Category: Dance

UPDATE : THE GROUP IS FULL

LIBIDO FUNDAMENTALS
Open Floor
Embodied Sexuality playshop
with Monika Körschner
23.24.25 February
Alentejo (Portugal)

Dancing with the flow of life force, 
exploring sexual energy as a source of creativity, vitality, presence & aliveness.


A 3-days dive, moving, experiencing & relaxing in being together
in a closed group, 
in the safe womb of Monte Maravilhas’ yurt, 
in the heart of wild Alentejo

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Our creative sexual energy is an essential part of our body’s natural expression and movement potential.  Open Floor LIBIDO FUNDAMENTALS invites us to sense, move and integrate more fully this life force in all areas of your life. 

From the first cells that evolve us into being, to the deep surrender of our last exhale, our lifespan is infused with libido. When sexual energy is acknowledged, supported and expressed authentically, our potential for healing is immense and empowering. We honour our whole self. 

Dance awakens this potent energy in ways that can be electrifying, joyful, overwhelming, frightening, mystifying, and everything in between. Because sexuality is so often underground, ignored, or unconsciously acted out, the exploration of this territory tends to be intense, liberating, intimate and powerful. 

Through Open Floor conscious dance we create an safe, sex positive environment to engage in this complex, mysterious and in-depth investigation with curiosity, mindfulness and compassion. We seek to understand how sexuality is shaped by culture, narratives, and social conditioning, and we explore ways to liberate ourselves as we move towards erotic wholeness. 

WHAT HAPPENS IN A WORKSHOP?

We explore this lively, sometimes latent energy of libido with curiosity and mindfulness using the Open Floor Core Movement Ressources.

We open up physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual terrains of our life force.
Next to intensive movement practices we will explore through related exercises, enquiries, sharings, and specific transmissions to deepen and integrate our experience. 

There is no explicit sexual content or exercises.

Have a little taste of what you may encounter with this introduction film about Open Floor’s work on Embodied Sexuality :

WHO IS IT FOR ?

LIBIDO programs are open to all adults regardless of their gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and relationship status. We strive to co-create an environment that is inclusive, curious and expansive, and honours the experiences each person’s presence.

To participate you need some experience with conscious dance forms such as Open Floor, 5Rhythms, Movement Medicine, Biodanza, Open Hearts Dance with Anaïs, etc. This to ensure a base that allows you to deepen your experience. 

Embodied Sexuality programs are for those who :
* are looking to cultivate erotic intelligence and expand their capacity to love life
* are interested in an embodied and healthy exploration of their sexuality
* want to unpack the multilayered dynamics of attraction and attachment, as well as the cultural and social conditioning that inform our personal and collective stories, both past and present
* want to intentionally connect through movement with the source of their desires to experience greater fulfillment and satisfaction in relationships of all kinds
* want to harness the energy of libido for creative pursuits.

LIBIDO FUNDAMENTALS is a pre-requisite to the Open Floor Teacher Training.

ABOUT MONIKA :

Monika Körschner  is an accredited  5Rhythms® and OpenFloor teacher and teaches dance as a conscious practice in the Netherlands and abroad for over more than 20 years. The last 12 years she specialized in Embodied & Conscious Sexuality.

You will find more info about Monika and her work on those pages :
Monika’s website 
About Monika’s Embodied Sexuality workshops 
Video about Embodied Sexuality by Open Floor International 

PRACTICAL INFO :

Dates & Time :
Friday 23/02 : 10am-6pm
Saturday 24/02 : 10am-6pm
Sunday 25/02 : 10am-6pm

Venue : 
Monte Maravhilas
Saõ Martinho das Amoreiras (Alentejo – Portugal)

Energy Exchange :

Prices exclude food and accommodation.

– price before the 15th of January : 218€
– price after the 15th of January : 238€

If you experience financial difficulties, we offer 3 spots on supported price.
Priority is given to local dancers.
If you wish to contribute to the solidarity funds, to lower the costs for those with low income, your gifts is most welcome.

Lunch :

We will share a potluck lunch everyday on-site, in Casa Amarella. Each participant bring food to share. For people coming for abroad, there is a mini-market in the village and we will help to provide what is needed.

Inscriptions & questions :

anais@anaistamen.com
+33782269919 (Telegram / Whatsapp / Signal)
+351966486923 (local phone)

Accommodation on-site :

10€ / night in your own tent or van. Access to sanitary, hot shower and kitchen.
80€ / 4 nights (Thursday to Sunday nights) in a beautiful shared house Casa Amarella (1 double bed, 4 single bed in twin room). If you want to book a bed in this house, please reach out early.

All over-night guests have access to the swimming pool.

Registration form

The group is full. We don’t take registration anymore.
Thank you for your interest.

Registration and Cancellation Policy

Registration is required to participate to the workshop.
You are definitively registered when you have filled the form for registration. Then you will receive a confirmation of your registration with the details for the payment, and later you will receive an email with further practical information.

Payment is made by via PayPal or via bank transfer.

Please consider your registration carefully, as cancellation fees apply if you cannot come or changed your mind.

If you cancel, regardless of the reason, the cancellation conditions below apply :

• At all times, regardless of the reason for cancellation (including Covid19 reasons) : a cancellation fee of € 50 applies.
• Cancellation less than a month before the workshop : 25% of the workshop price
• Cancellation less than 2 weeks before the workshop : 50% of the workshop price
• Early termination of the workshop and/or missing classes : no refund possible.

Please cancel via e-mail, SMS or telephone with Anaïs.

Should there be a waiting list and someone from that list can join, or you find someone to take your spot, you will only pay the cancellation fee of €50.

If there are insufficient registrations, the workshop can be cancelled up to 1 or 2 weeks before the start. The amount paid will then be fully refunded. This also applies if the workshop is cancelled for other reasons.

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