The Human Forest Collective

28/04/2025

Hey beautiful Human Forest beings,
It's that time again — the Forest is waking up, and calling YOU home. 💚

We’re gathering for another round of devotional touch, deep connection, and delightful human ridiculousness on:

📅 Friday 3 May
🕡 Arrive by 6:45 PM
📍 Center of You

https://www.centreofyou.com.au/.../human-forest-a...
Early bird tickets end Thursday evening!

This event will be lovingly held by Matthew and Shlomit — two facilitators whose combined wisdom, warmth, and wicked senses of humour might just crack your heart open and ground your roots deeper.

Expect a night of:
🌿 Sweet, consensual touch
🌿 Deep nervous system sighs of relief
🌿 Random outbursts of laughter
🌿 That unmistakable "I'm exactly where I'm meant to be"
feeling

So if you’ve been craving that special Forest feeling — the softness, the wildness, the sacred silliness — come join us!

Bring your open heart. Bring your curiosity. Bring your inner tree-hugger. 🌳💚

We can't wait to see you, hold you, and grow together one more time (or three!).

With leafy blessings
Matthew & Shlomit

Send a message to learn more

17/04/2025

Reclaiming Touch: The Mother Line

*A Human Forest for Women & Female-Identifying Beings*

This Mother’s Day Eve

Let us celebrate our mothers.
Let us celebrate the beauty of being a woman –
with this soft and sacred invitation to return to your body, to your rhythm, to yourself.

A journey back to trust.
A quiet homecoming to your inner knowing.
A remembering that your body is yours - and always has been.

We gather in honour of the women who came before us - our mothers, grandmothers, and all the women whose stories live in our bones.
For so many generations, women did not have the privilege of true choice when it came to their bodies.
Autonomy and sovereignty were not always available to them.
And yet, we are here.
And we are the ones who can gently reclaim what was lost,
and teach the generations to come what it truly means to honour the sacredness of being a woman.

To reclaim our bodies.
To reclaim touch.

As women, we give so much.
Our bodies carry life.
Our hearts hold families.
Our touch nurtures everyone around us.
And so often, we do all this without receiving the nourishment we deeply need.

It is time to receive.
To fill your own cup.
To be held in gentleness, care, and reverence.

For many of our foremothers, touch was something expected - not chosen.
Consent was rarely spoken. Boundaries were often invisible.
Their bodies were not always treated as sovereign spaces.
But now, we have the opportunity to rewrite the story - with tenderness, intention, and truth.

A Sanctuary of Sovereignty & Safety

Reclaiming Touch is a loving offering -
a quiet, grounded space to explore the experience of touch in a way that centres your autonomy, honours your boundaries, and trusts your timing.

Here, your body leads.
You are never expected to do anything other than what feels right for you.
Every interaction is guided by non-verbal consent, so your yes, no, or maybe is always enough.

Let yourself be held in a field of loving respect,
where your body is your own
and your boundaries are a blessing.

❤️🌹

02/04/2025

Hi, I’m Ali! ☺️👋 After nearly two incredible years of offering this beautiful experience, my time in Melbourne is coming to an end for the next foreseeable future. This Friday, along with my co-facilitator: Melvin and Open Sesame crew- I’ll be hosting my final mixed Human Forest at Centre of You- let’s make it a night to celebrate!

Offering this experience has been an incredible journey, bringing people home to their bodies, their hearts, and to each other through the power of intentional, loving, and devotional touch.

Touch is more than just physical- it’s an extension of the heart, a language deeper than words, a way for our bodies and nervous systems to feel truly seen, held, and cherished. When we receive touch with presence and reverence, it’s not just nourishing- it’s profoundly healing.

This Friday marks my final mixed Human Forest at Centre of You before I set off on a new adventure in my van- so let’s make it a night to remember! This special event is a collaboration with Open Sesame, and we’re turning it into a celebration!

✨ Shake it out, let loose, and dive deep into connection.
✨ Feel nourished, held, and alive.
✨ Be part of the touch revolution.
⏳ Early bird tickets end at midnight tonight! Don’t miss out- grab yours now and join us for a party! 🥳 It will be fun, renewing, deeply connecting and healing!

Let’s make this one magical! See you there.
Bye for now,
Tree hugs 🤗💚

20/03/2025

Join us for an evening of live music, laughter, touch, connection and love- a special collaboration between Open Sesame and the Human Forest. It’s going to be a party!
This will be a final hoorah for Ali, who has been facilitating the Human Forest in Melbourne for almost 2 years. She will soon be gallivanting around Australia in her new van. This experience invites you to immerse yourself in community, the joy of music, the pleasure and healing power of touch, and, most importantly, to have FUN.
We’d love to see you crazy critters let loose, relish in touch, and have a good old boogie.

What is a Human Forest and Open Sesame?
For those of you that don’t know, a Human Forest Experience is a human ecosystem connected by consensual touch.
Half of the room will be trees, who will be blindfolded and receiving loving, devotional touch from the other half of the room (the critters). You will have the opportunity to experience being both a tree and a critter.
These events can be powerful, healing opportunities to experience intimacy and joy. Our priority is to support participants in leaving our events feeling open, cared for, and loved. Come be part of a movement that awakens people to the joyful, healing, and restorative power of touch.
Open Sesame is an experience that combines a live band, a facilitator, ceremony, meditation, breath work, sound baths and metamorphic dance journey.

It’s going to be a party 🥳

19/02/2025

Human Forest: Harmony 8th March 🍃

Harmony is what creates a thriving ecosystem. Every tree, every river, every creature has its place, coexisting in balance. When one element is out of sync, the whole system feels it. Just like the forest, we are designed for harmony- within ourselves, with each other, and with the world around us.

When we move in sync with life, when we honour our own rhythms and respect the boundaries of others, we create a space where everyone can flourish.

Join us for Human Forest: Harmony, an immersive journey of connection, presence, and attunement.

Through non-verbal communication, intentional touch, and deep listening, we’ll explore what it means to move in harmony- finding balance between giving and receiving, stillness and movement, individuality and unity. Come as you are. Step into the forest of belonging.

💚

30/01/2025

Drum roll, please… 🥁 Meet Melvin, who will be co-facilitating the next Human Forest with me for the first time! 🎉 Having recently trained under The Human Forest Project (shoutout to them for their incredible program!), Melvin is no stranger to our space- he already holds monthly men’s circles at our beloved Centre of You and member of the Human Forest community. A true gentleman, health enthusiast, and deeply driven individual, Melvin brings his passion for men’s work into everything he does. As a Men’s Coach & Mentor, he supports men who have been people-pleasing, lone-wolfing, and lacking purpose, guiding them to reclaim their power, take responsibility, and step into their 2.0 selves. He is the founder of Cold Water Vikings, a co-facilitator at The Gathering of Men, and has spent over five years immersed in personal development. With a deep love for partswork, boundaries, and purpose-driven living, Melvin is an incredible addition to our facilitation team, and I can’t wait to share this journey with him!

Check out our next event on the 8th- link in comments! 🌳💚

24/01/2025

🌱Our next Human Forest is the 8th of February 🌱

Step into a sacred gathering where the boundaries between self and other gently dissolve, revealing the profound truth of our interconnectedness. Welcome to Human Forest - a spiritually rooted, consensual, non-sexual touch experience that invites you to embody the essence of oneness.
The Call to Oneness.

At the heart of this event lies the ancient understanding that we are all threads in the same divine tapestry. As individual beings, we may appear separate, yet at a deeper level, we are part of a unified whole. Human Forest is an invitation to experience this truth—not as a concept, but as a living, breathing reality—through the power of intentional touch and shared presence.

What Awaits You:
In the Human Forest, participants will come together to co-create a space of spiritual connection, mirroring the harmony of nature itself. Like trees rooted in the same earth and reaching toward the same sky, we will join hands, hearts, and energies to awaken a sense of unity and divine flow.

WHAT IS A HUMAN FOREST?
For those of you that don’t know, a Human Forest Experience is a human ecosystem connected by consensual touch.
Half of the room will be trees who will be blindfolded and receive loving, devotional touch from the other half of the room (the critters). You will have the opportunity to experience being both a tree and a critter.
These events can be powerful, healing opportunities for participants to experience intimacy and joy. Our priority to supporting participants to leave our events feeling opened, cared for and loved.
Come be part of a movement awakening people to the joy filled, healing and restorative power of touch.

💚

21/11/2024

🎉Our end of year gift to the Human Forest Community 🎉

We are so excited to invite you to a special gathering for The Human Forest community, where we’ll explore the next level of connection, intimacy, and presence. This event is a beautiful opportunity for those who have journeyed with us in past events to deepen their experience and share the wisdom we’ve cultivated together.

To attend this event you must have attended at least three events by The Human Forest Project or The Human Forest Collective at COY or Moss studios (facilitated by Ali, Matthew, Shlomit, Patty or Jehan). If you have not attended three of these prior events, you will not be permitted to participate in this event.*

What to Expect 🌳

Where our standard forests are in part an introduction to new participants, this Forest honours the wisdom and experience of participants that have attended at least 3 of our Forests.
There will be far less talk, and far more touch! You will have more time in the Forest experience and in the connection exercises. We’re aiming at four 30 - 40min rounds of the forest.

* Names will be checked against our ticket lists for previous events to ensure that only experienced trees and critters are in attendance. If you haven’t attended at least 3 of our forests but you have attended more than 3 of Patrick and Anatolia’s forests and/or have lots of experience in workshops or modalities adjacent to Human Forests, please hold off on buying a ticket and email us directly to chat - [email protected]

With love and tree hugs 💚

01/11/2024

Next Friday 🍃
An experiential exploration of discovering the consensual touch we’d truly love to give and receive. 💚

In a world that constantly asks us to give, it’s easy to forget the most powerful gift we can offer ourselves: the ability to honour our boundaries. Honouring Yourself is a journey into reclaiming your “no”—a sacred step towards discovering the full power of your “yes.”
This special Human Forest Experience is not just about touch, but about deep listening-to your body, your intuition, and your needs. When we learn to say “no” with clarity and confidence, we unlock the freedom to truly embrace life’s “yes” moments, the ones that bring us joy, connection, and authenticity.
Why is this theme important?
Boundaries are the foundation of trust, both within ourselves and in our relationships. Without them, we find ourselves lost, disconnected, and unsure of what we truly want. When we honour our “no,” we are actually honouring our deepest truths. We learn that saying “no” is not rejection-it’s a way to create space for the things that align with who we really are.
In this event, you will be invited to explore your boundaries in a safe, nurturing environment. You’ll have the chance to practice what it feels like to fully trust yourself and express your needs without fear. This is an opportunity to reclaim the sacred power of your “no,” and in doing so, rediscover the joy of saying “yes” to what truly matters.

See you at the Forest 🦌🍁

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16/10/2024

Worship the Goddess: A Sacred Journey into Divine Feminine Connection.

A Female Identifying Human Forest Experience.

Step into a space where the divine feminine is honoured, celebrated, and worshipped. In this sacred gathering, we invite you to reconnect with the essence of the Goddess within – the source of your sacred power, wisdom, and love.

Our journey together begins with sharing from the heart and ritual symbolising reverence, humility, and care. We open the pathway to deep connection and trust, setting the tone for our time in the Human Forest.

Through gentle, nurturing touch, we will weave a tapestry of connection and holding. The Human Forest is a space for loving, non-sexual touch, where safety and consent are at the heart of our interactions. Together, we create an experience that grounds us, and where we can be seen in our divine essence.

Worship the Goddess is a call to return to your true self, to honour the sacred feminine within and around you, and to emerge feeling renewed, loved, and whole.

Join us for this transformative touch experience and celebrate the divinity that flows through you and your sisters.

WHAT IS A HUMAN FOREST?
For those of you that don't know, a Human Forest Experience is a human ecosystem connected by consensual touch.
Half of the room will be trees who will be blindfolded and receive loving, devotional touch from the other half of the room (the critters). You will have the opportunity to experience being both a tree and a critter.

These events can be powerful, healing opportunities for participants to experience intimacy and joy. Our priority to supporting participants to leave our events feeling opened, cared for and loved.

Come be part of a movement awakening people to the joy filled, healing and restorative power of touch!!!

More about the experience and the facilitators can be found on the event listing in the comments!

Alicia Colibri Jade

Friday 15th November; 6:45-11pm

Centre of You, Chapel St