Offerings

We will explore our own desire to dance or not dance with others in subtle ways, cognitively and at the sensation level. When we ask ourselves “Why I do not want to dance with you?” what thoughts or images come up? Answers might come, might change, might transform, or disappear. We’ll explore ways to engage with these answers non-verbally, and without suppression, through dancing with your partner. It is a process of self-reflection on the dance floor.

How do we say YES/NO/MAYBE through our movement? There are countless ways and we will explore some techniques and create our own vocabularies through our movement. We will start by developing our listening skills subtly through breath and physical contact, then slowly shift towards clear intention with dynamic movement. Our movement will be our voice!

We will explore our own desire to dance or not dance with others in subtle ways, cognitively and at the sensation level. When we ask ourselves “Why I do not want to dance with you?” what thoughts or images come up? Answers might come, might change, might transform, or disappear. We’ll explore ways to engage with these answers non-verbally, and without suppression, through dancing with your partner. It is a process of self-reflection on the dance floor.

How do we say YES/NO/MAYBE through our movement? There are countless ways and we will explore some techniques and create our own vocabularies through our movement. We will start by developing our listening skills subtly through breath and physical contact, then slowly shift towards clear intention with dynamic movement. Our movement will be our voice!

A journey into pleasure.
Manu and Benji invite you to: Slow Presencing: Arriving gently and slowly to presence, explore self-awareness within the social field (inspired by Social Presenting Theatre). Earth Embracing: Letting go to be embraced by earths natural pull to follow our bodies pleasure in a horizontal slow(motion) gravity-massage & earth grinding. (principles of Blissbody). Nature Lovers: Find your natural desires in flirting with the wind, caressing leaves, making love to trees, seducing water-drops or massaging rocks. (Sensuality, Medicine & Rock & Roll)

A journey into pleasure.
Manu and Benji invite you to: Slow Presencing: Arriving gently and slowly to presence, explore self-awareness within the social field (inspired by Social Presenting Theatre). Earth Embracing: Letting go to be embraced by earths natural pull to follow our bodies pleasure in a horizontal slow(motion) gravity-massage & earth grinding. (principles of Blissbody). Nature Lovers: Find your natural desires in flirting with the wind, caressing leaves, making love to trees, seducing water-drops or massaging rocks. (Sensuality, Medicine & Rock & Roll)

Boyz* are wonderful. They are in their character and their sexuality so unimaginably diverse! From shyly sensitive or honestly empathetic to charmingly seductive or ironically & mischievously playful, on to whiny-bitchy or in need of control, narcissistically vain and dominant… – oh, there are so many versions! Oh, there’s so much more to discover than one could imagine!
How about an encounter with all of them? With the romantic one-and-onlys, the seductive gigolos, the understanding and consoling daddies, with the neurotic fetishists, the sadistic pigs, the energetic pushers and eccentric pleasers, with the storytellers and the mansplainers and the empathetically adept listeners, just waiting for the right opportunity…?
In this playful and probably a bit silly workshop we would like to give the Boyz* – anyone can be a boy* – a stage on which they can experiment with themselves (resp. their role), experience themselves (resp. their role) and demonstrate all the fabulous that they are and that they can offer to the others – to the Girlz*! – and anyone can be a girl*, of course. Make a decision whether you would like to be one or the other before you arrive and reflect on how you’d like to represent your chosen role. While the Boyz* develop their character during the workshops, the Girlz* just have coffee & cake and a chat while awaiting the final fair.
May the Boyz* present themselves in all their nearly post-patriarchal insecurity and arrogance, their lostness and sensitivity, in acknowledgement of equality with, or humble submission to, an approaching matriarchy, as well as in the last rebellion of traditional ideals: may the forces of the weird-masculine gather to create a fabulously diverse spectacle of experience for all those who feel the desire to get involved, to see such happening with their own eyes, to experience it in their own bodies!

Are you feeling nervous? Are you having fun? It’s almost over. It’s just begun. Don’t overthink this, look in my eyes: Don’t be scared, don’t be shy, come on in, the water’s fine!
The workshop will be facilitated by Matís and Beata.

Boyz* are wonderful. They are in their character and their sexuality so unimaginably diverse! From shyly sensitive or honestly empathetic to charmingly seductive or ironically & mischievously playful, on to whiny-bitchy or in need of control, narcissistically vain and dominant… – oh, there are so many versions! Oh, there’s so much more to discover than one could imagine!
How about an encounter with all of them? With the romantic one-and-onlys, the seductive gigolos, the understanding and consoling daddies, with the neurotic fetishists, the sadistic pigs, the energetic pushers and eccentric pleasers, with the storytellers and the mansplainers and the empathetically adept listeners, just waiting for the right opportunity…?
In this playful and probably a bit silly workshop we would like to give the Boyz* – anyone can be a boy* – a stage on which they can experiment with themselves (resp. their role), experience themselves (resp. their role) and demonstrate all the fabulous that they are and that they can offer to the others – to the Girlz*! – and anyone can be a girl*, of course. Make a decision whether you would like to be one or the other before you arrive and reflect on how you’d like to represent your chosen role. While the Boyz* develop their character during the workshops, the Girlz* just have coffee & cake and a chat while awaiting the final fair.
May the Boyz* present themselves in all their nearly post-patriarchal insecurity and arrogance, their lostness and sensitivity, in acknowledgement of equality with, or humble submission to, an approaching matriarchy, as well as in the last rebellion of traditional ideals: may the forces of the weird-masculine gather to create a fabulously diverse spectacle of experience for all those who feel the desire to get involved, to see such happening with their own eyes, to experience it in their own bodies!

Are you feeling nervous? Are you having fun? It’s almost over. It’s just begun. Don’t overthink this, look in my eyes: Don’t be scared, don’t be shy, come on in, the water’s fine!
The workshop will be facilitated by Matís and Beata.

Some problems are easily solved. If you wonder how to cook poached eggs or play videogames you can check out various tutorials. But when it comes to vague feelings or niche situations it’s harder to find reliable sources that don’t fob you off with simplified advice like “Think positive!”.

Complex feelings like jealousy in complex situations like polyamorous clusters need special attention and knowledge. And courageous and cheeky undertakings like organizing a cuddle party or playing out your forced breeding fantasy also need exceptional care.

At a festival like T&P you will gain deep insights, solve tricky situations and might want to share what you found out. Or you’ll stumble over new specific questions and problems that need answers. And a wonderful way to spend quality time on those unique topics is to create or read zines.

“Zines” are self-published small magazines, lovingly handmade booklets that help you to get an empowering message across. They usually circulate in activist, queer or underground groups and their format is playful and creative. They typically can consist of collages, comics, lists, questions for introspection and journaling, inspiring quotes, storytelling, case examples, advice and tricks. In our workshop we’ll give this form of ‘craftivism’ a try. I’ll share some zine-examples for inspiration, offer materials and tools and invite creative processes like collective brainstorming. To find our zine-topics we’ll start by talking and sharing to find out what is on our hearts and minds at the moment.Or you can share topics that people have previously come to you with – maybe you have a knack for that particular theme. Plus, doing arts and crafts is just exceptionally soothing and sweet 🙂

By the end of it, we should have co-created a small series of zines which we can discuss, elaborate upon, and use for reference.

Some problems are easily solved. If you wonder how to cook poached eggs or play videogames you can check out various tutorials. But when it comes to vague feelings or niche situations it’s harder to find reliable sources that don’t fob you off with simplified advice like “Think positive!”.

Complex feelings like jealousy in complex situations like polyamorous clusters need special attention and knowledge. And courageous and cheeky undertakings like organizing a cuddle party or playing out your forced breeding fantasy also need exceptional care.

At a festival like T&P you will gain deep insights, solve tricky situations and might want to share what you found out. Or you’ll stumble over new specific questions and problems that need answers. And a wonderful way to spend quality time on those unique topics is to create or read zines.

“Zines” are self-published small magazines, lovingly handmade booklets that help you to get an empowering message across. They usually circulate in activist, queer or underground groups and their format is playful and creative. They typically can consist of collages, comics, lists, questions for introspection and journaling, inspiring quotes, storytelling, case examples, advice and tricks. In our workshop we’ll give this form of ‘craftivism’ a try. I’ll share some zine-examples for inspiration, offer materials and tools and invite creative processes like collective brainstorming. To find our zine-topics we’ll start by talking and sharing to find out what is on our hearts and minds at the moment.Or you can share topics that people have previously come to you with – maybe you have a knack for that particular theme. Plus, doing arts and crafts is just exceptionally soothing and sweet 🙂

By the end of it, we should have co-created a small series of zines which we can discuss, elaborate upon, and use for reference.

Let´s get to the bottom of our lives.
The lower part of our bodies holds so much shame, pain, trauma and feelings of dirtiness and insecurities. It´s deeply connected to our relationship to our power, success, money and our roots in life. But(t) this part of our bodies also holds a lot of energy and has the ability to release what we don´t need in our system anymore. It´s a source of energy, health, freedom and pleasure.
What (bull)shit are you ready to let go of in your life?
What base do you want to build your daily life on?
We will inquire our relationship to the base, feel into stored emotions and muscle tensions and touch, stretch, massage and shake that ass. We will go on a journey from shame to celebration and dive into the wisdom of our base.

Let´s get to the bottom of our lives.
The lower part of our bodies holds so much shame, pain, trauma and feelings of dirtiness and insecurities. It´s deeply connected to our relationship to our power, success, money and our roots in life. But(t) this part of our bodies also holds a lot of energy and has the ability to release what we don´t need in our system anymore. It´s a source of energy, health, freedom and pleasure.
What (bull)shit are you ready to let go of in your life?
What base do you want to build your daily life on?
We will inquire our relationship to the base, feel into stored emotions and muscle tensions and touch, stretch, massage and shake that ass. We will go on a journey from shame to celebration and dive into the wisdom of our base.

The Liquid Love Experience is a collective journey of the senses.

It is an exploration of sensuality in its purest form and can invoke a strong feeling of love for oneself, one’s community and for life itself! Through the use of copious amounts of our liquid love potion (e.g. organic olive oil, coconut oil or similar substitutes) we are, for a while, able to eliminate friction from our lives allowing for incredibly smooth flowing encounters with ourselves and others. The concept is simple: we pour warm, fine, neutral oil on to your skin, from where it will spread over your whole body and form a lubricious substance, which allows you to engage in flowing skin to skin contact and float in a sea together with other oily bodies. Everyone is invited to respect their own rhythm and limits to touch and nudity. Allow yourself to be moved without intentions or sexual orientation. Be present with erotic sensations and thoughts but rather than act on them, relax into the energetic flow of the bodies around you. This is a place where you can love and be loved in an impersonal and unbound manner and above all a place to super charge your soul.

The Liquid Love Experience is a collective journey of the senses.

It is an exploration of sensuality in its purest form and can invoke a strong feeling of love for oneself, one’s community and for life itself! Through the use of copious amounts of our liquid love potion (e.g. organic olive oil, coconut oil or similar substitutes) we are, for a while, able to eliminate friction from our lives allowing for incredibly smooth flowing encounters with ourselves and others. The concept is simple: we pour warm, fine, neutral oil on to your skin, from where it will spread over your whole body and form a lubricious substance, which allows you to engage in flowing skin to skin contact and float in a sea together with other oily bodies. Everyone is invited to respect their own rhythm and limits to touch and nudity. Allow yourself to be moved without intentions or sexual orientation. Be present with erotic sensations and thoughts but rather than act on them, relax into the energetic flow of the bodies around you. This is a place where you can love and be loved in an impersonal and unbound manner and above all a place to super charge your soul.

Phrasing questions with verbal language is an easy task for most adults. Most languages even have grammatical constructions that signify that the speaker is asking a question, making the task of recognizing an utterance as one even easier.

In this class, I would like to explore the possibility of somatically asking a question. To be more specific, the practice of posing with touch, to the body of a different person, a physical question. We start by asking dry and very concrete questions (‘Feldenkrais classics’) – how easily does the head roll easily, what is the comfortable range of motion in the hip, is the right leg heavier than the left leg, etc.

Those definite physical questions will allow us to develop a certain quality of touch – gentle, attentive, non intrusive, free of judgment and forced direction. Eventually, we might be able to leave this tangible realm, and have a more imaginative, rich and abstract tactile conversation with a different body.

This class is, in a sense, an introduction to the Feldenkrais approach to touch. But we use it as a base, to enrich our ability to touch in dancing, in friendly, romantic and sexual contexts, that is, in any kind of human interaction.

Stillness is a sought after meditative quality and practice. Usually, one is asked to maintain a fixed bodily position for an extended amount of time. Those traditional fixed positions are designed wisely, and tend to be quite provocative – things happen when you stay in them. But they are generalizations, and as such are rigid and not really sensitive for individual needs and capabilities.
So how can we know in which position is it personally beneficial for us to stay still, and for how long? Are we looking for comfort or effort? Pleasure or pain? interest or boredom? stability and balance or disorientation and confusion? What do we tend to do, and how is it connected with conceptions we have about what should happen? How can we make a static state fresh and new without controlling it?
We will begin to develop our sensitivity to stillness in the framework of an awareness through movement Feldenkrais class. After some time, things will become more open, eccentric and weird. Or maybe the opposite.

Phrasing questions with verbal language is an easy task for most adults. Most languages even have grammatical constructions that signify that the speaker is asking a question, making the task of recognizing an utterance as one even easier.

In this class, I would like to explore the possibility of somatically asking a question. To be more specific, the practice of posing with touch, to the body of a different person, a physical question. We start by asking dry and very concrete questions (‘Feldenkrais classics’) – how easily does the head roll easily, what is the comfortable range of motion in the hip, is the right leg heavier than the left leg, etc.

Those definite physical questions will allow us to develop a certain quality of touch – gentle, attentive, non intrusive, free of judgment and forced direction. Eventually, we might be able to leave this tangible realm, and have a more imaginative, rich and abstract tactile conversation with a different body.

This class is, in a sense, an introduction to the Feldenkrais approach to touch. But we use it as a base, to enrich our ability to touch in dancing, in friendly, romantic and sexual contexts, that is, in any kind of human interaction.

Stillness is a sought after meditative quality and practice. Usually, one is asked to maintain a fixed bodily position for an extended amount of time. Those traditional fixed positions are designed wisely, and tend to be quite provocative – things happen when you stay in them. But they are generalizations, and as such are rigid and not really sensitive for individual needs and capabilities.
So how can we know in which position is it personally beneficial for us to stay still, and for how long? Are we looking for comfort or effort? Pleasure or pain? interest or boredom? stability and balance or disorientation and confusion? What do we tend to do, and how is it connected with conceptions we have about what should happen? How can we make a static state fresh and new without controlling it?
We will begin to develop our sensitivity to stillness in the framework of an awareness through movement Feldenkrais class. After some time, things will become more open, eccentric and weird. Or maybe the opposite.

(a little instruction manual for surviving Contact Improvisation Jams and have more fun in life)

Everybody coming to T&P has a lot of experience in dancing CI! NOOOT! 🙂
For the wonderful fact that at T&P we come together from a very broad field of research and backgrounds, we want to make it a little easier for those with less experience in CI. Therefore I will share a little mix of technical tools and exercises suitable as material to play with and address some basic questions which often arise in the practise such as: What is allowed in a CI Jam in general and at T&P in particular? How do I approach someone so it feels good for both of us? Sometimes I feel SO MUCH, what can I do? When I see the “experienced” people do their thing I sometimes feel intimidated – what is the best way back into enjoying my dance?
I’m very open to more questions and for the support of other experienced dancers to have a broader variety of answers. 😉
We will try to find them while staying in a mood of playing and being connected with our bodies. In case you haven’t had much physical proximity in the past weeks or months or even longer, this is the perfect opportunity for you to start with ease and joy into the festival!

In this workshop I will combine some tools of CI with a few elements of my PLAYFIGHT system.
As a base to go deep and wild we will create a high level of awareness and sensitivity in the beginning. A proper warm up and some technical exercises can allow us to invite more intensity and play with more power and strength in the second part of the session. Short moments of verbal exchange will give us a deeper understanding about the multi-layered experience and help us stay connected on a body, mind and heart level. You will find a clear structure with a lot of listening, joy and a potential for cleansing some clogged channels of suppressed power. For some people this work has included emotional openings or breakthroughs in terms of self empowerment and aliveness. Throughout the session I will keep reminding you to choose your level of intensity to play safely and finding a nice flow together. You don’t need any skills or special fitness to join – just be ready to sweat and have a second T-Shirt with you! 😉

(a little instruction manual for surviving Contact Improvisation Jams and have more fun in life)

Everybody coming to T&P has a lot of experience in dancing CI! NOOOT! 🙂
For the wonderful fact that at T&P we come together from a very broad field of research and backgrounds, we want to make it a little easier for those with less experience in CI. Therefore I will share a little mix of technical tools and exercises suitable as material to play with and address some basic questions which often arise in the practise such as: What is allowed in a CI Jam in general and at T&P in particular? How do I approach someone so it feels good for both of us? Sometimes I feel SO MUCH, what can I do? When I see the “experienced” people do their thing I sometimes feel intimidated – what is the best way back into enjoying my dance?
I’m very open to more questions and for the support of other experienced dancers to have a broader variety of answers. 😉
We will try to find them while staying in a mood of playing and being connected with our bodies. In case you haven’t had much physical proximity in the past weeks or months or even longer, this is the perfect opportunity for you to start with ease and joy into the festival!

In this workshop I will combine some tools of CI with a few elements of my PLAYFIGHT system.
As a base to go deep and wild we will create a high level of awareness and sensitivity in the beginning. A proper warm up and some technical exercises can allow us to invite more intensity and play with more power and strength in the second part of the session. Short moments of verbal exchange will give us a deeper understanding about the multi-layered experience and help us stay connected on a body, mind and heart level. You will find a clear structure with a lot of listening, joy and a potential for cleansing some clogged channels of suppressed power. For some people this work has included emotional openings or breakthroughs in terms of self empowerment and aliveness. Throughout the session I will keep reminding you to choose your level of intensity to play safely and finding a nice flow together. You don’t need any skills or special fitness to join – just be ready to sweat and have a second T-Shirt with you! 😉

I would love to offer a big evening cacao ceremony for the whole group, including the ritual of setting the intention (e.g. For the T&P week) in the cacao and a guided meditation. It could be opening or closing (topic: gratitude) of the week. It is possible to combine it with live music (shamanic drums) or dj set for solo dance connected to the heart (ecstatic dance style), which then can go into contact impro (with a higher awareness and sensitivity). Or I could lead a connection exercise, which serves as opening for a conscious sensuality night with heart connection.

I would love to offer a big evening cacao ceremony for the whole group, including the ritual of setting the intention (e.g. For the T&P week) in the cacao and a guided meditation. It could be opening or closing (topic: gratitude) of the week. It is possible to combine it with live music (shamanic drums) or dj set for solo dance connected to the heart (ecstatic dance style), which then can go into contact impro (with a higher awareness and sensitivity). Or I could lead a connection exercise, which serves as opening for a conscious sensuality night with heart connection.

How do you move when you are naked? How much can you stay in full presence of your erotic body while sharing a space with other naked dancers? In this workshop I invite you to explore the vulnerability and power of your naked body. To explore how you dance when being fully exposed. To investigate what happens in yourself when erotic energy flows through you and there is no piece of clothes to hide or protect you. It is an invitation to welcome all the sensations, guilt, shame, fear, arousal, that may arise while progressively exposing your naked body.
This workshop will start by gently building capacity and safety on the dancefloor using the Movement of Medicine tools. Our goal is to remain present to our embodied experience and reclaim agency and playfulness over our dancing and naked bodies. We will gently recognize the traumas that affect us very differently across the diversity of bodies and genitalias.
Although we clearly encourage you to explore your edges around nudity, full nudity is not required to participate in this exploration and you are strongly invited to listen to your own pace.

How do you move when you are naked? How much can you stay in full presence of your erotic body while sharing a space with other naked dancers? In this workshop I invite you to explore the vulnerability and power of your naked body. To explore how you dance when being fully exposed. To investigate what happens in yourself when erotic energy flows through you and there is no piece of clothes to hide or protect you. It is an invitation to welcome all the sensations, guilt, shame, fear, arousal, that may arise while progressively exposing your naked body.
This workshop will start by gently building capacity and safety on the dancefloor using the Movement of Medicine tools. Our goal is to remain present to our embodied experience and reclaim agency and playfulness over our dancing and naked bodies. We will gently recognize the traumas that affect us very differently across the diversity of bodies and genitalias.
Although we clearly encourage you to explore your edges around nudity, full nudity is not required to participate in this exploration and you are strongly invited to listen to your own pace.

The tantric fire ceremony is a traditional Indian Pooja ceremony that involves the recital of Vedic Chants and holy offerings (Samagri) made to the fire. The combined effect of these chants and the fire together cleanse and purify the air and aura. You are free to participate or observe during the ceremony. A brief explanation about the Havan, its scientific and spiritual benefits will also be discussed.

Literally speaking, Yagya means – selfless sacrifice for noble purposes. Sacrificing ego, selfishness and material attachments and adopting rational thinking, humane compassion and dedicated creativity for the welfare of all – is indeed the best Yagya which should be performed by all human beings. The philosophy of Yagya teaches a way of living in the society in harmony, a living style to promote and protect higher humane values in the society – which is indeed the basis of the ideal human culture.

The tantric fire ceremony is a traditional Indian Pooja ceremony that involves the recital of Vedic Chants and holy offerings (Samagri) made to the fire. The combined effect of these chants and the fire together cleanse and purify the air and aura. You are free to participate or observe during the ceremony. A brief explanation about the Havan, its scientific and spiritual benefits will also be discussed.

Literally speaking, Yagya means – selfless sacrifice for noble purposes. Sacrificing ego, selfishness and material attachments and adopting rational thinking, humane compassion and dedicated creativity for the welfare of all – is indeed the best Yagya which should be performed by all human beings. The philosophy of Yagya teaches a way of living in the society in harmony, a living style to promote and protect higher humane values in the society – which is indeed the basis of the ideal human culture.

In parallel to the intensives we create together with families, couples and also singles a space friendly to kids. In a playfull way putting focus on movement and touch we explore the secret of becoming an earthling. We experience the insemination of the human egg, simulate the rocking feeling of an embrio and the wonder of birth until we spend time as a cuddling pride of lions. To get there we make use of sensual excercises leading to the pleasure of touch and connectedness. The program serves as a frame in which adults are invited to follow their desire for touch and sensuality while at the same time allowing kids to take part and putting their necessities first.

In parallel to the intensives we create together with families, couples and also singles a space friendly to kids. In a playfull way putting focus on movement and touch we explore the secret of becoming an earthling. We experience the insemination of the human egg, simulate the rocking feeling of an embrio and the wonder of birth until we spend time as a cuddling pride of lions. To get there we make use of sensual excercises leading to the pleasure of touch and connectedness. The program serves as a frame in which adults are invited to follow their desire for touch and sensuality while at the same time allowing kids to take part and putting their necessities first.

An improvisational journey through the world of beats, voices, synthesizers, additional musicians to join in, to guide any sort of freeform dance/kinky-dance/contact improv/tantra/softness/roughness (choose any or multiple) kind of experience, or just for people to chill out to.

An event like this just needs to have some Ecstatic Dances going on, perhaps in the theme of Touch & Play (Kinkstatic Dance? Darkstatic Dance? Freeform Contact Improv?). Ecstatic Dance is an approximately 2 hour journey through all types of music from all regions of the world & genres, where dancers refrain from speaking and express everything through completely free movement. It results in a broad spectrum of emotional experiences & natural highs, and with a team of aware spaceholders will becomes a very engaging dance meditation. I am also trained in guiding the warming up and being very clear about the guidelines & creating a safe space to invite play & set boundaries (with the help of spaceholders/volunteers)

An improvisational journey through the world of beats, voices, synthesizers, additional musicians to join in, to guide any sort of freeform dance/kinky-dance/contact improv/tantra/softness/roughness (choose any or multiple) kind of experience, or just for people to chill out to.

An event like this just needs to have some Ecstatic Dances going on, perhaps in the theme of Touch & Play (Kinkstatic Dance? Darkstatic Dance? Freeform Contact Improv?). Ecstatic Dance is an approximately 2 hour journey through all types of music from all regions of the world & genres, where dancers refrain from speaking and express everything through completely free movement. It results in a broad spectrum of emotional experiences & natural highs, and with a team of aware spaceholders will becomes a very engaging dance meditation. I am also trained in guiding the warming up and being very clear about the guidelines & creating a safe space to invite play & set boundaries (with the help of spaceholders/volunteers)

These circles provide a great opportunity to playfully and real tenderly connect with yourself / the tribe / and Great Mystery, through healing chants, medicine songs, sharings & silence. Best to recharge, recenter, rebalance and self- (or co-) regulate yourself during the intense ride of experiences at the festival.

Playing, exploring, praying, sweating, catalyzing, processing, realigning, connecting, and/or freaking out – all is welcome and possible at the Ritual Wave / Ecstatic Dance.
DJ Heyoka Pulsaris holds space in ways which merge the sacred with the eccentric, the multidimensional with bodypositive lustfullness. Dance becomes Ceremony becomes selfexploration becomes Dance.

These circles provide a great opportunity to playfully and real tenderly connect with yourself / the tribe / and Great Mystery, through healing chants, medicine songs, sharings & silence. Best to recharge, recenter, rebalance and self- (or co-) regulate yourself during the intense ride of experiences at the festival.

Playing, exploring, praying, sweating, catalyzing, processing, realigning, connecting, and/or freaking out – all is welcome and possible at the Ritual Wave / Ecstatic Dance.
DJ Heyoka Pulsaris holds space in ways which merge the sacred with the eccentric, the multidimensional with bodypositive lustfullness. Dance becomes Ceremony becomes selfexploration becomes Dance.

Working with the breath can enhance our relationship to the forces that govern our experience of the body in space: our relationship to time and space, our ability for movement, including suspension and falling, our sensitivity to our own body rhythms and those of others. Working with the breath can improve our relationship to our Self, ensuring that when we do come in contact with an Other, we stay rooted, grounded. Similarly, through practice, understanding and engagement with breathing, we can better connect to those around us, perhaps reaching planes where we surpass Self and Other, and enter into a flow. But how can this be achieved? Using principles from BDSM helps us to deepen our understanding of who leads and who follows, and to practice manipulating those roles in a deliberate and playful way.

Playing specifically with the breath reminds us of the overarching natural laws which supersede, govern and interact with the games we might like to construct. It demands focus, and concentration: it is serious; without breath, there is no dance; there is no interaction. It is the silent, sometimes forgotten foundation upon which our movement, our freedom and our cognition rests and it requires time, attention, and focus in order to listen. So that we really listen. Let’s take that time. Let’s meditate specifically on the breath, our own, and that of our partners, and make it conscious. Very conscious.
Let’s play with breath.
Let’s take it away.

Working with the breath can enhance our relationship to the forces that govern our experience of the body in space: our relationship to time and space, our ability for movement, including suspension and falling, our sensitivity to our own body rhythms and those of others. Working with the breath can improve our relationship to our Self, ensuring that when we do come in contact with an Other, we stay rooted, grounded. Similarly, through practice, understanding and engagement with breathing, we can better connect to those around us, perhaps reaching planes where we surpass Self and Other, and enter into a flow. But how can this be achieved? Using principles from BDSM helps us to deepen our understanding of who leads and who follows, and to practice manipulating those roles in a deliberate and playful way.

Playing specifically with the breath reminds us of the overarching natural laws which supersede, govern and interact with the games we might like to construct. It demands focus, and concentration: it is serious; without breath, there is no dance; there is no interaction. It is the silent, sometimes forgotten foundation upon which our movement, our freedom and our cognition rests and it requires time, attention, and focus in order to listen. So that we really listen. Let’s take that time. Let’s meditate specifically on the breath, our own, and that of our partners, and make it conscious. Very conscious.
Let’s play with breath.
Let’s take it away.