Awakening Pleasure returns in autumn 2026 with two themes that were fully sold out last time: Clitoral Awareness & G-Spot Exploration.
Welcome to Awakening Pleasure
Many of us move through life so quickly that slowing down can feel strange or even uncomfortable. In this series, we take a different pace – the pace of the body. Together we explore one area of the vulva at a time, with guided exercises that help you listen inwardly, notice subtle sensations, and invite you to reconnect with your own pleasure.
These gatherings are quiet, introspective, and slow; not performative or goal-oriented.
Across two autumn evenings, we’ll gently meet areas of tension, numbness, or overwhelm; get curious about what your body is communicating; and rebuild trust with your own rhythms. Each session stands alone, and you’re welcome to join one or both.
AWAKENING PLEASURE: Clitoral Awareness – 26/Oct
Clitoral Awareness
For many vulva owners, clitoral pleasure can become linked with speed, pressure, or a familiar route to orgasm. Some of us may rely on intense stimulation, feel disconnected from subtle sensation, or notice numbness, tension, frustration, or rushing around this part of the body.
This session is an invitation to meet the clitoris in a slower, softer, and more curious way. Not as something that needs to perform, respond quickly, or produce a certain outcome, but as a sensitive landscape that can be listened to with patience and care.
Whether you want to feel more subtle sensation, soften tension, rebuild trust with your arousal, or simply spend time with this part of your body without pressure, you are welcome here.
This is not about achieving orgasm, becoming “better” at pleasure, or forcing sensitivity to appear. It’s an invitation to slow down, listen, and explore what becomes possible when your body is given time, choice, and attention.
PRACTICALITIES
WHAT TO EXPECT
The evening follows a guided structure, with space to land in the body, connect with the room, and move step by step through the practice. You will be guided to stay with your own body throughout the evening.
Throughout the workshop, there is room for your own pace, your body’s wisdom, and the uniqueness of your experience.
You’ll be guided through consent, communication, and gentle, non-sexual self-touch practices in a supportive group setting. There is nothing you need to achieve or perform.
You may experience tenderness, emotion, awkwardness, relief, pleasure, or very subtle sensation. You are always welcome to pause, adapt the practice, or choose what feels right for you.
WHO IS THIS FOR
This Is for You If…
You are a vulva owner curious about clitoral de-armouring.
You feel open to exploring intimacy through slowness, consent, communication, and subtle sensation in a group setting.
You’re open to staying present even if nothing intense or dramatic happens
This Is Not for You If…
You’re looking for a quick fix or guaranteed results.
You feel unable to stay present if things feel too slow or too subtle.
You’re not ready for a longer, ongoing relationship with your own body and boundaries.
No experience in de-armouring required.
Health & Safety – Participation is not suitable if you are pregnant, have active infections or outbreaks, severe unresolved psychological trauma, psychosis, or serious physical illness. When in doubt, reach out.
DRESS CODE
Wear something comfortable that makes you feel safe and/or sensual.
You’re welcome to be naked in this space, and if you’d prefer extra coverage, a dress or skirt that allows easy access without exposing too much is recommended.
WHAT TO BRING
Body‑friendly oil or lube to support comfort and sensation.
Water bottle with lid.
Towels or blankets (e.g., sheep skin, sarong, fleece blanket, yoga mat) to create your intentional, cozy space to lay on. You might want to bring an extra blanket to cover yourself with if you wish to be (partially) naked.
Bring a journal & pen.
Optional: Blindfold for deeper inward focus.
TIME AND PLACE
Monday, 26 October from 19.00 to 22.00.
Please note that we begin on time, and you'll not be able to enter after the event begins; better to be early than late.
TICKETS
CODE OF CONDUCT
Before showing up to any of our activities, please make sure to read and follow the House of Play Code of Conduct.
CHILIES
🌶️🌶️🌶️: 3 of 4 – Nudity allowed; self-touch only.
Read more about our chili system here.
Your facilitator
Anke Van Mullem (she/her)
Anke is a Holistic Intimacy & Relationship Coach and the founder of Soul’n Soma. She supports individuals and couples who want more connection, safer intimacy, clearer boundaries, deeper honesty, and more aliveness in the way they relate. Her work is shaped by coaching, embodiment, intimacy education, and a deep trust in the body’s wisdom. She brings warmth, honesty, and grounded presence to the places where people often feel most vulnerable. Supporting women and people with vulvas is a meaningful part of her work, including through her Jade Egg offerings and Awakening Pleasure series, both online and at House of Play.
FURTHER RESOURCES
If you’d like to explore some of the themes we touch on in this series, here are a few writings that go a little deeper:
Awakening Pleasure: A Gentle Guide to De-Armouring & Body Trust
What “awakening pleasure” really means, why slowing down matters, and how soft self-touch can reshape your relationship with your body.From Numbness to Sensation
A tender look at why numbness happens and why it doesn’t have to stay forever. You’re not alone in this question.Safety & Intimacy Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory
For those up for a slightly deeper dive: an exploration of how the nervous system shapes connection, boundaries, and sensual presence.