Deepening Connection: A Tantric Approach to Greater Intimacy for Couples.

Join us for this experiential workshop that will guide you and your partner in exploring new dimensions of your relationship, fostering greater understanding, and enhancing your emotional and physical bond.

What to expect:

• Cultivate Presence: Develop mindfulness techniques to stay present with each other.
• Enhance Communication: Learn to express desires, boundaries, and emotions more openly and effectively.
• Explore Embodiment: Engage in practices that connect you with your bodies and your partner’s energy.
• Integrate Tantric Principles: Discover tantric practices to deepen emotional and physical intimacy.
• Strengthen Bond: Build a stronger, more resilient partnership through shared experiences and insights.

Workshop Structure:

Introduction and Check In (15mins)

• Welcome and overview of the workshop.
• Setting individual and joint intentions.
• Solo mindfulness and ice-breaking activities to create a comfortable and open atmosphere.

Mindfulness and Embodiment Practices both individual and coupled (45 minutes)

• Mindful Breathing: Partnered breathing exercises to synchronize rhythms and build connection.
• Active Listening: Techniques to listen and respond with full presence and empathy.
• Non-Verbal Communication: Exploring how to communicate through touch, gaze, and body language.

Embodiment and Tantric Practices (45 minutes)

• Body Awareness Exercises: Practices to increase awareness of your own body and your partner’s physical presence.
• Movement and Flow: Guided movement exercises that promote physical and emotional fluidity.
• Touch and Sensation: Exploring conscious touch and its impact on intimacy.
• Sacred Space: Creating a respectful and sacred space for connection and energy awareness.
• Eye Gazing: Deepening connection through prolonged eye contact.

Integrative Practices and Shared Experience (15 minutes)

• Reflection and Sharing: Opportunities to share experiences and insights with each other.
• Integration Techniques: How to integrate practices into daily life to maintain and deepen connection.

Closing and checking out

• Summary of key takeaways and practices.
• Open floor for questions and discussion.
• Closing meditation or reflection to seal the workshop experience.

Who Should Attend: This workshop is suitable for couples of all backgrounds, timelines and orientations who are looking to deepen their relationship, enhance intimacy, and explore new dimensions of their connection. This workshop is an opportunity to invest in your relationship and explore new ways to connect with your partner on a profound level. We look forward to sharing this journey with you.

No prior experience with mindfulness or tantra is required. Please inform us of any specific needs or concerns in advance.

About your facilitator: Kerstin Annette (von Shearing)

Kerstin is a qualified arts therapist, embodiment facilitator and tantra practitioner with experience in guiding couples towards deeper connection and understanding. Kerstin brings a compassionate enthusiastic approach and a wealth of knowledge in both mindfulness and tantric practices.

Things to note:

Centre of You has plenty of bolsters, blankets, and cushions for you to get cosy with. We recommend wearing comfortable, loose clothes to enable deep breathing and sitting/laying upon the floor with ease. A journal is recommended as are any familiar personal items that will aid you in feeling grounded (crystal, teddy, scarf, etc).

Personal responsibility: Please make an assessment on whether you are feeling stable and resourced enough to explore the practices on offer in this event.

Arrival: 1Endeavour to arrive between 1:15pm - 1:30pm. To preserve the experience for all involved, doors will close at 1:45pm. Truly, it breaks our heart to have to turn latecomers away yet the disruption to the whole group experience by virtue of lateness does require management. We ask that you find understanding and consideration for the timebound nature of the container and make every effort to arrive on time.

Driving: Centre of You is located upon Chapel Street and while you may get lucky with an untimed spot, (try High Street) predominantly 1 and 2 hour parking is available (unmetered from 5pm). So you can fully settle into the practice, we suggest you avoid the need to move your car or risk a fine and park at the CARe multilevel carpark (8-14 King Street Prahran), a 140-metre walk from COY. 2 - 3 hours parking will be charged at $7.50.

Public transport - tram: Both the number 6 tram & 78 tram stop on the corner of High St/Chapel St. This is stop 31 on the number 6 tram (Moreland/Glen Iris) & stop 45 on the number 78 tram (North Richmond/Balaclava).

Public transport - train: Both Prahran & Windsor stations along the Sandringham Line will get you walking distance to Centre of You.

Finding Centre of You: Centre of You is nestled within the arcade that Chapel St Bazaar is in (217 Chapel St). It is up a flight of stairs with a wide landing at the half-way-point. Unfortunately, this current version of Centre of You does not have a wheelchair accessible lift. If you could use support in getting up the stairs or would like to discuss ways to make your experience at Centre of You more comfortable, please reach out via [email protected] or via DM over on Centre of You Instagram.

Accessibility: At COY we aim to ensure our community and events are inclusive and accessible while alongside upholding the needs and responsibilities of our business and the businesses of our collaborating facilitators. Should you be in a time of financial challenge and unable to pay the full ticket price comfortably, please reach out to [email protected]

Ticketing T&Cs: We get it, life happens, therefore we will gladly refund you up until 24hrs before the event start time. After that, we have a strict no refund/no transfer to future events policy. We kindly ask that you respect our policy.

If you are no longer able to attend and wish to pay forward your ticket to someone within the community, be in touch via [email protected] or via DM over on Centre of You Instagram.

Questions? Email [email protected] or reach out via Instagram DM.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Centre of You, Upstairs, 217 Chapel St, Melbourne, Australia