Retreat: Touchability Touchability

✨✨✨✨✨✨✨       ⬇️ Scroll down for English ⬇️       ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨              Retouch Laboratory “Touchability” is:       -group work in       supporting space       is a "playground" in which you can safely try and experiment,       -this is a “sandbox” for exploring yourself, your body, your desires and fears, beliefs and expectations, emotions and boundaries-       through touch and body work.              What is this course about and what will happen              From birth, we receive all kinds of touches - from parents, relatives, doctors and other friends and strangers. All touches willfully leave a mark in bodily memory and form a further relation to touches. They form love or irritation to certain areas of the body, form erogenous zones, and form an attitude towards the touch of loved ones or strangers.       A personal touch card is generated.       For some, this card consists of continuous pleasures, for some of continuous annoyances, and for many this card is not fully known.              The good news is that the map can be rewritten.              Rewrite through the study and recognition of your body, your needs, through nourishing with attention the areas of the body that need it, through recognizing and expanding your areas of pleasure. And also through the skill:       - mark your boundaries;       - indicate your needs, desires;       - clarify, pronounce, negotiate,              to be able to create the desired contact.We will pay a lot of attention to the topic of boundaries and harmony.       Consider the passive and active agreement, as well as all the “shades of gray” between “hell, yes!” And “hell with two, no!”.              A separate block is devoted to working with emotions - how to meet unpleasant emotions, what to do with them, how to live them environmentally friendly for yourself and others.       For example:       - anger when receiving a refusal, or vice versa, when it is impossible to refuse;       - fear of injuring someone or being rejected;       - the shame of wanting and asking, as well as the shame of being visible in pleasure;       - the joy of living completely, from the feeling when everything is going "as you want and even better."              We will also find out why there are no “negative” and “positive” emotions, why emotions exist separately from the occasion or story that caused the emotion, and, of course, what to do about it.              We will explore nudity and attitudes toward nudity through mindfulness practices and rituals. We will seek the boundaries between sensuality and sensitivity, between sexual energy and intimacy, we will get acquainted with our bodily fears and desires.              The Touch Retreat Laboratory is a safe space, a sandbox, a playground for exploring yourself, your desires and fears, beliefs and expectations - in a group with support and care.              The course consists of various exercises, games, supporting circles, sharing. We will work through the body (touches, body work), through conversational practices, through dance and movement.              WHAT DOES RETRIT AND LABORATORY MEAN?The course has a laboratory format, which means more research than training. Or rather - learning through research.       The course will be held in the form of a retreat. This means that we will spend all 4 days together, in the country, devoting the course most of the time. But, of course, with breaks for rest, food, personal time.              TIMETABLE       The first meeting is on the 13th evening. The last lesson is 17 in the evening (you can stay until 18 if desired).       Every day we start with communication in mini-groups, motor and dance practices. Then the theoretical and then the practical part, through a touch / body work. After lunch and a long break for a good rest, we will continue with the second part of the practice. Some days there will be late evening / night sessions.       A more detailed schedule will be arranged at the beginning of the retreat.              LOCATION AND ACCOMMODATION              The retreat will be held in Shantambal, an hour drive from Odessa (more in the post below).       At our disposal will be a large bright room 130 meters, a bathhouse, a roof from which you can watch sunsets over an endless field              You choose your own accommodation. Options are available at a price (for 5 nights) from 1250 UAH (in a hostel) to 4000 (in a separate room). More details in a separate post below.              FOOD              A delicious 3-time vegetarian meal (buffet type) will be organized, the cost of 1500 UAH for the entire period.I recommend eating in an organized manner rather than on your own, as there will not be much time for cooking. If necessary, you can choose one or two meals a day (recalculating the cost individually).                     RITRIT COST              We offer the cost of a sliding scale, which means that you yourself choose the price (from the proposed options) that you can pay, depending on your income and opportunities. The minimum price will help to cover expenses, and the average or maximum will help to maintain the lead (depending on the number of people).              Until September 15th:       90 € / 120 € / 150 €       Until October 15th:       110 € / 140 € / 170 €       After October 15th:       130 € / 160 € / 190 €       Prepayment required       When registering together, 10% discount for both.       Individual discounts / rewards if 3-5 people come from you.              LEADER:       Olya Khasya is a psychologist, Bodymind practitioner, body therapist, teacher of Contact Improvisation, creator of the healing stomach massage method, authentic relating facilitator.       More details in the post below.              The course will be held in Russian with translation into English.              Registration:       https://forms.gle/9RFAH6oUAmJCRW8N7              After filling out the questionnaire, we will contact you for a personal acquaintance and clarification of payment options              ✨✨✨              The laboratory-retreat "Touchability" isa supportive group environment, it’s a playground, a “sandbox” for exploring yourself, your body, your desires and fears, beliefs and expectations, emotions and boundaries through the touch and bodywork.              WHAT THIS COURCE IS ABOUT AND WHAT WE DO THERE              Since birth we receive many different kinds of touch - some from our parents and relatives and some from friends. Some are from doctors and other strangers. Every touch leaves a footprint in our body memory and contributes to our response to touch from those we love and strangers. We might experience love or irritation in certain areas of the body. Some parts of our body become erogenous zones. That’s how we are creating our own map of touch.       For some, this map consists of pleasures, for some - of annoyance and even distress, and for many of us this map is completely unknown.               The good news is that the map can be rewritten.               Rewriting happens through learning about our body, our needs, through nourishing with attention the areas of the body that need it, through recognizing and expanding our areas of pleasure. And also through the ability:       -to define our own boundaries       -to define our needs and desires       -to learn to clarify, to speak, to negotiate       in order to create the desired contact.              We will pay particular attention to the topics of boundaries and consent. We will learn about passive and active consent, as well as all the different “shades of gray” between a “wow, yes!” And a “no way, no!”.Another part of the course is dedicated to working with emotions - how to meet unpleasant emotions, what to do with them. How to embody and live them in a healthy and safe way for yourself and for the environment.               For example:       - the anger from being refused,       - the frustration after not being able to say “no”,       - the fear of hurting someone’s feelings,       - the fear of being rejected by someone,       - the shame of wanting and asking, as well as the shame of actually enjoying pleasure,       - the joy of living completely when everything is going "as you want and even better."               We will also explore why there are actually no “negative” and “positive” emotions, why emotions exist separately from the event or a story that caused the emotion, and, of course, what to do with all of that.               We will explore nudity and attitudes toward nudity through awareness practices and rituals (consent and safety are discussed before hand). We will explore the boundaries between sensuality and sensitivity, between sexual energy and intimacy. We will meet our bodily fears and desires.               The course consists of various exercises, games and supportive sharing circles. We will work through the body (touches, body-work), through verbal practices, through dance and movement.              WHAT LABORATORY AND RETREAT MEAN              The course has a laboratory format, which means more personal research than training. Or rather - learning through research of ourself.The course will be held in the form of a retreat. We will spend all 4 days together in the country-side, and most of the time will be dedicated to the course. There will also be time for breaks, time for rest, for food and personal time.               SCHEDULE              The first meeting is on the 13th in the evening. Last meeting is on the 17th in the evening (but you can stay till 18th as you wish).       Every day we start with a sharing circle in small groups, movement / dance practice. Then, theory part and practice through body-work / touch. After the lunch and a long brace for a good rest we continue to the second part of practice. And some dates we will have also late-evening / night sections.       More precise schedule will be built at the retreat.              LOCATION AND ACCOMMODATION              The retreat will take place in the “Shantambala”, an hour from Odessa. (more information and how to get there in the post below).       There is a large bright room 130 square meters, sauna and a big rooftop from which you can enjoy the sunsets over an endless field               There are several types of accommodation available. The prices for 5 nights are between       50 € (in a hostel) and 150 € (in a private room).       More details are below in the post               Nutrition              The center provides delicious 3 meals a day, vegetarian (buffet type). The cost is 55 € for all.               RETREAT PRICEWe are offering a sliding scale. This means you choose the price yourself (from the proposed options) that you can pay, depending on your income. The minimum price will help to cover expenses, and the medium or maximum will support the facilitator (depending on the number of people).               Until September 15th:       90 € / 120 € / 150 €       Until October 15th:       110 € / 140 € / 170 €       After October 15th:       130 € / 160 € / 190 €               10% discount for couples.       3-5 people group discounts are available.               Facilitator:       Ola Hasia - a psychologist, bodymind practitioner, body therapist, teacher of Contact Improvisation, creator of the healing belly massage method, authentic relating facilitator.       More details in the post below.                      Registration:       https://forms.gle/9RFAH6oUAmJCRW8N7              After feeling the registration form we will contact you to get to know you better and to clarify payment options