Love and Ecstasy Training, Cycle 1: The Body Ecstatic and Sexual Healing

The Love and Ecstasy Training, Cycle 1: The Body Ecstatic and Sexual Healing is a week-long tantra retreat at Four Springs Retreat Center in Middletown, California, north of Napa Valley. It is the first of three cycles in the Love and Ecstasy Training (LET)®, an intensive course in SkyDancing® Tantra built on the methods of Margot Anand, including material from her book The Art of Sexual Ecstasy. It is open to all genders and orientations, and suits people who have already taken a SkyDancing Tantra® seminar and want to go deeper into sacred sexuality.

What to Expect

Cycle 1 begins on a Friday evening with registration, dinner and a first session, and ends the following Friday at midday. In between, each day opens with a morning meditation and holds two to three teaching sessions. The breaks are unhurried, with time for a long meal, a rest, a walk or a swim in the pool (May to October).

The work is practical and experiential. Highlights include:

- Three keys to orgasmic power, taught through breath, touch and visualization
- The Dynamic Streaming Process, a method for staying relaxed while arousal is high
- Sexual healing through bodywork, dialogue and psychodrama
- Chakra meditations that trace each center's role in the orgasmic response
- Tantric ritual and dance

The full training runs as three one-week cycles held several months apart. The gaps are part of the design, giving participants time to bring the practices into daily life and deepen them through repetition. Between cycles, participants are encouraged to meet their "family of SkyDancers" to practice together and teach one another. Attending all three cycles in the same year is recommended but not required.

About the Love and Ecstasy Training

The Love and Ecstasy Training is described as an in-depth training in sacred sexuality and Tantra. Tens of thousands of people worldwide have taken part since it was conceived. The teaching follows the SkyDancing Tantra methods developed by Margot Anand.

The Setting

Four Springs is a retreat center surrounded by hundreds of acres of quiet countryside, about ten minutes from Harbin Hot Springs, which has reopened. The organizers chose it for its beauty and amenities, and as a way to support the local economy and the rebirth of Harbin.

The center has a camp-style feel, with private cabins, a lodge for socializing, a workshop venue and a swimming pool open May to October. Lodging options include:

- Private cabins with their own bathroom, reserved for two people registering together
- Duplex cabins with a shared bathroom
- Shared one-room cabins with a communal bathhouse
- Indoor camping in the auxiliary seminar building, available year-round
- Outdoor camping (tents May to October, RVs only November to April)

All cabins are double occupancy. Twin beds can be separated or pushed together to make a king. Early registration is recommended if you want a particular lodging type.

Meals are wholesome and include three a day plus snacks during breaks, from Friday dinner through a take-out style lunch on the final Friday.

Before You Go

A prior seminar of SkyDancing Tantra®, or approval from the instructors, is required. After you register, you complete an online application questionnaire so the teachers can judge whether the training is right for you. If you are not accepted, you are notified within 10 days of submitting it and receive a full refund, or a credit voucher if you prefer.

Registration opens on the first Friday from 5:00 to 6:00 pm, with dinner at 6:00 pm. You can arrive from 4:30 pm. The first hours matter most in a gathering like this, so plan to arrive in time for the opening session and avoid booking travel that would make you late. The training ends at 12:30 pm on the last Friday, and you can stay until 1:00 pm.

Tuition and venue cover all teaching and facilitation, group sessions and practices, program materials and support, and use of the facilities. Meals and lodging are billed separately. Travel is not included. If you choose camping, bring your own sleeping mat and gear, plus a tent and bedding for outdoor camping.

A deposit is required to register, with the balance due 45 days before the start. Payments are non-refundable, though cancellations made well in advance can receive a credit voucher valid for one year toward select events.