunity to slow down, reflect, & listen for the wisdom that sits just under the surface. We will read, write, & share poems in community. Bring a journal & a pencil. All levels of familiarity with poetry are welcome! We are all always beginners. Everyone is already experienced.
Embodied Community for Change
We're all getting a masters level course in resilience right now, and it can be exhausting. Our ancestors-given healing capacity of dance is a potent way to discharge overwhelm, freeze and fear, and find our joy, strength, vibrancy and hope in community. This is a trauma informed dance practice for all bodies to weave our self-healing together in the full spectrum of human experience.
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.
Build energy & sensation until it erupts into waves of joy filled orgasm!
Through breath, sound, self-touch, and movement, we will build energy and sensation in our bodies until it erupts into wave after wave of joyful orgasm, which we will dedicate out to the Earth and all beings everywhere. Solo erotic/energetic experience within a group field.
Explore the ways impact play - spanking, flogging, etc can enhance intimacy
Join us as we explore how playing with the sensations & feelings associated with impact can enliven intimate connection & bring us closer to our partners. We'll discuss consent, get to know our bodies, practice attunement, & get our blood pumping. This workshop can be enjoyed solo or with a partner.
Press your luck and open your heart in this dance journey like no other.
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.
Do you find yourself holding back your voice? Liberate through connection!
Do you want to share your voice, but find yourself holding back time after time? Fears around judgement, criticism, & the belief of a lack of ability keep too many of us silent... but all your heart wants is to feel comfortable SINGING! We can all be liberated in our voice through exploring the fear & shame we hold, inviting it to the table, breathing love & acceptance into it, & slowly unpeeling the layers of gunk to get to our shining authentic voices.
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.
Surrender to your inner sight in this blindfolded dance workshop.
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.
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!
A SoulPlayful Body Heart & Soul Integration of Your Transformational Experience
How do you ground in the transformational experience of SoulPlay, as you prepare to leave the container and carry on into the rest of your life? In this Sunday session, we’ll give ourselves and each other space to explore, express, settle, reflect and integrate, using trauma-informed somatics, restorative touch, small group shares, and dance.
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.
Embodied Community for Change
We're all getting a masters level course in resilience right now, and it can be exhausting. Our ancestors-given healing capacity of dance is a potent way to discharge overwhelm, freeze and fear, and find our joy, strength, vibrancy and hope in community. This is a trauma informed dance practice for all bodies to weave our self-healing together in the full spectrum of human experience.
Press your luck and open your heart in this dance journey like no other.
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.
Surrender to your inner sight in this blindfolded dance workshop.
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.
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.
Embodied Community for Change
We're all getting a masters level course in resilience right now, and it can be exhausting. Our ancestors-given healing capacity of dance is a potent way to discharge overwhelm, freeze and fear, and find our joy, strength, vibrancy and hope in community. This is a trauma informed dance practice for all bodies to weave our self-healing together in the full spectrum of human experience.
A playful and deeply rejuvenating yoga experience.
A playful and deeply rejuvenating yoga experience that blends sensual awareness with myofascial release. Using pressure-point therapy balls, come explore tension-melting techniques that awaken pleasure pathways, enhance flexibility, and leave your body buzzing with vitality.
Integrate & Empower yourself with this standing yoga flow & vocal play.
We will meet @ the main stage for invigorating morning movements that extend beyond the body and onto our path forward. Embodied practices to integrate the SoulPlay experience will be offered along w/vocal exercises to empower the intention &/or message that you would like to take into the world with you. Here @SP we practice creating the world we want to live in, now come practice speaking out about what you stand for & carry that message home!
A space where everyone can be treasured!
Pleasure Palace - Love Unbound is a place to find delight in unexpected ways, to break the bonds of usual habits & roles. We use ritual drag, breath, sound, movement, connection games, theatre & vocal exercises to break standards of expectation & "supposed to-be's". We use play & nurturance to honor, worship, adore, & bring out new aspects of each other. We invite delicious pauses in which to welcome the burgeoning of new aspects of ourselves. Here, everyone is a treasure to behold.
Yoga for every Body. This practice will allow you to root and arrive in love.
A practice to allow you to root & arrive in love.
Explore what it's like in dynamic relationship moving from your center.
In this workshop we'll find our center (hara) through various body and energetics practices, then explore our center in various fields of dynamic relating.
Do you find yourself holding back your voice? Liberate through connection!
Do you want to share your voice, but find yourself holding back time after time? Fears around judgement, criticism, & the belief of a lack of ability keep too many of us silent... but all your heart wants is to feel comfortable SINGING! We can all be liberated in our voice through exploring the fear & shame we hold, inviting it to the table, breathing love & acceptance into it, & slowly unpeeling the layers of gunk to get to our shining authentic voices.
How has colonization boxed us in and how do we reclaim our complex wholeness?
We will integrate writing, art and group discussion to explore the ways that colonization and other systems of oppression operate in all of our lives and to more deeply relate to both the privileged and marginalized aspects of our identities. How do we learn to turn with curiosity towards the discomfort and build awareness of the costs of maintaining the system as it is in order to rehumanize and reclaim our complex wholeness and support our commitments to interrupting systems of oppression?
What tools can support us to connect about challenging topics like racism?
What frameworks and tools can support us to connect with others on challenging topics like systems of oppression? We will focus on: *Noticing physiological signs of nervous system activation, the overlap with expressions of privilege-related fragility, and grounding skills to support regulation *Understanding default vs intentional practices to strengthen capacity, skill, and presence in interpersonal connection *Utilizing the Spectrum of Allies framework to apply interventions strategically
A dance & film ritual to tremble open to your love.
How do we tremble open & not closed? Come learn how grief can be soul cleansing & enlivening. We will dance, connect with spirit, & watch the intro to Z’s new Grief Eros film honoring our ancestor Sobonfu Somé. We will learn the roots of grief ritual that Sobonfu brought from West Africa. We will explore how crying, laughing & orgasmic energy are similar shaking & releasing in our bodies. Name what you are grieving & be supported as you move it through your body & tremble open to love.
An all-genders playful exploration of masculinity.
An all-genders playful exploration of masculinity in service to healing, wholeness, and collective evolution. In this ceremony you'll connect with your inner masculine, witness the masculine expression in others, and participate in group ritual to clear the wounds and uplift the life-affirming core of masculinity. Through intentional engagement with the masculine, you'll be supported to center in your sovereign essence.
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.
A powerful restoration practice to transform your life.
Restoring integrity after a transgression builds relational trust, community resilience, and empowers us to take risks! The Gold Standard Apology is a six-step process informed by the best minds in restorative and transformative justice; coaching, and conscious communication. Activities include dyad story shares, practice sessions and discussion. Participants emerge understanding what real accountability actually looks like, and a concrete practice for conducting restoration in their own lives.
“You are not alone, the poem said, in the dark tunnel.” – Louise Glück
Poems can transform & heal. Writing can help us feel less alone with grief, approach stuck parts of ourselves with curiosity, root more deeply into presence & joy. Join Emilie for an opportunity to slow down, reflect, & listen for the wisdom that sits just under the surface. We will read, write, & share poems in community. Bring a journal & a pencil. All levels of familiarity with poetry are welcome! We are all always beginners. Everyone is already experienced.
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.
Skillfully guided somatic movement-elemental alchemy ecstatic dance ceremony.
Dancing Freedom- is a guided ceremonial dance journey that enables practitioners to utilize movement meditation & embodiment practices as prayer catharsis & celebration. We are invited to play with various somatic movement patterns accompanied by a dj set designed to invoke the 5 elements: earth, water, fire, air, & ether. We will explore solo/partner/ group exercises, which facilitate states of communion with the elements, the allies, one another, & the SOURCE of All Life.
Explore the limits of your animal body via creative movement & play
This is a workshop for movement nerds or aspiring movement nerds: This dynamic workshop blends somatics, creative play, & physical exploration. Through balancing games, floorwork, crawling patterns, & martial-arts-inspired partnering, you'll deepen body awareness, relational attunement, & embodied intelligence. A space for curious minds & expressive bodies—where contemporary dance, neuroscience, & qigong meet in motion.
Integrate & Empower yourself with this standing yoga flow & vocal play.
We will meet @ the main stage for invigorating morning movements that extend beyond the body and onto our path forward. Embodied practices to integrate the SoulPlay experience will be offered along w/vocal exercises to empower the intention &/or message that you would like to take into the world with you. Here @SP we practice creating the world we want to live in, now come practice speaking out about what you stand for & carry that message home!
A space where everyone can be treasured!
Pleasure Palace - Love Unbound is a place to find delight in unexpected ways, to break the bonds of usual habits & roles. We use ritual drag, breath, sound, movement, connection games, theatre & vocal exercises to break standards of expectation & "supposed to-be's". We use play & nurturance to honor, worship, adore, & bring out new aspects of each other. We invite delicious pauses in which to welcome the burgeoning of new aspects of ourselves. Here, everyone is a treasure to behold.
Access deep relaxation to connect with the water within and move with fluidity.
Inspired by the Japanese Taiso Noguchi technique, this workshop explores the awareness of water within the body through movement. Begin on land, awakening your fluid intelligence with somatic exploration, Contact Improvisation, and guided exercises. Then, transition into warm water, where movement becomes weightless and effortless. Liquidanza invites you into a deep state of relaxation and creativity, expanding your connection to body, mind, and nature. All levels welcome.
Gain tools for resiliency & resistance in these challenging times.
This is a somatic interactive movement based workshop to give tools of resiliency and resistance in these challenging times. Oppression lives in our bodies and this workshop is a place to explore tools of liberation through an embodied practice of healing. Activities include: movement, breath technique, empowerment through different body postures, group connection games, and skills for strengthening yourself on the pathway of social justice. All bodies and abilities welcome.
Deepen dance floor magic through micro-movements and attuned partner dynamics.
Dive into the delicious world of micro-fusion dance, where subtlety is power and every movement is an invitation to deepen connection. We’ll refine our sensitivity, explore breath and intention, and play with yummy tension to create dances that range from sweet and soft to spicy and electric. Through guided exercises, we’ll cultivate trust, confidence, and embodied presence—expanding your creative range and elevating the joy of partner dance. Come ready to savor the moment, solo or partnered.
Explore the spicy intersection of Shibari, contact improv & Micro
One-Rope Shibari entwines partners in a slow dance of tension, release, and deep attunement. This hands-on class begins with trust-building and desire negotiation before exploring how rope becomes an extension of the body, guiding movement and sensation. With fluid wraps over fixed knots, we’ll play with breath, intimacy, and the spicy interplay of surrender and power. Come solo or with a partner, with or without a rope, and experience this delicious fusion of movement and trust.
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!
Embodied Community for Change
We're all getting a masters level course in resilience right now, and it can be exhausting. Our ancestors-given healing capacity of dance is a potent way to discharge overwhelm, freeze and fear, and find our joy, strength, vibrancy and hope in community. This is a trauma informed dance practice for all bodies to weave our self-healing together in the full spectrum of human experience.
Press your luck and open your heart in this dance journey like no other.
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.
Surrender to your inner sight in this blindfolded dance workshop.
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.
Explore how to navigate group dynamics with grace through spicy consent games.
Dive into playful consent games that explore the adventure of multi-person dynamics! You'll practice communicating desires, celebrating boundaries, and the art of co-creating synergy with multiple partners. Experience different roles — from center of attention to engaged witness — in a safe, structured space. Whether you're curious or experienced, come solo or with friends. We begin as a closed container and open into free exploration, allowing you to practice your new skills immediately.
Understanding the Nuances of Control & Surrender
In this closed-container workshop, we’ll explore the nuanced dance of power as it plays out in our relationships & inner world—not as fixed states, but as fluid expressions of our deepest desires & fears. Through guided practices, we’ll uncover how control & surrender are often driven by the same longing for safety, connection, & empowerment, & how true, integrated power emerges when we embrace the paradoxes of domination & surrender with clarity, empathy, & consensual engagement.
A space where everyone can be treasured!
Pleasure Palace - Love Unbound is a place to find delight in unexpected ways, to break the bonds of usual habits & roles. We use ritual drag, breath, sound, movement, connection games, theatre & vocal exercises to break standards of expectation & "supposed to-be's". We use play & nurturance to honor, worship, adore, & bring out new aspects of each other. We invite delicious pauses in which to welcome the burgeoning of new aspects of ourselves. Here, everyone is a treasure to behold.
Discover how to use touch to cultivate passion, romance, and dominance!
Want to know how to create more variety in your sex life? Learn how sensually touch in ways that create exhilarating anticipation, grab and pull in ways that get your partner to surrender, and master hair pulling, spanking, and more! Come discover the secrets of how to create passion, romance, and dominance energy and leave with sexy skills for seducing lovers! You may want to come with a friend or lover to practice with, tho we will also partner willing participants together.
Deepen dance floor magic through micro-movements and attuned partner dynamics.
Dive into the delicious world of micro-fusion dance, where subtlety is power and every movement is an invitation to deepen connection. We’ll refine our sensitivity, explore breath and intention, and play with yummy tension to create dances that range from sweet and soft to spicy and electric. Through guided exercises, we’ll cultivate trust, confidence, and embodied presence—expanding your creative range and elevating the joy of partner dance. Come ready to savor the moment, solo or partnered.
Explore the spicy intersection of Shibari, contact improv & Micro
One-Rope Shibari entwines partners in a slow dance of tension, release, and deep attunement. This hands-on class begins with trust-building and desire negotiation before exploring how rope becomes an extension of the body, guiding movement and sensation. With fluid wraps over fixed knots, we’ll play with breath, intimacy, and the spicy interplay of surrender and power. Come solo or with a partner, with or without a rope, and experience this delicious fusion of movement and trust.
Up the Fun & Self-Confidence with Clothes-On Skills To Blow Your Lovers' Minds!
Boost your confidence and pleasure with playful, clothes-on skills that will amaze your lovers! Discover how our pelvic muscles unlock hidden pleasure and why so many of us love the weight of a partner pressing down or wrestling. Sex educator Reid Mihalko will help us explore how pressure, wrestling, & even biting activate pleasure pathways. Learn how to harness body weight, pushing & pulling, and squishing for deeper intimacy and more fun!
Chocolate Body Painting as a Blessing. Nourishing and Powerful Connection.
Listen, play, deepen connection and honor each other. This guided experience connects us to our hearts and each other, playful warm up games, deepening our inner guide and speaking our boundaries. Bring a partner or find a friend at the workshop to paint your blessings on and then receive nourishing expression in the form of chocolate bodypaint in return. The exercise is deepening, heart expanding, nourishing, and relaxing. Clothing is optional and the whole body can be used as a canvas.
Come experience pleasure, sensuality & intimacy as healing modalities.
Embody more presence, purpose and personal power. Reframing and shifting trauma as we alchemize and move through it together in community. The content is designed for BIPOC, queer and trans folks who have experienced acts of exclusion and/or oppression. And all are welcome. We will play with sensory practices with large group, small group and individual exercises that are somatic and engage all the senses. Bring Journal & Sunscreen, hat, glasses.
Learn communication skills, connect & drop deeply into your own sensuality.
Learn communication skills around desire, connect with people, & drop deeply into your own sensuality. Together we will create a sacred container for exploration. This is a highly interactivity workshop with fun games, & a chance to get to know ourselves & each other even better. This workshop will increase self expression, ability to connect with others, & creativity. Activities include: communication skill training, interactive games, & trust building. All are welcome.
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.
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!
Build energy & sensation until it erupts into waves of joy filled orgasm!
Through breath, sound, self-touch, and movement, we will build energy and sensation in our bodies until it erupts into wave after wave of joyful orgasm, which we will dedicate out to the Earth and all beings everywhere. Solo erotic/energetic experience within a group field.
Explore the ways impact play - spanking, flogging, etc can enhance intimacy
Join us as we explore how playing with the sensations & feelings associated with impact can enliven intimate connection & bring us closer to our partners. We'll discuss consent, get to know our bodies, practice attunement, & get our blood pumping. This workshop can be enjoyed solo or with a partner.
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.
Surrender to your inner sight in this blindfolded dance workshop.
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.
Explore how to navigate group dynamics with grace through spicy consent games.
Dive into playful consent games that explore the adventure of multi-person dynamics! You'll practice communicating desires, celebrating boundaries, and the art of co-creating synergy with multiple partners. Experience different roles — from center of attention to engaged witness — in a safe, structured space. Whether you're curious or experienced, come solo or with friends. We begin as a closed container and open into free exploration, allowing you to practice your new skills immediately.
Understanding the Nuances of Control & Surrender
In this closed-container workshop, we’ll explore the nuanced dance of power as it plays out in our relationships & inner world—not as fixed states, but as fluid expressions of our deepest desires & fears. Through guided practices, we’ll uncover how control & surrender are often driven by the same longing for safety, connection, & empowerment, & how true, integrated power emerges when we embrace the paradoxes of domination & surrender with clarity, empathy, & consensual engagement.
A space where everyone can be treasured!
Pleasure Palace - Love Unbound is a place to find delight in unexpected ways, to break the bonds of usual habits & roles. We use ritual drag, breath, sound, movement, connection games, theatre & vocal exercises to break standards of expectation & "supposed to-be's". We use play & nurturance to honor, worship, adore, & bring out new aspects of each other. We invite delicious pauses in which to welcome the burgeoning of new aspects of ourselves. Here, everyone is a treasure to behold.
Navigate sexual, intimate, & social interactions through a power-informed lens.
Through scenario analysis, real-world examples, and dyad exercises, students learn the core skills for navigating power dynamics in sexual and interpersonal scenarios: noticing and naming where power lies, somatically sensing when power has been conferred on them or they’ve projected power onto others, and using pauses, invitations, and simple phrases to mitigate possible harm. Students walk away with a fresh new lens for understanding and engaging in intimacy!
Ground into now, tune in & let go. Leave feeling refreshed, connected & inspired
Come As You Are—solo or partnered—and step into a warm, intentional space to ground, connect, and explore the Art of Intention. Tune into your senses, embracing the moment without judgment, cultivating empathy and compassion playfully. Build self-awareness for more choice, freedom. and meaningful connection while soaking in feel-good "love chemicals" like oxytocin and dopamine. Leave feeling refreshed, open, and inspired! Bring something to lay on. Solo, paired and group experiential exercises.
Discover how to use touch to cultivate passion, romance, and dominance!
Want to know how to create more variety in your sex life? Learn how sensually touch in ways that create exhilarating anticipation, grab and pull in ways that get your partner to surrender, and master hair pulling, spanking, and more! Come discover the secrets of how to create passion, romance, and dominance energy and leave with sexy skills for seducing lovers! You may want to come with a friend or lover to practice with, tho we will also partner willing participants together.
Support for ND folks + allies to cultivate healthy emotional & sexual intimacy.
For neurodivergent individuals, cultivating intimacy often requires navigating unique dynamics. From differences in sensory processing to communication styles to emotional regulation, intimacy often takes on new layers of complexity. We will share skills, tools, and practices that can help to empower neurodivergent folks to claim their needs, desires, and pleasure. This workshop is ideal for people with ADHD and autistic folks (all neurotypes welcome), as well as their partners and allies.
Explore the spicy intersection of Shibari, contact improv & Micro
One-Rope Shibari entwines partners in a slow dance of tension, release, and deep attunement. This hands-on class begins with trust-building and desire negotiation before exploring how rope becomes an extension of the body, guiding movement and sensation. With fluid wraps over fixed knots, we’ll play with breath, intimacy, and the spicy interplay of surrender and power. Come solo or with a partner, with or without a rope, and experience this delicious fusion of movement and trust.
A dance & film ritual to tremble open to your love.
How do we tremble open & not closed? Come learn how grief can be soul cleansing & enlivening. We will dance, connect with spirit, & watch the intro to Z’s new Grief Eros film honoring our ancestor Sobonfu Somé. We will learn the roots of grief ritual that Sobonfu brought from West Africa. We will explore how crying, laughing & orgasmic energy are similar shaking & releasing in our bodies. Name what you are grieving & be supported as you move it through your body & tremble open to love.
If you or loved ones struggle with jealousy, learn how to understand & tame it.
Did you know that jealousy is an octopus and that each tentacle holds clues to helping you neutralizing it's crushing hold? Did you know jealousy and envy aren't the same thing? When the Green-Eyed Monster rises from our emotional depths, most people find themselves powerless to stop its many arms from tearing our relationships apart. Join sex and relationship educator Reid Mihalko for this humorous & insightful workshop on how YOU can kick jealousy in the ass before it kicks you!
Up the Fun & Self-Confidence with Clothes-On Skills To Blow Your Lovers' Minds!
Boost your confidence and pleasure with playful, clothes-on skills that will amaze your lovers! Discover how our pelvic muscles unlock hidden pleasure and why so many of us love the weight of a partner pressing down or wrestling. Sex educator Reid Mihalko will help us explore how pressure, wrestling, & even biting activate pleasure pathways. Learn how to harness body weight, pushing & pulling, and squishing for deeper intimacy and more fun!
Chocolate Body Painting as a Blessing. Nourishing and Powerful Connection.
Listen, play, deepen connection and honor each other. This guided experience connects us to our hearts and each other, playful warm up games, deepening our inner guide and speaking our boundaries. Bring a partner or find a friend at the workshop to paint your blessings on and then receive nourishing expression in the form of chocolate bodypaint in return. The exercise is deepening, heart expanding, nourishing, and relaxing. Clothing is optional and the whole body can be used as a canvas.
Edgy games that make you blush and connections that go beyond the surface.
Where real connections spark to life. Meet fellow SoulPlay adventurers for a journey through thought-provoking games that'll make you laugh, feel, and maybe even blush. Ready to transform strangers into conspirators? Welcoming both social butterflies and introverts. Practice your confident ""No"" and your flirty ""hell yes"". A combination of Tantra style dyad questions that allow us to meet multiple participants and authentic relating games to go deep and practice interoception and attunement.
Come learn and explore all the amazing different ways we can be non-monogamous!
There's no shortage of people telling us how we should be loving and relating. These “shoulds” can lead us to feelings of deep shame & guilt around our own desires. We compare some of these “shoulds” to the real-life stories of over 500 people we’ve interviewed to dispel the myth that there's a “right way” to be non-monogamous. We briefly share our thoughts on each myth and then invite you to share your own experiences in small groups as we learn from each other that there are many ways to love!
Break the ice & make tons of new friends through guided small-group convos!
We always start with consent and safety and then dive into the action! We put everyone in small groups of 4 people and then ask a question like "What's something you've always wanted to try, but haven't? What's holding you back?" You talk about it for 6 minutes and then we scramble the groups and ask a new question. You'll laugh, you might even cry, and by the end you'll have met between 30-50 new people that you can continue building friendships and connections with all weekend!
Come experience pleasure, sensuality & intimacy as healing modalities.
Embody more presence, purpose and personal power. Reframing and shifting trauma as we alchemize and move through it together in community. The content is designed for BIPOC, queer and trans folks who have experienced acts of exclusion and/or oppression. And all are welcome. We will play with sensory practices with large group, small group and individual exercises that are somatic and engage all the senses. Bring Journal & Sunscreen, hat, glasses.
A SoulPlayful Body Heart & Soul Integration of Your Transformational Experience
How do you ground in the transformational experience of SoulPlay, as you prepare to leave the container and carry on into the rest of your life? In this Sunday session, we’ll give ourselves and each other space to explore, express, settle, reflect and integrate, using trauma-informed somatics, restorative touch, small group shares, and dance.
Learn communication skills, connect & drop deeply into your own sensuality.
Learn communication skills around desire, connect with people, & drop deeply into your own sensuality. Together we will create a sacred container for exploration. This is a highly interactivity workshop with fun games, & a chance to get to know ourselves & each other even better. This workshop will increase self expression, ability to connect with others, & creativity. Activities include: communication skill training, interactive games, & trust building. All are welcome.
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.
A powerful restoration practice to transform your life.
Restoring integrity after a transgression builds relational trust, community resilience, and empowers us to take risks! The Gold Standard Apology is a six-step process informed by the best minds in restorative and transformative justice; coaching, and conscious communication. Activities include dyad story shares, practice sessions and discussion. Participants emerge understanding what real accountability actually looks like, and a concrete practice for conducting restoration in their own lives.
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.
Explore what navigating consent can really look like.
Hey, wanna play? In this session, we’ll explore how much freedom, fun, and fulfillment are possible when we treat consent as a collaboration instead of mere permission-seeking. This will be an experiential and embodied dive into playing well with others.
Join us to imagine, reflect, embody, make mistakes and plan in community.
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.
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.
Do you find yourself holding back your voice? Liberate through connection!
Do you want to share your voice, but find yourself holding back time after time? Fears around judgement, criticism, & the belief of a lack of ability keep too many of us silent... but all your heart wants is to feel comfortable SINGING! We can all be liberated in our voice through exploring the fear & shame we hold, inviting it to the table, breathing love & acceptance into it, & slowly unpeeling the layers of gunk to get to our shining authentic voices.