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The Autumn Festival | Sydney

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Do you miss feeling butterflies? Do you long to play with others? Are you ready to (re)awaken your erotic energy?

The Autumn Festival of Erotic Living is a day to CELEBRATE the diversity and richness of our being-with one another. There will be a program of Workshops, Ceremonies and a Party.

The Festival is a unique opportunity to

  • Open Your Eyes to what is possible in this realm

  • Invigorate your existing relationships

  • Reconnect with your own body

  • Maintain healthy boundaries

  • Feel the Joy of Being Alive.

When? Saturday, April 23, 9:30am-8pm

Where? The Leela Centre, 2nd Floor, 113-115 Oxford Street, (Corner of Crown Street), Darlinghurst NSW 2010.

BOOK NOW FOR THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE or Half-Day

Nervous about coming? Read our Frequently Asked Questions.

Read about our Festivals in Timeout Magazine

Our Autumn Program

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Tuning In
Tuning In

How we do anything is how we do everything. Learn how to understand your feelings as the body’s language of needs to inform effective action. By enhancing your ability to connect harmoniously with yourself and others in the playspace, you increase your capacity to show up authentically in life.

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The Magical Experience
The Magical Experience

The Magical Experience is a curated play party which explores theatricality, ceremony and poetry in the context of erotic play. The purpose of the temple is to create a ritual space separated from our ordinary everyday life experience. We strongly encourage you to wear a sexy outfit or costume. To get some ideas about appropriate costumes, please click here. To purchase an appropriate outfit, we recommend paying a visit to Sax Fetish or High Hells in Darlinghurst or Max Black in Newtown.

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How to Navigate Erotic Spaces in Ways that Feel Safe (90 minute Session on Zoom)
How to Navigate Erotic Spaces in Ways that Feel Safe (90 minute Session on Zoom)

If you’re curious about spaces of erotic permission and how to navigate them, this is an ideal introduction. It will give you a really clear idea of what these spaces are like and how to navigate them.

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BDSM as a Healing Practice
BDSM as a Healing Practice

One can use BDSM play to create art and also as a means to get very turned-on. Yes, one can do that. But at a deeper level BDSM play is also a very powerful way to deal with trauma—both personal and cultural. In this workshop, we will discuss techniques to create deep and healing forms of play both for yourself and those who you love.

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Developing Our Sexual Voice
Developing Our Sexual Voice

Developing our sexual voice and our erotic articulation skills is fundamental if we are to live fulfilling erotic lives. Yet, the social models we have for this are sorely lacking and consent discussions while super important only take us so far. This workshop is in part about finding the space between BDSM negotiation, Tantric conventions and sex education literacy to collaboratively develop our vocabularies for pleasure.

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The Art of Tantric Touch
The Art of Tantric Touch

Experience the deep intimacy that comes from fully giving or receiving touch with intentional presence! In this workshop, you will learn tantric mantras, breathwork, visualizations, and full-body touch.

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Our Autumn Facilitators

What people are saying about Erotic Living

“I have been coming to Erotic Living events since 2017, each time has given me ways be a better person - to myself and to others - not only in the erotic space, but in all aspects of my personal and professional life. I will be coming for many years to come and wish I had these opportunities given to me as a young woman.”

Kim McBurnie, Sydney

“I write this testimonial a day after The Festival of Erotic Living and I feel alive, refreshed, satisfied and hungry all at the same time. The world doesn't have an environment to discuss our needs and fantasies, but the safe space created here means you are not judged, in fact it is encouraged.”

VJ Raju Dorai about the most recent EL Festival on November 1, 2020, Sydney

“We had a great day and found it pitched at the right level. Tastefully run without being overtly sexual. There were many tips on communication that we’ve taken away and practice now. We’ll certainly be back for more so thanks for a great day.”

A&E about the most recent EL Festival on November 1, 2020, Sydney

“EL offers people genuine, meaningful education in a very challenging, confusing and very misunderstood part of life.”

Jacqueline Hellyer, sex therapist based in Sydney.

“Peter Banki is an erotic catalyst. I give him my highest recommendation.”

Joseph Kramer, Ph.D., Founder of the Profession of Sexological Bodywork in California

“Thank you Peter for making the world a sexier place”

Annie Sprinkle, Ph.D. artist and eco sexual sexecologist and feminist.

Earlier Event: February 27
Healing Our Nervous Systems
Later Event: June 2
Sexuality Play & Deep Connection | EL Mid Year Training

What We Believe In

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EMBODIMENT

Partner with your body and your breath every day!

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RESPECT

Make requests, never demands! Resist all forms of coercion - especially self-coercion.

DIVERSITY

Vive la différence! Celebrate the differences in people and their tastes.

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COURAGE

Partner with your fears! Let them teach you courage and strength.

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AESTHETICS & PHILOSOPHY

Cultivate the erotic artist in you! And dare to reflect on what you are doing and why!

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PLAY AND MISCHIEF

Add some spice to it! Stay true to who and what turns you on! And be free!