The Artist of Love Finland Training
- Module 1

The Ground of Love:

Truth · Conscious Communication · Emotional Safety

  • January 8, 9 & 10
  • Hub Feenix, Finland

In January, we begin our year-long Artist of Love Training in Finland: a 5-module journey into conscious intimacy, relationship and embodied connection.

Module 1, The Ground of Love, is where we build the foundations: truth, emotional safety, conscious communication, needs, boundaries and presence.

Learn to recognise the patterns that disconnect you, express what is true for you with greater clarity, honour your needs and boundaries, and create relationships with more trust, depth and emotional safety.

For individuals & couples · No partner required 

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Finland, this was only the Beginning

Our first Artist of Love retreat in Finland in September 2026 brought together a group of people who arrived largely as strangers — and spent 3 days practising a different way of relating.

And somewhere between the tears, the dancing, the silence, the laughter and the long embraces, a group became a community.

People left asking: How do we continue this?

So this is our answer.

In January, we return to Finland with The Ground of Love — Module 1 of The Artist of Love Training, beginning a deeper journey into the foundations of conscious intimacy and relationship.

The retreat was the introduction. Now the training begins. 

Whether you joined us in September or are discovering The Artist of Love for the first time, you are welcome to begin the journey with us.

 

Why we Begin here

Before we explore deeper intimacy, polarity, sexuality or sacred union, we need a ground to start from.

If we cannot express what is true, recognise our yes and no, name what we need and want, or stay connected to ourselves when intimacy becomes vulnerable, the deeper work is difficult to sustain.

Love is not always enough. We also need to develop the capacity to communicate, listen, set boundaries, make clear requests and stay present with another person’s truth.

That is why The Ground of Love comes first.

Who This Module Is For

Truth is our Love Language

This module is for you if you long for deeper, healthier, more conscious relationships — but notice that when intimacy becomes real, old patterns can still take over.

You may say yes when you mean no, hide what you truly need, overgive to keep the connection, abandon your truth to avoid conflict, withdraw instead of speaking, perform to feel loved, or lose yourself trying not to lose the other.

The Ground of Love is for those who want to practise another way: to hear themselves more clearly, speak what is true, recognise and honour their boundaries, express their needs without shame, and stay connected to themselves while meeting another.

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Testimonials from The Artist of Love

"I am less afraid or embarrassed to show parts of me that I normally was afraid to show. Before the retreats I felt small to talk and afraid to occupy my space in places or social interactions. Now I know that my presence matters, that I have a voice that is worth listening to and I feel that people take me more serious because I take myself more serious. I feel that I am more capable of holding big emotions and navigate through them instead of ignoring or trying to stop them."
Natalia Sanclemente
“It is a playground and safe space to explore real and authentic connection - to yourself and to others. I learned so much about my body, my patterns, and how to connect emotionally, physically and energetically. “I’m starting to feel things I wasn’t allowing myself to feel before. I feel safer being vulnerable, expressing my feelings, and letting my heart open to more authentic connection.”
Stefanie Nicole
"The Artist of Love has made real changes in my life, in my relationships, work and decisions. I feel more at ease in connection, without needing to control everything. I started to live in slow motion without losing my fire. I can observe myself, move slower, feel more, and stay connected to myself while being with someone. “If I had to describe The Artist of Love to a friend, I would say: a change of life.””
Iara Bohnet
“If I had to describe The Artist of Love to a friend, I would say it is a safe place where we can return to ourselves - a community we build together, a bubble of trust and safety.”
Fanny Lucas
“The biggest changes have been clearer boundaries, a deeper connection with myself, and a new way of relating in my friendships. I feel more confident expressing what I feel and what I need. “I notice when I’m about to abandon myself, and I can choose differently. My heart feels more open for deeper and more authentic connections.”
Stefanie Nicole
“I feel more comfortable being vulnerable and expressing my feelings. I also feel more confident in who I am and how I show up in relationships. “I trust myself more. I feel more confident and much clearer about what I want, what I don’t want, and how to communicate my needs and boundaries.””
Carlos Arellanas
“I feel much more stable and secure in my current relationship. I have clearer boundaries, and I know that my partner also needs to be doing the work. “I feel safer being myself, without trying to impress or please. I can say no or ask for what I need with less fear.”
Daniel Gosling
“I stopped looking for healing and started to really live. The Artist of Love helped me move from seeking another process into feeling more alive, present and connected. My heart feels more open and less guarded with myself and others. I’m more connected to my desire and aliveness without shame.”
Iara Bohnet
“I feel more connected to my desire and aliveness without shame. I’m also learning to stay present with discomfort and vulnerability instead of escaping it”
Fanny Lucas
“I notice when I’m about to abandon myself, and I can choose differently. I accept more and more parts of myself without needing to be loved by everyone. I feel safer being myself, without trying to impress or please. I can say no or ask for what I need with less fear.”
Fanny Lucas
“The Artist of Love helped me move slower, feel more, and stop rushing or reacting so much in connection. I feel more open to intimacy without needing to force it.”
Carlos
“The Artist of Love helped me encounter myself in ways I normally don’t. It taught me to listen to the parts of me that want to feel safe, and to choose whether I let those parts control me or not. I feel more connected to my body, my emotions, and my desire without shame. I’ve discovered parts of myself that I used to keep hidden.”
Natalia Sanclemente
“The biggest change has been becoming aware of the spectrum between self-abandonment and detachment. I can now see my patterns more clearly and choose to move from my centre. “I feel more grounded and less reactive in situations that used to trigger me. I’m starting to feel things I wasn’t allowing myself to feel before.”
Daniel Gosling

What We Will Explore

Across the weekend, we will move through guided embodiment, somatic practices, conscious communication, partner exercises, ritual, movement, reflection and integration. 

Every practice is optional. You will always be encouraged to listen to your body, honour your boundaries, and choose the level of participation that feels true for you. You are welcome to pause, observe, adapt a practice or step out whenever needed.

In Module 1 we will explore:

Embodied Presence 

Learn to slow down enough to hear yourself again — your sensations, emotions, impulses, needs and inner signals — before automatically reacting, pleasing or withdrawing.

Emotional Safety

Create the conditions where the body can soften, trust, open and feel more available for intimacy.

Needs, Boundaries & Consent 

Learn how to honour your yes, your no, your pace and your body –  while staying connected to others.

 

Truth as Love Language

Learn how to express and reveal what you feel, need, desire and fear with honesty, vulnerability and care.

Conscious Communication

Learn to communicate what is happening inside you without blaming, attacking or disappearing — and to turn difficult conversations into opportunities for greater understanding and connection.

Receiving & Being Supported

Explore what happens when you stop being the one who always holds, gives or manages — and practise asking for support, allowing yourself to receive, and staying open without giving your power away.

Our Program

Day 1: Friday

Arriving: Emotional Safety, Presence & Belonging

12:00–14:00 – Arrival and check-in

14:00–15:00 – Settle into rooms, personal time and informal welcome

15:00–18:00 – Opening immersion

18:00–21:00 – Dinner, rest and personal time

21:00–23:00 – Evening session

23:00 onwards – Personal time, quiet connection and rest

Day 2: Saturday

Deepening: Truth, Connection and Embodiment

08:00–09:00 – Morning practice

09:00–10:30 – Breakfast

10:30–13:30 – Morning immersion

13:30–16:30 – Lunch, rest and integration

16:30–19:30 – Afternoon immersion

19:30–22:30 – Sauna, Dinner, and personal time

22:30–00:00 – Evening session, ritual and celebration

00:00 onwards – Rest and quiet time

Day 3: Sunday 

Returning: Integration, Devotion and Completion

08:30–10:00 – Breakfast, gentle morning arrival

10:00–13:00 – Morning immersion

13:00–14:00 – Lunch, rest, room check-out

16:00–18:00 – Final afternoon immersion and closing ceremony

18:00 onwards – Departure

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Your 3-Day Experience Includes

Module 1 Programme

Guided teachings, embodied practices and relational experiences exploring truth, emotional safety, conscious communication, boundaries, receiving, intimacy and conscious connection.

Three Days in Nature
A peaceful countryside setting where you can slow down, reconnect and step away from the demands of everyday life.

Two Nights’ Accommodation
Comfortable shared rooms at Hub Feenix, surrounded by forest and fresh Nordic nature. Bed linen and towels included.

Traditional Finnish Sauna
One Sauna slot included for our group.

3 Nourishing Vegetarian Meals / day
All meals from Friday evening to Sunday lunch, prepared to support your energy throughout the retreat.

Free onsite parking
Parking is available at no additional cost.

Integration and Community
Space for reflection, rest, honest conversation and connection with a like-minded group.

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A Sanctuary for Connection & Renewal

Hub Feenix: Högbenintie 30
10350 Meltola, Raasepori

The Artist of Love Retreat will take place at Hub Feenix, a peaceful retreat centre in the Finnish countryside, just over an hour from Helsinki.

Once a historic sanatorium, Hub Feenix has been transformed into a vibrant home for artists, creatives, healers and conscious communities. Surrounded by forests, quiet walking trails and fresh Nordic nature, it offers the perfect environment to slow down, reconnect and immerse yourself in the work.

Throughout the weekend we’ll share nourishing plant-based meals, stay in comfortable shared accommodation, enjoy spacious light-filled practice spaces, and have time to integrate through nature, rest and the traditional Finnish sauna.

 

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Meet the Founder

Nicholas Policarpio

“The Artist of Love is a path where relationship becomes a space for personal and collective evolution: where we meet ourselves through others, and grow into a deeper, more authentic version of ourselves”

– Nicholas

Relational Education for Human Evolution

I’m the founder of The Artist of Love: a school for relational education and conscious intimacy.

Rooted in the belief that the next layer of human evolution is relational: and that learning how to love, connect, and relate is the missing education of our time.

A project born from a deep intention: to create spaces where people can learn how to relate, feel, and connect in a real and embodied way.

After years of personal exploration, relational work, and guiding others through conscious intimacy and connection, my work has become a meeting point between transpersonal psychology, embodiment, and lived experience.

Having trained in Tantra, Taoist practices, Transpersonal Integral Psychology and Primal Dance, my journey has been less about accumulating knowledge… and more about unlearning, softening, and learning how to truly feel, relate, and be.

The Artist of Love is not something I teach from theory. It’s something I live, practice, and continue to explore, every day.

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The Artist of Love

School taught us how to think.
How to perform. How to achieve.

But very few of us were ever taught how to relate: how to communicate honestly, navigate conflict, cultivate pleasure and erotic aliveness, set healthy boundaries, cultivate emotional safety or build deeply fulfilling relationships.

That’s why The Artist of Love exists.

A modern school for conscious relationships, designed to turn relationships into a path of depth, truth, and collective expansion.

Bringing together emotional awareness, embodiment, conscious communication, relational healing, polarity and sacred sexuality, The Artist of Love offers an integrated path towards more conscious, authentic and fulfilling relationships.

Where relationships become our  greatest classrooms.

A place where we learn to know ourselves, expand through one another, and grow into more conscious human beings.

Retreat Investment (Early Bird)

RESERVE YOUR PLACE (Individual)

€490 – with Monthly Payment Plan

Includes The Artist of Love Retreat Programme:

✓ Full 3-day immersive experience
✓ All workshops & practices
✓ Friday–Sunday programme

€170 in October
€160 end of November + 160€ end of December

RESERVE YOUR PLACE (as a pair)

❤️ Coming with a Partner or Friend?

€880 Total – €440 each (instead of €490)

with Monthly Payment Plan

€300 in October 
€290 end of November + €290 end of December 

🏡 Your Stay at Hub Feenix

€165 

Paid directly to Hub Feenix.

Standard offering includes:

✓ 2 nights shared accommodation (2 people per room)
✓ 3 Vegetarian meals per day
✓ Bed linen and towels
✓ Access to the workshop space
✓ Saturday sauna session
✓ Free onsite parking

Single rooms and suites may also be available for an additional cost.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Artist of Love – Module 1  📍 Friday 8th – Sunday 10th January 2027

Can I come alone?

Yes. You are warmly welcome to join alone, with a partner or with a friend. No partner is required. Practices will include solo, paired and group experiences, and you will always have choice around how you participate.

Is this retreat suitable for beginners?

Yes. You do not need previous experience in tantra, embodiment or intimacy work. You only need curiosity, respect, and willingness to participate at your own pace.

Will there be nudity or sexual touch?

No. The retreat may include teachings around sacred sexuality, conscious touch and polarity, but there is no nudity proposed and no sexual touch without consent.

Do I have to participate in every practice?

No. Every practice is optional. You are always invited to listen to your body, honour your boundaries, and choose your level of participation.

What is included in the retreat investment?

The retreat programme fee includes the full Artist of Love experience from Friday to Sunday, including all sessions, workshops and guided practices.

Accommodation, vegetarian meals, workshop space and sauna at Hub Feenix are booked separately for €165 per person.

What kind of accommodation is provided?

The standard package includes two nights in shared accommodation at Hub Feenix. Partners and friends may request to share a room. Solo participants will be supported with room arrangements through the venue.

Any upgrades, such as a private room, will depend on availability and may involve an additional cost.

Are meals included?

Yes. The Hub Feenix package includes nourishing vegetarian meals during the retreat. Dietary requirements and allergies can be shared during the accommodation booking process.

What happens if I need to cancel?

Your place is confirmed once the first payment has been received. However, you may transfer your place to another person if you can no longer attend.

Accommodation cancellations will follow Hub Feenix’s own booking terms.

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