Wilrieke Sophia
WILRIEKE (they/them) is a sex & intimacy educator; consent, kink and eclectic neo-tantra facilitator; intimacy activist; (TEDx) speaker; writer; and founder of Exploring Deeper and Cuddle Workshops International. They identify as queer, sex-positive, polyamorous and kinky. Wilrieke is based near Amsterdam, where they openly combine being a mother of three daughters with their work. The main focus of their work is empowerment through self-knowledge and understanding, radical self-inclusion, the embodied experiencing of boundaries and desires, and an extensive practice of consent – all based on a foundation of trauma awareness and neuroscience, embedded in experiential spaces based on intimacy practices. Wilrieke hosts sex-positive retreats, play parties, teacher training, and festivals. In their free time, Wilrieke creates zines and other free materials on e.g. accountability, abuse and power dynamics in the intimacy and wellness communities.
1. TOUCH ME, CONSENSUALLY - This workshop is based on The Wheel of Consent. How to feel what you want and don’t want - and then communicate it. Refine your inner navigation skills and receive tools that will help you throughout the whole festival. Keywords: touch-based exercises in various group sizes, come alone or with a partner. There is the option to switch practice buddies several times.
2. KINKY QUEER TEMPLE NIGHT - Together with Ella Shields, Wilrieke will offer a temple night for everybody that wants to explore kink.
3. KINKY HERBALISM - What you get when you mix an ancient tantric ritual, kink, and herbalism - a queer perspective. In the ritualistic structure of a double circle, you will get the opportunity to meet different people (partners who choose to can stay together). The power this ritual offers is that through the eyes of others, you may get a glimpse of the divine in you. We will use elements like breathwork, energy play, polarity (Dom/sub) games, impact play, sensory play, and conscious touch mixed with ancient nature practices like meditating with herbal tinctures and urtication (flogging with nettles to increase the flow of life force energy - you can skip this part, as you can skip any other part, and still have a full experience). Dive deeply into your heart through a deep connection with nature, sacred connections, sensual delights, energetic expansion, and love. After a while, you may notice how every person is a mirror, reflecting the divine back to you. It is the ideal environment to explore passion & compassion. Suited for both first-timers as well as experienced kinksters or tantrikas! Keywords: Potential partial nudity, but undies on.
Wilrieke’s website Exploring Deeper