That’s why, in his uniquely poetic way, Bauman came up with the term liquid love, which is reflected all over the world today. It escapes from our hands because we can’t solidify it and grab hold of it with enough strength, not even our own self-love. We live in an ephemeral, instantaneous world like collectors of liquid events. Every day it gets even harder to create a solid reality made up of self-love and authentic relationships that last over time with enough consistency. The need for self-love to establish real relationships

This is one of the shortcomings of our culture, which pushes us to have a partner even when it would be necessary for individuals to know each other and build their self-esteem before going out to seek emotional and sentimental support in another human being. This leads us to emotional dependence, that is, to depend on the approval and esteem of others to sustain our self-esteem, which can generate suffering and discomfort. It can also be due to the fear of feeling cheated or injured. The fear of love or philophobia usually paralyze us and avoid everything that sounds like commitment, making it impossible for us to create solid and deep relationships. Liquid connection versus long-term love Each session has a different group of people, and therefore each session is different. However, to give you some idea of the flow of a session, we begin by getting to know each other as we talk about the experience we are going to share. You will then ready yourself on the specially prepared surface. As warm oil is poured over the body, you wil be guided through an exploration of yourself and others around you. We encourage non-verbal communication in this part of the afternoon. Please ensure you have informed the hosts if you are pregnant or have any specific medical conditions they need to be aware of.It is typical of the information society and consumption in which we find ourselves. People give more value to present experience, to freedom without any kind of ties , to the punctual and little responsible consumption and to the immediate satisfaction of the corporal and intellectual needs. Everything that does not meet the requirement of immediacy, of "throwaway", is discarded. Liquid Love is explicitly a non-penetration, non-ejaculation space. These boundaries are strictly held during our sessions. What about love? It's always been a problem, but now more than ever. Its pathos, Bauman finds, is the insurmountable duality of beings. Proust knew that when Marcel trapped his beloved Albertine in his hotel room, thinking that in so doing he would finally possess her, his love for her died. Bauman writes: "Attempts to tame the wayward and domesticate the riotous, to make the unknowable predictable and enchain the free-roaming - all such things sound the death knell to love. Eros won't outlast duality. As far as love is concerned, possession, power, fusion and disenchantment are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."

We use olive oil, which we have found works best. It feels lovely on the skin, and we add a few drops of lavender oil to give it a fresh aromaWe invite you to move and allow yourself to be moved without intentions or sexual orientation. Releasing our usual desire to take action on erotic sensations and thoughts we invite you to be present with them and to relax into the energetic flow of the bodies around you. This is a place where you can love and be loved in an impersonal and unbound manner and above all a place to super charge your soul. Please ensure you arrive in plenty of time freshly washed and clean. This is a very intimate event so please ensure you wear deodorant. Please do not use any perfum, aftershave, or other such scent-based products. Liquid Love is open to people of all genders and sexual orientations. There is an atmosphere of respect and acceptance at all times. Sisyphus had it easy. The work of the liquid modern is likewise never done, but it takes much more imagination. Bauman finds his hero working everywhere - jabbering into mobile phones, addictively texting, leaping from one chat room to another, internet dating (whose key appeal, Bauman notes, is that you can always delete a date without pain or peril). The liquid modern is forever at work, forever replacing quality of relationship with quantity. The metaphor of liquid courses through the book. Relationships are like Ribena for the new uprooted and anxious - taken undiluted, they are nauseating. Our deepest wish is to prevent our relationships from curdling and clotting (that, we fear, is what marriages used to be about). That's not to say that we're all hipster SDCs (semi-detached couples), the self-styled romantic revolutionaries who want separate pads from their partners and a Rolodex filled with ready lovers. We don't all want to pour water on troubled rela tionships, and the SDCs, so emblematic of the liquid modern age, provoke as much hostility as identification.

Another of the great pillars in which he holds liquid love is the reification of people. That is, the tendency to perceive and value people as objects, things. Means, finally, to achieve an end: physical pleasure, social acceptance of others, etc. The idea of ​​liquid love of Bauman puts in the spotlight the individualism of our societies , the constant search for the immediate satisfaction of our desires, the throwaway experiences and the commodification of personal relationships. Hence the notion of liquid love, in the yes of a society that does not want to show strong and lasting emotions, but prefers to jump from flower to flower in search of fleeting and anodyne pleasures. Is the multitasking mode applied to the world of relationships. The virtual world and its influence on the emergence of ephemeral love If we maintain relationships with an expiration date, it is because society pushes us to do so , to have increasingly weak and flexible links, to take little root wherever we go. That's how they educate us, that's how we are.We teach children that they can have toys and gadgets technological if they pass the next exam, and we are introducing them into a market culture where one should only be motivated by the rewards that are obtained in exchange for their work, thus canceling the intrinsic motivations and the genuine tastes of each person. Bauman used the word “liquid” to explain the way he views modern societies. To him, our relationships are made up of fragile bonds. Hence the liquidness, the malleability, the ease with which elements in their liquid state can be divided.On the other hand, if we trust in ourselves we can go forward little by little, noticing what the other person's desires are and being able to develop good feelings in a reciprocal way, with more lasting and stable relationships. The well understood commitment is born of the union of interests and tastes , and also of the tenderness that both people profess. 3. Slavery

In his final years, Bauman’s work turned towards postmodernism, globalization, consumerism, and the new poverty. From there rose the concept of liquid modernity, which brings us to our focus today: liquid love. Liquid love in the modern worldFor the safety of all the other people taking part in the session, we ask that you remove all sharp/pointy piercings and jewellery. We will provide the group with a small box where you may leave your belongings for the duration of the session Unfortunately, this Polish philosopher’s sharp mind viewed modern society as a temporary world. Most of the people in it seek temporary satisfaction – something immediate that will make us happy for a moment. But the next moment, it’s gone, and a few seconds after that, almost forgotten.