At the Festival of Sensuality we invite a range of talented teachers with deep experience in their fields to run workshops on things like body awareness, sexual dynamics, communication, dance, massage and more.
Have a look at what the workshop leaders will be offering.
There will be 9 or 10 workshops a day and you’ll have time to take part in 3 of them. And, as we encourage a participatory feeling on the festival, on the last couple of days of the festival you are also free to propose a workshop 🙂
Then in the evenings there will be different activities such as sharing circles, blindfold friending, a cuddle party and a play party, as well as music around the fire most nights.
Above you can see the giant workshop board which lives in the tea tent and while you go for your morning coffee you can plan your day 🙂
There’s a giant workshop board where events can be added and so at any given moment there are usually at least 3 different things going for you to choose from.
We work out the exact program when all the teachers are gathered in person the day before the festival but here are some of the titles of workshops from previous years to give you a taste of what might be going on:
yoga – boundaries and consent – twerking – connecting with authenticity – playing with boundaries – the basics of breathwork – inner consent and rejections – embodied movement – freeing the voice – queer Q&A – authentic relating – breathwork – romancing your life – sensuality through rope – pain and pleasure – – acro-yoga – laughter yoga – primal play – 4 hands massage – mindful touch – erotic storytelling – relationship cookbook – hypnotic massage – playfight – contact improv – the joy of dance – vulva printing – sensual pain – Kali connection – safety in sex – writing love letters – approaching shame with connection – explore your erotic landscape – ritual of the senses – face in the mirror – exploring & appreciating the body – end of week play party…
The workshops are in English and last between one and a half and two hours. The only workshops that are compulsory are those on the first day where we introduce the fundamentals of consent so that we’re all on the same page and can relax in a safe community for the week 🙂
The rest of the time you can decide your schedule and only take part in the sessions that interest you. When you’re not in a workshop you can hang out and chat in the tea tent, swim in the lake or wander in the forest.
Some of the workshops can involve themes that bring up challenging feelings and so there will always be one of our angels around to provide extra care during these moments.
Support pods
The festival can bring up a lot of emotions, a lot of challenges, a lot of interesting questions and we don’t want you to be alone as you go through these! So on the first morning we arrange support pods of 4 or 5 people and every day you’ll meet with your pod to discuss, share and chat about all that’s happening with you at the festival.
The support pods really bring us together as a community and so they happen every day at breakfast time.
Mealtimes
We make all the food for everyone on the festival – it’s vegan and very tasty! We eat twice a day in a circle, sitting on the ground and you bring your own plate, spoon and cup. Lunch and dinner is also when we take advantage of having the whole group together to announce workshops, news and general festival guidance.
So here’s how your day might look:
7.30 a.m. – go to morning yoga or else the tea tent in search of your coffee fix
8.30 a.m. get some breakfast
9 a.m. – time for support pods
10 a.m. – go to the authentic communication workshop
1 p.m. – lunch! Go sit in a circle and make some friends while you eat
3 p.m. – go to the sensual dance workshop
5 p.m. – go to the intro to rope play workshop
7 p.m. – have dinner under a sunset sky
9 p.m. – go to a sharing circle in one of the big yurts or dance and sing around the fire
midnight – chat in the tea tent and suddenly realise you only have 7 hours until morning yoga begins……