“The Intimate Imaginarium is a place to face desires and boundaries – sensual, sexual, physical and emotional – to express them, explore them, reflect and play with them. The container for that is a small group gathering that builds up in trust and connectedness. Spending multiple days in a small group on the one hand builds trust and enables deep spontaneous interaction and co-creation. On the other hand, I can come in deeper contact with myself and have time for my lost parts to surface and be given expression.

The variety of playful, embodied, non-verbal activities at the Imaginarium is a perfect framework for this inner exploration. There is enough space for sharing and verbal exchange but the focus is on experiential learning. And Theresa and Tom’s careful facilitation from the “back of the room” allows one to dive deep, while having fun. They create a comfortable but not overly decked-out physical and emotional space. They give just enough input and lighthearted demonstration to lead people into activity, and then hold space in a highly aware yet restrained way. They often participate themselves. They demonstrate great clarity in communicating edgy themes and desires, while also revealing their own doubts and vulnerabilities. There is as much to learn from the activities as there is to learn from their way of guiding us through them. I highly appreciate this humane way of facilitation that needs no guru and no woo-woo.

As for the setting, I feel that not having the anonimity of short-term play spaces makes people and interactions more authentic and vulnerable. At the same time this intimacy (and the sharing groups and reflection rounds) provides a receptive ground to process and digest strong emotions and thought patterns. I can wholeheartedly recommend attending an Intimate Imaginarium to anyone who wants to explore themes of desire, relating and fragility with a sprinkle of kink and playful edginess.”