Dance your Fantasy: Carnaval Masque Dance Event/ Awakening the Ecstatic Body
2023-02-18 00:00 (Europe/Athens)
~ Dance your Fantasy, Saturday, Feb. 18th, 20.30- 22.30~ Awakening the Ecstatic Body, Sunday, Feb. 19th, 12.00- 15.00

Dance your Fantasy: Express yourself!
A Tao & Tantra masque night full of dance and connection. We will move, shake and mingle with the other guests to loosen up the body, reconnect and relax. Music by DJ Atithi.
Traditionally Carnaval marked the end of winter and the awakening of spring. This was a time when the fresh, new and undiscovered energies of youth and vitality burst forth into society. In today’s world, masquerading as a sexy sorceress or a powerful lord can help to release pent-up tension and to access important and untapped powers lying within our hearts and minds!
Put on a costume and a mask or come as you are, in your favourite clothes!

Awakening the Ecstatic Body:
Awakening the Ecstatic Body is an exploration of the healing, vitalising and creative forces which often lay dormant within this beautiful and elegant vessel which this human life has gifted us.
Ecstasy is alive, pulsing and waiting to be discovered and manifested as our truest personal expression. There is no greater tonic to the human spirit than when sensual energy is connected to the heart!

This event will showcase techniques and rituals designed to help us, first, to feel more bodily connected to our senses and, second, to celebrate this beautiful, temporary gift we have been given without shame. We will remind ourselves of the longing and desire that is innate in us to experience ourselves and our world in bold, new ways and, eventually, to embody our love while manifesting our truest selves.

The event is open to all singles, couples and partners of whatever style of relationship. All are welcome regardless of prior experience, sexual orientation, age or any other designation. No one will ever be obliged to go beyond one’s limits of what one feels is safe.

~ Costs: Pay in advance this special price by 13/2/23
Dance your fantasy, 15 euros
Awakening the Ecstatic Body, 30 euros
Both events, 40 euros
Pay at the door, both events 50 euros
~ You can participate in either or both events. We recommend participating in both if you wish to attend Awakening the Ecstatic Body
~ Pre-registration is required
~ Please arrive on time for both events. Doors open 30 minutes before events start
~Bring your water bottle and extra clothes
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WhatsApp: 697 807 4464
info@taoandtantra.com
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Essence of Desire @ Osho Afroz Meditation Center
2023-08-20 00:00
Eressos, Lesvos Island, Greece
20 Aug – 25 Aug, 2023
When you hear the word ‘desire’ what immediately comes to mind? A sound? A caress? A weekend alone with a good book?! When you see a beautiful flower do you immediately uproot it from the ground or do you leave it to admire it later? How about a kiss from your lover? How do you manage that desire?
In all eastern cultures and philosophic traditions desire is an important theme that must be reckoned with by individuals interested in spiritual evolution. In Buddhism desire is seen as one of the major obstacles in reaching nirvana. In Taoism desire is a fundamental aspect of a person’s essential nature which must be fully integrated into consciousness. In Tantra desire is seen as a guidepost toward unity with the divine.
Desire is a function of the human heart and its manifestations are as varied as the humans who feel those desires and project them out into the world. But desire is also a surface, and in Essence of Desire we will explore what jewels of transformation exist below that surface. We will use movement, massage, sound, meditation, the five senses and especially the sense of touch- Taoist & Tantric massage techniques to engage in a deeper relationship with self and lover.
Osho says: “I have a totally different concept of desire. First, desire itself is God. Desire without any object, desire without being goal-oriented, unmotivated desire, pure desire, is God. The energy called desire is the same energy as God.”
“Desire has not to be destroyed, it has to be purified. Desire has not to be dropped, it has to be transformed. Your very being is desire; to be against it is to be against yourself and against all. To be against it is to be against the flowers and the birds and the sun and the moon. To be against it is against all creativity. Desire is creativity.” Osho, The Book of Wisdom.
If you have worked with us before you will recognise the container we create together to provide a safe foundation for joy, openness and transformation. If you are new to Tao & Tantra this will be a deep dive into learning:
~ why sexuality is sacred
~ simple exercises for health, vitality and relaxation
~ about men’s and women’s orgasms
~ techniques of self-awareness and pleasure
~ to accept limitations and reject outdated self- perceptions
~ to create depth, spaciousness and potential in relationship
~ to become aware of one’s longing for authentic expression
All are welcome regardless of prior experience, sexual orientation, age or any other designation.
Timetable: Every day 10.00-17.00 with 2 night sessions
Details:
7-8am Dynamic meditation
Breakfast
10am-2pm Morning session
2pm Lunch
3-5pm Afternoon session
5.30-6.30pm Kundalini meditation
7pm Evening Meeting
8.20pm Dinner
9.30-10.30pm Night session ( 2 )
For more information and to register contact: info@oshoafroz.com
For more information about Tao and Tantra: info@taoandtantra.com
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Awakening the Ecstatic Body: Tao & Tantra Party!
2024-02-16 00:00
Tao & Tantra Holiday Party! More information about what to bring will be announced closer to the date.
Practical and Booking information
~Reservations are required. ‘Reservation’ means payment of full or partial amount. Contact: info@mariatelidou.gr or +30 694 976 2983
~3-hour Introductory Seminars: 20 euros if you come alone, 35 euros for couples.
Payment methods
~Through Paypal: paypal.me/TaoandTantra
~Bank transfer (Alpha Bank or Ethniki Trapeza).
~Payment at the venue.
~Come 20 minutes before the event begins as we will begin precisely and entry will not be possible.
~There is a limited number of spaces. Priority will be given to those who have prepaid the 19 or 10-day annual course.
~Ideally, we need an equal number of women and men. That is why we recommend you bring your own partner, friend or acquaintance with whom you feel familiar on some level of intimacy. This person may be of the same sex. Inform us ahead of time if you plan to come with someone or if we need to pair you with someone.
~Wear comfortable clothing that helps you to expresses yourself. Bring a bottle of water and a notebook and pen. (Depending on the event we may inform you about further required materials.)
~The seminars will be in English with a Greek translation.
~Seminars, whether they are introductory or the yearly courses, are open to ALL irrespective of experience, gender, age, culture, religion, sexual orientation, occupation or social status. You may all come, whether or not you have a partner, you are in any marriage, partnership or friendship relationship or even if you are single or want to stay single.
~The seminars, will include ways to mentally, energetically and emotionally connect with yourself and your partner. They include group and individual familiarization, opening and interaction exercises. No one will ever be forced to go beyond what he thinks is safe for him/her.
The seminars are open and addressed to:
~Those who wish to refine, explore and deepen the physical power of love, compassion, unity and creation.
~Those who want to continue to experience love without prejudice and to increase and maintain their vital energy.
~Young adults who want to create an authentic and meaningful foundation for love and companionship.
~Couples who want to experience a meaningful and profound new dimension in their relationship.
~Couples who may find it difficult to reach harmonious erotic communication.
~People who have been mentally or physically frustrated, injured or blocked in family or partner relationships.
~Doctors, psychotherapists, holistic alternative therapists, social workers, psychologists, educators, etc. who want to understand more deeply the connection of erotic energy to health and human behavior.
~Couples who, having busy family and work lives and having been distracted from their own needs by daily responsibilities, have lost the essential loving connection between each other.
~People who have children and adolescents and wish to educate them on the simplicity and naturalness of love and companionship.
~All those who are confused, hesitant, shy in erotic issues and have difficulty expressing or functioning in love matters.
~Those who are alone and who want to prepare for a complete physical, emotional and spiritual companionship.
~Those who are single by choice but want to maintain the best possible relationship with themselves and others and learn how to interact with others in a meaningful way.

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Tao & Tantra: Freedom + Love
2024-08-18 00:00 - 2024-08-23 23:59
We are excited and deeply honored to offer this 6-day journey on one of the most essential themes; one which moves our lives and holds a key towards our integration. In this unique place, Osho Afroz, a community and an environment that supports our body, mind and spirit to flourish, we meet with old and new friends as our senses call to us, moment by moment, to create our reality with passion and truth, together.

Freedom and love are like two wings of a great bird; a bird that cannot live unless it is able to fly. Have you ever considered how they are related? Are you ready to unravel the mystery?

We are excited and honored to offer this 6-day journey on one of the most essential themes; one which moves us on so many levels and holds a key towards our integration of love, sex, intimacy & freedom.

Unlike other paradigmatic forces- yin & yang, masculine & feminine, light & dark, good & evil- freedom & love don’t strike us as strictly oppositional, except for one aspect of our human reality- intimate relationships.

This workshop is designed with one main purpose- to get to the heart of the struggle between the search for deep, loving intimacy and the longing for the lasting feeling of freedom within that intimacy. Owing to the gravity of this central question, we have to start where we are, with a simple inquiry: Am I more identified with the freedom or love? Or perhaps equally as important, am I more resistant to freedom or love?

“Love has to be of the quality that gives freedom, not new chains for you; a love that gives you wings and supports you to fly as high as possible.” ~Osho

“Unless meditation is achieved, love remains a misery. Once you have learned how to live alone, once you have learned how to enjoy your simple existence, for no reason at all, then there is a possibility of solving the second, more complicated problem of two persons being together. Only two meditators can live in love- and then love will not be a koan.” ~Osho

Please note: this is not a workshop for beginners. As we want to go to the heart of the issues that divide us from each other and from ourselves we are looking for participants who have a sincere desire to go deep. This workshop will be the most exciting and complete experience we have ever created!

We will:

Use the Tao & Tantra precepts to create a vital, healing space where relating creates transformation

Use rite, prayer and meditation to create rituals of ecstasy, beauty and truth

Learn how love and freedom are at the foundation of our most deeply held beliefs about relationship

Experience how responsibility is a door to freedom and freedom is a gateway to connection

Use inquiry, one-to-one relating and ritual to resolve repetitive mistakes in relating

Use sensuality, touch, massage, music and our unique environment to evoke primal passions

Use meditation to penetrate those primal mysteries and compassion to resolve old belief patterns

Learn to use depth of feeling as a tool to discover and liberate deep longing for connection

Experience the necessity of aloneness in relationship

Learn to tap universal reserves of energy to create a life that is a work of art

If you have worked with us before you will recognise the container we create together to provide a safe foundation for joy, openness and transformation, in which we learn:

Why sexuality is sacred

Simple exercises for health, vitality and relaxation

About men’s and women’s orgasms

Techniques of self-awareness and pleasure

To accept limitations and reject outdated self- perceptions

To create depth, spaciousness and potential in relationship

To become aware of one’s longing for authentic expression

*Anyone interested in a deep dive, an embodied and experiential journey into the questions that lie at the foundation of their relationship choices, is welcome; but first you must:

Have completed one of our prior workshops, or

Have some prior Tantra, Taoist or other sacred sexuality experience, and

Complete a 15 minute, online interview with us, prior to registration.

All (singles and couples) are welcome regardless of sexual orientation, age or any other designation.

Couples may choose whether or not to work with their partner or with others.

More details will be forthcoming once registration is complete.

Schedule & Timetable: 18-23 August

(subject to change)

Everyday: 10.00 – 17.00 with 2 night sessions 10am-2pm Morning session2pm Lunch3-5pm Afternoon session5.30-6.30pm Kundalini meditation7pm Evening Meeting8.20pm Dinner9.30-11.00pm Night session ( 2 )

In the spirit of freedom & love,Kalpita & Atithi

Tao & Tantra: Horizons
2025-08-18 12:00 - 2025-08-21 13:00 | Osho Afroz Meditation Center, Eressos, Lesvos, Greece
We want to celebrate 10 years of Tao & Tantra with you by offering two, new workshops to our repertoire! Is your spirit ready for a new journey?

Tao & Tantra: Horizons

Standing on top of a mountain one can see far and wide. In fact, it is said that from the highest peaks of the Himalayas one can perceive the curvature of the earth. From that perspective the view is marvelous and the spirit longs to soar great distances. A horizon, however, can only be experienced from far away. Just like a rainbow, when you try to close the distance the horizon moves away at the same rate. You never arrive to what you perceive from the distance. The virtues of a horizon are perspective, solitude, vastness, interconnection, gratitude and celebration!

Similarly, when we meet someone new, the heart comes alive with all manner of hopes, wishes, fears and even fantasies. The longing of the spirit for connection makes us crazy! Sooner or later, it becomes clear that what one perceives at the beginning of the journey together is never how we feel within the intimacy of relationship. When the connection deepens it means more togetherness, more intimacy, love and romance until it’s enough, then perhaps, too much! If the connection breaks, we create distance again. We need time and space to integrate, to heal and evolve. When we’re ready to turn around and look back at what happened we have a fresh, new perspective on our journey. Closure is also a horizon! We begin to conceive of a life lived well as one that prominently features both intimacy and aloneness.

This workshop is designed for singles and couples who are ready to look, with honest eyes, at the hard work we have been doing; to accept it, to celebrate being alive on this spirit path, and to enjoy doing it! Some key words for this journey are perspective, projections, boundaries, archetypes and transfiguration.

Note:

~ This workshop is a pre-requisite to Sacred Union (22- 24, August, 2025), the workshop for couples that immediately follows Horizons.

~ Singles may continue on to Sacred Union after finding a suitable match during this workshop.

~ Required on time arrival; preferably one day before.

In this workshop we will:

~ celebrate the aliveness of being on a spiritual path together

~ use the Tao & Tantra precepts to create a vital, healing space where relating creates transformation

~ learn to use all of our senses to ‘see’ the truth of how we relate to connection

~ learn about our personal relationship to perception and how it creates emotion

~ use rite, prayer and meditation to create rituals of ecstasy, beauty and truth

~ use inquiry, one-to-one relating and ritual to resolve repetitive mistakes in relating

~ use sensuality, touch, massage, music, dance and our unique environment to evoke primal passions

~ use meditation to penetrate those primal mysteries and compassion to resolve old belief patterns

~ learn to use depth of feeling as a tool to discover and liberate deep longing for connection

~ learn to tap universal reserves of energy to create a life that is a work of art

If you have worked with us before you will recognise the container we create together to provide a safe foundation for joy, openness and transformation, in which we learn:

~ simple exercises for health, vitality and relaxation~ about men’s and women’s orgasms~ techniques of self-awareness and pleasure~ to accept limitations and reject outdated self- perceptions~ to create depth, spaciousness and potential in relationship~ to become aware of one’s longing for authentic expression

All (singles and couples) are welcome regardless of sexual orientation, age or any other designation. Couples may choose whether or not to work with their partner or with others.

Schedule: 18-21/8/25

~ Start after lunch on the 18th and finish after lunch on the 21st

~ Some night sessions, 9:30-11pm.

So, if you are ready to jump in contact Osho Afroz for registration and booking your stay: info@oshoafroz.com If you have any questions, email us directly (info@taoandtantra.com) or contact us on Whatsapp or Viber at +30 697 807 4464.

In the spirit of trust and truth,

Atithi & Kalpita

Tao & Tantra: Sacred Union
2025-08-22 10:00 - 2025-08-24 17:00 | Osho Afroz Meditation Center, Eressos, Lesvos, Greece
We want to celebrate 10 years of Tao & Tantra with you by offering two, new workshops to our repertoire! Is your spirit ready for a new journey?

Tao & Tantra: Sacred Union, 22- 24, August, 2025

Sacred union is a term used in Tantra to describe the pinnacle moment of the merging of the divine forces of Shiva & Shakti, the sacred masculine and feminine principles regarded as the foundation of all interactions in the universe. The term ‘sacred’ refers to the belief that this moment is inherently transpersonal, beyond human capability of comprehension and, therefore ineffable or unable to be spoken about. The term ‘union’ is used in its most fundamental aspect, namely that there is an experience of life for humans that is ‘consciousness beyond duality’. Sacred union is therefore a transpersonal experience, which is incomprehensible, ineffable consciousness beyond duality.

This view, while not inherently sexual or sensual, is used in Tantra because the goal of union of the divine feminine and masculine is only, truly attained within each partner, simultaneously and spontaneously. Tantric schools taught that because sexuality and sensuality are aspects of our human experience which are so rich with energetic potential they are, therefore, capable of attracting our awareness so totally that they act as vehicles to transpersonal experience. Moreover, Tantric couples understand that their relationship is a divine vehicle meant to harmonize the universal inner masculine and inner feminine aspects within each partner through the external catalyst of physical attraction and loving connection. As this happens it sends ripples outward, affecting those around the couple and, on a microcosmic level, the world and the universe.

While these lofty ideals may not be the prerogative of every couple, it is our hope to inspire and instill this consciousness as an active, growing seed within those couples who enter this space with us.

Note:

~ This workshop is open to any couple* who sincerely wishes to work toward mutual and personal integrity, honesty, connection and intimacy.

~ Any couple who wishes to join must also complete Tao & Tantra: Horizons (18- 21, August, 2025), the workshop which immediately precedes Sacred Union.

~We recommend booking your accommodation as soon as possible. August fills up quickly!

*The term ‘couple’ may refer to any intimate partnership including, but not limited to new relationships, long term partnerships and LGBTQ relationships

It is worth mentioning that this workshop is very dear to us as a couple on the path of sacred sexuality. We love working with couples and watching as intimacy is revealed, enlivened, integrated and refined. For us it amounts to watching divine artistry or poetry in spontaneous creation. Because of this we intend to make sure that our space is held and maintained in the utmost care. For intimacy and transformation to flourish, an environment of safety and security must be the highest principles.

In this workshop we will:

~ use the Tao & Tantra precepts to create a vital, healing space where relating creates transformation

~ learn to use sensuality, conscious touch and massage to create intimacy

~ utilize Tantric and Taoist concepts to create a language for relating

~ utilize the trust and love of our partner and the power of our own longing to evolve a sense of self that can only be achieved in relationship to a beloved

~ use music, dance and our unique environment to evoke primal passions

~ use rite, prayer and meditation to create rituals of ecstasy, beauty and truth

~ use inquiry, one-to-one relating and ritual to resolve repetitive mistakes in relating

~ use meditation to penetrate those primal mysteries and compassion to resolve old belief patterns

~ experience the necessity of aloneness in relationship

~ learn to use depth of feeling as a tool to discover and liberate deep longing for connection

~ learn to tap universal reserves of energy to create a life that is a work of art

If you have worked with us before you will recognise the container we create together to provide a safe foundation for joy, openness and transformation, in which we learn:

~ why sexuality is sacred~ simple exercises for health, vitality and relaxation~ about men’s and women’s orgasms~ techniques of self-awareness and pleasure~ to accept limitations and reject outdated self- perceptions~ to create depth, spaciousness and potential in relationship~ to become aware of one’s longing for authentic expression

Schedule: 22-24/8/25

~ Beginning at 10am on the 22nd and finishing on the 24th at 5pm.

~ Some night sessions, 9:30-11pm.

If you are ready to jump in contact Osho Afroz for registration and booking your stay: info@oshoafroz.com If you have any questions, email us directly (info@taoandtantra.com) or contact us on Whatsapp or Viber at +30 6978074464.

In the spirit of trust and love,

Atithi & Kalpita

Freedom & Love '26 edition
2026-08-17 10:00 - 2026-08-22 17:00 | Osho Afroz Meditation Center, Eressos, Lesvos, Greece
We are excited and honored to offer this 6-day journey on one of the most essential themes; one which moves us on so many levels and holds a key towards our integration of love, sex, intimacy & freedom.

Freedom and love are like two wings of a great bird; a bird that cannot live unless it is able to fly. Have you ever considered how they are related? Are you ready to unravel the mystery?

Unlike other paradigmatic forces- yin & yang, masculine & feminine, light & dark, good & evil- freedom & love don’t strike us as strictly oppositional, except for one aspect of our human reality- intimate relationships.

This workshop is designed with one main purpose- to get to the heart of the struggle between the search for deep, loving intimacy and the longing for the lasting feeling of freedom within that intimacy. Owing to the gravity of this central question we have to start where we are; with inquiry: Am I more identified with freedom or love? Am I more resistant to freedom or love? What does freedom look like in the context of deep intimacy? How can I love totally while honoring deep commitments to myself?

“Love has to be of the quality that gives freedom, not new chains for you; a love that gives you wings and supports you to fly as high as possible.” ~Osho

“Unless meditation is achieved, love remains a misery. Once you have learned how to live alone, once you have learned how to enjoy your simple existence, for no reason at all, then there is a possibility of solving the second, more complicated problem of two persons being together. Only two meditators can live in love- and then love will not be a koan.” ~Osho

As we want to go to the heart of the issues that divide us from each other and from ourselves, we are looking for participants who want to celebrate and at the same time, to go deep! We will:

Use the Tao & Tantra precepts to create a vital, healing space where relating creates transformation

Use rite, prayer and meditation to create rituals of ecstasy, beauty and truth

Learn how love and freedom are at the foundation of our most deeply held beliefs about relationship

Experience how responsibility is a door to freedom and freedom is a gateway to connection

Use inquiry, one-to-one relating and ritual to resolve repetitive mistakes in relating

Use sensuality, touch, massage, music and our unique environment to evoke primal passions

Use meditation to penetrate those primal mysteries and compassion to resolve old belief patterns

Learn to use depth of feeling as a tool to discover and liberate deep longing for connection

Experience the necessity of aloneness in relationship

Learn to tap universal reserves of energy to create a life that is a work of art

If you have worked with us before you will recognise the container we create together to provide a safe foundation for joy, openness and transformation, in which we learn:

Why sexuality is sacred

Simple exercises for health, vitality and relaxation

About men’s and women’s orgasms

Techniques of self-awareness and pleasure

To accept limitations and reject outdated self- perceptions

To create depth, spaciousness and potential in relationship

To become aware of one’s longing for authentic expression

Anyone interested in a deep dive, an embodied and experiential journey into the questions that lie at the foundation of their relationships, is welcome. Please note:

A completed Tao & Tantra registration form is necessary to confirm your attendance

All (singles and couples) are welcome regardless of sexual orientation, age or any other designation.

Couples may choose whether or not to work with their partner or with others.

More details will be forthcoming once registration is complete.

Schedule & Timetable: 17-22 August (subject to change)

Everyday: 10.00 – 17.00 with 2 night sessions10am-1:30pm Morning session1:30pm Lunch3-5pm Afternoon session8.20pm Dinner9.30-11.00pm Night session (1or 2)

In the spirit of freedom & love,Kalpita & Atithi
