This workshop is available to those who have attended the foundational workshop Discovering Tantric Connection
In DEEPENING, we explore a different theme in each session to awaken you more to your authentic gifts, power and nature. We will use breath, movement, sound, touch, massage and meditation to awaken potent lifeforce energies and expand them through the body to nourish, resource, heal and expand. As sensation, pleasure and vitality increases, our perception of what the body is capable of widens. We begin to access more of what’s available to us and as our inner resources emerge, we can stand in richer, fuller awareness of our selves and each other.
Tantra brings us into relationship with others and we become each other’s mirrors, teachers, guides and gifts. When safe, relaxed and listened to, the heart opens and can truly know itself as boundless in its capacity for compassion, generosity, wisdom and love.
‘Our real journey in life is interior; it is a matter of growth, deepening, and of an ever greater surrender to the creative action of love and grace in our hearts.’ Thomas Merton
Please note that nudity is involved in some of the workshop.
This workshop is for you if:
- You are curious about understanding more about Tantra
- You want to feel deeply connected to your body
- You are working on healing from negative experiences regarding your sexuality
- You want to become more mindful and more present
- You are looking to break out of patterns that no longer serve you
- You want more intimacy
- You are interested in working with energy
- You are interested in better sex, with yourself and with others
- You want to integrate sexuality with spirituality
Please note that as a group, we commit to holding a safe, boundaried, inclusive and respectful space. You need to be able to sit and kneel in comfort.
FAQs (frequently asked questions)
– Are there showers available at the venue? No and so please come correct and clean to class
– I am shy and uncomfortable about being naked in a group. We completely understand this and can assure you that we hold a safe, friendly, inclusive and body-positive space. Any initial nervousness, apprehension, shyness is normal and welcome and temporary and you will soon relax
– Are trans men welcome? Yes this class is for anyone who identifies as a man
– I'm afraid I'll get an erection. It is normal if this happens and it is also normal if it does not. Either way, it is not an issue, we just allow the experience of the body without shame or judgement.
– Do I need to bring a mat? There are spare mats but you might prefer to bring your own. Please also bring a towel and a bottle of water.
– What is the cancellation policy? If you are unable to make a class, please give a week's notice to get a full refund and 24 hours notice to obtain a credit for a future class. We regret we cannot offer a refund or credit within 24 hours of the class but you can try and resell your ticket via Outsavvy if there is a waiting list.
Andy Butterfield is an experienced group facilitator, having run many retreats and workshops for gay men and for the wider community. A respected somatic therapist, mindfulness, yoga and tantra teacher - he integrates the tools he has studied and practised during the last 19 years to help people to access healing from trauma, self-empowerment, growth and transformation.
Andy thrives in the process of co-creating community and holding a safe, relaxed and meaningful space for gay and bi men to explore intimacy, connection and joy together.
More details are available on his website: http://www.andybutterfield.com