Can you feel me, sense me...? – The tactile and haptic sensuality of our bodies keeps us in a tangible connection with our surroundings—and with ourselves—throughout our lives and without interruption. Touch is essential, vital, and fundamental to who we are and what we are, and to how we engage with the world and the other beings within it. Yet as central as it is to our identity and our coexistence with other people, in our everyday consciousness it usually appears more as a necessity—to achieve a goal, fulfill a formality, or bring about a result. We touch and handle tools, shake hands, perform hygiene routines, are touched for medical examinations and physiological treatments—even in the context of relationships and sexuality, things are often regrettably goal-oriented. Yet it is well worth taking the time to examine and experience touch in depth, simply for the sake of feeling itself and self-awareness. There is, in fact, a great deal to discover—about touch itself, about oneself, and about others.
In this course, we explore through various exercises and experiments how our inner attitude, our own needs, and our intentions influence the quality of touch. How do we touch others when we are aware of these influences? How can we balance our attention between ourselves and our partner so that, even while touching, we remain true to ourselves and our own needs?
In our collaborative research, the focus is not on techniques, treatment principles, anatomy, or “doing things right,” but rather on curiosity, trying things out, and experimenting. We take plenty of time to explore our own haptic and tactile worlds and, through dialogue with others, to learn more about them bit by bit, and to understand the topic of touch in all its complexity and its conditioning—including through sociocultural influences, gender issues, psycho-emotional aspects, and much more.
In this way, we aim to create an opportunity to cultivate and develop our inner attitude toward touch—ultimately, simply to find more joy in it! And joy in daring to follow our own curiosity and impulses, while at the same time experiencing how enriching a more conscious form of touch can be. In doing so, we strive to find our own balance between giving and receiving, and to make far more room for mindfulness and attentiveness in our touch. Feel me, sense me—but really!
A WORKSHOP BY >> FILIPPA FRICK
SCHEDULE
Sat, May 17, 2025 - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
LANGUAGES
German, English
Choose your ticket price based on your own assessment.
With our Low(er) Income Tickets, we want to give low-income individuals the opportunity to attend our events.
We cordially invite high earners to make it with a higher contribution possible for us to make this offer.
With that in mind, we would like to thank you in advance for your support.
For people with very low incomes, there are usually additional options available for even lower prices.
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions. We'd love to have you join us!
PRICE PER PERSON:
CHF 200.00
Low(er) Income Tickets
I – CHF 170.00
II – CHF 140.00
III – CHF 110.00
High(er) Income Tickets
I – CHF 230.00
II – CHF 260.00
III – CHF 290.00
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Further informations
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 group dynamics 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 random partner combinations during the exercises. This means that both same-sex and mixed-sex combinations will occur. Participants should generally be open to working with every person and every body. Exceptions can be discussed on a case-by-case basis.
Gender identity, sexual orientation, age or membership of often marginalized groups such as BBIPoC, migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA*, disabled people, etc. are not criteria when registering and selecting participants. This means that, in principle, everyone is equally welcome and we endeavor to do justice to the respective constellation and different needs, but our resources are limited. If you have any questions in this regard, please contact us.
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."
We reserve the right to ask participants to leave the workshop if their behavior is hurtful or problematic, and we reserve the right to do so without explanation—though we will likely try to explain. Workshop fees would then be refunded in full. Any further claims are excluded.
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PRICES AND IF SOLD OUT
With our Low(er) Income Tickets, we want to give low-income individuals the opportunity to attend our events. We warmly invite those with higher incomes to help us make this offer possible by paying a higher fee. With this in mind, we thank you in advance for your solidarity.
For PEOPLE WITH VERY LOW INCOMES, there are usually even more affordable options available. Please don’t hesitate to contact us and ask. We’d love to have you join us!
Is the event sold out on the ticketing platform? Contact us! There may be a waiting list or another way for you to attend after all.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations are free of charge up to eight weeks before the course begins; a cancellation fee of 20% of the course fee applies up to four weeks before the course begins, and a cancellation fee of 50% applies up to two weeks before the course begins. Later cancellations and refunds of course fees are not possible. However, participants may find replacement participants to take their reserved spots. If the organizer cancels the course, the full course fee will be refunded. No further claims are permitted.