Ticket link: https://www.chipta.com/tickets/event/57085/playcastle-ignite-feb/
PlayCastle! Your monthly fix of loving connection, community, inner growth, practical workshops, and conscious s*xuality ❤️
Whether you're new, experienced, nervous, excited, anxious, completely relaxed or everything at once, you're most welcome exactly the way you are.
And this time we’re hosting at a very special location in Amsterdam Oost. Due to privacy reasons the exact location will be disclosed after ticket purchase. But there's something we want to tell you already.... there will be a sauna to heat up this ignite edition 🔥
(See program at the bottom)
WHAT TO EXPECT
PlayCastle is a mini s*xpositive festival, where we build a conscious, sexpositive community with workshops, group and embodiment practices, and free play space.
Call us dreamers, but we believe and strive for a s*xpositive world, where intimacy and s*x are considered to be a healthy and joyous part of life.
During PlayCastle we practice and celebrate living in this kind of world. We offer a space where we can shed the s*xnegative culture, free ourselves from shame and unwanted beliefs, and grow together. Or just practice and play with whatever you learned at a workshop or wherever
And mostly: to enjoy our time here on this planet! ❤
Every PlayCastle we start with s*xpositive community & consent practices, followed by workshops and afterwards we create space for a s*xpositive free flow; time and space to go freestyle. Nudity and sexuality are possible here, keeping your chill clothes on and going for that wholesome tea, cuddle and nap just as welcome You can enjoy being with others in as many ways as you want.
Every month we’ll invite a different guest facilitator.
This way we’ll offer two workshops to choose from, something for everyone no matter your level of experience, like a good mini-festival ought to do. (Check out the program below.)
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This month:
WORKSHOP 1
❤️ Connective Bondage - A shibari workshop by ButterflyBondage❤️
About the workshop:
Bondage is exciting, seductive and intimate. Rope can be a means to make deep contact with each other, and it does not have to be complicated.
During this workshop, Butterfly will discuss and show the various aspects of playing with rope. How do you use sound, smell, touch, feeling, your body and the rope? You'll learn a minimal amount of basic technique to start with and you are encouraged to use your own creativity. The focus will be on the interaction between the person tying and the person being tied. Being together in the moment, making real contact, and having fun with each other.
We will not focus on perfect technique and complicated knots. Rope is merely a means to an end. With a few meters of rope you can catch, tease, overpower, cherish and caress, hug or hurt your partner. It all depends on the intention that you put into your movement and actions.
You do not have to be experienced in playing with bondage to participate in this workshop. Enthusiasm, curiosity and a partner are the only things you need. This workshop is hands-on: expect a lot of exercises and personal feedback. Experienced riggers will also gain a lot of inspiration this day, as a supplement to a more technical approach that you may already have mastered.
Note: There is some rope available, but not enough for everybody. So if you have some, please bring your own rope to play with.
About Butterfly:
Butterfly loves the intimate art of Japanese rope bondage, or so called Shibari. It brings us the opportunity to playfully explore connection, leading & following, surrender, playing with power dynamics as well as care and love.
She enjoys sharing her knowledge. That is why she has been teaching workshops, masterclasses and private lessons in Shibari for almost 10 years now. The topics she teaches range from technical ties; floor work and suspension to biomechanics; movement of body and energy; and creativity and aesthetics. Since she has ample experience in both tying and being tied, she can provide people in both roles with valuable input. In a relaxed atmosphere, with room for humor and everyone's personal contribution, she examines knowledge and skills with which you can experiment further at home.
Visit https://www.butterflybondage.com/ for more information.
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WORKSHOP 2
🔥Conscious Domination, by Play Partners 🔥
Dominating is one thing. Consciously dominating is next level shit.
Working with domination can be a powerful experience for both the Dominant and the submissive (D/s). In this workshop, we will play with these dynamics consciously.
We combine essential teachings of tantra and BDSM to create a strong power dynamic while being fully present and connected with each other. You will learn how to create a clear container to play together and how to communicate desires and boundaries to increase safety and connection in the D/s power dynamic.
The exercises of the workshop slowly build up in intensity so that everybody can join how and when they want to. The exercises are playful, sometimes intense, but always from a loving place.
We will always switch roles, so you will gain experience in the role of the Dom as well as the sub. You can lead better if you know what it means to surrender, and vice versa.
Whether you’re new or experienced, this workshop is for you if you want to gain more tools and experience in the area of domination.
Love to see you there!
Maxime, Joey & Jeronimo
Play Partners
(PS if you don’t know us yet, see a short description of who we are below❤️)
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Furthermore, and we can’t stretch this enough: you are welcome just as you are. We welcome everybody from diverse cultural backgrounds, sexual preferences, gender identities, size, shape and colour. Whether you’re as introvert as an earthworm or as extravert as a skippyball, whether you want to meditate and watch on the side or you want to dance your f*cking legs off… You! are! welcome!
Celebrating freedom, expression and love together. And hopefully having some fun along the way 💫🌈
IMPORTANT: our workshops are all consent based. You only have to do things you feel a YES for (or not, if that’s your spiritual practice at this moment), and NEVER ever ever will we force you into doing anything you don’t want.
We have a team of spaceholders, in case you need some emotional support.
COMMUNITY?
Yes, we believe in building community. Play Partners is hosting PlayCastle events, but in the end we cocreate the magic together.
So we aspire to build a community where we don’t only teach about a desired Consent Culture, but where we carry the Consent Culture together, team members and participants. Together we create a field of community members that know how to navigate s*xpositive spaces consciously, set their boundaries, communicate their desires and are willing to talk to each other and the team if unsafety arises. We’d love for you to take part in this.❤️
WHAT TO BRING
Don’t forget to bring the most useful thing a s*x-positive human being can have: a towel. Preferably a large one, or multiple. You can be naked on it, accidentally spill oil on it, dry yourself off with it, maybe even cuddle with it. (The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy was right all along;)
Water bottle.
A nice lunch and/or dinner for yourself (don’t forget a plate and cutlery if you need them), and some easy snacks for the breaks. Make sure you have enough, days like these can be quite intense.
Wear clothes that make you feel comfortable. For example yoga clothing, jogging pants, or anything else that makes you feel comfortable.
Bring your sexy outfit (or outfits? :D) as well. Sexy outfit meaning: what do YOU feel sexy in? Whether that’s your pyjamas, your alter ego outfit, roleplay character outfit or your most sexy string and socks. There will be an opportunity to change clothes for the play party. We have a video about what to wear to a play party, feel free to watch it :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rY9LaIM2_M
Whatever serves you in your s*xual expression. Anything from toys to your favorite brand of condoms.
Tip: Natural, clean scents are the best! Heavy parfume can be overwhelming for others.
PARTNER AGREEMENTS
If you are coming with your partner, make sure you have made agreements about what you expect from each other during the workshop and free flow of PlayCastle.
If this is your first play party together, make sure to watch this video where Maxime explains all you need to know to prepare yourself regarding partner agreements :) It takes 6 minutes of your life, and it can save hours of regret later ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2KEXYbtZkY
WHO ARE WE
Woops, we forgot to introduce ourselves. We are Joey, Maxime and Jeronimo, together we are Play Partners. Joey and Maxime are twin sisters, Jeronimo and Maxime are romantic partners, and all three of us are friends for life!
We are workshop facilitators, intimacy coaches and (tantric) sex workers. We practice non-monogamy and are passionate about personal growth, intimacy, sex, and relationships.
Want to know more about us? Check us out: https://www.playpartners.nl/about-us
You can also check out more of our videos. They are a little outdated (Maxime unfortunately doesn’t have rainbow hair anymore xD) and we’ll make new ones soon, but still the content stands:
What is a play party? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYKOSdii0dA
What to wear to a play party? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rY9LaIM2_M
Partner Agreements https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2KEXYbtZkY
Expanding the range of sexuality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXzzYlsUeNw
If there are any questions feel free to ask, preferably using e-mail: connect@playpartners.nl.
We are super excited to see you there!!
Much love,
Maxime, Joey, Jeronimo
Buy your tickets here!
https://www.chipta.com/tickets/event/57085/playcastle-ignite-feb/
★ PROGRAM
12:30 | Doors open
13:00 | Community Circle (Obligatory for first timers, fun & recommended for everyone)
13:45 | Consent Culture Practice (Obligatory for first timers, fun & recommended for everyone)
14:15 | 10-minute Clearing (Obligatory for first timers, fun & recommended for everyone)
14:30 | Break
15:00 |★ Main Room: “Conscious domination” by Play Partners
★ Room 2: Connective Bondage by Butterflybondage (30 participants max)
17:15 | Community Embedding (sharing circles)
17:40 | Dinner break & start of Free Play
18:30 |★ Main Room: “Guided connection & Bodily Based fun”
★ Room 2: “Free Play”
19:30 |★ Main Room: “Free Play”
★ Room 2: “Playing with Community Desires (groupminded)”
21:00 | Community Clean(s)ing
21:30 | Closing Circle & Cuddle Puddle Chill Out
★ TICKET PRICE
~Early Birds (till 3 weeks prior to the event)
€79 Early Bird Female Identifying
€79 Early Bird Male Identifying
€79 Early Bird Otherwise Identifying
€150 Early Bird Duo Fem - Fem (€75 per person)
€150 Early Bird Duo Fem - male/other (€75 per person)
~Regular Birds
€89.50 Regular Female Identifying
€89.50 Regular Male Identifying
€89.50 Regular Otherwise Identifying
€160 Regular Duo Fem - Fem (€80 per person)
€160 Regular Duo Fem - Male/other (€80 per person)
~Community Birds (You'll get a physical stamping card when showing your online ticket)
€210 Community Card 3x (€70 per event)
€300 Community Card 5x (€60 per event)