My Naked Mask: Investigating Erotic Archetypes through dance, touch and creativity.
a project CLOSER Retreat
Please register directly with the organizer via this link.
In the spirit of Halloween, “My Naked Mask” is an invitation to play with our erotic masks. Rather than thinking of a mask as something we hide behind, we will explore this theme as a tool to help us discover different facets of ourselves in playful, creative, and delicious ways.
Using tools of dance, touch and other forms of creative expression to investigate these facets of ourselves and each other, we will explore embodied responses to some of these questions:
- How can we show up naked, unveiled, and authentic, while at the same time consciously playing with our masks?
- What happens when we trade our familiar masks for new ones?
- What new discoveries might we make about our erotic selves? About or life force energy?
My Naked Mask, taking place on October 31 and November 1, is a delicious twist to Samhain festivals. And as we move towards the darker half of the year, we’re going to invite discovery and expression to our erotic aspects in an experiential safe(r) space that brings freedom, fun and sexual creativity to life.
Please note: This is not a 5Rhythms workshop and participation does not go towards 5Rhythms certification hours.
In this experience, I literally laid out my naked, free, laughing sexy being layer by layer, and I didn't give a damn whether I was seen doing it or not. I am very happy and grateful for this space of shamelessness.
This workshop is split into two days that can be booked individually or together as a full weekend immersion.
- Day 1 is a workshop vibe.
- Day 2 is a party / playground vibe.
Day 1 — EXPLORE
Saturday 10am - 6pm
- How can wearing a mask and embodying a role (archetype) give expression to parts of me that otherwise don’t come to the surface?
- How may I give form to what I discover within an experimental and safe(r) space?
- Could these archetypes offer me a new way of relating to myself? To others?
- Can I try things I don’t usually allow myself to explore?
- 5Rhythms® Dance
- Sexological Bodywork®
- Expressive arts — writing, painting
- Games and sharing
- Touch and massage
Day 2 — EXPRESS
Sunday 11am - 4pm
- How does my energy want to be expressed, witnessed, met?
- What do I long to offer, and what am I ready to receive?
- What lives more freely in me, once I give space to these parts of me?
I truly appreciated the way the workshop was structured. It felt safe from the very beginning, thanks to the thoughtful planning and the clear, warm guidance from our two wonderful spaceholders, Samar and Markus. Their genuine passion and heartfelt dedication to this theme shone through in every part of the process. I also really valued the way participation was open to both individuals and couples — that openness created so many rich and meaningful moments. The result of their work is simple, yet powerful. I left the workshop with a deep sense of nourishment, insight, and inspiration — and I sincerely hope to join another of Samar & Markus’ workshops in the future.
Please register directly with the organizer via this link.
BOOKING DETAILS
You are welcome to join us for only one day or for the whole journey.
Day 1 — EXPLORE
Saturday 10am – 6pm
Day 2 — EXPRESS
Sunday 11am – 4pm
About Samar Linn
Samar has a promiscuous love affair with music, is enamored by dance and is a curious investigator of freedom of expression. She is a certified 5Rhythms® teacher, a trained Integrative Coach and Bodyworker. Samar runs a range of workshops and regular classes to bring more curiosity to ourselves, openness to our uniqueness and permission to embrace the magic in daily life. Her raw attitude, vulnerability and fascination in ways to embody freedom of expression provide an electric, creative and safe environment.
Samar co-facilitates project CLOSER which is a dedicated space to investigate the erotic pulse through regular workshops, retreats and playgrounds.
About Markus
Markus firmly believes that only creative expression offers a way to avoid being lost in the whirl of the mundane. This expression gives shape to a language that connects us with ourselves and with the world. It may emerge in words, in dance, in visual art, or in erotic expression.
He offers creative and erotic explorations that cultivate integrity, playfulness, depth, and an awareness of the “space in between“. His workshops are not about delivering ready-made truths, but about opening spaces for co-creation where participants develop their own language and deepen communication, intimacy, and embodied presence.
As a co-facilitator, he brings sensitivity, integrity, attentiveness, and a repertoire of erotic techniques and playful practices that support connection in everyday life.
Alongside a long career as CEO of one of Europe’s leading picture agencies, he is certified in Sexological Bodywork® and a passionate and experienced dancer.
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This electric current of mine - it took over one day on the dance floor and swept me right through its powerful force.
Radiating. On Fire.
I learned how to sense my body in different ways.
That, to live authentically and create passionately meant that embracing the vitality of my eroticism and sexuality was critical ...
Eroticism and Aliveness are inseparable