Other Nature alternativer Sexladen

18/12/2020

Do It (with) Yourself: a celebration of masturbation w Other Nature

Tomorrow from 3:30pm (Berlin time) our very own sex educator extraordinaire, Gesa, will be facilitating this online workshop as part of Lust in the Time of Corona, an online festival of sex geekery organised by our friend Cameryn Moore of #smutslam fame!

Here's more about the workshop:

Not sure what all the fuss is about when it comes to getting yourself off – or if you even can? Been making yourself come for years but it’s starting to feel a little... routine? Or perhaps you sometimes experience some unpleasant feelings, such as embarrassment, shame or anxiety, when you touch yourself or have sexual fantasies.

In this workshop, we’ll learn about sexual anatomy (including the brain!) and how to dial up our solo-sex pleasure. We’ll take a look at the stigma around masturbation, and share some tools for unlearning sex-negative messages. You’ll leave with ideas and inspiration for adding variety to your repertoire and taking me-time to the next level."

Tickets are on donation basis - come on by!

We can all use a little masturbation inspiration once in a while!

14/12/2020

LUST in the TIME of CORONA starts tonight! Opening-Night Party is at 20:00 (Berlin time). https://www.facebook.com/events/158431205992567/

Hop on over to our Instagram for a chance to win a VIP festival gift box - it includes a SEX TOY (like the Bootie Plug pictured here) + a whole heap of things to help you find your own mood, like: fairy lights, hot chocolate stir sticks, sensual oil, lube and other fun surprises!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CItU6sUnMke/

07/12/2020

DEUTSCH UNTEN

Other Nature’s Stay the F**k at Home Advent Giveaway!

Over the next 2 weeks we’ll be giving away another two pressure airwave toys from our generous sponsor Shots Europe, to keep your homebodies busy over this festive lockdown season!

This week, you could win an IRRESISTIBLE KISSABLE, an ideal combination of innovative airwave technology, a streamlined look and an ergonomic design. Read more about the toy here: https://other-nature.de/gb/sex-toys/irresistable-kissable-pressure-air-wave-stimulator

To enter:

1. Follow us
2. Like this post
3. Tag 2 friends in the comments

For an extra entry:
4. Share this post in your stories - remember to tag us so that we can see it 😉

Giveaway closes Sunday 13 December at 23:59 (Berlin-time). The next prize will be announced Monday 14.12.

*Prizes will be shipped for free to addresses in Germany. Within Europe shipping fees of 12€ will need to be paid by the winner.

Unfortunately we can’t offer worldwide shipping this time.

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Other Nature’s Stay the F**k at Home Adventsverlosung!

In den nächsten 2 Wochen werden wir zwei weitere Luftwellenspielzeuge von unserem großzügigen Sponsor @SHOTS verlosen, um euch auch während dem festlichen Lock Down ausreichend körperliche Ertüchtigung zu bescheren!

Diese Woche könnt ihr einen IRRESISTIBLE KISSABLE gewinnen, eine ideale Kombination von innovativer Luftwellentechnologie, schnittigem Design und ergonomischer Form. Erfahre hier mehr: https://other-nature.de/de/sex-toys/irresistible-kissable-luftdruckwellen-stimulator

Mach mit:

1. Folge uns
2. Like diesen Beitrag
3. Tagge 2 Freund*innen in den Kommentaren

Für einen zusätzlichen Eintrag:
4. Teile diesen Beitrag in deinen Stories - denk daran, uns zu taggen, damit wir ihn auch sehen können 😉

Die Verlosung endet am Sonntag, den 13. Dezember um 23:59 Uhr (Berliner Zeit). Der nächste Preis wird am Montag, den 14.12. bekannt gegeben.

* Der Versand der Preise erfolgt innerhalb Deutschlands kostenlos; an Adressen in Europa fallen 12 € Versandkosten an.

Weltweiter Versand ist leider nicht möglich.

04/12/2020

**DEUTSCH UNTEN**

In case you missed this on Insta...

*Other Nature’s Stay the F**k at Home Advent Giveaway!*

Over the next 3 weeks we’ll be giving away not one but THREE pressure airwave toys from our generous sponsor @SHOTS, to keep your homebodies busy over this festive lockdown season!

This week, you could win an IRRESISTIBLE DESIRABLE, a spellbinding combination of Touchless Air Wave Technology and vibrating G-spot stimulation. Read more about the toy here: https://other-nature.de/gb/sex-toys/irresistable-desirable

To enter:

1. Follow us
2. Like this post
3. Tag 2 friends in the comments

For an extra entry:
4. Share this post in your stories - remember to tag us so that we can see it 😉

Giveaway closes Sunday 6 December at 23:59 (Berlin-time). The next prize will be announced Monday 7.12.

*Prizes will be shipped for free to addresses in Germany. Within Europe shipping fees of 12€ will need to be paid by the winner.

Unfortunately we can’t offer worldwide shipping this time.

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Other Nature’s Stay the F**k at Home Adventsverlosung!

In den nächsten 3 Wochen werden wir nicht nur eines, sondern gleich DREI Luftwellenspielzeuge von unserem großzügigen Sponsor @SHOTS verlosen, um euch auch während dem festlichen Lock Down ausreichend körperliche Ertüchtigung zu bescheren!

Diese Woche könnt ihr einen IRRESISTIBLE DESIRABLE gewinnen, eine betörende Kombination aus berührungsloser Luftwellentechnologie und vibrierender G-Punkt-Stimulation. Erfahre hier mehr: https://other-nature.de/gb/sex-toys/irresistable-desirable

Mach mit:
1. Folge uns
2. Like diesen Beitrag
3. Tagge 2 Freund*innen in den Kommentaren

Für einen zusätzlichen Eintrag:
4. Teile diesen Beitrag in deinen Stories - denk daran, uns zu taggen, damit wir ihn auch sehen können 😉

Die Verlosung endet am Sonntag, den 6. Dezember um 23:59 Uhr (Berliner Zeit). Der nächste Preis wird am Montag, den 7.12. bekannt gegeben.

* Der Versand der Preise erfolgt innerhalb Deutschlands kostenlos; an Adressen in Europa fallen 12 € Versandkosten an.

Weltweiter Versand ist leider nicht möglich.

03/12/2020

OTHER NATURE DOES VERKAUFSOFFENE SONNTAGE

An diesem Sonntag 6.12. und am 20.12., haben wir von 12 bis 18 Uhr geöffnet. Schaut mal vorbei!

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We will be open for business THIS SUNDAY 6.12 and 20.12, from 12-6pm. Come on by!

28/11/2020

Scotland becomes first nation to provide free period products for all

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"Scotland has become the first country in the world to provide free and universal access to period products after a four-year campaign that has fundamentally shifted the public discourse around menstruation.

The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act, which passed unanimously through its final stage on Tuesday evening, will place a legal duty on local authorities to make period products available for all those who need them, building on the work of councils like North Ayrshire, which has been providing free tampons and sanitary towels in its public buildings since 2018."

MSPs pass legislation after four-year grassroots campaign spearheaded by Monica Lennon

28/11/2020

LUST IN THE TIME OF CORONA

Do you need a new sex toy, but COVID-19 is keeping you out of closed spaces for now?

Then check out our upcoming workshop as part of the online event "Lust in the Time of Corona: skills for pandemics & tough times", produced by Smut Slam International and sponsored in part by us!

In true Other Nature-style, we'll discuss some of the many different paths toward sexual pleasure for all sorts of bodies, abilities and genitals. You’ll learn what designers and manufacturers originally had in mind, but also how to get curious and creative with your toys!

Get the full schedule and all tickets at http://lustinthetimeofcorona.eventbrite.com

DEC 14-20, 2020 * an online sex-ed jamboreeIt's rough out there. We understand. Smut Slam hosts have been hearing it from our audiences for months: I'm lonely. I miss my partner(s). I miss play parties. How do I keep things sexy from a distance? How do I meet someone new and keep it hot AND safe in....

23/11/2020

Feelings Involved #14: cycle of self-defeat

After a little hiatus we're BACK with more Feelings (Involved!), our queer-feminist sex & relationship advice column!

This week’s letter wrestles with the topic of shame around romantic and sexual “inexperience”. How can we reframe the narratives of our past - and potential future - experiences in a way that gives space to a more nuanced & non-linear perspective on sexuality, and that doesn't cast us as deficient or broken?

Check out the full letter in our story & go to our blog to read Kitty’s reply!

A big thanks to our sponsor @funfactory for their generous support with this project!

And: please keep those letters coming to [email protected]!!! Check our blog for more details on how to submit your questions to Kitty.

#RelationshipAdvice #SexAdvice #feminist #sexshop #FeelingsInvolved

Dear Kitty, I am a mid 20s queer person who feels like I am behind in all ways. I have never been in a relationship or been sexually intimate with many people. Whenever I think about having sex or …

23/11/2020

We want to thank all our amazing community partners for their help with our Other Nature Alternative Advent Calendars - #dasBernsteinZimmer #TwistedNut #HomeCafeBerlin #Hom

Don't forget to #SupportSmallBusiness this holiday season!

If you're looking for some delicious eats to accompany your sexy treats, we recommend a box of delectable vegan chocolates made in Wuppertal by @dasbernsteinzimmer or a jar (or two or three!) of the tastiest peanut butter by Berlin-based @twistednut.

If coffee and cake are your holiday go-tos, stay home with Berlin's amazing @HomeCafeBerlin. Coffee and treats to satisfy all tastes!

Or swing by HOM just off Wildenbruchplatz in Neukölln for a slice of your favourite cake, or order a whole one! They also make THE most incredible vegan rosemary shortbread biscuits!!

#adventsKalender #adventCalendar #SexShop #SmallBusiness #SexyTreats #TastyEats #Berlin

20/11/2020

Wow, our Alternative Advent Calendars sold out on pre-orders!!!

We spent the last week decorating and packing, and we’re stoked with the results. Here’s a little look behind the scenes...

The idea behind ‘em? We wanted to give you all the sweet seasonal feels but without the gendered nonsense, religious bits, throwaway tat & capitalist bullwhack to ruin your good times!

Inspired by the awesome offerings in our shop, our Alternative Advent Calendars are put together with love & good vibes for all in mind.

Over the years, we’ve helped dozens of customers find cute and fun gifts for their DIY advents calendars (on a budget or not). This year, we decided to take it to the next level - because we know that it’s not so easy for everyone to browse shops these days to find the right bits & pieces.

Sorry to all who didn’t manage to get one this year 😞 This was a first for us, and a bit of an experiment.

But we’ll for sure do this again next year, so sign up to our newsletter to get a heads up for our 2021 Alternative Advent Calendar Extravaganza!

#advent #adventcalendar #adventskalender #queerfeminist #sexpositive #winterseason #weihnachten2020 #seasonsgreetings #bahumbug

20/11/2020

Today we join our trans and queer community and allies to remember and honour the lives of trans and gender-diverse people who have lost their lives to transphobic violence in the last year and beyond. We also celebrate the tireless work of our community to counter transphobia and anti-trans violence through political activism, care work, art-making, awareness-raising and community organising in all its myriad forms.

Our love and gratitude goes out to all the local trans-led and trans-focussed projects and initiatives doing this work, among them Casa Kuà, Trans Sexworks Berlin, Trans Healthkit Projekt, Transratgebergruppe Berlin, Leona Games GmbH, Yori Gagarim, Transinterqueer e.V. - Triq, Berlin, Queer Leben - Inter und Trans Beratung Cutie.BIPoC Festival Gladt e.V., #TransFeminismInternational , TransFormations - Trans Film Festival Berlin, Trans March Berlin, Trans emergency resource fund - Munich, #viropraxis, and so so many more!!

The image we’ve used, “If You Leave Us Behind Today We Will Leave You Behind Tomorrow”, is from one of our favorite local trans artists @Rorymidhani, whose work you can find livening up the walls at Other Nature… #SupportYourLocalTransArtists, #TransDayOfRemembrance, #TDoR2020

05/11/2020

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Wir haben beschlossen, unsere Buchauswahl zu erweitern, um viele weitere fantastische Büchern für Kinder, Jugendliche, Eltern, Bezugspersonen und Familien aufzunehmen!

...weil das Aufwachsen in einer körper- und sexnegativen Welt uns alle in einer Weise beeinflusst, die schwierig, befremdlich und sogar traumatisierend sein kann. Für viele von uns braucht es Jahre des Lernens und Verlernens, bevor wir einen engen Kontakt zu unserem Körper, unseren Wünschen und Beziehungen entwickeln, die Genuss, Konsens und Selbstbewusstheit in den Mittelpunkt stellen.

Wir halten es für so wichtig, den Kindern in unserem Leben mehr Möglichkeiten zu geben, zu diesen Erkenntnissen zu gelangen. Schau dir gerne unsere wachsende Auswahl an Kinder- und Familienbüchern an, die bemüht sind, eine ermächtigte, entstigmatisierte Kultur rund um Sex, Gesundheit und Lust zu unterstützen.

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We've decided to expand our book selection to include tons more awesome books for kids, youth, parents, caregivers & families!!

...because growing up in a body- and sex-negative world impacts us all in ways that can be difficult, alienating, and even traumatising. For many of us, it takes years of learning and unlearning before we develop relationships to our bodies, desires, and relationships that center pleasure, consent, and self-awareness.

We think it’s so important to give the kids in our lives more opportunities to come to these understandings. So check out our growing selection of children’s and family-oriented books which strive to create an empowered, destigmatized culture around sex, health and desire.

https://other-nature.de/gb/books/#/categories-kids_youths_parents_caregivers

03/11/2020

The idea of a sex-positive sex shop might sound a little odd at first, like a shoe-positive shoe shop or a book-positive book shop. Aren’t all sex shops, by their very nature, sex-positive? The truth is, society’s relationship to sexuality – unlike its relationship to shoes or books – is rather complicated.

As #CharlieGlickman has explained, a society in which food is abundant can also have a negative relationship with food. So sex-saturated spaces, like some mainstream sex shops, perpetuate – and capitalize on – the shame and insecurity created by a sex-negative world.

Everyone has the right to make – and deserves to feel great about – their own choices regarding their sexuality and sexual practices. For us, sex-positivity is about respecting and rejoicing in these choices. There’s nothing wrong with sex, and there’s equally no right way to want, have or feel about it. Whether you’re a self-proclaimed slt or avowedly asexual, we support and celebrate your self-determination!

For more about sex-positivity, and specifically how it relates to what we do at Other Nature, check out our blog “Why a sex positive sex shop?”

https://blog.other-nature.de/sex-positive/

First image (ON Window Values) by @sambaleri
Second (Double Dil-Donut) & third (BJ Cake) images by @annaw1m

03/11/2020

Community Talk #13 on Instagram Live
Tues. 3/11, 17:00 with Undine de Rivière

Ever been curious about hypnosis? How about using it in sex and play?! Join usin a few hours over on Instagram (@Othernatureshop) to learn more about Erotic Hypnosis, as well as her work with Germany's S*xworkers' Union "Berufsverband erotische und sexuelle Dienstleistungen (BesD)"

Undine de Rivière is an experienced kinky escort and pro domme living and working in Hamburg. She's a co-founder of Germany's s*xworkers' union "Berufsverband erotische und sexuelle Dienstleistungen (BesD)" and author of "Mein Huren-Manifest" (Heyne-Verlag 2018), her book on s*xworker activism.

Undine and her partner Jochen are both certified hypnosis coaches their main passion is erotic hypnosis which they love to teach and share in their workshops and free trance events, currently online via zoom. Check out their upcoming (German-language) events below, and tune in this Tuesday to learn more about erotic hypnosis!

22.11.2020 19:00 – 21:15 Uhr Erotische Langzeit-Konditionierung – Workshop mit Gast-Dozentin Caprea
29.11.2020 19:00 – 20:30 Uhr „Mein Huren-Manifest“ – Lesung und Gespräch mit Undine de Rivière (kostenlos mit Bitte um Direkt-Spende an den Berufsverband erotische und sexuelle Dienstleistungen e.V. – Respekt und Rechte für S*xarbeiter*innen)
06.12.2020 19:00 – 21:15 Uhr Hypnose-Schnupperworkshop (kostenlos)
20.12.2020 19:00 – 20:30 Uhr Trance-Reise zum Jahresabschluss (kostenlos)

Info and tickets for all events available at https://bdsm-hypnose-seminar.de/

Check out Undine's practice at:
www.Undine-de-riviere.de and www.bizarrlady-undine-hamburg.de

And learn more about Germany's S*xworkers' Union, including fantastic resources in English and German on the impacts of COVID:
https://berufsverband-sexarbeit.de/