Osho Nirvana is delighted to present this Women’s Retreat with Vasumati

Tantra is a very deep and complex subject.

It is a science and philospohy and also a psychology with very Esoteric aspects to it.
In this group we will explore some of the deep themes that are touched in the study and practice of Tantra.

Our interest here is about Love and relationship.

In the earlier days Tantra was a practice that was done by Meditators and mostly they were not in intimate relationships,  which on some level made things easier.

Tantra for modern people is more challenging as we are in deep intimacy with our partners and that brings up all the issues that we have to face in a couple relationship. One of the biggest things we have to deal with is Surrender,  how to surrender to Love while keeping our integrity and not compromising,  if we surrender too much ,  we collapse and lose ourselves and if we hang on to our individuality too much we become rigid and incapable of melting.
AS Tantra is about Love and acceptance it means we have to also be honest and reveal ourselves.

We hide when we dont accept ourselves, yet hiding blocks openess and intimacy, so we first work on acceptance, how to love and accept ourselves and each other.  We learn to let go of the Inner Judge and the Negative self criticism that we carry around from our past.

We accept our needs and fears, our masculine and feminine. This finally lets our defences melt and our hearts open.
When the heart starts to open then Intimacy and trust can begin, and when the heart is open, love is no longer split.
Tantra heals the splits in us – the split between heart and sex and the split in us between our masculine and feminine sides.
These splits keep us in tension and conflict and when we are no loner internally divided our life takes on a new color and meaning.

The work is for everyone who wants to grow.

We will do carefuly constructed exercises – enquiries that are very profound and healing
Boundaries will be respected and needs honored.

We will work with Body, energy, breath, sharings, dance,and meditations.
Personal work will also happen

It is fun, challenging, intense, and beautiful what can happen in the space of a few days.

Welcome to “The Psychology of Tantra”

It will be a dynamic, creative, and fun experience!

Event Date: Sept 18, 7 PM – Sept 21, 1 PM (We begin on Sept. 18, after dinner, please plan to arrive by then)

Event fees: $499 – all inclusive (3-nights shared accommodation, meals, and course materials)

Registration: here – Google form where you provide details, arrival info (for carpool if needed), and food preferences.

Payment:
Cards: here (select your ticket and then you can do 0$ for platform support fees -optional):
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Facilitator:   Vasumati Sharon Hancock

Vasumati has been a psychotherapist and counselor for the last 30 years, specializing in the areas of co-dependency, relationships, Essence, and Tantra. After completing a psychology degree at the University of Cape Town in South Africa she moved to London where she completed further education in Somatic Psychotherapy. She studied Reichian Bodywork with Gerda Boyesen, and completed a 2-year professionalcourse. While in London she studied the humanistic psychologies that were emerging from Esalen Institute in California. These included Psychodrama, Gestalt, and Family systems.

In 1976 Vasumati went to India to meet the Guru Bhagwan Rajneesh and spent many years in India learning meditation, working in the commune, and practicing therapy in individual and group settings. This experience in India brought her to the understanding that there is a new type of therapy emerging called the Psychology of the Buddhas. This approach understood that the traditional therapies of analysis and later of emotional discharge could not promote change and healing on deeper levels if meditation was not brought in.  And up to the present day, Vasumatis work is based on the interface between psychotherapy, spirituality, and meditation. In 1990 she became interested in Co-dependency and trained in couple counseling at the Couples Institute in Palo Alto California. Today she works in a group, training, and individual setting in Couple, Relationship, and Family Therapy.

Her work takes place in a gentle and non-invasive space, clients are supported to compassionately enquire into the issues and conflicts, fears, and tensions that hold us back from living at our full potential. Self-understanding and communication skills provide the basis for deepening our intimate connections with each other.  This will lead to respect, appreciation, and a healthy mature love.

To know more about Vasumati, visit www.vasumati.info