MÉXICO
RAÍCES
10- 16 February 2025
Venue
Our home will be in CAMP, Zipolite. La Costa Chica de Oaxaca.
Here, we are right beside the Pacific ocean, under the powerful sun, and stationed in a beach town that’s been a pioneering hub for Mexican queers and nudists.
Antony and Maybel, co-founders of CAMP, have been in the Touch&Play family for years. They’ve built this retreat center with the vision to host T&P retretas, following principles of social engineering, traditional Mexican architecture, and eco-responsibility – sourcing the building materials locally. We love their kinship with our community and their incredibly beautiful space they created!
Accommodation options
Next to CAMP we find El Santuario, a camp ground from a local family with shady sites and extra space for us to spread out and enjoy sleeping in nature. Access to CAMP facilities. Bring your own tent or reserve a Glamping. No electricity provided.
If you prefer to sleep in another place nearby and come during the day, the commuter ticket is your option, which includes the entrance to the festival and the meals.
Common Spaces
Our HOME will be a beautiful space build with traditional “palapas” where all the rooms convey onto the garden.
It has two dance workshops with sustainable tropical wood, a hang out playful area and a theatre black box.
There is a bond fire that presides the common space, a natural pool and a sauna.
We are surrounded by nature next to the Pacific Ocean and 5 minutes walking to down town.
Nourishment
Three fresh, organic vegetarian and vegan meals will be provided each day. Fresh fish and meet will be an available option for a couple of meals. A snack and tea station is available at any time.
We will gather information around food intolerances at registration. Our kitchen team will do their best to accommodate special dietary needs related to intolerances. However, we cannot guarantee a completely allergy-free kitchen, as all dishes may contain traces of ingredients used in our cooking.
There is a guest fridge available to store any personal supplemental foods you may need or wish to bring. Please note that the kitchen is unavailable to guests.
Economic contribution
By investing in T&P, you’re not only investing in your own personal growth but also supporting a family-owned project built on conscious values. Behind this initiative is a dedicated team that genuinely cares about community, the environment, society, and creating meaningful experiences for everyone involved.
We love what we do, and we continually reflect on how we can better contribute to life, and, in the process, make the self-help / woowoo / new age industry a real more conscious and thoughtful space.
To make these experiences possible, a core team of over five people works behind the scenes year-round, along with various external collaborators. Additionally, an onsite team will be available throughout the seven days of the event, guiding us as we dive deep and rise up together.
Tickets
We offer a range of pricing options to accommodate different economic realities. Our goal is to make T&P accessible to as many people as possible while maintaining the quality and integrity of our offerings.
Assistant team
To support the retreat from within and to lower the cost of the retreat for those who need that, we offer the opportunity to join our Work-Exchange assistant team.
To be considered, please fill out the application form below.
Access & Inclusion
We are offering a limited number of subsidized tickets for people with economic needs. Various criteria are considered when distributing these tickets, giving priority to the local mexican community and especially those from marginalized groups.
To be considered, please fill out the application form below.
Donations
When registering, you have the option to make a donation. Those extra contributions go into the T&P Equity and Access Fund, which provides reduced tickets for those in financial need. Priority for these subsidized tickets is given to individuals from marginalized groups and local community members. By contributing, you help expand access to this transformative experience.
Touch&Play gatherings are co-creations that emerges from an intimate collaboration between the curation team, and the teachers, artists, assistance team and participants that join the retreat. We’re an experimental container and open to inspiring off-beat ideas that can support the wider Touch&Play exploration of the Relation Body.
Practicalities
NEW IN TOWN?
Welcome! Please read the welcoming document 🙂
GUIDELINES
LANGUAGE
Although this depends on the shared language speak by the majority of the participants, probably the gathering will be mainly facilitated in English, incorporating Spanish translation when needed.
The language is not a barrier for you to join. Contact us if you have doubts.
FAQ
Visit our Frequently Asked Questions
MORE QUESTIONS?
Contact us at hello@touchandplay.org
CAMP
Calle de las Casitas 51, Playa Zipolite, Colonia Arroyo Tres, 70947 Oaxaca, Mexico
AIRPORT
A 1-hour taxi to HUX Huatulco Airport
PXM Puerto Escondido is a little farther.
Taxis and connecting camioneta/colectivo services are available.
Once your register you receive a message with practical and energetic guidance, what to bring and a link to a document to self organise share rides or take the same taxi from the airport with other participants.
Testimonials
★★★★★
Community Care
OFFER SUPPORT AND FEEL SUPPORTED
Touch&Play can be an intense and introspective experience. While it is not a therapeutic space and we kindly request all participants to arrive prepared to manage their own triggers, there are ample opportunities within this pulsating environment to connect, feel supported, and extend your support to others.
It takes all of us stepping-in to co-create a safer space. This event is also more enriched and enlivened by what we all weave into it.
If you are currently experiencing emotional or psychological difficulties and want to know if our retreats are a good match we encourage you to reach out to us.
SOOTHE&CARE TEAM
Intrapersonal
When you register you will be asked if you want to be part of the Soothe & Care team.
The Soothe&Care Team is a group of volunteers who are available throughout the event for inner-personal support. The intention is to cultivate a community of co-regulation. Volunteers choose when they have the capacity to be of support which can look like deep listening, breathing together, offering validation, or taking a walk.
Learn more
In order to create a safer container we invite volunteers (participants, teachers) to form part of the Sooth&Care team. This means contributing a little of your time supporting participants in processing their experiences (e.g. co-regulation, deep listening, being present, finding a container for emotional release).
As part of the Sooth & Care team you will need to attend a short pre-festival briefing online and/or onsite by the Soothe & Care Team Lead(s) usuallt in the afternoon the festival starts.
During the festival you will meet once or twice as a team to share your observations and experience of the group.
The commitment to the role doesn’t require much times and it is flexible so it aligns with your own needs and boundaries. Within the team you’re mutually supporting each other and it’s a lovely way to bring your contribution.
PEACE COUNCIL
Interpersonal
We come with such diverse backgrounds and we go deep into interpersonal exploration that eventually consent and conflict more broadly can arise.
In case some interpersonal support is needed during the event we have conflict support and mediation.
Learn more
MEDICAL & EMERGENCY SUPPORT TEAM
Unexpected
When you register please let us know if you are a medical doctor/counselor/therapist/first aid trained or crisis intervention specialist and are open to being contacted by an organizer during the festival in case of an emergency.
Self-regulation
Self-regulation is a key aspect of the Touch&Play experience, which can be wonderfully intense.
At Touch&Play, we, collectively, create a supportive environment for intense and transformative experiences. While the container offers structures and a culture of support, we do expect participants to bring the gift of self-regulation.
In order to come it’s essential that you can handle your own emotions and triggers. In other words, you should be able to regulate yourself and deal with what comes up during the explorations.
Is this a therapeutic space?
No. Touchandplay is a transformative space, often with therapeutic qualities, but it’s important to clarify that it is not therapy or it is not a substitute for professional therapy.
To attend Touch&Play, it’s essential that you can self-regulate physically and emotionally.
Touch&Play is an experience of inquiry, liberation, and self-discovery for people who want to grow within a community of like-minded individuals, while improving their relationships.
Is this an event for me?
This is an intimate body event. It is suitable for those who have the ability to self regulate their emotions and are comfortable with and have some understanding of sexy environments.
If you are dealing with significant levels of trauma (specifically sexual or relational) or PTSD this may not be the event for you.