Are you curious about what the workshops are about? Here are descriptions of most workshops in our standard offering.
In all our workshops you are free to come alone or bring (a) partner(s) and stay together, adapt any exercise, skip exercises, and navigate the amount of touch you (don’t) want. All workshops are queer-centered and straight-friendly, meaning no gender-based exercises or assumptions exist. Where applicable, gender is approached as a spectrum, not a binary.
All workshops are centered around integrated principles of consent and start with exercises focusing on boundaries and desires. For practical questions please check the FAQ.
Cuddle Workshop
Wilrieke Sophia is the original creator of Cuddle Workshops, a concept now copied wide and far – hence sometimes the name The Original Cuddle Workshop. A Cuddle Workshop is a platonic touch event: clothes stay on, and sensuality is not the focus of touch. There is a gradual build-up throughout the workshop from connecting to yourself and noticing what kind of touch you want, to touch with one other person and multiple-person touch.
Sensual Cuddle Workshop or Tantric Cuddle Workshop
A Cuddle Workshop where elements of Tantra and/or sensuality are involved.
Cuddle Workshop XL or Cuddle Freeflow
A Cuddle Workshop that extends in an open space: time without exercises where you can design your own experience.
Navigating Intimacy
Navigating Intimacy is a playground in which, for two days, you will learn how your Navigation System communicates with you in your unique way. You will learn about your boundaries and desires, and practice playfully.
Some of the things that we’ll explore:
- the difference between a real ‘yes/no’ and a conditioned ‘yes/no’;
- the power of saying ‘no’ and how it doesn’t have to end an interaction, but rather navigate it;
- how you consciously or unconsciously may try to manipulate others into your hidden desires;
- touching and being touched for your pleasure;
- getting a Ph.D. in asking for what you want;
- a conscious laboratory to practice and strengthen your skills.
The workshop consists of practical exercises, reflection, sharing, and a guided space to practice. You’ll work alone, in pairs, and in other group constellations.
Pleasure and the Nervous System (former A Feast for the Senses)
This is a two-day workshop that explores our senses. It helps you understand how the nervous system works and how your conditioning may keep you from the pleasure you desire. It includes:
- theory on the nervous system and neural paths to pleasure
- researching the roadblocks you may face
- touch-based exercises
- exercises stimulating all your senses, so you can find what works and doesn’t work for you.
Tantra for Every Body
Tantra for Every Body (also known as Queer Tantra) is a modern, inclusive form of neo-Tantra. It embraces diversity beyond the traditional cisgender, straight, slender, neurotypical, or young body, welcoming everyone to experience its transformative potential.
This workshop offers:
- A chance to slow down from daily life and focus on what truly serves you, beyond attachment, avoidance, or the mind’s ideas.
- Opportunities to learn and practice various Tantric techniques.
- Meditations drawn from traditional Tantra as well as modern neo-Tantra practices.
- A full-body Tantric massage (with undies on, but guidance on how to practice unclothed at home if desired).
- The creation of personalized rituals (instead of stealing rituals from other cultures), blending the hedonistic with the sacred, based on the principle that rituals are meant to support humans—not the other way around.
This workshop is suited for beginners and advanced practitioners.
Kinky Tantra
The intersection of neo-Tantra and kink offers a dynamic space where polarity is defined not by gender, but by power dynamics, intention, and mutual consent. This integration of playful and mindful practices can foster a deeper sense of empowerment and surrender, unlocking personal growth, creativity, and inspiration. Through consciously engaging with these practices, individuals may discover new pathways for self-expression, emotional release, and interpersonal connection.
This two-day workshop combines elements of Tantra with elements of kink. It includes opportunities to:
- Learn the basic principles of Tantra, BDSM, and how both practices can overlap and strengthen each other.
- Experiencing the yes, no, and space in between in your body, and letting that guide you.
- Awaken your intuitive powers to deepen your play.
- Integrate the principles of Impeccable Consent in the design of your scenes
- Use your body as the most sensual tool for play, getting/improving skills in using different toys of impact (hands and small impact play tools like paddles or floggers) and using them in a Tantric way.
- learn a kinky variation of a full-body Tantric massage
This workshop is suited for beginners and advanced practitioners.
Queer Tantra and Energy Sex
This two-day workshop Tantra with energy sex. It includes:
- Tantra meditations
- different breathing techniques like the Microcosmic Orbit, Heart Breath, and Sexy Breath and the different impacts these techniques have on the person(s) you are playing with (including yourself).
- tickling all your chakras
- surprising simple hacks that may change your sex life forever
- very juicy demos, clothed, that will likely leave you with a watering mouth, ready to try for yourself
This workshop is for both pragmatists and spiritual folks (I speak both neuroscience and woo-woo), singles, couples and other relationship constellations, folks and constellations of any gender, sexual preference etc, tantra-newbies, and more seasoned practitioners.
Exploring Kink – Foundations (former Step 1)
This two-day workshop combines principles of consent and (neo-)Tantra with the magical realms of BDSM. It includes:
- learning how to set up a scene
- practicing impeccable consent – and how it brings safety to any kind of play
- playing with power dynamics (Domination/surrender)
- techniques for impact play like spanking, flogging, and caning
- learning some surprising sexy hacks that change and intensify your play
- improve communication skills for your current and future relationships
- practice! A play party is part of the weekend.
This weekend is suitable for beginners.
Exploring Kink – Deepening D/s Dynamics
In this two-day workshop, we will play with D/s dynamics. Playing with the polarity of Domination and submission can create a powerful space for pleasure, exploration, discovery, and healing. This workshop is designed to play with different flavors of this dynamic. Think of:
- D/s for the pleasure of the Dominant
- D/s for the journey of the submissive
- topping from the bottom
- different flavors of play, from bitchy, to playful, to being a princess (m/f/x)
- different forms of leading
- how submission is an active role, more than being a passive follower
Discover the wide variety of nuances and what they can bring to your play!
* This workshop does not focus on teaching impact play (Exploring Kink: Foundations does!), but may include it if that supports your journey and you know the basics
For this workshop, we recommend at least some experience with kink and Wilrieke’s way of teaching, e.g. through Exploring Kink: Foundations.
Exploring Kink – Edges (former Step 2)
This two-day workshop builds upon skills learned in Exploring Kink – Foundations, and is about playing with edges.
- learning and experiencing (or observing) different forms of breath play.
- playing with consensual non-consent (CNC). It can be so much fun as well as incredibly healing to play on this edge.
- different constellations of play: in two’s, but also in three’s and possibly other group sizes.
- besides this, we will use the tools from Step 1 and combine them with new tools for more dimensions in your play.
- practice! A play party is part of the weekend.
This weekend is not for beginners: at least one of these three recommended: Foundations, Deepening D/s dynamics, or Kinky Tantra, ór experience elsewhere + familiar with Wilrieke’s way of teaching.
Therapeutic Kink
Using the transformational power of BDSM for healing and growth. This is NOT a beginner workshop!
Therapeutic Kínk includes opportunities to:
- learn different ways of setting up an intentional scene for healing and growth.
- learn how to implement safety mechanisms to prevent causing harm, while understanding edgy play is always containing a certain risk.
- release emotions but also have fun!
Some of the themes you get the opportunity to play with:
- impact play
- Dom/sub dynamics
- consent and safety
- consensual non-consent incl restraints
- sensory deprivation (blindfolds, headphones)
- practice! A play party is part of the weekend.
This weekend is not for beginners: at least one of these three recommended: Foundations (step 1), Deepening D/s dynamics, or Edges (Step 2), ór experience elsewhere + familiar with Wilrieke’s way of teaching.
White Play Party
This day workshop starts with a cuddle workshop during the first part of the event. After a meal, the workshop turns into a free flow where you design your own experience. The space will have different themed sections (like a cuddle area, sensory play, dance floor, tea station, and chill space). A white play party focuses on platonic connections. Clothes stay on.
Pink Play Party
This day workshop starts with a different workshop during the first part of the event. After a meal, the workshop turns into a free flow where you design your own experience. The space will have different themed sections (like a cuddle area, sensory play, dance floor, tea station, and chill space). A pink play party focuses on sensual connections. Underpants stay on.
Red Play Party
A red play party has a similar structure as a pink play party, with the difference that everything is allowed, including nudity and sexy interactions. More elaborate information specifically on play parties >
Dark Red Play Party
Where a Red Play Party has the format of 50% structured and 50% free flow, a Dark Red Play party only has a brief structured part. Instead of a central break for a meal, food is put out buffet-style. More free play – only for advanced (check the event description!)
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This is a graphic overview of our standard offer:
