The Dark Drip: A beginner friendly temple night

A temple

is basically a space to feel yourself in a sober+vibey+intimate setting with other humans. You will be guided through body-led connection, consent and touch exercises that bring you closer to your inner world (things like relational patterns, somatic-er0tics, belief systems, emotional states, and so much more). In a following open space, you can explore within the groups agreements, consent and your choice of involvement+intensity.

You get to experience yourself through meeting the other. The intention is to unbecome everything you are not and allow the intimacy to evolve you. A temple is for the brave who want to say yes to more messy pleasure.

It can be an experience of self development and also just a space to have a delicious time.

While a temple is generally quite a woo-woo thing, because yes magic happens there, this is not your new age hippie tantric temple.´

The Dark Drip Edition

We are coming closer and closer to the darkest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The dark stands for the nothingness. When I think of a drip, I feel the edge just before the drop dives through the air, the slowness of getting there. In this temple, our embodied rituals will focus on being, rather than doing - maybe just what we need at this time. We surrender to the mystery. Let's listen to the whispers in the abyss of our hearts, where the dark and love meet.

Who is this for?

This temple for you if you

- want to dare to meet yourself deeper.

-yearn for messy humanness that you may not find in other spiritual bubbles.

-are tired of your relational and sx.xy patterns and ready for something else.

-enjoy the magic of human connection+intimacy and want more of it.

-are already on the temple journey and want to find out how a beginners mindset can evolve you.

It is open for all genders, sx.xualities, ages, ethnicities. This is a non-heteronormative space. I don't match anyone according to their gender identity. You have to be open to meet your own gender as a human at your choice of involvement.

If you are in a couple, then there must be an opening for you to work with other members of the group at your choice of involvement (e.g. eyegazing, physical touch, etc.). I encourage you to have an honest check in about needs+boundaries in your relationship if you decide to join while being partnered.

If you have a disability of some form, please eMail me to see how I can accomodate the space to your needs.

Schedule

17.45 Doors open (please don't arrive earlier)

18.05 We start (doors close - don't be late, no exceptions!)

18.05 - 22.30 Opening, guided part, open space

22.30 Closing

23.00 Everyone out of the space

"Slow is the new safe"

is how Berlin's temple priestess Celeste González smashes the idea that such thing as safe spaces exist and I couldn't have said it better. That full safety exists is an illusion. But together we create an enthusiastic, ongoing consent culture. We sloooowburn to not overrun what wants to be heard, seen or felt. You will be equiped with tools that support you to navigate your own experience.

You will never be asked to disregard your needs or silence your boundaries. You do you, boo. Your no's are empowered just as much as your yes'es.

You are encouraged to go at your pace, intensity and level of involvement at all times. You always have a choice and the right to change your mind. We practice self responsibility - you know yourself best, so who I am to tell you what is good for you.

Intimate doesn't always mean sx.xual

This is not a sx.x party. A temple is an invitation to step outside the box of what you know. It is a space for your expression, your full range of your human-ness and yes, that may include your er0tic expression if that feels authentically alive for you. A temple is a chance to explore the many ways to experience pleasure. You don't have to do anything here (embrace the awkwardness that vulnerability -oh- so often naturally brings).

For many of us it is a healing experience to be intimate without any goals+agendas attached to it. It creates a special freedom that can unfold new juices.

Let the unknown turn you on.

All things of organisational importance

A few collective boundaries

This temple is non-pene.trative space where the undies always stay on.

Please arrive on time and sober.

We have a strict no phone and content policy.

Please plan to stay until the end (of course you can leave if you have to).

Visiting a temple night has the potential for profound processes and may affect your emotional world - are you ready for this? A temple has no space for intense 1:1 support.

Venue

The Shanti Space

Mafra

What to bring

You and your body temple clean (please avoid heavy perfumes/scents)

A full water bottle

Something to burn

A sarong/towel

Snacks if you cannot go without for the temple time (have a light meal before)

Dress Code

Come in what makes you feel like your f!ckyes. For some this is lingerie, for others leggings and a tanktop. Please don't come in street wear. Make sure you feel comfortable+sensual and can move well. I always advise to bring layers to take off and put on top.

Refund policy

You can request a refund through eventbrite up to five days before the event. There are no refunds available afterwards but you can transfer your ticket to someone. Please send an eMail with the name who you transfered it to.

About the facilitator

Hi- I am Marry (she/they): I am a queer+neurodivergent Lisbon based temple facilitator and work as a sxx educator. I am trained as a sxx- and relationship therapist, as well as tan-tra teacher. I have been facilitating temples in Lisbon for over two years and gathered a thriving community of templers around this yummy work.

My zone of genius is to create relatable+grounded spaces for er0tic intimacy away from any spiritual dogmas. I hold people's hands while they find their authentic expression and love them through the shadows+shame+darkness that comes up. People feel like they are finally allowed to REALLY JUST BE when they come to the spaces I create. I am here for the shy and the brave who aren't afraid of their own fragility+power and dare to stare their demons in the eyes to make love to the messiness of life.

Find me on instagram @bodiesandpleasure_ and @lisbontemplenights

hello@lisbontemplenights.com

See ya, babe xx

A few things people who have recently been to temple have said

"Integrating the temple this weekend was so juicy, came home and had the juiciest Monday with my partner. This was a big reclamation of my erotic nature and me taking an unyielding stand for my need for intimacy, sensuality and my erotic nature being nurtured fully. I appreciate so much your rawness, grace, and nuance of facilitation. (And the fact that you can do it with your tits out is even better🙌🏽🙀✨) I had such an amazing time and felt so so grounded and wholesome."

"Wow! ✨ Marry, my body is still tingling from all the touch (the physical and the non-physical) I received and gave yesterday. This event was special, the group was so loving and open. 😍 I felt so much more "group energy" than "couple's energy", compared to other temples, and I fucking loved that. It was incredible how we all melted together, it was something I really wished to experience and am so happy it became reality. 🥰 I started to attend your temples this year and they are helping me so much in discovering and learning about myself and my sexuality, liberating myself from shame, prejudices, struggles with my body and practicing how to voice my needs and desires. Thanks for creating and holding these spaces where we can dare to be ourselves, be brave, be vulnerable, sexy, weird...or whatever we want to be. Thank you!"