Spirituality, Sexuality and Shamanism North

Whether you are new or experienced tantrika join us for a stand-alone online experience of the building blocks of Tantra. You will be guided in a gentle and safe way by two experienced Tantra teachers.

The evening is designed to be fun, sensuous, full of learning and surprises.

"I would highly recommend this introduction to Tantra. It is fun, relaxed and allowed me to experience something of the gifts Tantra has to offer in a safe and comfortable environment." Sarah M, Participant

Through a series of gentle exercises, the aspects we will experience are:

• You are not a static thing but a flow of energy. You are not any of the forms you embody, but are the energy that transforms from one form to another as you choose, in consciousness and in freedom.

• Your mind is not limited to thinking, planning, and worrying, but can create awareness, noticing what is in the moment, both within you and around you. The mind creates a virtual reality, while awareness brings you into contact with what is.

• The key to finding union in your being and not allowing your thoughts to dominate your experiences.

• How breath, movement and sound can alter how you feel and how you can use this to change your state any time.

• Your flow of energy creates the connection between your sex, your heart and your spirit, and so can lead to an experience of your totality. Through the connectedness and wholeness, within and without, a sense of the sacredness of life, in ourselves and in the other, becomes manifest.

Tantra is a map that shows us how to tap into the life energy within us, through sex, heart and spirit, that has the power to transform our lives, bringing a new quality of aliveness and awareness into every area of our experience. Tantra is a non-prescriptive path, where everyone can go at their own speed, following their hearts. It is an incredible journey of self-discovery, self-acceptance and ultimately self-love.

"Guided to discover and realise your full potential. Moving you from a dull, pedestrian existence to enjoying all life has to offer. Shifting your default position to an open heart; tantrikas are so much happier." Peter, Participant

The zoom room opens at 6:15pm and the event starts at 6:30pm.

This workshop is open to individuals and couples/triads/other constellations of all genders, sexualities and body types.

There is no gender balancing at this workshop.
We create a safe space where you are invited to do as much as feels comfortable for you. There will be no nudity at this event. Wear loose, comfortable clothes you can move freely in and an attitude of curiosity.

No partner is required and you will have the opportunity to experience exercises with different people within the confines of a virtual gathering. If you attend with a partner/friend you are welcome to do partnered exercises together or choose to do them with others.

Contact: Elara – 07391 552 616

Price: This event is being charged on a payment from the heart basis. Please see the ticket link to see how this works.

You’re warmly invited to join us for the Manchester Circle of Women – A Sisterhood Gathering.

This is a relaxed and welcoming space to come together, slow down, and connect with others who may share similar life experiences. We meet in a circle as equals, creating a supportive environment where you can simply be — without pressure or expectation.

✨ What to expect:
* A calm, friendly and inclusive atmosphere
* Gentle guided reflection and simple practices
* Space for sharing, or simply listening
* Time to pause and reconnect

There is no pressure to speak or participate in any particular way. You are welcome exactly as you are.
This circle is open to anyone who resonates with the experience of women, including trans and gender-diverse people, nonbinary, genderqueer, and intersex individuals.

💫 Contribution:
There is no fixed cost. A suggested donation of £6 helps cover expenses, though this is completely optional.

Shadow of Desire: Where longing meets the unspoken
Your shadow holds the keys to your freedom. Shadow of Desire is an invitation to step beyond fear and shame, to explore the desires we’re taught to silence — and to discover the healing that waits inside them.

This is a path of self-reclamation. By embracing what feels forbidden, we release the weight of repression and transform it into vitality, confidence, and wholeness. Transgression becomes medicine. Shadow becomes teacher. Desire becomes guide.

Shadow of Desire is where personal growth meets embodied freedom — a journey into the depths that brings you back to yourself, more alive than ever.

Dare to descend. Dare to rise renewed.

#### What this training is about

Are you interested in working and connecting with your own and other people’s shadow?

Do you want to deepen your skills in taking people on journeys into exploring and reclaiming their shadows?

Do you work in the field of sexuality and would you like to broaden your practice?

Shadow of Desire helps us to expand our understanding of our bodies, our subconscious patterns, our sexualities and thus ourselves.

With a strong emphasis on boundaries and consent, Shadow of Desire gives us a diverse set of tools that allow us to expand our sexuality, be more confident with ourselves and lovers and become more empowered as self-aware erotic beings.

In a sense, every form of sexual expression that is not consciously innocent, expansive, or tantric carries a shadow. This darkness often remains unexamined, quietly woven into our anxieties and the tensions we’ve come to accept as normal. With the term Shadow of Desire, we invite a conscious exploration of sexuality in its transgressive forms — a willingness to taste the forbidden fruit and discover what it reveals.

The very act of transgression awakens a charge of energy: the thrill of crossing taboos, the spark of rebellion, the delicious pulse of daring and naughtiness. Yet, when transgression becomes a quick fix — repeated rituals, identifications, clubs, or fetishes that proclaim unconventionality — it paradoxically reinforces the very system it seeks to defy. The forbidden requires the act of forbidding; and as the cycle repeats, the hunger for stimulation escalates, spiraling into ever more extreme forms of intensity.

In this training, we approach Shadow of Desire differently. We recognize the forbidden nature of sexuality in our culture, and the tension this creates in our own bodies — even when our personal philosophies embrace a spiritual path of sexuality. Here, transgression becomes a tool of healing, a conscious gateway to transform the ambiguous excitement of repression into genuine freedom.

By savoring the charge of Shadow of Desire while moving beyond it, we reclaim our pleasure from the grip of social conditioning. We shift from the compulsive chase for intensity into the boundless, need-free experience of our own expanded being. The key lies in enjoyment without attachment: honoring the thrill of darkness, yet remaining free from both the net of morality and the hook of addiction.

With a strong emphasis on boundaries and consent, Shadow of Desire gives us a diverse set of tools that allow us to expand our sexuality, be more confident with ourselves and lovers and become more empowered as self-aware erotic beings.

What will you learn in this training?
The erotic shadow can be a very destructive influence on us if it’s not understood. The goal of this work is to explore, understand and fully integrate the erotic shadows into our psyche thereby making the shadow an ally rather than an enemy.

There are potential initiatory aspects to many of the exercises and rituals we’ll be doing during the training. Coming face to face with your own shadow can be a life-changing experience.

“We see tantra massage, practiced ethically, consciously and in true consent as a pathway into tantra, a life led in presence, awareness and connection with ourselves, others and beyond.” – Elara and Jon

The words “tantra massage” have been often misappropriated to sell sexual services. In addition, even the best-intentioned tantric massages often over- emphasize the sexual aspect of tantra, an ancient practice that opens the door to an experience of ourselves as beings of energy and consciousness.

These five days invite you to explore the basic principles of tantra and how they form the foundation to authentic tantra massage. This block can be done stand-alone and is also the first block of The Paths of Transformation, Transformational Tantra Massage Training which can take one on one’s own transformational journey and ultimately to a professional qualification to support other people’s journey.

During the five days, you will be invited to learn:

• The basic principles of Tantra
• Tantric Rituals and their importance particularly in a massage setting
• To improve communication skills around consent and boundaries
• How to connect with energy in different ways and how your energy can affect others
• Where energy may be held in the body and how to release it
• Specific massages that release tension
• Finding more aliveness in oneself and how to support others to do so
• Basic hygiene protocols

This training is experiential and is based on your personal experience, both in receiving and supporting others to have their own personal experience. In doing this you will have the opportunity to explore some of your personal story through embodiment. This event is not suitable for healing deep personal trauma.

At the end of the training, you will have been given the opportunity to take away:

• An experience of what tantra is
• Tools for communicating consent and boundaries
• Massages that support people to find their energetic flow and zest for life
• Rituals you can practice
• Insights into your own personal patterns of response
• Methods for finding relaxation in both routine and more difficult situation
• More awareness of your body
• Getting the right support for the work you do

* Tantra is an ancient wisdom and integral in its wisdom is that it’s non prescriptive and allows everyone to find their own truth.

This workshop is open to all who are over 18 and wish to explore, one or all of the following: Personal self-development, want to learn massages for friends and partners and active and aspiring practitioners.