Heart to Hands: A Day of Connection

About this event

On the 1st of November, we’ll gather in a warm, welcoming space surrounded by greenery in the heart of Amsterdam: De Meditatietuin. Come with a friend, your partner, your sister, your mum, your dad, your siblings, or someone you love spending time with, or come on your own to meet new people.

Throughout the afternoon, you can move between different experiences at your own pace. Join everything, choose what speaks to you, take a walk in the garden, spend longer on your collage, or sit, have something to eat, and enjoy the space.

✨ What you can expect

A mix of gentle experiences to help you slow down, connect, create, and enjoy the afternoon in your own way.

🤲 Heart to Hands: A moment to pause and notice
A guided meditation that invites you to slow down and look at your hands in a way you may never have before — and we will offer you a magical massage oil candle to try!

🌿 Shiatsu self-massage: Simple self-care to take home
Learn easy techniques for the face and feet, guided by Chloë Monteiro (the lovely director of De Meditatietuin ✨).

✍️ Your hands, drawn: A small portrait to remember the day
Visual Artist Prins Nicolas will be in the room drawing hands — yours, your friend’s, or perhaps the hands of someone you’ve just met.

✂️ Collage making: Make something with your hands
Artist Raquel Diniz will bring a selection of materials and gently guide you as you create your own piece to take home.

💬 Touch, conversation & connection
We will play with the deck of cards 'Connection Through Touch'—a conversation starter that invites us to connect, get curious, and get to know each other a little better.

🎶 Around all of this: Brazilian soul music, good snacks, tea, space to wander, talk, create, relax, and enjoy being together. Towards the end, we’ll turn the music up a little and make some room to move, leaving with warm hearts and a bit more energy for the weekend and the darker days ahead.

A lighthearted afternoon to get out of your head, reconnect with your senses, and ease into November together.

🍵 Good to know: Tea, fruit, chocolate, nuts, and pão de queijo* will be available throughout the afternoon.
🧦 Bring thick socks. The space is shoe-free.

Pão de queijo*: a traditional Brazilian cheese bread that is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and gluten-free.

This is an alcohol-free event.

Hosted by Ana Bender and Tomas Rouw (team Touche Me) in collaboration with De Meditatietuin.