Embodied Dating Club | Utrecht

À propos de cet événement

Embodied Dating Club is for singles who have done the inner work, love themselves, and are wondering: where are all the good ones?

For the ones who are done with dating apps, over the dead-end chats, and craving real chemistry, real connection, and a spark they can actually feel in their body.

Because let’s be honest: meeting through a screen has started to feel a little lifeless.

You can’t swipe your way into tension.
You can’t text your way into chemistry.
And no profile will ever tell you what your body knows in five seconds.

That’s why we created Embodied Dating Club.
A playful evening for singles only to meet in real life.
Not through endless small talk.
Not through dating app performance.
But through presence, play, flirtation, and embodied connection.

And honestly... what a relief to walk into a room where everyone is single.
A breath of fresh air.
No guessing. No weird limbo.
Just real people, real presence, and actual possibility.

This evening is designed to make dating feel fun again.
To bring flirting back into real life.
To meet with our bodies, not just our bios.


💃🏻 What to expect

Through playful, body-based exercises, you’ll be invited to:
- Meet through the senses, presence, and body awareness
- Connect beyond superficial conversation
- Practice flirting in a way that feels alive, grounded, and natural
- Feel attraction, curiosity, ease, and real-life chemistry
- Experience a room full of singles with more pulse than your average first date
- Enjoy more aliveness, less overthinking

No speed dating interrogation vibe.
No pressure to impress.

Just a well-held space where meeting becomes lighter, more real, and a lot more fun.

🕺Who this is for

This is for you if:
- You’re single
- You’ve done inner work and have a healthy relationship with yourself
- You’re done with dating apps, or at least deeply unimpressed by them
- You miss flirting in real life
- You want to meet people with depth, presence, and actual availability
- You’re open to connection, play, and letting your body be part of the conversation
- All forms of relating are welcome
monogamous, poly, open, ENM, or still figuring it out,
as long as you are single.

Maybe you’ll meet someone interesting.
Maybe you’ll have a ridiculously fun night.
Maybe you’ll remember that dating can actually feel exciting again.
Maybe you’ll feel more confident flirting in real life.
Maybe you’ll meet your next great love.
Maybe you’ll meet the one.

You never know.

But one thing is certain:
it will be better than another dry “hey, how was your week?” in your inbox.

Meet with the body, not the bio.
Fuck dating apps. We want magic.


👯‍♀️ Your facilitators

Denise Kooij is a somatic intimacy and embodiment guide who works with men, singles, and mixed groups. Her spaces are a blend of depth and play, where truth is welcome, emotions are sacred, and the body leads the way. She helps people move out of the mind and into the felt experience of life and love, where intimacy becomes natural, presence becomes magnetic, and connection can be felt instead of performed. Expect raw honesty, laughter, sensation, and a permission slip to be fully human, deeply connected, and truly alive.
denisekooij.com

Michelle Ariël Kessels
With over 20 years of experience,Ariël is a trauma-informed coach known for spaces that hold authentic presence, playfulness, and depth.
As a women's mentor, she holds intimate containers where the remembrance of the true feminine essence is celebrated. A space to reconnect with soft, authentic power, fully alive and rooted in the body.

As a mixed group facilitator, Ariël brings depth into spaces where men and women meet. Through conscious relating and intimacy circles, collective themes are met with loving presence building bridges across difference, fostering genuine connection, and making room for the full spectrum of human experience.
"Where shame can soften, fear can dissolve, and freedom can unfold."
In all her work, embodied leadership, Body-based nervous system work, intimacy circles, soft tantra and shadow work take center stage. Spaces where both light and joy, and the taboo and the shadow, are equally welcome.
michelle-ariel.com

Together they create a space that is deeply safe, playfully alive, and full of possibility.

Time Table
19:00 - 22:00 (walk in 15 min before)
(Free parking available)

Contact
Embodieddating@gmail.com
Follow us at instagram @embodied_dating_club
We will not answer on email questions about gender balance, group dividing. Trust the process <3.

Denise Kooij
www.denisekooij.com
info@denisekooij.com
@denise_kooij

Ariël Michelle Kessels
www.michelle-ariel.com
hello@michelleariel.nl
@ariel.michelle.coaching

Refund Policy

Cancel up to 2 weeks before the event: 50% refund.
Cancel within 2 weeks of the event: no refund.

We're not able to review individual circumstances or reasons for cancelling. If you can no longer attend, you're welcome to transfer your ticket to another single and let us know by email who's taking your place.

Please note: in the 24 hours leading up to the event, our team is fully focused on preparing and hosting the event and we’re not available to respond to emails or messages.