Description
Touch & Presence
Soul of Skin - Touch & Massage Training
with Stijn
In this two-day workshop, we will explore massage as a practice of presence, connection, and deep listening. By slowing down and tuning into our senses, we learn to move not just from technique but into a quality of touch that is intuitive, responsive, and deeply nourishing.
With inspiration from Ayurveda, Esalen Massage and Somatic Bodywork, this workshop invites you to experience massage as a dialogue between two bodies. Through long flowing strokes, grounding touch, conscious use of body weight, and attentive presence, you will learn how to “listen” with your hands and respond to what the body is communicating in each moment.
Rather than only memorizing a fixed sequence, we will cultivate the foundations that allow touch to become alive: awareness, breath, rhythm, intuition, and trust. You will explore how slowing down creates space for deeper connection, how to work from your center instead of effort, and how to offer touch that supports relaxation, embodiment, and nervous system regulation.
Stijn (he/him) is an educator, facilitator, and massage therapist with a deep passion for the intersection of touch, consent, and intimacy. With a professional background in breathwork and various massage modalities, he enjoys creating spaces for deep connection and embodied exploration.
More about his work: @natma.studio
What is SOUL OF SKIN?
SOUL OF SKIN is a holistic massage training in a two-year cycle and consists of eight weekend workshops. The eight weekends/methods can also be booked individually.
Professional and experienced practitioners teach a method in each module. Discover the massage as a form of intimate encounter! Expand your possibilities as a professional, lover and partner!
Who is SOUL OF SKIN aimed at?
The workshop cycle is aimed at GBTQ+ men*, beginners, those with massage experience or those who work professionally with bodywork.
How can I participate in SOUL OF SKIN?
The modules can be booked individually. They don’t build on each other. Each method stands for itself and can be an enrichment for you. You can start at any time and combine or catch up on the modules as you wish.
Why SOUL OF SKIN?
You will learn and experience effective methods for healing, relaxation and enjoyment. You discover the massage as a form of intimate encounter. You expand your possibilities as a professional, lover and partner! You will learn concrete grips and techniques, but also how to “read” a body and be guided by intuition and sensitivity.
• Touch nourishes.
• Touch calms, heals, stimulates.
• Touch communicates.
• Touch is immediate.
• Touch transfers to body, mind and soul.
• Touch balances and creates connection.
• Touching with presence and heart is a powerful agent for transformation.
What makes SOUL OF SKIN unique?
1. OUR TEACHERS: You benefit from international experts with extensive training who have many years of experience with bodywork.
2. VARIETY: You will get to know a wide range of methods with different focal points. If you take all the modules, you will receive comprehensive massage training.
3. FULL BODY: For us there are no “untouchable” parts of the body. We give attention and respect to the whole body, including the anus and genitals – areas normally avoided by traditional or conventional massage schools.
4. SECURITY: We want to offer a framework in which you can feel safe and secure. We invite you to new experiences. But there is no peer pressure. Your boundaries are respected. It is about you.
5. BEING IN A GROUP: The beauty and power of respectful touch in a group setting can be a unique experience. Participants who participate in multiple modules or the whole program advance to a deeper level of trust and openness with each other. You have an experience that many long for: you experience closeness and security in a community.
Overview of all upcoming dates
Modules can also be booked individually
| August 2026 – October 2027 | Entire Training | Soul of Skin Massage & Touch Training Team |
| 29 – 30 August 2026 | Touch & Presence | Stijn van Wesemael |
| 7 – 8 November 2026 | Deep Tissue Massage | Marc Buscha |
| 23 – 24 Januar 2027 | Bodyflow | Maevon Canter |
| 13 – 14 März 2027 | Intuitive Erotic Massage | Damien Jégo |
| 22 – 23 Mai 2027 | Art of Anal Touch | Maevon Canter |
| 28 – 29 August 2027 | Lomi Lomi | Roman Söllner |
| 23 – 24 October 2027 | Sensual Thai Massage | Zahiro Ji (Be) |
