TANTRANORTH

TantraNorth is affiliated to Skydancing UK. Skydancing UK was started by John Hawken who trained with Margot Anand, the founder of Skydancing Tantra and author of “The Art of Sexual Ecstasy.”

I have worked with tantra since 2000 and have done 3 years of Singles Training, this last year as John Hawken’s assistant.

I have been interested in the relationship between the “energy body” and the “physical body” all my life. Before I discovered tantra I studied yoga, massage, psychodrama, meditation, astrology and 5 Rhythms Dance. In 1999, just before I discovered tantra I wrote “The Complete Guide to Energy Medicine” (Gaia Books) which was a culmination of my experience of the energy body, healing and complementary therapies.

I have experience of many branches of complementary medicine. I am a qualified Homeopath as well as an Orthodox Doctor.

I organise monthly 5 hour workshops and introductory weekend workshops in Shap and the North of England. I also am available for private sessions. All sessions are available for singles or couples.

AWAKENING TO TANTRA.

Would you like to feel the joy and energy and heightened sensuality that you have when you fall in love…..all the time? Tantra is a route to take you there….and beyond. Tantra originated in India at the same time as the development of Yoga. This makes it thousands of years old. Ultimately Tantra, like Yoga, is a route to Union with the One and is a profoundly spiritual practice. However it has often been ridiculed as a superficial search for pleasure and obsession with sexuality. This is not to say that pleasure and sexuality are not components, as they are for life itself.

Tantra can be pursued at many levels, and each person discovering Tantra will be drawn to it by a different need. It is likely that this need will change as the experience deepens. Tantra can easily accommodate such changes; it is a very broad and deep path. For many people an issue around sexuality is the start of their tantric journey, as it is one of the few spiritual practices which fully embraces sexuality.

So what happens in Tantra? This hard to answer as tantric practices are many and varied. However it would be true to say that most Tantra is based on a combination of movement, breathing, voice and visualization, which are key tools.

Skydancing Tantra is based on the traditional Tantra teachings but has been adapted to relate more intensely to our Western 21 st Century society. The exercises and meditations do include traditional tantric rituals but also include massage, dance, Gestalt, Bioenergetics, theatre work, breathwork, and shamanic work. Margot Anand, author of “The Art of Sexual Ecstasy”, originally developed Skydancing Tantra in the 60s and 70s. John Hawken has taught Skydancing Tantra in the UK for the past 15 years. He was trained by Margot.

For more information about Skydancing and details of their program nationwide log on to: www.tantralaboratory.com

WHATS HAPPENING?

Saturday afternoon tantra

One Saturday a month I hold an open session for beginners and more advanced students. The session is open to couples and singles. These sessions are ideal either as a first taste of tantra or an opportunity to "top up", reconnect and deeper your experience of the tantra experience.

2006 dates are:

October - no date Halifax weekend

November 25th

December 16th

2007

January 13th

Cost is £30pp single £50pp couple. I also offer work exchange on these sessions.

Awakening to Energy weekend workshop

October 7-8th 2006

This is a workshop is ideal for beginners although more experienced students are welcome, and will find it stimulating.

It is a residential workshop held at Stod Fold Barn, near Halifax. The Friday evening October 6th is an open evening of tantra. It is free to those attending the workshop and £15 to others. The main workshop starts at 10.30 Saturday and finishes 5pm Sunday. It is facilitated by Robert Osborn of Skydancing Tantra UK and Oxford Tantra and myself. Cost £100 singles £180 couples.,includes basic shared accommodation and food. B+B Friday night £10pp. Numbers are limited on this workshop, so please book early to secure a place. £50 deposit will secure your place.

Awakening to the Goddess day workshop

Sunday January 14th 2006

This workshop, which runs from 11am to 7pm is designed for women only. It is held in Shap, Cumbria. It is a wonderful opportunity to explore tantra in the unique environment that is created when women come together in creativity, nurturing and delight. Beginners and more experienced participants are welcome. The weekend is facilitated by Marta Emmitt of Oxford Tantra and Skydancing Tantra UK and myself. Cost £45 plus bring lunch to share. Numbers are limited so please book early to secure a place. £20 deposit will secure a place.

PRIVATE SESSIONS

I am available for private individual or couple sessions. “Mini-workshops” available for groups of 3 or more. Hourly rates plus travel expenses if appropriate apply. Please note, I only accept singles who have attended at least one workshop or Saturday afternoon session.

For more information about tantra, or the workshops in the North of England please contact Helen Dziemidko.

Helen@TantraNorth.co.uk

Tel: 01931 716816