Tantra, yoga, ecstatic dance, contango
In Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria and Germany
Hi everyone,
I’m writing these words on a screen. You’re reading them on a screen. Our eyes read symbols, translate them into words, our brains interpret the ideas, neurons fire and….very soon you might find yourself face to face with other people, moving your bodies in weird and wonderful ways. :)
A few events to consider:
Tantric Joy Festival Amsterdam
18 - 22 June, the Netherlands
‘Almost last call for the Tantric Joy Festival Amsterdam, only 6 weeks to go! Join us for 5 days of Joy with 30 international facilitators offering you 60 workshops and 6 temples to choose from. The workshop schedule of the festival is online on the website. There are still regular tickets but availability is getting limited as we wish to keep the festival to a maximum of 350 people. Happy to meet you in June! Mark & Anna.’
12 - 19 July, Sweden
‘With its intention to create a collective experience of peace, joy, and devotion, the festival aims to contribute to the current awakening of humanity. The wisdom teachings shared serve as inspirational guidance towards a collective and individual awakening. Yoga Mela is a vibrant gathering to honor the beauty, love, and sacredness of life.’
18 - 20 July in Germany
‘Here all dancers are invited to be dancing together with time and space in one place! Contact improvisation and tango will meet here and merge into one dance style. You are invited to be there in July. This is about discovering and developing both dance styles in combination as an individual dancer. Experienced teachers are invited to accompany different ways of connecting dance styles with intensive lessons and workshops.’
27 July - 1 August
‘Experience the magic of a 4 day immersive festival. Located in Ecovillage Hainburg on the border of Austria and Slovakia. Ecstatica offers an enchanting blend of Ecstatic Dance, breathwork, live music, embodied movement, educational workshops, performances, and a vibrant community atmosphere.’
It’s always seemed to me that in many ways bodies reveal the secrets their owners might not prefer to reveal. We move, we dance, we meet, we feel…and therein lie mysteries that it takes a lifetime to understand.
At the Festival of Sensuality (18-27 July in the Czech Republic) we embrace these mysteries, explore them in discussion and workshops, we invite ourselves to embark on an open-ended adventure to live a more vivacious, connected, sensual life…
Tom Thumb
Editor of www.festivalsandretreats.com
Hi Tom, what about Canada? Do you have any festival news on Canada?