Quarterly temple explorations to connect with turning of the earth, occurring on the two solstices and two equinoxes, honoring desire as a living expression of dormancy, composting, seeding, growth, fullness, abundance, harvesting, and renewal.
Marking these seasonal thresholds creates intentional space to reconnect with the body, celebrate erotic energy as sacred, connect with others, and witness our personal transformations within the turning wheel of the year.
We’ll use myriad tools to explore the energy body and tap in to the body and the season’s innate wisdom, through play, breath, movement, and sensation from subtle to bold: intense sensation, bondage and holding, stillness and movement. We’ll build energy up, then slow everything down so we can reflect and embark on an internal journey. Using principles and theories of the energy body, of BDSM, and of group dynamics and interaction, we’ll craft our own rituals to dialogue with our own aliveness with curiosity and kindness.
Year Wheel events in 2026:
Restore: A Communal Spring Ritual on spring equinox
March 21, 2026
More details here
Wild Radiance: Energy & BDSM workshop for Summer Solstice
Save the date:
June 20-21, 2026
More details to come
Solstice is a time when the distance between the daytime and nighttime comes into balance. As we gather, we can experience the shift from dormancy and the resting time of the winter to the emergence of spring.
The Solstice allows for an exploration of states of consciousness, going from the ordinary to the non-ordinary, playing with the dreamtime and the waking states. Throughout the weekend we will use meditation, guided experiential exercises and intentions to deepen our awareness.
In many parts of the world, summer means the days grow longer and temperatures grow hotter. The air heats up, sometimes bringing hot stuffy days and warm sticky nights. The tender buds of spring have fully bloomed and are now bursting at the peak of their performance. Under the brightness and warmth of the sun, everything seems more illuminated and just a little sharper. And that same brightness can sometimes be too hot and searing.
In the heat of things, how do we take care of ourselves? How do we play in the fiery brightness without getting burned? When and how do we engage and activate our own fire and when do we settle, seeking refuge in cool shade? How do we soak up the heat of the sun while staying soft and moist?
We will use many forms of sensation, bondage, submission, and dominance to experiment in the terrain of shadow and consciousness. This may be wicked, playful, pleasurable, and a tool for healing.
Together, using tools of BDSM, the principles of tantra, and the potency of the equinox, we will generate a circle to be used for healing and change.
Facilitated by Trudes & Zed, in person in Seattle, June 20-21, 2026. Registration information to be announced.