The body – house of our emotions. The setting – a dark, immersive space without visible doors, roof, walls. The players – anonymous men and women of various ages dressed in eco-friendly leisure wear. The participants are brought together by a common search for connection and intimacy as a teachable discipline, a course in basic self-optimizing. Search, find and heal through spiritual guided tours by yoga or mindfulness instructors. These are trending activities of those of us who can afford optimizing the privileges we already have. Teachers in personal development, spirituality, health, sustainability, and social activism preach and practice weaving mindful movement and contemplation into our daily lives. 

Ad-hoc couples in face-to-face, safe encounters, exposing mutual vulnerabilities, and exploring soothing, non-intrusive touching as healing. Surface contact. Let it all out. Try an eruptive outpouring of stranger-directed intimacy although we’re actually only in excessive interaction with ourselves. “Display Intimacy” as a substitute for real intimacy? We’re here to work on our pain. Let’s train intimacy in the times of hyper individualism.