During this festival there will be 3 Tantra workshops per day with different levels of intimacy and depth. Each workshop is facilitated with a male and female teacher which will enrich the nature of the teaching itself.
You will be supported and catered for in your growth regardless whether you are arriving as a couple wanting to deepen your connection or single and wishing to interact more with other participants. Self-regulation and feedback are very much encouraged.
Very often the word “Tantra” conjures up a range of ideas and myths that can make one a little nervous (or even put one off entirely) until you actually try it.
So we have put together a little guide to help create more understanding and ease. Our teachers are very experienced and you can rest assured that you will be held in a safe space where your personal boundaries are respected, thus allowing you to experiment and stretch yourself knowing that you are in good hands.
This year's theme is: "Sex, Love and Spirit: a Celebration of Life". Discover the essence of Tantra itself, explore and feel the fullness of your Body, Heart and Soul, dancing together in harmony. Sexuality, Love and Spiritual Connection is an initiation into the subtle world of Tantra. To that end, a wide range of classes and workshops will be offered to give you an in-depth experience.
Tantra Groups
Biodanza Heart in Motion is an extended and slightly modified version of the original Biodanza system. I included all the experience, knowledge and applied wisdom I collected throughout my twenty five years of study and work in the fields of Healing, Human Dynamics, Energy work, Shamanism and Communication.
Within it I introduced new exercises in the areas of non verbal communication, spirit/body connection, shamanic practise of energy transmutation and awareness of our spiritual and cosmic heritage. I also expanded a theoretical model of Biodanza to include a practise of Integrity as an integral part of this already amazing system.
The original Biodanza was designed more than 40 years ago. All along, new exercises were introduced with a view of including as many aspects of Human Being within the system, and with a purpose of adding more life to existing life. Such approach and progressive expansion is natural and in line with the nature of Life itself as change is the only constancy in Life.
Biodanza Heart in Motion is a system, or a form, of learning about yourself and your interactions with life and people, through movement and dance.
In its complexity it covers and works with the whole range of human dynamics and expressions. It is deep, profound, comprehensive, real and heart oriented.
It is designed to really touch you and to bring out the most human in you.To help you integrate all the parts that make you human and to fully experience what it means to be a human being charged with life.
Biodanza Heart in Motion
Dance Workshops
Ecstatic Dance with Kareem Raïhani
Shifting devotional music into dance. With his unique mix of Tribal-Afro-Shamanic-Disco-Tantric-Gypsy-Techno-Sufi-Dance, Kareem merges like no other different styles of dance music into a happening of body shaking rhythms, shamanic ceremonies, tantric beats, heart opening sounds, spiralling melodies, deep connecting mantras and contagious grooves. Being close to the heart and Mother Earth, respecting ancient knowledge and conscious of modern technology.
In many countries Kareem is considered the dj that can merge deep, devotional and spiritual music with party vibes and dance celebrations. Therefore his live set contains many of his own productions, edits en remixes.
With more than 90 performances a year, Kareem’s Dj sets are setting dance floors on fire! With his wild & divine ecstatic dance journeys, he is always reaching for that moment when the trance kicks in, the dancer becomes the dance, celebrating life through rhythms, sounds, movement and expression.
The 5 Elements make up our entire Universe and are fundamental in maintaining balance for mind, body and spirit. By connecting & embodying the elements we release imbalances which have depleted our energy. We will be tapping into the wisdom of ancient Shamanic practices from many indigenous cultures to release blockages & bring ourselves into ecstatic states of bliss. Come melt into deep inner peace, Ground, Flow, Transform, Breathe, and Surrender into deep connection with yourself, others & Nature to restore balance and harmony.
Using powerful ancient and contemporary ceremonies we will enter into heightened states of awareness to heal the wounding that has happened from our perceived separation from the Divine and its manifested separation of the Divine Masculine and Divine feminine. We are all One and in this powerful workshop we embark on a dance journey embodying the 5 Elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Spirit, all to great world music to dance ourselves into ecstasy releasing old paradigms and conditioning which no longer serve us.
We will come full circle into deep meditation resting in the stillness of our authentic hearts.
Awaken your Spirit through the 5 Elements Dance Activation to connect to the Great Mystery.
Praful is a sax & flute player, multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer, charismatic performer and pioneer in the world music community. He embraces Jazz, Soul, Dance, Indian and new world fusion with grace and passion. As he weaves his spell with his sax, or invites soul searching with his flute, or ignites you to dance to abandon, he is in each and every note, inviting you to journey towards that which is of the highest calibre within you. Eckhart Tolle has found his music «tremendously beautiful and deeply touching». Praful's 6 solo albums garnered great international success, US- Billboard Chart notations and the #1 US-radio hit "Sigh". He is a regular guest on many festivals and gatherings throughout the world, giving concerts solo, with his trio and with his dance project RED FULKA (w. Kareem Raihani). He is also world renowned for his work/performances with Deva Premal & Miten, Dave Koz, Carlos Nakai, Peruquois and many others.
“He plays… without meaning to announce he has heard and learnt from a world master, God of flute, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia. He plays… like a global music artist would - merging swaras into breath, a full scream from the heart that sounds less like it comes from the west and more like any temperamental (Indian) vocalist…” S. Mehrishi, Daily Pioneer, New Delhi, India
Praful
Live Music
Red Fulka
Red Fulka plays an electrifying fusion of divine melodies, deep dance floor grooves, tribal power, electronic sparks, East meets West and Balearic beauty. At the base of this group are world- renown multi-wind-instrumentalist Praful and Moroccan-Dutch producer/beat master/DJ Kareem Raïhani. Their vision is a perfect harmony of Shiva & Shakti energies – their music melts ancestral trance with modern technologies - their concerts are a joyous journey from the head to the heart.Since 2006 they have lifted the roofs and energies of festivals and (conscious) gatherings around the world, such as No Mind Fest (SE), Namaste (Ibiza, ES), Int. Peace Fest (FR), Caribbean Sea Jazz Fest (Aruba), Rainbow Spirit Fest (Munich, DE), Festi’Spirit (Trimurti, FR) and Int. Documentary Fest Amsterdam (IDFA) (NL).
The Festival is hosting a selection of internationally acclaimed musicians.
Live music is an important part of a Tantra Festival. Whether you join a live music event to dance ecstatically, explore the earthy bound of Shamanism or deepen into your self, meditating with soft music or enjoy to watch a performance, musicians will undoubtedly contribute in enhancing your overhaul experience of the festival.
Our friends/musicians are meditators themselves and will bring a rich and deep quality enjoyable to all!
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ELEA developed a new live formula for meditative music based on mantra singing, shamanic instruments (Himalayan bowls, planetary sacred gongs, meditation bells, tablas, balafon, flutes, tanpura and meditative pads), featuring on some occasions other artists such as Hideyo Blackmoon, Mehdi Day or Bahramji. They give concerts and animate meditation sessions (Osho Festival Spain, Onbody Festival Ibiza, Full Moon Trance meditation Ibiza*) to help the audience to relax and connect with their inner peace and self-healing. The concert evolves and reaches its climax in tribal music, lifting the audience to a state of shamanic Trance. ELEA is a French duo live act composed by Ely Goa (vocalist and keyboard player) and Swann (percussion, flute, Tibetan bowls and gong player). They play world music mixed with electronic music. They released 5 albums, 4 vinyls, 10 EPs and more than 30 compilations, all worldwide released. Their live show is a progression from meditative atmospherical sounds to tribal music. With their mystical charism on stage, they enchanted festivals all around the world such as : Boom Festival Portugal, PsyMind Festival Canada, Sticky Jam Festival Russia, Green Forest Festival Brazil, Festival de Osho Spain, Freedom Festival Portugal, Namaste Ibiza, MTV Aquasonic Festival Ibiza, Au Bar New York, Techno Parade’s Magic Garden France, / Funkadelika Italy, Carmacoma Netherlands, Borealis France, Onbody Festival Ibiza.
ELEA developed a new live formula for meditative music based on mantra singing, shamanic instruments (Himalayan bowls, planetary sacred gongs, meditation bells, tablas, balafon, flutes, tanpura and meditative pads), featuring on some occasions other artists such as Hideyo Blackmoon, Mehdi Day or Bahramji. They give concerts and animate meditation sessions (Osho Festival Spain, Onbody Festival Ibiza, Full Moon Trance meditation Ibiza*) to help the audience to relax and connect with their inner peace and self-healing. The concert evolves and reaches its climax in tribal music, lifting the audience to a state of shamanic Trance.
Elea: Meditative and Healing Live Music
5 Elements Shamanic Dance
