When the standard portrayal of sex is hot, horny and fast, why would you want to cultivate erotic experience that is warm, tender and slow?

Rushing into intensity can be a way of avoiding all the niggles, fears and uncertainties going on underneath the surface of experience. Making a lot of “noise” means that you can’t hear the quiet voice within that’s longing for a different kind of experience.

When you’re not driven by urgency, you might start to notice that…

• you’re not sure what you want (so you do what you think you should do)
• you don’t know what feels good to you (so you go along with whatever is offered)
• you’re not really that into what’s happening
• you’re not really that into the person it’s happening with
• you’re not feeling comfortable or confident in your body
• you have feelings of shame around your desire (too much or not enough)
• there is grief in not feeling seen, heard and met

If this rings a bell, then know that you are not alone.

The mainstream narrative depicts hot and horny arousal as the standard for sex. It is so normalised that many folks don’t realise that there could be another way. They judge and blame themselves for not being “good enough”, for getting it “wrong” and feel broken. What if instead, we questioned the standard story of sex and sought the potential within pleasure.

When you’re used to doing things a certain way, changing gears can be crunchy. Yet there’s probably a part of you that intuitively knows there’s “something more” to be experienced.

It takes strength and courage to swim against the tide. Doing it with a like-hearted group of explorers is a potent way to heal the sense of separation and anchor into a new way of Being. (If you imagine that this means a mass orgy, then this is not the right space for you!)

On the Emergent Eros retreat, we are enquiring into embodied intimacy and authentic aliveness…

How do we express Eros – our life force energy – beyond the stories and scripts that we have been given around sexuality and intimacy?

How do we unplug from the mainstream drive for harder, faster and more that chases peak experiences yet can never be enough?

What if we can find a state of nervous system regulation and move into magical space through subtlety and slowing down?

When you go slow you get to…

• Be present with yourself and one another
• Know deeply in the cells of your being that what’s happening is wanted and welcome
• Exquisitely feel sensation moment to moment
• Awaken to the natural aliveness within your body
• Expand into pleasurable states and the joy of bliss
• Be nourished by contact and connection
• Experience a sense of awe and wonder

Eros is not just what happens in the bedroom, it is your intimate relationship with All That Is. When you transform in one part of life, it ripples out into all aspects of existence.

Curious to find out more? Check out the Emergent Eros event page and apply to join via the intake form.

Over half the places have already been booked with only a handful of Tier Two priced tickets remaining. This is a rare moment when I encourage you to be quick ;-)