Polarity Retreat 2025
Where Heaven Meets Earth
Join us on this week-long immersive experience of discovering the enigmatic dance between the masculine and the feminine poles.
Polarity, and the intensity of the game between the feminine and the masculine, is the source of power in our evolution and spiritual awakening. Tantra uses the power that comes with strong polarity to fulfil our greatest potential in this life through inner alchemical processes, triggering our transformation until a genuine shift manifests.
When the game of polarity is alive and the process of inner alchemy is intense, ecstasy arises within, and with it comes existential joy and lasting happiness.
Through the eternal dynamics of yang and yin, of the Sun and the Moon, the masculine and the feminine, we can discover the pure and intimate manifestations of our soul.
Lectures, workshops, playful games, creative and sensual interactions will be the background of this elevated experience, that will unfold in a week-long magical atmosphere of connection and intimacy.
What is Polarity Retreat and why should I join?
The annual Polarity Retreat is a week-long immersive experience of discovering the enigmatic dance between the masculine and the feminine. This dance plays out in the retreat as a specific programme designed for men and a specific programme designed for women both including yoga, meditation, workshops and talks.
The men go on a journey exploring how they relate to masculinity – or in the Tantric tradition the conscious principle known as Shiva – and how they can develop their masculine qualities. This is explored through the various tantric practices including self-enquiry, archetypal models and self-transfiguration. For the men, it is also essential in how they relate to the feminine, which in the Tantric tradition is referred to as ‘Shakti’ – the energy and life force of creation. The adoration of men towards the women as Shakti is transforming the experience from simple fleeting interactions to an inner attitude which becomes the cornerstone of the man.
During this retreat, the women will enjoy a programme where they can unveil layer by layer the vastness of their femininity. The women can understand more their relationship to ‘Shakti’ and all the ways they can invite Her into their life more, allowing for a greater feeling of nourishment, contentment and elation! Deepening their connection to their feminine heart, the women discover a deepened admiration and appreciation for the masculine, ‘Shiva’, realising there is nothing without Him and He is within everything.
Throughout the week, there are meaningful interactions between the men and women, which give us the direct experience of the masculine and feminine uniting. These interactions can be spontaneous, however are facilitated in a space of love, understanding and attention.
Who is this retreat for?
- This retreat is for men aiming to improve in the bedroom, becoming a better lover both romantically and erotically.
- This retreat is for men aspiring to awaken their willpower, attention, consciousness and adoration of the feminine.
- This retreat is for women wanting to connect more with their femininity through sensuality, love, freedom and admiration of the masculine.
- This retreat is for women longing to be amongst a sisterhood of like-hearted women.
- This retreat is for men and women who long to discover themselves and all the potential that has yet to be fully awakened.
- This retreat is for men and women who wish to experience the beauty of polarity between the masculine and feminine poles.
The retreat programme includes:
Playful Activities
Time together as women
Time together as men
Yoga
Homemade healthy vegan food
Time in nature
Parties
Talks
Yoga in pairs
Meditations
Workshops
Rituals
Watch the video below to get a taste of our previous Polarity Retreats!
Testimonials from past Polarity Retreats
The Polarity Retreat is one of our fundamental events, and has been held annually since 2011. We have guided hundreds of people in their journey of bringing deep fulfilment, happiness and transformation to their life through embracing the game joyful of Polarity. Hear from previous participants about their experience:
I attended Polarity retreat so far five times, and they have been watershed moments for me. The first time I participated was the first time I really “got” the idea of Polarity. In that retreat I became aware for the first time of the game between the masculine and the feminine. And this has impacted all areas of my life, from relationships to eroticism, to work and spiritual practice.
What I discovered in this retreat was everything my heart that I had deeply desired for many years beforehand. This retreat was a very special experience for me as I felt I could truly be who I was, who I truly am – a version of myself who’d been hiding just beneath the surface only occasionally coming out. After integrating the notions taught in the Polarity retreat into my life, I discovered a deeper happiness and freedom … Read more
What a great playground to experience the contrast of feminine and masculine energy exchange! It gives you a flavour of how we can play the game of life, not afraid to be a child again, not afraid to love, not afraid to care and to experience a whole new range of emotions that enhance the quality of our life and the quality of our human relationships!
It was one of the few events that I think transformed me deeply and I was never the same after it!
The retreat was extraordinary, but not for everyone as it required curiosity and openness to appreciate life from a whole new perspective. Being under the same roof with other women, learning and being inspired together, listening and watching them being moved and crying was beautiful and deeply nourishing. Then the time where we consciously (and with lots of curiosity) interacted with men at the retreat became the cherry on top.
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Tara’s Polarity Retreat is one of a kind. This is not your normal yoga retreat.
You enter a kind of fascinating tantra bubble that is both mysterious and enlightening.
And one that is hard to leave come the end.
I attended the Polarity Retreat in 2022. The venue was a gorgeous mansion in the serene English countryside. Men and women stayed in different parts of the building, creating a sense of mystery between us. The men spent time practising in the morning, to amplify our masculinity and solarity. I think it was on day 3 when we were first surprised by a visit from the women, and it was such a sublime experience, that I can still remember …
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Application Process
The Polarity Retreat is a beautiful adventure that is also transforming. Participants may inevitably reach certain limits, and we wish to create a safe and loving space where all participants have the opportunity to courageously face these limitations, and to open to transformation and a genuine leap of consciousness. We therefore evaluate the readiness of all those who wish to join the retreat, to ensure that this retreat is really suitable for them. We ask everyone who wishes to sign up to complete an application form. We may also invite you to have a conversation with us before concluding your application. Any questions about this can also be answered during the application process.
Pricing
Super early bird
£600
max 15
SOLD OUT
Early bird
£700
max 15
SOLD OUT
Full price
£800
Limited places available
Deposit: £150 (non-refundable & non-transferable)
To secure a place please submit your application and pay a deposit through the buttons below. Deposit is fully refundable if application is not approved.
If you are facing financial difficulty please email events@coreole.com to discuss paying for the retreat in instalments at early bird or full price.
All instalment payments are non-refundable and need to be completed by 10th January 2025. Payments are transferable to another retreat, however.
The deposit is non-refundable
About the Venue
Deanwood Holidays, Forest of Dean
The event will take place in the lovely Deanwood. Five hundred and sixty feet above sea level, Deanwood is tucked away on the edge of The Royal Forest of Dean. With stunning views and dark skies; where deer, birds and sometimes wild boar can be seen, Deanwood creates the perfect conditions for our magical retreat.
The address is Deanwood Holidays, Yorkley Wood Road, Gloucestershire, GL15 4TY
You can come by car, or public transportation to the local train station (Lydney station), and we will pick you up (detailed transportation information will be provided when you register).
Click here to see the venue in detail!
Accommodation Options
Indoor
Deanwood Holidays have many beautiful cottages as well as dormitories. We aim to keep our retreat as cost friendly as possible, so accommodation is based on sharing with 2-4 people in each cottage, or more in the dormitories. You can request room mates if you wish and we will do our best to accommodate.
Food
Our healthy delicious food will be totally vegan/vegetarian and refined sugar free, as well as being gluten free as much as possible. It is homemade with love by a wonderful team of karma yogis.
Teas and light snacks will also be available throughout the day.
– Please note we cannot cater for special diets but we will try to accommodate your needs as much as possible.
Find out more about polarity!
The Universal Principle of Polarity (blog article)
Polarity is a principle that governs everything in creation, and is expressed in many other philosophies and traditions, as well as in science. Men and woman are the clearest examples both of polarity, and the importance of understanding this principle in life. By observing this principle in all aspects of our life, we can reach a state of balance and harmony that is essential for true spiritual awakening, empowerment and the revelation of our Godly Nature.
Polarity: The Play of Life (podcast episode)
The two polar elements, plus and minus, masculine and feminine, are in a constant dance, back and forth, striving for balance. As teachers Maria Porsfelt and Morgan Arundel tell student Vivienne Rush, with perseverant and focused practice we can join that dance, and by polarising and harnessing energies we can feel surges of happiness and willpower strengthening at our core.
