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Workshop Description: Radical Intimacy – A 4-Day Journey to the Roots of Your Own Intimacy Discover the Depths of Connection
Join us for “Radical Intimacy,” a transformative 4-day journey designed to deepen your connection with yourself and others. This immersive in-person workshop is an opportunity to explore and enhance your intimacy, bringing more aliveness and authenticity into your life and relationships.
What to Expect
Over the course of four days, you’ll be guided through a variety of practices and discussions aimed at fostering honest communication, creating safe spaces, and understanding the nuances of wishes and boundaries. This workshop is designed to help you:
- Engage in Honest Communication: Learn techniques to express yourself openly and authentically.
- Create a Safe Space: Understand the importance of safety and trust in intimate relationships.
- Explore Tantric Breathing: Experience the power of breath in connecting with your partner and yourself.
- Delve into Intimacy and Sacred Sexuality: Explore your intimate desires and how to practice sacred sexuality.
- Set Intentions and Boundaries: Gain clarity on your wishes and how to communicate boundaries effectively.
- Participate in Guided Temple Nights: Experience the beauty of guided temple nights, designed to deepen your connection and intimacy.
- Celebrate Love and Connection: Embrace the joy and fulfillment that comes from genuine connection and love.
- Morning Movement Sessions: Start each day with invigorating movement practices to awaken your body and spirit.
Highlights
Cacao Ceremony: Participate in a heart-opening cacao ceremony to deepen your connection and set powerful intentions. Latihan – Dancing in the Unknown: Join Laurie Handlers in a unique and liberating practice of spontaneous movement, exploring the unknown through dance.
Embrace a Sex-Positive Field
This workshop takes place in a sex-positive environment, where voluntary nudity is embraced as a form of self-expression and connection. We encourage participants to be mindful and respectful, creating a space where everyone feels safe and honored.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is perfect for individuals and couples who are looking to deepen their intimacy, enhance their relationships, and explore new dimensions of love and connection. Whether you’re new to these practices or have previous experience, you’ll find valuable insights and techniques to enrich your intimate life.
Zögere nicht, dich für unser Retreat anzumelden, auch wenn dein Englisch nicht perfekt ist. Wir sind da, um dich zu unterstützen, und es gibt viele praktische Übungen, bei denen Sprache eine kleinere Rolle spielt. Dein Sprachniveau sollte dich nicht davon abhalten, diese wertvolle Erfahrung zu machen!
Join Us
Step into a journey of self-discovery and connection. “Radical Intimacy” is more than just a workshop; it’s a transformative experience that will leave you feeling more alive, connected, and intimate. Secure your spot today and take the first step towards a more intimate and fulfilling life.
Save the date!
3-6 October 2024
About us
Stephan Eckert
Stephan Eckert is a dynamic and multifaceted facilitator known for his unique blend of radical honesty and deep personal exploration. Passionate about authenticity and self-expression, Stephan brings a refreshing openness and vulnerability to his work.
A fanboy of radical honesty, Stephan values transparency and truth in all interactions. As a Gestalt lover, he is deeply immersed in the Gestalt therapy approach, which emphasizes present-moment awareness and holistic healing. Stephan is also a dedicated sex practitioner, exploring and teaching the profound connections between sexuality and personal growth.
Affectionately known as a “cuddle toy,” Stephan creates safe, intimate spaces where individuals can experience the healing power of touch and connection. Despite his openness, he considers himself a “shy bomb,” navigating the balance between introversion and explosive energy. Embracing imperfection, Stephan proudly identifies as a “mistake maker (Mistaker),” viewing errors as essential steps toward growth and learning.
Stephan excels at finding comfort in discomfort, guiding others to embrace challenging emotions and situations as opportunities for transformation. Describing himself as “polymonströs,” he embodies a multifaceted and dynamic nature, continuously evolving and expanding his understanding of himself and the world. As a connector, Stephan fosters meaningful relationships and builds supportive communities. His role as a body explorer underscores his commitment to understanding the physical and emotional nuances of the human experience.
Together with Stefanie Sengewitz, Stephan co-created the “Radical Intimacy” workshop, blending their complementary skills and insights to offer a transformative experience for participants.
Join Stephan Eckert on a journey of radical honesty, deep connection, and personal exploration, and discover the power of embracing your true self.
Stefanie Sengewitz
Stefanie Sengewitz is a transformative guide and facilitator, charting a unique path from resistance through anger to profound love. Deeply connected to her feminine essence and the goddess within …
With a background as a teacher in both scientific and sports disciplines, Stefanie combines analytical rigor with physical vitality. She is a certified systemic coach and a trainer in creativity, seamlessly blending these skills to foster holistic growth in her participants.
Stefanie’s diverse expertise spans taking part in workshops in embodiment, shamanism, and tantra, with a focus on sacred sexuality and spiritual development, including an exploration of tantra and BDSM.
Stefanie is deeply connected and continuously diving into the field of sacred sexuality. At the core of her work is her vision: “Everyone is walking in Love, radical self-responsibility alive on the planet.” Through her workshops, Stefanie invites individuals to embrace their full selves, transcending barriers and stepping into their authentic power.
Program notes
- creating a safe space
- true communication
- wheel of consent
- emotional release
- a journey to surrender
- constellation work
- Cacao Ceremony
- Latihan … Dancing in the unknown
- by Laurie Handlers
- guided and free flow temple nights
Location
Herzershof (nearby Berlin)
The Herzershof project by Unavision is a sustainable living initiative. It aims to create a community that embraces ecological and social innovation. The project focuses on regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, and sustainable building practices. Residents and visitors participate in educational programs and workshops to learn about sustainable living. Herzershof also supports local biodiversity and promotes a circular economy. The initiative encourages collaboration and knowledge exchange among its members. It provides a model for rural revitalization and community resilience. By integrating traditional wisdom with modern technology, Herzershof seeks to inspire similar projects worldwide. The project is an example of how communities can thrive sustainably and harmoniously with nature.
Schedule
Thursday 3 October
12-2 pm Arriving
2-4pm: settling in
4-6:30pm: Session
6:30-8pm: Dinner Break
8:15-10pm: Session and temple night
Friday 4 October + Saturday 5 October
8-9am: morning movement
9-10am: Breakfast
10-11am: community work and pod meetings
11-1:30pm: Session
1:30-2:30pm: Lunch
2:30-4pm: Break
4-6:30pm: Session
6:30-7:30: Dinner
7:30-8:30pm: Break
8:30-10:30pm: Guided Temple Night
Sunday 6 October
8-9am: morning movement
9-10am: breakfast
10-11am: community work and pod meetings
11-1:30pm: Last session and completion
from 2 pm: Facultative activities with Stephan about creating a community
Price and application
Prices
full price: 670 Euro
Application
Guest Facilitators
ASIS AVIV (They/Them)
A rich witch, radical faerie, love priestexx, and a shyning diva in service of the universe. Researcher of Spiritual Awakening and Gender Fluidity.
Born and raised in Israel – Palestine. A gender-transcended Arab Jew.
Facilitating self-expansion journeys, specializing in Non Violent communication and Voice Dialogue. Developer of the
Shamanic Somatic Voice Dialogue way (SSVD) – a ceremonial way to access and heal the Sacred Wound, while using deep listening, gentleness,
and radical acceptance of all of our inner selves cultivating a healthy Aware I guided by the Awakened Heart frequency.
Creator of the YASSS QUEEN! movement. Empowering humans to evoke the hidden magic we inherited from our spectacular queer lineage.
Here to celebrate one another as Queens among Queens!
Bringing to earth the TRANS*MISSION – a ritual exploring the Mystery of gender, and its unique medicine for the human consciousness.
Co-Founder of OMG! (Orgasmic Manifesting Goddexx). OMG! establishes a radical connection between the individual and the Goddexx.
Embodying divinity in everyday life. Flowing in love with the juicy great mystery and playing around manifesting through pleasure, while laughing together this huge joke we call life.
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Laurie Handlers
Laurie Handlers is the author of two Amazon international best sellers Sex & Happiness: The Tantric Laws of Intimacy and Sex & Happiness: It Gets Better with Age. She’s been featured on Canada’s Bloomberg Report and has appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post. Laurie has appeared live before thousands of people speaking about sexuality, sensuality, embodiment, empowerment, relationships as well as Sex and Radical Life Extension (biohacking). She’s been featured on countless radio shows, podcasts, summits and festivals.
Laurie has been leading retreats worldwide since 1978. She’s hosted a podcast for almost two decades starting with Tantra Cafe and now Sex and Happiness. She also co-hosts a podcast for powerful women business owners called “Power Suits and Pillow Talk.”
With her unique style of humor and directness, Laurie empowers people to transform shame, fear and guilt into embodiment, power and self-love. Her vision has always been, “Women and Men Dancing in Eternal Ecstasy on Earth Now!”
Laurie is a Lead Facilitator for ISTA (International School of Temple Arts), for Tantra meets BDSM with Om Rupani and for Awaken as Love with James Stevenson. She travels the world regularly offering these courses, retreats and workshops to diverse audiences.
Her current focus is on Extraordinary Lovers because she believes “couples are an endangered species”. Since finding the love of her life at age 67, she and her partner, Michael Gibson, create sacred space for couples and singles to do the work necessary to attract, ignite and maintain love in their lives.
Laurie holds a BA in psychology and sociology and an MAT degree from The George Washington University.
Learn more about Laurie at www.LaurieHandlers.com
Contact
Bahnhofstraße 11
69198 Schriesheim
+491733230202