EVENTS – ARCHIVE
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SERRAT(U)S – with a Newbie Intro
serrat(u)s bodywork is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of rope bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…
FLINTA* ORGY
Intimacy with many—a luxurious abundance of bodies, glances, and touches—ecstatic loss of self—an orgy… Anyone who has ever ventured into such a situation knows how multifaceted and unpredictable such an experience can be. If it’s not always easy even with just two people, how can it possibly work with more? What desires and needs, hopes and expectations do I bring with me, and how do I deal with them? And what about those of the others—and all those bodies?
AUTHOR READING WITH BEATE ABSALON: NOT GIVING A FUCK – ON LUSTLESS SEX & SEXLESS LUST
In her search for ways to relieve stress, Beate Absalon takes a culturally and historically grounded look at the secluded—yet only seemingly opposed—side of sexuality: lack of desire, asexuality, celibacy, and dysfunction—all of which delightfully refuse to submit to the obligation of sexual service and open up unprecedented scope for exploration. Beate reads from her book, and we discuss what we’ve heard from her.
QUICKY ON A DONATION BASIS: (AN)OTHER INTIMACY – THE POWER OF PLAY
We’re putting this workshop together on the fly! Simply because we don’t want to let this weekend at Serrat(u)s go to waste. Let’s make the most of it in a playful way! That’s why this is an event that almost everyone can afford. More details in the event info :)
In POWER OF PLAY, we focus on play as a method and form of intimate and intense connection. The question: How do interactions change when we consciously design them to be playful? What can we learn about ourselves through play? What happens when we set aside predetermined goals, our self-criticism, and our expectations of ourselves—and focus instead on presence, spontaneity, and joy? As fellow explorers, we’ll…
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SIHL13
sihl13 is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari has much in common with dance, yoga, and meditation; it has a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…
TANTRA – WITH A PINCH OF SALT – RETREAT IN SPAIN
Bodies…what can they do? Bring your body to us and we’ll find out. Using tantra massage as a springboard into the awkward, complex world of human relationships, we help you expand your carnal knowledge. This intense form of intimacy—a massage technique performed and received in the nude—holds so much human potential. This luxurious act gives equal attention to all parts of the body, allowing space for whatever wants to emerge. With care and attention, we guide you through movement and meditative mornings that bring you into closer contact with yourself. From there, with humility and humor, we ask the question: Is today’s erogenous zone your eyelashes or your ears, your feet or your asshole? Do you need a break or a debate, a hug or a slap in the face?
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SERRAT(U)S
serrat(u)s bodywork is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of rope bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SERRAT(U)S
serrat(u)s bodywork is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of rope bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…
READING & DISCUSSION WITH BEATE ABSALON: NOT GIVING A FUCK – ON LUST-LESS SEX & SEX-LESS LUST
We’re thrilled that Beata will be presenting her book *NOT GIVING A FUCK* and reading from it at the QueerBooks bookstore in Bern! But above all, we’d love to chat with you—after all, this topic thrives on our many personal experiences with sexual performance pressure and our erotic experiments in delightfully refusing to comply.
(AN)OTHER INTIMACY – THE POWER OF PLAY
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 the (AN)OTHER INTIMACY workshops, we want to take this leap of faith! In the POWER OF PLAY course, we’ll raise the bar a bit in terms of expectations and intensity and focus our attention on play as a method and form of intimate and intense connection. The questions we’ll explore: How do interactions change when we consciously make them playful? What can we learn about ourselves through play? What happens when we set aside predetermined goals, our self-criticism, and our expectations of ourselves—and instead focus on presence, spontaneity, and pleasure? As fellow explorers, we’ll…
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SIHL13
sihl13 is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari has much in common with dance, yoga, and meditation; it has a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…