If you are taking the time to read this, we celebrate you. You are already primed to make a commitment to love yourself more fully.
In tantra we learn to be present and aware with all that arises in us. To embrace all of our inner movements with presence and compassion. To both witness these inner movements and embody them fully. Tantra is a path of self love.
We will engage with some beautiful tantric practices that show us how divinely beautiful and lovable we truly are. Even the parts that are challenging and we deem less or even un-lovable. In practicing tantric self love, we merge together so seamlessly light- and shadow work.
There will be a sequel for this workshop, called ‘Dear Lover’ on December 7th. Both workshops can be attended as a single individual or in partnership and stand on their own as a full workshop. Yet this one will be the base for the next one. Because, in our opinion, self love is the base for all love.
We will be facilitating in English, if you prefer to practice in Dutch, there are usually enough other Dutch speaking participants to practice with. All ages, levels of experience, relationships statuses, backgrounds, genders and orientations are welcome. If you have any access needs, let us know, we will try to facilitate your experience. Also if money is an issue for coming, contact us.
With love,
Gigi & Nectar
PS bring a childhood photo if you have it <3
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Root&Rise GUIDELINES
If you join this workshop you agree to respect and uphold the following guidelines:
- PRIVACY
“What happens in the tantra workshop, stays in the tantra workshop”. Not exactly, we ask you to be mindful about sharing about your experiences with others. You may share about only yourself and your experience and not about others you’ve witnessed in the workshop. Not by name or any other way that others may recognize or infer their identity.
- RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF
Every instruction is a suggestion. You are your own boss. You are responsible to be aware of and express your boundaries. You will be invited to feel into that.
You are also invited to take care of your needs. If you need self-regulation you can always take a pause in the time-out space or ask request support/vo-regulation from a spaceholder.
You are also not responsible for anybody else. Sometimes participants can get triggered or emotionally moved. They get to ask for support if that is wanted. This can be a very enriching experience. No need to rescue anybody.
- SAFETY & CONSENT
We ask for consent before going into touch or intimate interaction. We respect consent and the fact that anybody can always change their minds.
You take care of your own sense of safety. We will offer different tools to make this more accessible (like the time out space, available support and the traffic light system).
- FREEDOM
You are on your own journey. We explore and experiment with behaviours and experiences that can be out of our comfort zones or outside the scope of our usual patterns. This can be vulnerable. So we want to emphasize the freedom to do so. The freedom to try something out without it having a lot of meaning about who you are.
Secondly we want to take away the forming of meaning about connections. You can have an intimate connection with another participant in the workshop. It can be tempting to add meaning to this or to want to follow up on this. As if the specialness of the experience is about the other person or your chemistry. We want to invite you to take in the experiences you have as just a part of your own journey. To let it live in the workshop.
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Guidelines & Information for the Tantric Moments
Below you will find the guidelines and practical matters to ensure we can come together in a safe setting and in harmony with one another.
Please read these guidelines in advance and check within yourself if you can agree with them. If not, please contact us.
The Basic Safety Guidelines:
- You are stable enough to take responsibility for yourself.
- Everyone in the group deserves discretion, as well as what is shared and experienced. Do not talk about the experiences of group members outside of the session, and certainly do not mention any names. You are free to share your own experiences and the offered structures with others.
- Respect your own boundaries and feelings. Respect the boundaries of the other participants.
- You take responsibility for yourself, and others do the same. This creates safety, allowing you to purely explore your part of the relating.
- Boundaries and desires are two different things: Do not cross your boundaries to accommodate others’ desires. And do not expect others to cross their boundaries to fulfill your desires.
- You can (even if unsure) step out of an exercise or work with another partner (for example, an assistant). If you notice that you no longer wish to do an exercise with the partner you are currently working with, communicate this.
- You do not have to justify yourself, even if someone in the group asks for an explanation.
- Try to remain curious and open, even if you have a painful or difficult experience, or if you feel resistance. Often, these experiences offer the most interesting and transformative insights about yourself.
- All exercises are done clothed, and men also keep their tops on.
- If your intention to participate in the evening is for sex or dating, this is not the right setting. We ask you not to come with this intention. If it is not your intention but it is on your agenda, reflect on this consciously and bring it as a subject for your own exploration.
- If an exercise arouses sexual energy for you, and you want to pursue it, take responsibility when working with a partner with whom you do not share these feelings outside the setting. Option 1: Share your feelings with this partner and check if it is mutual and/or welcomed. Option 2: Relax with the feelings, enjoy them, but keep them to yourself and do not act on them.
- You are free to leave the workshop, but for the safety of the team and the group, it is important to know that you are leaving in a good way. Therefore, do not leave the session without informing the facilitator or one of the assistants.
- Tantric Moments does not exchange personal data of participants. We also recommend not doing this after just one meeting. Meet again (spontaneously) in the same field if there is a mutual connection. After several meetings, you can exchange information if you both wish to. The desire to contact someone after a special meeting is very human, but it also offers an opportunity for inner exploration and reflection.
If you cannot agree with the above guidelines, please cancel your participation and/or contact us.
If you agree, then you are welcome to join us this evening!
And now the practical matters:
- Be on time! You are welcome 30 min before the event starts
- Latecomers are not welcome to ensure a safe and calm atmosphere.
- Wear loose clothing that is comfortable and allows you to move freely.
- We are (usually) in studio 10 at EdanZ. If itś in a different location, it will clearly say so in the event text.
- After we finish, the central space is often locked, so we leave the building through the end of the hallway. This means it may be impractical to leave belongings in the central space.
- The dressing room next to studio 10 will be locked during the workshop, so your belongings are safe there.
- There will be a 15-minute break halfway through.
- Please indicate if you need to go to the restroom so you can check if the timing is convenient. It is disruptive if your partner or the entire group has to wait for you. Usually, a suitable solution can be easily arranged.
- Shoes are not allowed in the session room.
- Tea and water are available.
We look forward to experiencing another very special session with you!
Warm regards,
The Tantric Moments Team
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