The kink potential of learning to better control your breath is practically limitless. Our breath is our literal life-force. It is a space inside us, and for connecting to each other. We use it for nervous system regulation and excitation, stoking and withholding energy, moving our bodies, holding ourselves and others, all forms of spoken and wordless communication, as well as organising our bodies at a fundamental, cellular level. In this workshop I'll share some techniques and games drawing from a range of fields including Taoist sexual alchemy, opera singing, western anatomy and physiology, meditative and yogic breathing, and sustained breath holding. We will introduce techniques for moving breath in our bodies for the organisation of orgasmic energy, as well as for power exchange scenarios in partnered play. We won't go deeply into high-risk breathwork or forceful forms of partnered breath play (eg. choking) but we will explore how body pressure, concentration and verbal control can be used for playing with breath in power exchange scenarios.
What to expect:
1) All genders and constellations (including singles) are welcome
2) Basic guidance on play skills and consent will be offered, but participants in this workshop also need to be comfortable communicating their own boundaries and being touched in a group setting (clothes-on, non-sexually, no kissing or genitals).
3) The exercises I work with tend to involve pressure, sensory stimulation, and "sensual rather than sexual" touch. The early part of the workshop focuses on attending to the breath within ourselves, progresses into partnered exercises and scores, then finishes with an open play scenario where participants are invited to test their newly acquired skills in small groups of their own choosing.
4) Sexual touch and impact will be optional (and invited) during the more open play section. So feel free to bring along your favourite toys, and a towel if you're the kind of person who needs one.
5) Finally, just to repeat it: this is not a choking workshop.
(Text cred. Jess Aszodi)
Tickets: 350 dkk for members, 400 dkk for non-members
FACILITATOR
We are excited to have Jessica Aszodi as a guest facilitator for this workshop. Jessica is affiliated with IKSK in Berlin, a major inspiration for House of Play.
Jess is a singer, teacher, writer and multidisciplinary performer who, outside kink-world, has performed as a soloist on operatic stages all over the world. Jess’ approach is technical, intellectual, queer, feminist, political as well as fun, down to earth, pragmatic, warm and cheeky. Her exercises are beautifully simple and invite action, laughter and abundance. She leads people to easily let go of restrictions and encourages them to explore vocal as well as physical expression. She will share her theoretical as well as somatic knowledge on breath, sound and the sexual body. There will be discursive elements in combination with somatic exploration on how to do things with the breath. (Text cred. Felix Ruckert) Her website is www.jessicaaszodi.com