Urban Intimacy - The Retreat

An Urban Retreat for Embodiment, Connection & Conscious Relationship

Saturday, October 10th | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Chicago

In a city that never stops moving, intimacy rarely happens by accident.

We live surrounded by people yet often disconnected from ourselves, our bodies, our relationships, and our communities. Between careers, technology, endless obligations, and the pace of urban life, genuine connection can become something we long for rather than something we actively cultivate.

The Art of Intimacy is a full-day urban retreat designed for modern humans who want more—from themselves, their relationships, and their lives.

Join Somatic Intimacy Coach Josephine Lauer and guest facilitators for an immersive journey into embodiment, authentic connection, polarity, contemporary tantra, and relational presence.

This experience welcomes individuals, couples, non-binary folks, polycules, and all relationship configurations who are curious about deepening intimacy, expanding self-awareness, and exploring conscious connection in a grounded, inclusive, and sober environment.

Throughout the day, you'll participate in a carefully curated progression of somatic and relational practices designed to help you move from your head into your body, from performance into presence, and from isolation into authentic connection.

During This Immersive Day You Will Experience:

• Somatic embodiment practices
• Conscious movement and nervous system regulation
• Breathwork and energetic awareness
• Authentic relating exercises
• Partner and small-group connection practices
• Tantric principles for modern relationships
• Polarity exploration and relational dynamics
• A guided Tantric Puja ceremony
• Community connection and reflection
• Nourishing shared meals and meaningful conversation

This retreat is not about learning more concepts.

It is about experiencing yourself differently.

It is about feeling your body more fully, relating more honestly, and discovering new possibilities for intimacy, devotion, connection, and aliveness.

Why Chicago?

Because city dwellers need spaces designed for connection.

We need places where we can step away from distraction, alcohol-centered socializing, dating app fatigue, and surface-level interactions. We need environments that invite depth, curiosity, healing, and genuine human contact.

This retreat creates a temporary sanctuary in the heart of the city—a place where personal growth meets community and where embodiment becomes a pathway to belonging.

Temple Night

As the day unfolds and trust is cultivated within the group, participants will have the opportunity to attend an optional, carefully facilitated Temple Night experience.

Rooted in contemporary tantric and sacred relational traditions, Temple Night offers a container for exploring presence, devotion, connection, sensuality, and authentic expression through structured practices and intentional agreements.

Participation is always voluntary, consent-centered, and guided with care.

Whether you attend as an individual, with a partner, or within a larger relationship constellation, Temple Night offers an invitation to explore intimacy as a spiritual practice and connection as a pathway to deeper self-awareness.

This Retreat Is For You If:

• You crave more meaningful connection in your life
• You're interested in tantra, embodiment, somatics, or conscious relationships
• You're committed to personal growth and self-discovery
• You want to deepen your relationship with yourself or a partner
• You're seeking a welcoming community of curious, growth-oriented people
• You value experiential learning over passive consumption
• You believe intimacy is a skill that can be cultivated

Come as you are.

Leave more connected—to yourself, your body, your relationships, and your community.

Presence is the practice. Connection is the path. Intimacy is the art.

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For Couples Only - a special FRIDAY Night add on!

Join us on Friday from 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Tantric Date Night Workshop for Couples

Reconnect. Slow Down. Remember why you chose each other.

When was the last time you truly felt your partner?

Not while discussing schedules.
Not while scrolling your phones.
Not while solving problems.

But simply... being together.

Tantric Date Night for Couples is an immersive 3.5-hour workshop designed to help couples rediscover connection through the body.

Whether you've been together for six months or twenty years, this evening invites you out of the mind and back into presence—where intimacy, trust, playfulness, and desire naturally begin to flourish.

This isn't couples therapy.
It isn't a communication workshop.
It isn't about fixing your relationship.

Add on The Couples Tantric Date Nite on Friday and stay the whole weekend!

Options for accommodations are available.

Please email josephine@cur8chicago.com for additional information regarding accommodations.