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JUL

Playing with (and despite) Guilt and Shame

7:00 pm – 9:30 pm CEST · LGBTQIA+ & Friends
VIRTUAL

Quick Info

When:
14. July 2026, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm CEST
Where:
online
Format:
workshop
Who can join:
LGBTQIA+ & Friends
Constellation:
solo, paired, groups - all constellations welcome (everyone needs a ticket)
Language:
English
What to know:
No previous knowledge required. It is supportive to hold knowledge on your own connection to guilt and shame
What to bring:
pen, paper, questions, ideas of play you wish to explore and an open mind
Recording:
Yes, the session is recorded and will be sent to all ticket holders after the class.
Questions:
Message us via info@karada-house.de

Tickets

Tickets

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Playing with (and despite) Guilt and Shame (regular) [Digital]
17,50
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Playing with (and despite) Guilt and Shame (support us) [Digital]
22,50
Unlimited
Playing with (and despite) Guilt and Shame (solidarity) [Digital]
12,50
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How do guilt and shame show up in your everyday life—and how do they shape the way you relate to yourself, your body, and others?

This workshop invites you into a guided exploration of these often heavy emotional states, with space for curiosity, reflection, and play. Together, we’ll look at how guilt and shame operate differently, how they can become “stuck” in the body and psyche, and how intentional exploration from a kink perspective has the potential to offer new pathways for release, expression, and connection.

Rather than treating these emotions as problems to fix, this session approaches them as signals to engage with—gently, creatively, and with care.

Caritia facilitates a collaborative and supportive container where participants are invited (but never pressured) to explore their own experiences, boundaries, and possibilities for transformation.

We will offer/teach:

  • A clearer understanding of the difference between guilt and shame, and how each manifests mentally, emotionally, and physically
  • Reflect on how these emotions influence your relationships, desires, and sense of self
  • Learn grounding and awareness practices to stay present with difficult emotional states
  • Be introduced to kink perspectives offering structure, and harm-reducing principles, as “containers” for exploring and releasing intense emotions
  • Experiment (at your own pace) with reframing shame and guilt through curiosity, play, and embodied awareness
  • Connect with others in a facilitated space that prioritises boundaries, communication and mutual respect

 

Facilitator

Caritia (no pronouns)

Caritia is a Berlin-based kink activist, shibari educator, and co-founder of Karada House and OhYesPlease.org. Caritia’s fascination with the root/the body stems from a longing to deeply ‘listen’ to the body holistically, from the inside out. Self-identifying and living in a queer, gender non-conforming, BiPoC (afab) body, connecting with the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, as a sex worker and dominant, thrivi...

Learn More

http://caritia.de

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