International Women’s Day Tantric Celebration
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Wonderful Women, you are warmly invited to join us in celebrating your feminine heart and the joy of being a woman!
This year, on International Women’s Day, Tara will host a day-long event rejoicing in the different aspects that encompass femininity. The intention of International Women’s Day is to celebrate women, and this intention is greatly aligned with the principles of Yoga and Tantra, inviting all women to come together. Part of bringing that sentiment alive is to explore and honour what it is to be feminine in all aspects of life.
The Tantric path venerates women as an embodiment of the Great Feminine Energy in the Universe, known in the Tantric tradition as Maha Shakti.
On this special day, we have the opportunity as women to shine as the goddesses we truly are and can be, through simply being together, learning from each other and enjoying all that it is to be feminine! This day is aimed to nourish your feminine Soul with creativity, heartful connection, sensuality, beauty and joy!
Through the numerous wonderful ways we can connect to our feminine nature, we come to realise that all women are unique – the many parts that make up a beautiful mosaic of femininity.
This celebratory day will include:
Yoga for awakening femininity & breathwork
Movement workshop for erotic awakening
Ritual of awakening the senses and the state of Shakti
Talks & workshops on tuning into your feminine heart
Delicious food and Ayurvedic tea
Market stalls by wonderful women
Inspiring artistic moments & Art exhibition
Time together as women
Henna art
Outline of the programme
10:30 – 11:00am – Welcome & Intro
11:00 – 12:15pm – Yoga for Awakening Femininity
To begin the beautiful journey of celebrating being a woman, we will practise Tantra Yoga specifically designed for you to centre and tune into your body and heart, to relax and let go of anything that doesn’t serve you.
The practice will include postures that help in awakening femininity and finding harmony on all levels of your being – physically, energetically, emotionally and spiritually.
We will also practise breathing techniques that will bring connection with your sacred feminine body, to tap into your energetic potential, to let go of any stress and mental agitation, and to uplift your soul, in preparation for the rest of this special day.
12:30 – 1:30pm – Becoming a Free Woman: Secret Wisdom of the Heart
To fully embrace and share the gift of our feminine power, we must first learn to trust the soft, steady wisdom of our hearts. Too often, we silence this inner voice – saying yes when we aren’t truly ready or holding back when we long to express ourselves freely. Over time, this disconnect can leave us unsure of how to reclaim our authentic expression.
In this workshop, we will explore the art of embodied consent and the deep wisdom of the feminine heart. Through guided practices and soulful inquiry, you will learn to listen to your inner truth, honour your boundaries, and step into your power with clarity and grace.
Come home to yourself. Your heart already knows the way.
1:30 – 2:30pm – Lunch
2:30 – 3:30pm – The 64 Arts of Femininity
The Kama Sutra is often misunderstood and underrated as simply a book of erotic postures, it is in fact so much more than that. As a manual of love, intimacy, and eroticism the Kama Sutra can bridge the gap that separates our erotic life with all other domains of our life.
One main feature of the Kama Sutra is the focus on the 64 arts and the suggestion that men and women aught to become adepts in the 64 arts to master the art of seduction. Through an active engagement with the 64 arts we create an opening to transmit and assimilate higher realities and engage with the art of living.
In this women’s workshop we will aim to awaken the state of femininity and observe how this naturally leads to an erotic openness, allowing us to effectively tap into the erotic potential and channel this vast energy into a game of creativity.
3:45 – 4:45pm – Erotic Awakening through Movement
Modern research proves that the more active we are in the bedroom, the healthier we are physically and mentally. Tantric methodology describes eroticism as a gateway to spiritual ecstasy. However, with the turning wheel that is our life, it can be difficult to feel connected to the erotic parts of ourselves, especially if there is currently no loving partner in our life.
The erotic power is an energy that can bring healing, regeneration and exalted states of pure happiness – so it should not be neglected or left dormant! It is up to us to be the catalysing force that we truly are, as erotically free women.
We will go on a journey of awakening erotically, literally shaking off tension, inhibitions and stress, to feel the beauty, freedom and delicious joy it is to be an erotic woman. Wear loose-fitting clothing and prepare to get hot & sweaty, as we move and dance to the rhythm of our sensual nature.
Knee-pads are recommended! There will be no sexual activity in this workshop.
4:45 – 5:00pm – Tea break
5:00 – 6:00pm – Sensual Conscious Touch
Learn how to express your affection, love and tenderness through your caress in this sensual touch workshop. Sensual touch is a wonderful feminine art of intimacy which allows you to confidently offer pleasure and love in your couple relationship.
6:15 – 7:30pm – Communion with the Essence of Femininity
As a meaningful conclusion to the activities of the day, we will gather for a ritual of communion with the Eternal Mother, Maha Shakti. We will aim to discover this divine presence residing within our hearts, through a journey of the five senses.
By activating the sense of smell, taste, sight, touch and sound through a myriad of creative ways, we will be brought into the present moment, to become totally aware of the sensations they have to offer, and through them we will allow ourselves to be guided into profound states of transcendence and expansion.
We hope that the effects of this ritual will continue to reverberate throughout your daily life, allowing your senses to be constant reminders of the presence of Maha Shakti within you!
7:30 – 8:00pm – Closing
We look forward to being together and celebrating with you!
Practical details
- Date: Saturday 8th March
- Time: 10:30am – 8pm
- Location: Tara Yoga Centre, London
- Prices: £45 members/ £65 non-members
- This workshop is for women only. Limited places!
*Members are those who are currently attending one of our courses, including Try Tara Pass holders.
Meet the teachers
Catherine Dunworth
Find out more about femininity
Journeys of Awakening Shakti (podcast)
A vital part of a woman becoming her true, authentic self is to embrace the gift of Shakti, and connect with the creative life force inside her being, that is waiting to be activated.
For many women there is a moment when the desire to fully awaken becomes powerful and insistent. The question then is, what to do next?
Tantra provides many answers, many techniques to support and maintain this awakening, including the opportunity to be in a community of women who are learning to open their hearts and indeed their whole beings, to Shakti; learning to see what is beautiful in others.