The Art of Receiving and Giving
Workshop

The Art of Receiving and Giving

A full day of exploration and discovery

When
Sat, 28 Nov 2026, 13:30 –21:00
doors open 13:00
Where
Studio Kontakt, Djupågatan 1, 128 45, Bagarmossen, Stockholm
Price
950 SEK
via Swish after confirmation
Language
English
About

The workshop

Do you ever experience discomfort when you receive pleasure? Do you struggle with taking for yourself? Have you ever crossed your own boundaries when you give? Do you even know what giving and receiving really means?

This Saturday we travel deep into these basic skills. We meet each other and ourselves, explore touch and glimpse how it affects our relationships.

When we actually let someone give to us, something softens. Learning to receive isn’t passive, it cracks the heart open and forces us to get radically honest about what we truly desire. And once you start listening to that truth in your body, it changes far more than just how you touch; it shifts how you show up in your whole life.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫?
𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔. Anyone who wants to deepen their relationship with touch, sensation, and embodied presence.
𝑩𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔. You choose whether you want to explore with new partners or stay entirely with each other throughout the day.
𝑩𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔. Whether this is your first workshop or you are an experienced explorer, you will meet exercises that meet you exactly where you are.
𝑨𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔. If you want to learn how to express authentic desire while honoring a genuine, sovereign "no."
𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓. A willingness to connect, explore touch, and share exercises across the gender spectrum with curiosity and respect.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐟𝐨𝐫
𝑨𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒇𝒊𝒙 𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆. We are here to slow down, feel, and explore what’s real, not to perform or achieve a specific outcome.
𝑨𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔. Consent, clear agreements, and honoring your own and others’ "no" are fundamental to this container.
𝑨𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒖𝒑𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚. While we work intimately with pleasure, desire, and touch, the focus is on awareness, relational dynamics, and embodiment.

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭
An exploration of Betty Martin's The Wheel of Consent
A held and respectful space.
We create a clear, grounded container where pacing is slow, agreements are transparent, and your nervous system has time to settle.
Embodied, practical exercises.
Guided solo, paired, and group inquiries exploring the nuances of giving, receiving, taking, and allowing touch.
Full personal sovereignty.
Everything proposed during the day is an invitation, never an obligation. You are always in charge of your own level of participation, clothing, and boundaries.
Sharings and integration.
Gentle pauses to reflect, share insights, and ground what you discover so you can carry it naturally into your daily life and relationships.
No performance pressure.
A judgment-free zone where awkwardness, clarity, hesitation, and joy are all welcome parts of the exploration.
Time for free interactions after 21:00

Practical

Good to know

Meals: We pause for fika and dinner. You can bring your own food or purchase meals at nearby stores and restaurants.
Integration: There is an opportunity to stay for a while after the workshop for free interaction, integration, and quiet settling at your own pace.
Sober event. Spots are limited to support a balanced container.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫:
Explore more juiciness and find out who you are as a magnetic seductive soul with the workshop The Art of Conscious Seduction the day before, on November 27. Attend both workshop for 1190 kr (regular price is 1,445 kr). Simply write "Both workshops" when you register. https://seenheldheard.se/events/the-art-of-conscious-seduction

Registration

Register

No payment is taken when you send this form. I review every registration to keep the group balanced. Once yours is confirmed you'll receive Swish instructions, and your spot is yours when the payment arrives.

How your data is handled: privacy notice. Questions? ilja.samsonov@gmail.com

Facilitator

Who you meet

Ilja Samsonov is a workshop facilitator and tantra therapist passionate about presence, play, and transformation. With over a decade of experience leading groups, he creates safe, grounded, and vibrant spaces that invite participants into honest, embodied encounters.