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Catrin Ray | Art of Intimacy

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A visual diary of deep connection
with self • with others • with life itself

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001 // Beginning

#visualdiary #arthouse #cinematicstorytelling #artofintimacy taken in Koh Phangan, Thailand by @catrin.ray

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002 // The Witness

#visualdiary #cinematicstorytelling #artofintimacy #thewitness taken in Koh Phangan, Thailand by @catrin.ray

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003 // Through My Lens

#visualdiary #cinematicstorytelling #artofintimacy #throughmylens by @catrin.ray

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@nir.music_mind.journey for the
#artofintimacy x @symbionce by @catrin.ray

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If hands could talk..
#artofintimacy taken in Koh Phangan, Thailand by @catrin.ray

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✨WATCH ME SHINING!✨
(Dance as self-reflection)

A couple of days ago, I was at Catrine’s @catrin.ray Dance Lab, where we explored emotions through simple dance practices.

The exercises weren’t new to me. But the group was so emotionally attuned that our experiences created a beautiful ripple during the sharing afterwards — something that might not have happened in another group.

Here’s what I discovered about myself.

In one exercise, we worked in pairs. One person stood in front with their eyes closed, listening to the music and allowing their body to live through it — not performing, but connecting with what was genuinely arising inside.

The second person stood behind them. Not leading or following, simply present. Their hands lightly touched the dancer’s forearms.

When I was in front, the music was deeply sensual. A lot of vulnerability came up. I suddenly wanted the person behind me to be closer.

But he kept his distance. I could only feel his fingers.

And I felt it very clearly: someone is here, but he is not with me.

There is a connection, but not the depth I need.

And I suddenly saw my life pattern.

When I wanted closeness and someone stayed nearby but didn’t truly choose me, I used to chase the connection: text, call, initiate, try to earn it, prove myself — just to make them choose me.

Then came rejection, pain, anger, tears, months or even years of suffering.

But this time, something different happened.

I felt the same distance — and instead of falling into “something is wrong with me” or victimhood, a different impulse arose:

If you’re not with me — watch me shining.

Not from anger. More like: “Okay. You’re not coming closer? Then watch me shine.”

I started dancing wider, freer, more expressively. Taking up more space.

Of course, this can also be compensation. It’s not freedom from the old pattern yet.

But for me, it’s a huge victory.

Because I no longer chase someone who doesn’t choose closeness or try to earn connection. I don’t take distance as proof that something is wrong with me.

I simply notice:

you’re not with me.

And then —

watch me shining!💥 taken in Koh Phangan, Thailand by @catrin.ray

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If hands could talk..
#artofintimacy taken in Koh Phangan, Thailand by @catrin.ray

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⚡️ How do you know that energy is flowing inside a connection? ⚡️

What are the signs — physical and beyond the physical?
I’ll go first
1. You feel magnetized to each other, pulled together beyond words or intention
2. Synchronization — your movements mirror each other, as if your bodies speak the same language
3. Sweat 💦 — for me, one of the clearest first signs. When I suddenly start sweating intensely, I know the energy is moving
4. Vibration and shaking — The body trembles and vibrates, as if something is moving through it, asking it to attune, open and expand to hold more — especially when two powerful energies meet
5. The air becomes tangible — the space feels dense, almost touchable, like a thick mist
6. A glow around the other person, color, a luminous aura, or even a shimmering net revealing the structure of the universe in the space around you
7. Time disappears — you lose track of time; minutes and hours no longer matter
8. The outside world ceases to exist — music, sounds, people fade away. Your attention is so absorbed in the connection that only the interaction remains
9. PRESENCE — both of you are fully here, aware and available to what unfolds. No performance, no distraction, no need to make anything happen. Just two people meeting in the fullness of the moment

How do you recognize energy flowing in your connection with another person? Share in comments ⬇️
🚀 Thank you for your energy @ido.imanuel
🎥 @catrin.ray

#dancesuality #koh_phangan taken in Koh Phangan, Thailand by @catrin.ray

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Weaving together intimacy with passion, softness with desire the heart and the body.
Thank you @catrin.ray for the creation and capturing of all the magic 📷 by @catrin.ray

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#artofintimacy #dancesuality taken in Koh Phangan, Thailand by @catrin.ray

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#artofintimacy #dancesuality taken in Koh Phangan, Thailand by @catrin.ray

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#artofintimacy #dancesuality taken in Koh Phangan, Thailand by @catrin.ray

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