Introductory Workshop &/or Cuddle&ConsentLab
Introduction to
The Art of Communication, Connection & Consent:
(2 to 5pm)
~ Do you find it hard to ask for what you want, or say NO to what you don‘t want?
~ Do you sometimes find yourself feeling frustrated, dis-empowered, overridden, confused, or like you lose connection with yourself when relating with others?
~ Is intimacy feeling dull, awkward (or absent)?
~ Do you want more touch or connection in your life, but don‘t feel confident or safe to ask for it?
~ Do you want to learn to be more direct in your communication?
This introductory workshop is an opportunity to start your journey into an in-depth training I will be running in the new year. This experiential workshop focuses on upgrading your experience and understanding of conscious relating, connection and authentic intimacy. It’s a playful experiential space where the invitation is to experiment with exercises that can help you to safely expand your comfort zone; learn clear communication skills to support that, and to understand the healing and transformative power of oxytocin. This workshop can be the beginning of your somatic embodiment journey, teaching you how to become more conscious about touch and learn how to start rewiring your capacity to feel, and to connect more authentically.
Come & learn how to:
~ develop somatic awareness & notice your internal ‘Yes’ & ‘No’
~ navigate relating with others more consciously by developing clear ‘ninja’-style communication skills
~ build safety & trust in yourself, & when relating with others
~ rewire & expand your capacity for intimacy & authentic connection
~ become conscious about touch
~ experience more nourishing, fulfilling relationships
Then…:
Cuddle&ConsentLab…
(6.30 to 9.30pm)
What is a Cuddle&ConsentLab?
Cuddle&ConsentLab is an experiential workshop playspace that can become a gateway to beginning to master the art of consent. Through playful exercises and practice opportunities, you can learn how to identify, understand and respect limits and boundaries – both in yourself and in others. The Cuddle&ConsentLab is more than learning – it’s an experiential journey designed to deepen your connection with yourself and others, and to revolutionise your approach to interaction. It invites you to expand your comfort zone for connection and vulnerability in a secure and respectful environment. If you would like to discover how to get more nourishing and fulfilling connections, more oxytocin, or perhaps more cuddles or consensual touch in your life, this practice space is the perfect opportunity!
During a Cuddle&ConsentLab, you can learn to comprehend the significance of consent, practice voicing your boundaries and desires, understand nonverbal cues, form deeper consensual connections, and practice consent negotiation in varying contexts.
The Cuddle&ConsentLab can be an introduction into this journey of learning, and can also be a great practice space for anyone who has already been introduced into the world of consent, boundaries or conscious touch. It’s an opportunity to refresh and practice the skills of making requests and agreements, and deepening your somatic embodiment in the heart of consent.
What you will learn:
~ Communication tools
~ Somatic awareness
~ Consent skills
~ Asking for what you want
~ Making clear requests
~ Being seen in your desire
~ Creating agreements
~ Tuning into your authentic ‘yes’ and ‘no’
~ Speaking up for your limits and boundaries
~ How to get more hugs, affection or cuddles (if that’s what you want!) 🙂
What happens in a Cuddle&ConsentLab?
The evening starts with a playful and fun introduction which includes games to get to know each other. To prepare for the Lab, participants learn about consent and communication tools for expressing limits and desires. The Lab itself is a guided circle structure where people practice making real requests based on consent and agreements. This anchors an understanding of the power of desire and the value of limits when making agreements. It is important that everyone takes responsibility for themselves, both in making a request and responding to a request.
We complete the workshop with a closing circle for people to reflect on the experience and talk about what they discovered about themselves.
Who is the Cuddle&ConsentLab for?
This workshop is for anyone who is interested in learning more about themselves and improving the quality of their communication in relationships – personal or professional, with lovers, friends, parents, children or colleagues. No prior experience is necessary, and all genders and sexual orientations are welcome.
This workshop is also a practice space for anyone who has previously participated in a Somatic Consent foundations workshop like “The Art of Communication, Connection and Consent” or “Foundations of Somatic Consent”, or The Wheel of Consent, or anyone who has started a journey into practising the art of embodying consent.
This is a safe and confidential space. There can be sensual dynamics in the room during the Lab. Nobody has to participate in anything, but you do have to be okay with others following their own desires in a consensual way. For those who choose to participate and respond positively to a request, they will be able to do so from an empowered place.
You can come to the Cuddle&ConsentLab to practise making requests, to practise saying ‘no’, or simply to have fun and connect with new people. Some people may come to the event to practise saying ‘no’ to every request, and some may come to practise receiving a ‘no’. Some people just come to participate by observation.
But most importantly, you come to be you and to learn that you get to choose how, when and where you engage – maybe even not at all.
When and Where…
When: Sunday 10th December
Introductory workshop: 2 – 5pm
Dinner: 5 – 6.30pm
Cuddle&ConsentLab: 6.30 – 9.30pm
Where: Oasis Arts Cafe, Ballydehob.
Price:
£35 per workshop
or :
€75 for both including (set meal) dinner
If you do not attend both workshops, you are still welcome to join us for dinner (for an additional €12.50)
To book your place:
Contact: info@teerthaordish.com
What previous participants of ConsentLabs say about this event: