This workshop explores the nuances of power dynamics and consent through the lens of Conscious Kink and Restorative Shadow Work.
Saturday, May 3rd
9:30am - 5:00pm at Life Artists Creators Hub (Berlin)
Pricing: between €59 - €73
What’s this about?
This is a full-day experiential workshop using the framework of Consensual Non-Consent to dive deep into the complexities of human relating through communication, somatics (being and feeling in the body) and Conscious Kink.
Throughout our day together, we build a foundation of embodied awareness and somatic tracking, gradually moving towards more complex dynamics of power exchange. Through carefully crafted exercises and partner practices, we explore:
The subtle spectrum between yes and no, want and resistance
Embodying, navigating and playing power dynamics
Advanced consent practices that honor both structure and flow
The day culminates in an exploration of consensual power exchange, where all our learnings come together in a contained and intentional practice.
This workshop is an individual journey, supported by a group of journeying humans, offering you a personal hall of mirrors.
50 Shades of No is a Sex-positive space* with a focus on individual learning and growth.
*Meaning that reference to sex and sexuality is welcomed, used and normalized. This is a lights-on, clothes-on workshop environment that doesn’t navigate towards sexuality or intimate contact.
Who is This For?
You are willing to meet your edges, noticing how you respond to pressure, resistance, and desire, and how these patterns shape your interactions.
You have some experience with body-based practices, self-inquiry, or conscious relational spaces, and feel comfortable engaging in guided explorations with others.
You are drawn to Conscious Kink as a playground for self-discovery—where power, sensation, and emotion can be explored with curiosity, depth, and care.
You want to refine your ability to navigate consent—not just as a rule, but as a fluid, embodied process that allows for depth, nuance, and real choice.
Program and Schedule
9:30 doors open
10:00 Workshop begins
(no late admissions)
13:00 Break for Lunch
(bring your own)
17:00 Closing and departure
What to Expect
• A dynamic series of partnered communication exercises geared towards self inquiry
• Embodied consent practices to notice and track authentic desire and resistance
• Scheduled pauses for integration, journaling and sharing
• An introduction and practice of the Consensual Non-Consent dynamic through Conscious Kink
Pricing
Early Bird - sign up by April 14 - €59
Regular - Apr. 15 until sold out - €73
this workshop is limited to up to 28 participants
Why Conscious Kink?
Consciously playing with taboo topics can offer another pathway for shadows to come onto the light of day, in a conscious, sober and intentional container. In this way we may use Conscious Kink as a pathway towards healing or transformation. This modality offers the opportunity to PLAY with our edges, allowing us to form new relationships with them.
Restorative Shadow Work
Fundamentally, this approach does not vilify or demonize shadow tendencies or unconscious behavior. The lens of permission sees every emotion and state of body and mind as equally valid and belonging. Through curiosity and compassion we first notice and observe, and allow transformation work to emerge from a place of intention and discernment.
Giving permission does not, however, stand to justify behaving violently or causing harm to ourselves or others, or to bypass potential transformation. Instead it acts as a tender and loving starting point to approach change.
