You are invited to this Temple to celebrate Shivaratri in honour of the god Shiva, the night he dances his heavenly Tandava, and takes on the form of Ardhanarishvara - which represents the synthesis of masculine and feminine energies of the universe .

Ardhanarishvara illustrates how Shakti, the female principle of God, is inseparable from (or the same as) Shiva, the male principle of God, and vice versa. Their union generates the universe, symbolised by the union of the Lingum of Shiva and Yoni of Shakti creating the cosmos.

Vision:

The vision for Temples is to be part of a movement creating spaces for devotional prayer through ceremony and ritual where it feels safe to dive deep into explorations through the sacredness of our erotic nature. They are explorations in sacred s*xuality, sensual and erotic play and pleasure.

There will be facilitation and guidance into rituals and practices as well as time to weave and co-create the space together in free play in the second half of the evening. The evening will be held throughout.

We will explore practices in consent, touch, conscious and authentic communication, embodiment and sensual play. We will nurture each other as lovers and friends through intimacy, mediation and love.

You don’t need to have experience of being in similar spaces, however a certain level of awareness, openness and willingness to explore is essential for the synergy of the group.

We know that being in these environments can bring up a lot of emotions. This is a safe space to welcome them and work with them in an embodied, held and ritual temple space.

There will be opportunity to meditate, to witness and to be with your own pleasure and sensuality, following your flow as you choose to.

This will be a s*x + space and nudity will be welcome.
Refunds are not available but you can sell or gift your ticket to someone else of the same gender. If you do this, please let us know of their name and contact details.
All genders are welcome at this Temple. We will aim to have roughly a male /female balance
Please arrive on time as it is a closed container and therefore entries past 16:20 will be refused.

For couples:

If you are in a partnership with certain agreements then the space is accommodating for you to stay only in a constellation with your partner. Just let us know when you are making the booking and what your requirements will be.

Location:

Subud Hall, Bristol - more info will be sent before the event

What to Bring:

Yoga/camping mat or if you have one, a futon mattress
Divine, comfortable, sexy clothing
Something special to offer to the shrine
Something tasty and delicious to share with the group
At least one pillow

Contact Details:

Shanti: deva-shanti@hotmail.com | 07875 151582

Shiva: shivasunya@gmail.com | 07717 876644

About your Hosts:

Shanti has been practising tantra for 25 years.

She is a mama, healer, mover, somatic educator, artist and Creative.

She is intuitive, playful, a tribal gatherer and a little bit witchy.

Shiva Śūnya has 15 years of experience in holding space for transformative shamanic journeys.

He is a Tantra pracitioner and is passionate about working with Eros as sacred medicine.

He likes cats and trees.

Joy Mittens has been devoted to a path of s*xual shamanism for 5 to 8 years

She is heartful, intelligent, intuitive, creative, and not afraid of the dark

Visions of Shiva - Temple