Description
Reviews from past attendees (scroll down for more feedback from our past workshops):
- The joy of feeling entirely myself
- A review of a play fighting and temple combination event
- Carla’s play fighting experience
Workshop
4:00-6:45 pm
Play fighting is all about connection to your own body and juicy energies flowing through it first. Only from that space you can wrestle and play in a wholesome, connected, delicious way with other beings. What you discover in this kind of deeply embodied connection with others is likely to surprise you! Perhaps your body, and spirit, crave gentleness and flowing, perhaps there’s a lot of passion, fire and wildness yearning to be expressed. You might awaken your creativity or meet your Inner Child.
You won’t know until you dive into it full in!
In the workshop, we will talk through safety issues, demonstrate techniques and go through a series of exercises to warm up and connect with others. Importantly, we will explore boundaries and consent and communicating them both in an explicit and in a nonverbal way. Everyone who wants to, will have an opportunity to challenge another (or more beings at once!) for a play fight in the ring.
Details of the afternoon
- 3:45 pm arrival for 4:00 pm start
- 4-6:45 workshop
- 6:45-7 break (can go out for food – there are a supermarket and pizza place nearby)
- Please do not consume recreational drugs or alcohol for 24 hours prior to the event
- Soft drinks, tea and snacks provided
- Venue address will be emailed to all attendees the day before the event
- There are no refunds. If you cannot attend you’re welcome to try and resell your ticket on Temples of Eros Facebook and Telegram groups.
- If you have COVID, your ticket may be transferred to a future event
- Bring a water bottle
- Wear yoga/gym clothes for the workshop
- No strong perfumes or scents
- Please remove all jewellery and sharp or loose piercings before the workshop
If you are attending the workshop only, please select the correct ticket (workshop).
Temple
7:10 – 10:30 pm
Temples of Eros is a conscious community dedicated to connection, intimacy and authenticity.
After the break, you will be able to change into something sexy/comfortable and join us for the second part.
What to expect at a temple night? Following the workshop, we will open the space to free flow of interaction, which can include continuing with play-fighting or any other consensual interaction. There will be assistants willing to hold space for you on-hand, drinks and snacks throughout the night. The temple will begin with connection games focusing on both verbal and non-verbal consent, and intimacy building.
What you may see in the space, depending on the flavour of the night (which we can never fully predict!):
Sensual and sexual play, in couples and groups. This doesn’t mean you’re expected to participate in this way. Whatever you have to bring on the night, emotionally, physically, spiritually is important, welcome and a valued contribution to the collective energy. It could be that you’re in the mood for a hug or conversation. Or on the contrary, feeling quite sexual. In our temples there’s space for everything!
- If you would like to stay for the temple, please select the inclusive ticket (workshop+temple).
- There are a limited number of places to attend only the Temple, for those who have been to our past events. Please fill in this form to apply for a Temple only ticket.
Your facilitators:Â
Roy Graff is a counsellor, life and relationship coach who draws on his training in Psychosynthesis psychotherapy, Radical Honesty, Non-violent Communication and Wheel of Consent training to offer coaching and mentoring to individuals, couples and polycules. He can help you with relationship issues, honesty and authenticity in relating, life transformation and major life crises.
You can read more about Roy on his bio.
Paulina Sygulska Tenner is a keen practitioner and student of tantra, shamanism and conscious sexuality with organisations such as ISTA (also as an assistant). She has experience as temple night host and facilitator, circling facilitator (meditation in connection), as well as a burlesque artist! She’s passionate about open and wholesome sexual expression and creating spaces where others can access their full sensual and sexual potential. She’s also a deeply spiritual being. She’s just launched her first business book, “Laid Bare: what the business leader learnt from the stripper”.
Read more about Paulina and Temples of Eros here.
Venue details
The exact address will be emailed to guests before the event. The location is Hackney Wick, East London.
Accessibility: The venue is up a flight of stairs, then all on one level.
Booking conditions
- Payment can be made by credit card, bank transfer, Google Pay or Apple Pay.
- Full payment is needed to secure a place.
- We offer tiered pricing to suit your income level, please select the appropriate ticket.
- No refunds can be offered in case of cancellation. The only exception is if you have COVID, and you let us know before the event. We will offer you a transfer to a future event.
- You can resell your ticket to someone else of the same ticket type within our online groups on Facebook or Telegram.
- An email with venue details and other important information will be sent to you 2-3 days before the event.
- If you need to know the venue address sooner to arrange accommodation, please contact us.
Testimonials
“Play Fighting workshop was everything I had hoped for: well-organised, fun, energetic and intense. It was lovely to witness a variety of play fighting styles from competitive to sensual to almost erotic (had I stayed for the optional Temple, I’m sure eroticism would have been the main energy ingredient). I was pleased to see how quickly a bunch of standers are able to authentically connect with each other on a wide range of levels within the safety of the play space. Kudos to the organisers, for their excellent team work and professionalism. I can highly recommend to anyone to attend it.”
Kristina
“It was with great anticipation that I went to the Play fighting workshop and temple. I was not disappointed it provided a space for me to be physical, powerful and playful with others. Wrestling, pushing, grabbing, snarling, rolling around – I loved it. A place to let out my inner animal without inhibition. I came away more confident and grateful to experience this part of my erotic nature with others. I learned so much about myself thank you.”Â
Dee
“I was quite apprehensive before attending, but it couldn’t have been a nicer or more welcoming and inclusive experience, with great care taken of every participant and a carefully-structured build-up to the more intense stuff. We were regularly reminded of choice and consent (also safety), but not in a way that interfered with enjoyment. A lovely experience altogether.”
Matt
“Thank you for providing a safe and welcoming space to explore play fighting for the first time. I felt comfortable throughout to explore movement and touch in the warm up exercises and supported to try a play fight. the rules were easy to follow and everything felt intuitive. Such a warm and supportive group of people to share and try something new.”
EJ
“I felt the workshop was very well presented and it demonstrated how best we should both control our emotions and desires.”
