Permission Lab • playful mountain retreat 2026

About this event

Drop the mask. Come home to your body. Realness, not performance. Belonging, not competition. Ropes, mountains...

Maybe you were shaped to be manageable. Polite. Pleasing. Efficient. Invisible. But maybe that doesn’t have to define you. The Crazy Permission Lab is a week to peel back what was never truly yours.

Whether you arrive open or guarded, glowing or messy — our welcome will be a warm one.

You’re invited to try giving yourself permission to take up space, feel deeply, and move freely.

Participation fee: Max. EUR 599 – EUR 699

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The Permission Lab • playful mountain retreat wants to support you in letting go of masks, roles, expectations, and “shoulds.”
There’ll be activities to ground you. Workshops designed to stir your softness and your spark.
You’ll meet rope, laughter, shadow, sensation, stillness. We explore pleasure and pain; without pressure, only presence. Your sovereignty is the highest value. Clothing is optional. Consent is not.

You’ll spend time with a group of humans as curious and imperfect as you. And together, we’ll remember what it’s like to live in our bodies without performance, without shame, without apology.

Keep reading to feel whether you want to give yourself this permission:

Permission.
The Permission Lab • playful mountain retreat invites you to give yourself permission:

Permission to say no.
Clearly. Softly. Bluntly. Without guilt, without explanation, without apology.

Permission to say yes.
Fully. Fiercely. Messily. Sensually. Even if you’ve never said it before.

Permission to not know.
To show up unsure, confused, or hesitant — and still be fully here.

Permission to take up space.
Loudly or quietly. Naked or wrapped in five layers. Stretching, sighing, stimming, ecstatic, still.

Permission to be awkward.
Because awkwardness means you’re real. And realness is what we’re here for.

Permission to be confident.
And unapologetically show the world that you are.

Permission to hold on.
To pause. To doubt. To not decide yet. To need more time.

Permission to not shave.
To shave or not to shave; your body, your rules.

Permission to change your mind.
Mid-sentence. Mid-workshop. Mid-kiss.

Permission to not wear make-up.
To celebrate the natural face that greets you in the mirror.
To feel confident because of who you are, not because of how you are perceived.

Permission to dress up.
Femme fatale red lipstick, majestic eyelashes, glitter or silk, power boots or bare chest, softness or sharpness. Wear what makes you feel radiant, according to your vibe of the moment. Because expression is fluid, and so are you.

Permission to be ordinary.
To not be magical, enlightened, activated, or upgraded. Just… human.

Permission to be quirky.
To share your personality quirks, your neurodivergent quirks, your gender expression quirks, and stand for them.

Permission to feel aroused.
Without needing to act on it, justify it, or explain where it came from.

Permission to experiment.
To learn, to try, to connect with your shadows.
To dominate, to submit. To tie, to be tied.
To trust the message of your body, even if it’s new.

Permission to let your body speak.
In breath, in movement, in stillness, in sound. Whether anyone’s watching or not.

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This retreat is for you if you:
- Are longing to get out of your head and back into your body
- Are curious about power dynamics, permission, and play without needing to perform
- Are open to sharing a dormitory space and co-creating the camp together
- Want to explore connection and boundaries in a supportive group
- Are ready to be seen, in your joy, your awkwardness, and the places you’ve softened or shrunk to stay safe.
- Embrace softness, slowness, and the kind of honesty that doesn’t always need words
- Want to meet others beyond small talk, through breath, movement, and presence
- Desire to explore your yes and your no; fully, heartfelt, and without shame

What you can expect:
- A simple mountain hut, far from signal and stress
- Gentle hikes, outdoor movement, and moments of deep stillness
- Daily workshops with themes like body consent, ropes, massage, playful power
- Time to rest, witness, be witnessed, and stretch your edges (or not)
- Shared meals with plant-based ingredients*
- A place where your body doesn’t need to explain or justify itself; no matter its shape, scars, or stories.
- Optional play time to explore your desires in full clarity and consent
- An alcohol and drug-free environment for emotional clarity and authentic experiences
- Opportunities to show up as yourself, even if you don’t yet know who that is

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The Permission Lab • playful mountain retreat invites you into a full-bodied, full-hearted, immersive week of exploration.
We’ll hike through lush alpine meadows, rest by wild streams, and breathe mountain air that clears more than just your lungs. There’ll be time to swim, nap, stretch, or sit with your feet in cold water and your face in the sun.

We’ll practise grounding that meets you where you are. Meditations that open space without pressure. (And yes, we welcome short attention spans, stimming bodies, and restless legs. No “Ohmm” for 30 minutes, motionless.) Simple rituals will help root you in the moment.

Our days flow between movement and stillness, sensation and connection. Workshops explore boundaries, consent, conscious power dynamics, rope play, impact play, emotional negotiation, and body-based communication. All at your pace, always with agency.

Evenings are a mix of candlelight circles, shared meals, sensual rituals, laughter, vulnerability, sauna and playful experimentation. Sometimes we’ll dress up. Sometimes we’ll dress down. Sometimes we’ll just be.

You don’t need to arrive confident, kinky, or “ready.”
Just bring intention.

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We’ll be in a valley that only exists for those who know it exists.
Not a touristic place. No villages, no hotels. Just a narrow road (partly unpaved, only one car wide) winding into quiet.

We’re not the only souls in the valley. Here and there, scattered across the slopes, are summer farms (our hut is one of them) in use or resting, depending on the season. We’re stepping into the centuries-old rhythm of transhumance.

The valley can be romantic, lush, and friendly — and then wild and untamed. There are fast streams and steep rock walls, still lakes and fluffy meadows. The altitudes aren’t extreme; our hikes will rarely go beyond 2,100 metres. Yet we can choose to take on exposed and challenging trails, or stay with gentler paths through forest and field.
A beautiful mountain lake will not be skipped. Whether you dip in or witness, you’ll be part of the moment.

We’re in the central part of Switzerland, and the start of the valley is easily reached by public transport.

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For more information and to apply: https://permissionlab.org/mountain-retreats-for-adults/conscious-mountain-somatic-retreat-2026