Quintimacy® is back!

Led by a Certified Sexological Bodyworker and a qualified psychotherapist, Quintimacy® is rich and delicious opportunity to explore Queer intimacy, consent and desire. Quintimacy is an exclusively Queer space, held by experienced and qualified professional practitioners with consent and respect at the core of the work. You don't have to touch or be touched at all to be fully welcome and a part of the workshop.

Everyone is encouraged and supported to take care of their own needs and boundaries. Whether you're an established part of the Quintimacy community, a workshop regular or brand new, you are warmly invited to share this weekend with us.

Offerings will include cuddles, connection, touch, deep and authentic connection, communication from the heart, as well as intimate and erotic embodiment.

In a small group of around 20 participants, we will spend Day 1 building a sense of safety and establishing shared values and skills around communication, enthusiastic consent and learning to hold one another gently in vulnerability. Day 2 offers the opportunity to deepen this work to allow intimate or erotic touch.

Day One

On Day One we'll work carefully and with intention, supporting one another to feel into our bodies' sense of yes and no, and to communicate our boundaries and desires. The focus of this gentle trauma informed day will be on soothing, safety and nurturing.

Day One includes time to experience:

• sharing stories
• deep listening and being heard
• conscious non-sexual touch
• embodied consent
• massage
• cuddles

This first day is a complete experience, where clothing is optional but 'pants stay on' at all times, and is suitable for those new to this work.

Day Two

Day Two offers intrepid adventurers the chance to build on these strong foundations of safety. Deepening our journey into Queer Intimacy, allowing our relationships within the group to become closer, we'll have the opportunity to share erotic touch and pleasure.

Day Two includes time to experience:

• sensual or erotic touch

• full body massage
• intimate mapping
• gender free body appreciation
• genderless genital exploration
• self touch
• shared touch

If you're drawn to attend Day Two, you MUST have attended Day One. This is to create a sense of safety in the group, and the shared understanding and experience of consent and communication. If you're not sure, you can book on Day One and decide at the end of the day whether you want to stay with us for Day Two. At every stage, there will be options for working alone or with others, with or without touch.

Venue

The venue is easily accessible on public transport and there are public car park nearby. There are gender neutral toilets exclusively for our use, and the venue and toilets are wheelchair accessible. Please contact us to discuss any accessibility requirements.

Cost

Day One only: £100 or £85 with Early Bird discount 

Both Days: £180 or £165 with Early Bird discount

Pay in full by 1st March 2021 for an Early Bird discount! (limited numbers available)

We want this event to be accessible, so there will be concession places available, once we have covered our costs. 

We really want you to be there! If cost is a barrier, please get in touch and let us know how much you could pay for Day One or the whole weekend. We will let you know as soon as we can if we can offer you a place.

Priority will be given to BIPOC and those with disabilities or on benefits.

Cancellations

Cancellation 7 days or more before event - we will offer a transfer of your balance to a future event, or offer a full refund minus all booking fees.

Cancellation with less than 7 days notice - we regret that no refund will be given.
In exceptional circumstances, a transfer of 50% of your booking fee may be transfered to a future event. Please contact us to discuss.

COVID

As with previous Quintimacy events, we prioritise the safety and wellbeing of the group.  Based on the pandemic/endemic status in June 2022, we may take sensible precautions such as asking participants to do a LFT test the morning of the event, and use of hand sanitisers etc. We will also offer transfer of your payment to a future event or full refund (minus all booking fees) in the event you cannot attend due to COVID. More details will be published closer to the time, based on the situation at that time, and the opportunity to explore concerns and how each participant can be supported to manage risk in the best way for them and their close contacts. 

Food

Hot drinks and snacks will be provided, including vegan snacks and fruit. We are inviting you to bring and share vegan or vegetarian food for lunch on both days (there is a microwave to heat food). If you prefer you can bring your own lunch or go out to get some.

On a previous Quintimacy, on the Saturday night, people arranged to go out to eat in local restaurants together, or maybe you will prefer a quiet meal at your accommodation.

Accommodation. 

We are unable to arrange accommodation locally, will set up a Facebook group for participants to arrange sharing accommodation, travel, and maybe a meal on Saturday night.

There will be a private Facebook page for the event where you can make arrangements with others. (As with everything we offer, engaging with this is optional.)

Facilitators

Beck Thom (of Quintimacy/Somatic Sex Educator) and Dan Morrison of Q Changes Counselling and Workshops will be holding the space for us on these two days.

Booking

Early expressions of interest very welcome. Email quintimacy.workshops@gmail.com

If you do not know Dan or I, we will ask for some more information about you and arrange a phone call or zoom chat. If we decide the event is not a good fit for you, you will be offered a full refund of any ticket you have purchased.

Beck Thom and Dan Morrison