Connecting with our Sensual Selves through Movement, Intimacy, Presence, Saunas and Camping in Nature!
Fri 16 Jun 2023 4:00 PM - Sun 18 Jun 2023 7:00 PM BST
Bellingdon and Asheridge Village Hall, HP5 2XU
Description
Welcome to our first ever Connections with Intimacy Weekend Camp! - Brought to you by the Organisers of Rumble and Moving Connections!
Tickets ON SALE NOW!
Welcome to this unique and heartfelt offering inviting us to spend a full weekend together, exploring and unravelling our layers through movement, sharing, ritual and tenderness, so that we can blossom and bathe in a sensual bath of delight, knowing there is always a sanctuary, always space for tears, for silence, for love and for pain also.
There'll be a spacious yet full programme of activities offered with choice and the freedom to explore through various connecting practices including Moving Connections, Embodied Presence, Sharing Circles, Cuddle and Consent workshops PLUS some delicious opportunities to delve into our more sensual selves through our special Saturday evening Temple Ritual and various Intimate offerings in our Snug space also.
There'll be plenty of Support and Reflection time plus all the fun of camping, dancing, yummy food, Tim's incredible Hello Sunshine Sauna and of course, each other..
Welcoming our team of Facilitators, DJs, Musicians and Space Holders!
Eshana Spiers - Psychosexual coach, Cuddle Queen and more..
Gayatri Beegan - The Erotic Mystic, among various other things..
Lee and Jamus - Embodied Presence, Touch & Play UK Team, Dance Facilitators and more!
Emma Buggy - Relationship & Communication Coach & Facilitator, working with Compassionate & Authentic Communication (NVC)
Bela Emerson - Musician and Communications and Welfare lover
Will Street - Musician and Sound Man (..as in, solid)
Isik Tlabar - Breath-work Facilitator and more
Grant Anahata - Ecstatic Dance DJ and Facilitator
Bav Mandora - Qi Gong, Bodywork and Meditation
Julia Samel - Dance facilitator and Event Organiser
Priyatama Tourkow - Holistic Psychotherapist and Facilitator
We are incredibly excited to be working with Hello Sunshine Sauna, to bring you the best in heat, style, comfort and a wonderful welcoming ambience as Tim brings his sweat-inducing world of wonder for us to enjoy.
Bring a tent, a mattress, a hot water bottle, your dancing feet and your fullest heart and let's spend a weekend together, co-creating a safe and explorative sense of connecting adventures, in the care of community and surrounded by nature!
The Full Programme can be found here along with more info on all our facilitators for this event
Tickets include all your food!
Our full weekend tickets include all your meals from Friday evening until Sunday Evening. There will also be snacks and hot drinks available throughout the weekend too.
About Julia, the organiser
Julia is the creator and manager of Rumble festival, a conscious dance event that combines many different forms of movement and therapeutic practices that enable us to explore our inner and outer worlds in a safe and supportive environment.
Julia's work is inspired by various movement systems such as 5 Rhythms, Contact Improvisation and Ecstatic Dance through which she has been developing her own experience and understanding of dance, connection and the power of movement to bring us into the present moment and explore our relationship to ourselves and our world.
Julia is passionate about creating community in the simplest and most accessible way, welcoming all that we bring and encouraging authentic and open relating in all it's forms.
About the Facilitating team
Julia has gathered a competent and friendly team of creative, heartfelt and experienced Facilitators who are all passionate about holding supportive and safe spaces that invite participants to explore intimacy through movement, connection and ritual. We are coming together for the first time in creating this unique weekend, and yet all the Facilitators have a wealth of experience outside this container also. See more on each one via the links above.
Please note:
Please arrive before 8pm on Friday as it's important we are all present for the Opening Circle
Please book in advance to reserve your spot - Limited places!
We can cater for Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free or Nut-free diets. If you have a special diet that we cannot cater for, or prefer to bring your own food, then please get in touch.
Gender Balancing
Whilst we are not specific about who we connect with during any of the exercises or sessions, we feel it's lovely to create a sense of balance at this event AND all expressions of identification / non-identification with genders are welcomed and celebrated.
If you are attending as a couple or in an intimate connection with someone else or others in the group, please have a conversation together, to explore what the boundaries of your connection/s are. This will support you both/all to drop into a place of safety within the group context. If you are unsure what this means, then feel free to get in touch.
Important
This weekend event is alcohol, smoke and drug free. Thank-you for your care to hold this safe space together.
Please respect everyone's choice for physical contact or connection. We are all free to choose with who, when and how we'd like to connect and we ask everyone to listen carefully and trust each other to say "no". We appreciate a "no" as a gift of honesty and self-care.
Thank-you for being you and for being brave and showing up!
Signing Up to Help Us Create a Safe Container
To help us create a safe container for guests, crew and facilitators also, we will ask everyone to sign up to a simple contract that will specify our requirements around boundaries and consent, confidentiality, filming and photography and any other relevant needs for this event. Exact details on ticket purchase - Please read and ensure you agree to this contract before buying your tickets. Thank-you for your support.
Lower priced tickets
We can offer a few lower-priced tickets for those who are not in a position to afford the Standard price. Please get in touch if you'd like more info on those. Thanks so much.
Crew Places
We are looking for a small team that can help support us with various tasks including preparing the venue and packing down on Monday and / or helping in the kitchen in exchange for a free ticket and all your food! Please see our application form here for further info and to apply.
Tickets are non-refundable as we are limited on numbers and cannot always resell tickets at short notice.
Other Summer Camps
We are also running a Camp the weekend before this one and 2 events in August also - Our full list of Summer Camps:
June 9th - 11th Moving Connections Camp : Moving Connections, Contact Improvisation, Dancing, Sharing, Saunas and Camping in Nature!
June 16th - 18th Connections with Intimacy Camp : Connecting with our Sensual Selves through Movement, Intimacy, Presence, Saunas and Camping in Nature!
August 3rd - 7th Rumble - Part 1 A festival devoted to its dancers!
August 10th - 14th Rumble - Part 2 A festival devoted to its dancers!
Location
Bellingdon and Asheridge Village Hall, HP5 2XU