SHAME & INNOCENCE

Shame is one of the hardest experiences to name, and one that shapes us on a deep level.

It is complex and it runs deep and it touches identity, survival, connection, and longing.
It moves through nervous systems, families, cultures, and collective stories.

It’s not only a thought or a belief. It can live in the body as a filter on reality, so familiar we barely notice it. It shapes what feels safe to express, what feels “too much,” and what we brace for others to reject.

Like a “no” we learned to offer ourselves before anyone else can.

And if we are honest, shame is not something most of us want to look at, especially not in front of other people.

So why would we?

Because so much of what shapes us lives beneath the surface. And when we build capacity to stay with the sensations and meanings of shame, gently and at our own pace, something can begin to soften.

We stop abandoning ourselves when it gets uncomfortable. We stop assuming every contraction is a signal to hide.

We learn to stay, to listen, and to meet what matters to us.

This weekend is an invitation into tender, real, embodied exploration of shame and innocence, together.

Not innocence as naivety, purity, or pretending nothing happened. Innocence here is something else. Something we can return to. A kind of inherent dignity that remains, even after experience. A place in us that knows play, aliveness, and choice.

Over the weekend, we will explore:

⧫ Shame as a lens and how it shapes perception, identity, and belonging

⧫ The intelligence inside shame and how it has protected connection and belonging

⧫ What it costs us when shame runs the show, often invisibly

⧫ Building nervous system capacity to stay present with impulse, longing, feeling and the rhythms of contraction and expansion

⧫ Reconnecting with innocence as freedom, permission, and the pulse of life

⧫ What becomes possible when we no longer need to protect ourselves from our own aliveness

We will work through body, energy, and awareness practices. These include consent based touch, movement, meditation, relational inquiry, group processes, and deep connection work. There is no demand to get somewhere.

The invitation is simple and radical: to turn towards ourselves and what has been hidden with kindness, and listen.

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**This weekend is an experiential playground for exploring shame and innocence. To fully engage with this work, participants need a basic capacity to regulate their emotions and not be completely identified with their own shame. If shame feels all-consuming or overwhelming, this may not be the right container.

Being seen within a group setting is part of the process, and participants are invited to engage with the exercises at their own pace—stepping in and out as much or as little as feels right for them.

Practicalities

⧫ Dates: Sat 9th and Sun 10th May 2026

⧫ Timings: 10:00 – 18:00 with a lunch break

(Please arrive at 9:45; the workshop will start at 10:00)

⧫ Location: De Ruimte (upstairs), Weesperzijde 79A, 1091 EJ Amsterdam

⧫ Integration call: 7:30-9pm Tuesday May 19th 2026

⧫ To register, send an email to workshops@schnizer.nl ⧫

An important note:

*****This weekend is an experiential playground for exploring shame and innocence. To fully engage with this work, participants need a basic capacity to regulate their emotions and not be completely identified with their own shame. If shame feels all consuming or overwhelming, this may not be the right container.
Being seen within a group setting is part of the process, and participants are invited to engage with the exercises at their own pace, stepping in and out as much or as little as feels right for them.

Space is limited for an intimate group experience.

⧫ Practicalities ⧫

⧫ Registration:

Early bird pricing by 10th of April 2026: € 345,00*

Standard pricing as of 11th of April 2026: € 395,00*

* Price including VAT for private individuals, excluding VAT for businesses.

* To register, send an email to workshops@schnizer.nl

Invoices will be only issued to businesses..

Cancellation policy – (Non-Medical Reason)
Until 9th of April 2026: 50% refund
10th of April 2026 onwards: no refunds

For questions feel free to reach out to: workshops@schnizer.nl or marysia.pst@gmail.com

⧫ About us ⧫

Marysia and Markus share an enormous passion for exploring embodiment, energetics and human relating. Their shared body geekery has led them to create this space to dive into themes that they see in their work again and again. They love to create spaces for exploration, experimentation, realness and play.

“Working with shame and innocence may be one of the most challenging aspects of consciousness development. Markus and Marysia are able to create a powerful and safe holding field in which personal themes such as shame, judgment, criticism, and failure are touched on a deep level. Their approach is both precise and inspiring. In their collaboration, they maintain a clear balance, always allowing participants to stay in touch with their own agency — no matter how vulnerable the process becomes. Their interventions are honest and supportive, never directive, always inviting. Through this, it became clear how the willingness to fully feel shame can open the door to innocence — and with it, to one’s own potential and essence. I was deeply moved — both in my resistance to personal themes and in my inspiration. What was touched continues to resonate within me.”

"I’ve been left with a deep sense of satisfaction, like some long-held patterns have shifted, and new insights have emerged. So much unfolded over the two days… The realization that confrontation can actually lead to clarity and deeper connection is something I’ll be processing for a while. I also really appreciated that we were given enough space afterward to feel how the interpersonal dynamics had shifted. Incredible"

"Thank you. It really felt like a gift to do this workshop with you. It’s hard to put into words what exactly took place. I felt a deep connection to my pelvis and so much power, I never felt that connection so strongly before, a kind of primal energy. I felt very empowered and alive and very intuitive. A way of accepting darkness in me and connecting deeper to my intuition, it was truly amazing."

"I felt very self connected during the workshop, the sense of slowing down and Marysia being so natural enabled me to follow the flow of my body. Meeting myself and others in different energies - from stillness to juiciness to raw power. Where I usually end up ‘doing something’, I felt that during this workshop the energies were invited from the inside. I felt so empowered after tasting what is inside me!"

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