Sexual Retreat 2

Sexual Retreat 2

Awakened Intimacy is a series of sex retreats for couples looking to renew, restore or deepen their erotic connection. Just as a garden needs care and attention, your erotic life needs tending or it will wither on the vine.

These challenges can lead to conflict and disengagement.
Or they can be a portal to creativity, connection and growth.

Our couple’s retreats will teach you skills to weather these difficulties and transform your relationship as a mindful team.
The skills and practices taught in these retreats transform common challenges of real-life sex into opportunities for renewal, healing, and growth. They show you how to establish a trusting, blame-free relational container as preparation for the advanced retreats.
These retreats show you how to expand beyond deadening routines, release shame, and recover the creativity that often gets lost over time together.
You can be sure that we will not push you to do anything you don’t want to do and that our approach is gentle, trauma-sensitive, sex-positive, and non-judging. We do not teach pleasuring techniques. Instead, we help you explore the emotional and relational dynamics that inhibit your aliveness, disconnect you from one another, and prevent you from opening up to pleasure, connection, and erotic creativity.
Regardless of whether you’re in a sexual drought or fully nourished erotically, Awakened Intimacy will help you establish a more wakeful and engaging erotic life together.

In a loving relationship, but having little or no sex with each other

Interested in using sex for growth and transformation

Unsure how to speak openly about their sexual desires and fears

Adjusting to physical changes due to aging or illness

Stuck in power struggles, hurt and resentment about sex

Avoidant of sex because of past wounding or negative experiences

Wanting the benefits of commitment without giving up thrills

Seeking more freedom, ease and play in their lovemaking

Looking to build a solid foundation for the years to come
Almost all of us carry unresolved hurts, disappointments, and fears that create a wedge between our partner and us when unnamed. If your true intention is to heal and grow closer, then it is possible to name things in a way that deepens rather than destroys connection. We introduce communication processes that invite a level of transparency that builds the needed safety to let yourself see and be seen by your partner.
Concerning your second question: We advocate as strongly for boundaries as we do for self-expression. Therefore, you are always in charge of when, how, and with whom you disclose.
Maci and Halko are credentialed therapists and life partners with decades of experience teaching mindfulness, leading groups, and helping couples get unstuck. They meet with you individually and follow your journey as a couple.
You can read more about Maci’s unique approach by scrolling down to “Why Us? Or, read about how are we different from other retreats.
Many sexual enrichment programs focus on ways to enhance pleasure and performance. Knowing how to pleasure each other is important, but so is having tools to work with the limiting beliefs, unresolved hurt, and shame that leads many people to avoid sex in the first place.
By learning how to explore your experience mindfully, you can transform the internal barriers to your Pure Erotic Potential -the vast creativity available to you when you let go of goals and become embodied and attuned. For this reason, we focus on your state of mind more than on your behaviors.
If you just learned about your partner’s affair, you need time to recover your equilibrium and heal. Affair recovery has stages that include recovering from the disclosure crisis, understanding the affair’s meaning, and re-envisioning your post-affair relationship. The final step is erotic recovery.
If you have successfully moved through the first few stages and feel ready to re-engage erotically, then, by all means, attend our retreat. However, since you said you are in crisis, we suggest you work through the other phases first.
You are not alone. Many people have trouble expressing their desires or even knowing what they want. They have little practice looking within or have prohibitions against acknowledging their sexuality. Many of us learned early in life that our needs don’t matter, so we calibrate to others and quietly, “wait our turn.” Or, we may have asked for something, and it didn’t go well, so we stopped asking. We address these widespread issues in our retreats.
We also use mindfulness to help you listen to the deepest parts of you, to help you first get clear about where you are to give voice to your desires. Our mindful approach is about helping you access your inner knowing, rather than fixing you or changing your relationship.
We celebrate diversity and believe that every human being has a right to enjoy and express their sexuality, no matter their size, shape, age, or ability. According to the feedback we receive, we are very good at establishing a safe, non-judgmental, and inclusive environment.

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Retreats on mindful sexuality for couples
As relationships change, we face ongoing challenges to intimacy and desire.
Each retreat in the four-part series cultivates a new set of skills.
Cultivates curiosity and engagement when passion is ebbing.
Cultivates deep connection and trust when intimacy is fading
Cultivates freedom and play when creativity is dwindling.
Cultivates mystery and surprise when spontaneity is waning.
We want your “garden” to flourish for a lifetime, not just a season.
Begin by registering for our Intro Mini-Retreat, Erotic Presence for Pleasure, Connection & Growth ,the portal for all other Awaken Intimacy Retreats.
We put safety first and respect your unique journey as a couple.
PASSION & PRESENCE ® retreats are especially helpful for couples who are:
The training format consists of morning mindfulness followed by “tribe time” and one-on-one support from the leaders.
We intentionally foster an environment where couples support other couples. This dissolves the silence around sexuality that leads so many of us to feel deficient and ashamed. Rest assured, however, that we also respect your privacy. You will never be required to share explicit details about your sex life.
Throughout the day, we give short talks on mindful sexuality followed by experiential (non sexual) exercises that you complete under the supervision and supportive coaching of the leaders.
We help you get connected right from the start, so that you can meet difficulties as a team.
This is why we practice in class and give you assignments at night. We want you to feel confident that the skills you learn in the retreat will transfer to your life at home.
You will also receive private exercises to complete before and after group sessions.
These are not hands-on techniques, but rather gentle guidelines to cultivate a present and exploratory state of mind. Most participants find that the exercises add safety, particularly if you’re at an impasse, but you can always modify them to fit your individual needs.
Yes. You will acquire more ease in talking openly about sex through ice breakers, structured dialogues, and hearing the leaders talk about sex. We will teach you how to slow down, notice, and report on your experience in a way that engenders curiosity and compassion from your partner rather than defensiveness or withdrawal.
Time and again, we have seen couples recover the love and spark that once was theirs by starting to repair past hurts and becoming more vulnerable with each other. As you speak your deeper truths, you become re-acquainted and often re-engaged with one another. While this doesn’t happen for every couple, we have seen it often enough to know that emotional honesty can be a powerful aphrodisiac.
If you feel contempt for your partner, or have already “left” the relationship and do not want to return, then our retreats are not for you. We are happy to talk with you about your situation to determine if attending our retreats is the right course of action for you.
We love your enthusiasm! The retreats build on each other, so you must take Parts 1 and 2 in order. You can then take parts 3 and 4 in either order. We sometimes schedule the retreats back-to-back, which allows you to go through the program more quickly. Our live events in Australia and Europe usually combine Parts 1 & 2 or Parts 3 & 4.
Yes. The leaders are a cis-gendered, mostly heterosexual couple that loves working with couples of all orientations, preferences, and genders. The retreats address the everyday challenges of “real-life” sex that affect long-term relationships of all kinds. Challenges such as conflicting preferences, arousal pathways, low or mismatched desire, life stress, aging, bodily changes, as well as the eros-inhibiting effect of our early emotional learning.
Most of us have experienced some level of relational and sexual wounding. You can talk about your experiences if you want to, but you don’t have to. We will give you tools to heal from the past so you can recover a sense of trust in your body and partner. Many people with a history of trauma are relieved by how much attention we place on going slowly, staying mindful, and relinquishing goals.
Explore the full series of Passion & Presence® Retreats
Enhancing Intimacy and Desire with Mindfulness
Experiencing the Joy of Whole-Person Multimodal Sex
Dancing with Eros from the Inside Out
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Start with our Intro Mini-Retreat, the portal for our 7-Month Awakened Intimacy Training
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D epending on your age, you probably first heard about this subject via Sting, or Finch from American Pie 2 — and due to these somewhat questionable sources, are none the wiser as to what tantric sex actually is. Are we talking spiritual? Sexual? Will you have a 14-hour orgasm just by looking at someone? Allow us to explain and, perhaps, introduce you to a tantric retreat.
The word “tantra” refers to a type of instructional text that is usually written as a conversation between a god and a goddess. Many of these texts, which were written around 1,500 years ago, included socially transgressive rituals that promoted engagement with the taboo, including sex rites, destruction, intoxicating substances, and…human remains. The goal? Shift people’s thoughts from pure/impure to everything is sacred and intertwined.
Today, when we talk about tantra in the West, we’re usually talking about neo-tantra, which often uses sexuality as a route to self-exploration. Followers talk of a greater connection with their partner, emotional healing, longer-lasting orgasms, and relaxation. It’s based on more modern philosophical practices rather than the traditional tantric scriptures (the human remains bit didn’t make the cut, soz), and sexuality features more prominently.
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To help you navigate these complex waters, we’ve rounded up nine of the best tantric retreats in North America. Sadly none of these are Sting-endorsed (we did look), but who wants to pay megabucks for some celebrity-backed getaway anyway. These nine are the real deal and run by highly rated experts. Some are sex retreats , some are not.
Set high above the crashing waves of Big Sur, the Esalen Institute makes a seriously scenic spot to get in touch with your spiritual side. This favorite of the yogic crowd has been the go-to for new-age healing in California for over 60 years — so rest assured they know their stuff. As well as a full program of yoga, meditation, and tantric classes on offer, there’s also dance, lectures, and massage — plus the opportunity to grow your own organic food (and tuck into said homegrown goodies in-between classes).
Education underpins everything this organization does: from one-off lessons to scholarships and MBAs — there’s something on offer for all levels of commitments. The institute currently runs a tantric retreat (which they stress do not cover tantric sex), as well as a range of other courses and workshops. Check their calander for details.
Certified sex and intimacy pros Richard and Diana Daffner are on-hand to guide you through tantra tai chi — a practice pioneered by the couple and taught at all their retreats, both in-person and online. Spirituality plays a core focus here, with students being taught to connect the body with the mind to better live in the moment. Once you’re in this space, they’ll show you how to channel this energy into forging a deeper connection with your partner. There’s no nudity in the classes (or any of these on the list for that matter), but you’ll work on tightening the sexual muscles (called pubococcygeal, or PC) to focus your attention on this core part of your body.
You’ll need to source your own accommodation and food if you head off their in-person tantric retreat — but the good news is that keeps the cost down. For ultra-low-budget mode, sign up for one of their video programs and save on travel.
Laura’s courses merge tantra with traditional yoga and breathwork to help guests get back in touch with their sexual selves. She believes sexual energy is the core of our being — and when it’s blocked, we’re not reaching our full potential.
The accommodation itself is hidden away in a leafy forest (which will look dreamy in fall colors come October) and comes equipped with soft bamboo floors for yoga (and sleeping), plus the option to choose from futons in shared spaces to super-luxurious double beds in private rooms. All meals are included, and are homecooked and sattvic (that’s made using seasonal ingredients). Laura’s retreats come highly rated — five-star across the board, so book fast to secure a spot.
As one of the world’s leading sexperts with thousands of hours teaching, training and talking about intimacy to her name, Jacqueline Hellyer is a safe pair of hands. She runs various courses around the world, but being Australia-based, most happen there and in Bali. That doesn’t mean Americans need to miss out, though — her Men’s Sexual Mastery and Women’s Sexual Empowerment courses are all available online.
Combining tantric and taoist wisdom with a dash of science, her online sex courses are designed to push attendees up and away from society’s limited societal understanding of what sex is and should be.
Join tantra teachers Andrea and Jose, plus nine other students in the heart of the Sedona National Park desert. On this retreat , you’ll learn how to become a reiki healer, participate in ancient rituals, and dive into an array of workshops focused on breathwork, conscious touch, and tantric philosophy. You’ll also participate in a cacao ceremony (that’s drinking a brew made of native cacao with the rest of the group) followed by an ecstatic dance session to help you relax and connect with your fellow students. Thanks to its location right in the heart of Sedona, you’ll have ample opportunity to hike and connect with nature in-between classes.
Delivered in both Spanish and English, Tantra Festival Mexico (TFM) offers a full program of workshops, meditation, dance, and rituals to feed your soul and speed you towards deeper self-love. Held in Tulum, Morelos, this five-day four-night event includes a packed schedule of guided Tantric workshops (with different levels of intimacy to choose from), sensory rituals, and tribal gatherings — plus three delicious homecooked Mexican meals a day. Prices for the shared double room start from $884 and for that, you get an ensuite bathroom and direct access to a white sandy beach lapped by Caribbean waters.
Ideal for beginners and intermediate-level yoga folk, this retreat combines a blend of disciplines (including tantra) to help couples reconnect, recharge, and take their sexual pleasure to the next level. Under the expert guidance of course leader Nayano, a senior teacher of ipsalu tantra, guests will learn how to use cobra breath, unlock their sexual energy, heal stored emotions, and more.
The tantric retreat itself takes place in an eco-village nestled slap bang in the heart of Sequoia National Forest, a mile away from the California Hot Springs, and 18 miles away from the Trail of 100 Giants. So if you fancy unwinding among some of America’s premier natural sights, you’re in the right place. Offering excellent back for your buck, all study materials, accommodation, classes, and meals are included in the price — plus cooking classes, guide-led nature hikes, and pre-and post-retreat support. Another five-star-rated retreat, book soon to secure your spot.
Certified tantra and hatha yoga instruction, relationship coach, EFT practitioner, and more — Ashley Encantada can walk the walk. With a focus on emotional, psychological, and spiritual teachings, she’ll guide you through past trauma, pain, and fear toward the fulfilling sex life you’ve always wanted.
She runs various workshops around the US and Americas, plus online classes — so your options are flexible. This year’s tantra retreat is taking place in a secluded villa in San Miguel de Allende. All meals are covered, including a veggie brunch and homecooked dinner. Guests are also treated to horseback riding in a vineyard, salsa classes — and of course, plenty of tantra-led yoga and intimacy exercises to rekindle the romance. Guests get pre-and post- calls with Ashley, but for a little extra expert guidance, add one-on-one lessons onto your package.
One for all levels of experience, this tantric retreat is aimed at couples who want to deepen their connection. What does that mean, you ask? Well allow Dawn Cartwright to guide you: on this four-day retreat, you’ll learn to harness ecstatic energy, he
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