Intimacy that breaks free from set patterns and conventions is fantastic, creative, and unpredictable—that’s what makes it so appealing, but also quite complex and challenging. In (AN)OTHER INTIMACY, we want to take this leap of faith! What’s there to experience? How do I come up with ideas? How do I figure out what my deepest needs and longings are? And how do I put them into practice? What do I definitely not want—and how do I communicate somewhere between “Yes!” and “No”?
The workshop aims to give participants an idea of what a playful and alternative “sex-positive” space might look like, how we can shape it together, and how we can navigate it. The focus here lies well beyond a normative understanding of intimacy and sexuality that equates sex with nudity, genital touching, and any kind of physical penetration. We prefer to concentrate on the playful, imaginative, performative, and experimental aspects in order to explore a wide variety of what human bodies and minds are capable of.
We work with tools such as role-playing, BDSM-inspired practices, Bodysomatics, and the “Beginner’s Mind,” thereby creating a wide range of opportunities to develop spontaneity and a sense of playfulness; to dare to discover what is interesting and desired and what is definitely undesirable; to set boundaries, communicate them, and respect them; but also to invite others to engage in consensual play and help shape scenes. In this process, playful experimentation becomes both a strategy for discovering new ways of intimate interaction and the primary tool for doing so. After two days of (re)discovering our playful selves and learning to navigate them, we’ll form a trusting community of experimenters. On Sunday evening, this community will come together in an open PlaySpace, carefully designed for whatever may unfold—whether it’s a relaxing cuddle after these intense days or further rounds of playful experimentation.
SCHEDULE
Fri, 12/16/2022 - 11am-11:**pm
Sat, 12/17/2022 - 11am-**:**pm
Sun, 12/12/2022 - 11am-2:00pm
am Fr kann sich das Veranstaltungsende etwas verzögern, am Sa ist open end
LANGUAGES
German, English
COSTS
Registration fee per person
CHF 55,-
This event is being held under special conditions. We also want to make it as inclusive as possible.
Deshalb gibt es für den Workshop keinen festgelegten Preis zusätzlich zur Anmeldegebühr. Wir möchten jedoch darauf aufmerksam machen, dass ein realistischer Preis für einen solchen Workshop, wenn man davon leben möchte (wie wir es mit luhmen d’arc durchaus versuchen), eher bei etwa CHF 500,- pro Person liegt.
Daher sind weitere Beiträge auf Spendenbasis unter Berücksichtigung der eigenen Einkommenssituation sehr willkommen – eine Spendenbox wird vor Ort bereitstehen.
Please also read all further info below, too.
Further informations
REGISTRATION
To best ensure a safe, mindful, and conscious atmosphere, we reserve the right to select participants for this special retreat. Therefore, we ask that you provide as much detail as possible in the registration form about yourself, your interest in open, sex-positive events, your experience with them, and why you would like to participate in this workshop.
ZEITPLAN
Freitag, 16. Dezember
10:15 - 10:45 Ankunft
11:00 - 14:30 Opening Circle & Workshop
14:30 - 15:30 Kleine Pause für mitgebrachte Snacks
15:30 - 19:00 Workshop
19:00 - 20:30 Lange Pause für das Abendessen
20:30 - 23:** Wax Play Ceremony
Samstag, 17. Dezember
ab 10:30 Ankunft
11:00 - 14:30 Opening Circle & Workshop
14:30 - 15:30 Kleine Pause für mitgebrachte Snacks
15:30 - 19:00 Workshop
19:00 - 20:30 Lange Pause für das Abendessen
21:00 - **:** Open playSPACE mit gemeinsamem Abschluss
Sonntag, 18. Dezember
ab 10:30 Ankunft
11:00 - 14:00 Workshop, Gemeinsame Reflexion, Feedback & Abschlus
We'll send you an email well in advance of the course with a list of items to bring and additional information about the course.
NOTES ON THE EVENT
The goals of our events are collaborative learning within the group, supporting shared processes, and personal development. Couples and all other types of partnerships or arrangements are welcome, but you should be aware and open to the fact that the courses are not designed as partnership experiences and that we address each person as an individual. For example: To involve all participants equally, we usually work with randomly assigned partner combinations during the exercises. This means there will be both same-sex and opposite-sex pairings. Participants should generally be open to working with any person and any body. Exceptions can be discussed on a case-by-case basis.
Gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or membership in marginalized groups such as BBIPoC, migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA*, people with disabilities, etc., are not criteria for registration or participant selection.
We expect you to act with care, be communicative, prioritize consent, and be mindful, and we encourage you to respect your own boundaries and take personal responsibility.
Hate speech will not be tolerated. Please bring “Candy Speech” with you.
We reserve the right to ask participants to leave the workshop if their behavior is harmful or problematic, and we reserve the right to do so without explanation—although we will likely try to explain our decision. Workshop fees would then be refunded in full. Any further claims are excluded.
We do our best to accommodate different needs, but our resources are limited. Please contact us if you have any questions.
You can read more about this topic here.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations are free of charge up to eight weeks before the start of the course, up to four weeks before the start of the course a cancellation fee of 20% of the course fee is due, up to two weeks before the start of the course a cancellation fee of 50% is due. Later cancellations and refunds of participant fees are not possible. However, participants can find substitute participants who will take the booked places. In case of cancellation by the organizer, the course fee will be refunded in full. Further claims are excluded.