
Quick Info
- When:
- 4. December 2026, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Where:
- KARA
- 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.
- What to bring:
- pen, paper, questions, curiosity and thoughts on what care means to you
- Questions:
- Message us via info@karada-house.de
- Add to calendar:
- Google Calendar / iCal / .ics file
Tickets
If our reduced tickets (low income & hardship) are sold out or still too expensive, write to info@karada-house.de. No one's left behind.
It’s December, and silly season is in full swing. With the demands, expectations, celebrations, and emotional intensity that can come with this time of year, how can you prepare for what lies ahead while still making space for joy and pleasure?
Caritia invites participants to create care plans that support the whole self—not just through the busy Christmas season, but beyond it. Together, we’ll explore how to intentionally build beauty, rest, connection, pleasure, and support into our days, wherever we are in the world.
This is a collaborative space for checking in with yourself, identifying what you need, and making practical and imaginative plans to help you move through the season with greater care and intention.
What we’ll explore
- Where am I now? — Exploring our current location, circumstances, capacity, and needs
- Tuning in — Listening to the signals of the mind, body, and nervous system
- Aligning with intention — Identifying what we want to cultivate, protect, and prioritise
- Releases for every part — Exploring physical and psychological ways to let go of tension and accumulated stress
- Emotional expression space — Making room for feelings that may need acknowledgement, expression, or movement
- Planning for dissociation — Considering what support, grounding, and aftercare might be useful when we need to disconnect or retreat
Come as you are, and leave with a care plan that is uniquely yours.
Facilitator
More Information
This space is intended for anyone who wishes to tap into the collective wisdom of community resourcing and is looking for inspiration on how to care for themselves during the winter season.
All bodies and gender expressions welcome.
Black and brown folks are actively encouraged to join.
LGBTQIA+ describes the full spectrum of non-mainstream sexual orientation and/or gender identity, meaning: lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer/fluid, queer, intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender.
Friends describe people of any and all kinds of gender and sexual identities who are aware and respectful of the necessity, needs, and boundaries of a queer space and its marginalized community.
When you consider yourself a friend you show acknowledgement to and are respectful of everyone's self-expression and do not assume, presume or project non-consensual ideas onto others. You actively request and use people's chosen pronouns. You remain mindful of the fact that Karada House is first and foremost a space for queer people that you are also invited to attend. You have a genuine concern for the well-being of LGBTQIA+ people and remain in awareness of heterosexual and gender-straight privileges.
Friends don't have to be perfect. None of us are. We request that we all proactively work and strive to be good friends and allies to marginalized people.
- Ground floor location with 3 steps at the entrance – a wheelchair ramp is always available
- A bell on ground level for people who need support with the stairs is available
- Accessible bathroom and no thresholds throughout the space
- Parking directly in front (please message if you want to use the spot)
- Chair seating, cushions, mats, couches available
- Fidget toys, visual clocks, quiet areas to retreat to available
- Psychological first aid tools available
- Workshop is held in spoken English, German available upon request
- Karada House is a sober space
- Please do not wear perfume
- Need more support? Message us at info@karada-house.de
- Please do not attend if you are feeling sick.
- The indoor areas will be constantly aired and two HEPA-14 filters will be running the entire time. We also have outdoor areas that are open during warmer days when it is not raining.
- We provide hand and surface disinfectant, please make ample use of it.
- All appliances, surfaces, blankets, etc. will be disinfected on a regular basis and before and after every class. Blankets, towels, etc. will be washed after every use.
- For workshops that require a partner, we encourage you to bring a person from your household, safe(r) Covid-19-bubble, etc. Working with someone you do not know is possible but at your own risk.
- We reserve the right to carry out mandatory Covid tests for large events. In case of testing positive you cannot enter the event and we need to ask you to leave for the sake of safety for the other participants.

