Let's dive into one of our favorite topics: intimacy, pleasure, and play. In this episode of the Sensory Playspace podcast, euni dissects one of her signature classes + workshops and the foundation of what it is all about. Come drop in with us and open space for exploration, self-discovery, and living more intimate, pleasure centered, and playful lives in every possible way.
FRAMEWORK DISCUSSED //
INTIMACY »
• A PRACTICE OF PRESENCE
• AN EXPLORED + EMBODIED VULNERABILITY
PLEASURE »
• EMBODIED JOY
• FELT SENSATION, STIMULATION, AND OPENING TO CREATE ROOM FOR MORE
PLAY »
• A SPACE FOR CURIOSITY
• EMBODIED EXPRESSION + CREATIVITY
FEELING = EXPRESSING
»»»»»»»» INVITATION FOR CONNECTION WITH SELF, ANOTHER + THE WORLD OUTSIDE
EXPERIENCED + EXPRESSED » CASE STUDIES
• CIRCUS / CLOWNS
• PERFORMANCE ARTS, BURLESQUE, POLE, AERIAL, CONTEMPORARY DANCE
• CONTACT + ECSTATIC DANCE
• ROPE BONDAGE
• FIRE PERFORMANCE, SPINNING + DANCING
SHOW NOTES:
Intimacy, Pleasure, and Embodied Vulnerability
•The importance of intimacy, pleasure, and play inside this work and the Self Study lab
•Intimacy is a practice of presence and explored embodied vulnerability
• Intimacy is an embodied experience, not just a mental connection
• Presence and vulnerability in creating depth and true intimacy
Exploring Pleasure, Joy, and Play
•Pleasure, joy, and play.
• Pleasure is an embodied joy, a felt sensation, and a stimulation that creates room for more. Pleasure is not just a thought process but a physical sensation
• Joy is connected to pleasure and is an expression of the body, heart, and space
• Play as a space for curiosity, creativity, and an embodied expression of creativity
• Play allows us to explore and express our fantasies by bringing them down into the body
Intimacy, Pleasure, and Play in Connection
• Interconnectedness of intimacy, pleasure, and play in creating presence, expression, and experiences for connection with oneself, others, and the world
• Vulnerability, curiosity, and self connection for deepening experiences
• Expanding intimacy beyond sexual expression in all aspects of life and embodied, connected existence.
• Experimentation with expressing intimacy, pleasure, and play in various ways
Intimacy, Pleasure, and Play Study
• Experienced + expressed examples of intimacy, pleasure + play
• Circus, performance art and being present in the body, expressing joy, and experimenting with creativity
• Confronting insecurities and navigating societal stigmas
• Study and observation of practices as a mirror to view our desires and fears
• Ecstatic dance, contact dance, and rope bondage, which all require vulnerability and presence with self, space, and another.
• Surrendering control and trusting oneself and others
• Fire spinning as a form of intimate and pleasurable expression.
SELF STUDY //
• Finding your own explored and expressed experiences for embodying intimacy, pleasure + play in your daily lives.
How can you create or experiment with intimacy, pleasure + play day to day outside of sexual or romantic connections that expand your own definition, edges, and further refine the boundaries you need to feel safe, secure, open, and deeply connected with your body?
If you enjoyed this episode, join the conversation. We meet weekly inside the INBODY LAB Live group mentorship where we discuss topics, ideas, frameworks, and current ponderings as a group. Each week euni shares a topic similar to the above that is under current contemplation inspired by every day living. We follow the topic intro with space for open Q+A and workshopping challenges and curiosities from the individuals in the room. We walk away with expanded thoughts and somatic frameworks to try in our everyday lives to help us get out of the head + drop into deeper connection with the body in more intimate ways.
Join us Saturday, 10:30AM PT » First class is on me! (use code INBODYSPRING to Drop In for a single session or join us with a monthly or quarterly membership and access all the sessions, frameworks + resources) DROP IN WITH US
Meet euni inside the Self Study lab in one of the following ways:
• Find a class
• Book a single session
• 90 Day Mentorship
• INBODY LAB Live Group Mentorship
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