19 Sep

10:00

Temple of Happiness

Condensatorweg 36, 1014 AX, Amsterdam

This workshop explores the energetic dance of power, presence, and connection in conscious BDSM. It's a path to healing, trust, and deeper intimacy, moving beyond toys and techniques to focus on embodied experience.

Power Play: An intro to Conscious BDSM for men+

Men-only

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About this event

Kink and BDSM are often seen as edgy, intense, or purely fetish-driven. But they can also be a path to healing, trust, and deeper intimacy.

This workshop isn’t about toys, tools, or techniques. It’s about something more essential that you can tap into: the energetic dance of power, presence, and connection and how these skills can transform not only your kink play but all of your intimate and sexual relationships.

What you’ll experience:

The magic of anticipation: Learn how to build tension, desire, and sensation that makes every touch more electrifying.
The power of presence: Discover how breath, confidence, and attention deepen both control and surrender.
Embodied dominance & submission: Move beyond rigid roles into an intuitive, felt experience of trust and responsiveness.
Deep listening and responsiveness: Explore how subtle cues in touch, breath, and energy create safety, attunement, and intimacy.
Kink as a path to intimacy: Transform play from a set of “tricks” into a powerful way of connecting, desiring, and being desired.

Through tantric-inspired practices (breath, energy, and presence) you’ll uncover what happens when you slow down, let go, and allow connection to guide you.

Who this workshop is for:

The curious beginner who wants to explore kink in a conscious, connected way.
The experienced player who wants to deepen their practice with energy, presence, and attuned play.
Anyone who craves slowness, intention, and embodied intimacy beyond surface-level kink.
GBTQ+ people ready to explore power, surrender, and desire in a safe, queer-centered space.

Why this is different:

This is not a crash course in floggers or rope. This is an energetic journey into how kink can open you to trust, play, healing, and pleasure at levels you may not have experienced before.