Team
The people behind all this fun would like to briefly introduce themselves! Please note that our team is supported by various contributors and helpers who are individually recruited for different parts of the project.
The founding members, Zuzu, Aaron, Ananda, and Luzy, have been interested in these kinds of spaces for some time, and have experienced both the good and bad sides of these worlds. Through a lot of self-reflection, we have become more aware of which aspects are particularly important to us. Slowness, trauma sensitivity, the consideration of relationship networks, for example, as well as celebrating and enjoying life despite (or along with) an awareness of the destructive structural power constructs in the world and our social responsibilities. Together, we imagined, reflected, created, discussed, got bogged down, and reorganized again. And this is what has emerged – or rather, what has continuously grown : the Juicy Transformation!
Creating festivals and learning spaces like the Juicy Lab is both a dream and real work. Constantly juggling an overwhelming workload while navigating a precarious financial situation is a balancing act. Places like Juicy Lab aren’t just spaces of challenge and learning for participants—as a team, we’re also constantly figuring out: how can we create an idealistic, dreamlike space like Juicy Lab with dignity, respect, and a manageable workload?
We are grateful for all the many different perspectives, skills, and contributions we’ve received over the past few years from people at all levels of involvement with the project. So let’s grow together.
Luzy Philine
(en/they, gender_queer, white, abled-bodied)
I am researcher of the body. And I have many questions. Where is it a resource, how can it become one, what does it take to transform pain into power? What does it mean to have been socialised as a woman, how can I free myself from restrictive (gender) norms? How can I not only survive, but withstand a capitalist system and not burn out in it and in my fire of anger and passion? Many wonderful people have accompanied and influenced me on my path, in personal relationships and/or in the form of texts, podcasts, seminars, training courses, counselling and therapy. My desire is to accompany people on their journey to a joyful, embodied and self-determined life. I want to empower myself and others to reclaim our bodies and our senses, and in doing so I have developed a passion for consensus. To this end and beyond, I believe it is extremely important to drive structural change, address socially taboo topics and break through restrictive norms.
More about me and my work (only in german sorry! English version in progress):
Zuzu
(any, non-binary, white, abled-bodied, queer)
I am Zuzu, Creatrix, somatic deep diver, and artist (as we all are <3)
I want…more feeling, more yes, more no, more play, more rest, more softness, more real lived and connected safety. It’s been a long journey and I’ve learned a lot. About sensuality and consensus, about bodies and about inner and collective healing, about social norms that are inscribed in bodies and about stories that are passed on from generation to generation. I studied, dedicated my master’s degree to the body, sought out therapies and self-awareness and let off steam as an organizer in a wide variety of formats. I dedicated an entire exhibition to menstruating vulvas in my home town, networked and formed alliances. And am probably forever searching, sometimes finding, then losing, hopeless dreamer and fighter armed with burning tears.
Fenja
(any pronoun, queer, white, able-bodied, gender questioning, poly loving)
I am an artist, filmmaker, death companion and vegetable-loving kitchen witch.
As a somatic sexologist and relationship therapist, I accompany people in 1:1 settings and open up workshops and experiential spaces for creative forms of intimacy.
What holds this wild mixture together is my love of inventive process design.
I breathe a sigh of relief – and like to create in spaces that make room for all of this and for those who passionately escape the prefabricated patterns and explore in solidarity what feels alive, true and connected.
I like questioning attitudes, enjoyably playful seriousness and undogmatic paths.
And I believe in the wisdom of a wink – especially when it gets down to business.
Jimmy
(dey/denen & er/ihm or they/them & he/him) German-American, (currently) not-disabled, white, polyamorous, neurodivergent.
Active, full of life, self-reflective: I’m moving along, learning as I go. From ultra-conservative Christianity into an independent, but tough, survival-mode, through emigration and immigration, through agricultural fields, always searching for paths towards inner peace. Learning about Buddhist psychology, science, spending time in nature, and making music makes me feel alive, as does getting in touch with myself and others through the body. I work as an educator, focusing on emotional self- and co-regulation – but also spending a lot of time playing and living in the moment. I love my queer community in Heidelberg and am involved in various projects.
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Juicy Lab Lineage
Juicy Lab took place for the first time in 2023 —
the team back then included Luzy, Louka, Zuzu, and Aaron (does anyone still remember the first venue?)
We’ve been at the Farm since 2024, and our team is constantly evolving. Aaron stepped down from the core organizing team in early 2024 and has since only been involved in the events.
For Juicy Lab 2025, the organizing team has expanded to include Fenja, Carla, and Jimmy <3 Carla has decided not to continue with the project in 2026.
The year 2026 will bring further changes and new beginnings. Ananda, aka Louka, has decided not to be part of the core team for this year’s project (but will be at the lab 🙂 This decision wasn’t easy for any of us, and there are good and valid reasons behind it—we’ll see how things unfold.
We welcome Sasha to the team. This means that during the months of preparation, the 2026 team will mainly consist of: Fenja, Jimmy, Luzy, Sasha, and Zuzu.
