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In the legendary blue of the Mediterranean Sea lies a tranquil retreat. Where the body is healed, the soul is revived, the senses are awakened and the spirit soars to new heights. A place where sun, sea, sky and earth join as one to form an oasis like no other. A place called Ibiza.

The scenery is captivating, more than fifty beaches dot Ibiza's dazzling shoreline, ranging from expansive sweeps of sand to exquisite, miniature coves beneath soaring cliffs. Ibiza’s hilly, thickly wooded interior is peppered with isolated whitewashed villages and terraced fields of almonds, figs and olives. It's a place of natural beauty that gently invites you to let go.

In the days and nights of this, the ultimate Tantric retreat, you will find that a thousand blissful moments make up an unforgettable experience. These are just a few of the practices and techniques that will expand your sense of sexuality, spirituality and intimacy as you surrender to bliss . . .

The Breath of Ecstasy – enliven your body and awaken your sensuality with this ancient breathing practice designed to increase your full-body capacity for ecstasy, pleasure and connection.

Free Fall – learn the art of letting go in high states of arousal, dissolving into bliss and meeting your full ecstatic potential. You will learn specific tantric, bio-energetic and awareness practices for surrender.

The Yoga of Love – dissolve into the beauty of life and loving as you activate streams of ecstatic consciousness in your body through these yoga asanas for lovers. Alone and with others you will explore the strength and power of the sensual, as you discover waves of bliss that weave us together; body, heart and soul.

Fire Breath Orgasm – an ancient Native American practice for igniting the seven chakras from root to crown; forging a pathway between earth and spirit. You will learn this powerful technique for opening and surrendering your body to the intense current of orgasm within you and throughout the cosmos.

Sacred Spaces – awaken your potential for living a life of ecstasy and surrender as you learn ways of focusing your awareness to create a space within you, around you, and in the world where bliss is sustainable and expansive.

Seven Levels of Bliss – discover the seven levels of orgasm, opening to higher and deeper experiences of rapture in life, in love, in lovemaking. You will learn tantric techniques that will expand your capacity for surrender, dissolving your body into bliss.

Heart 2 Heart – melt into the intimacy that is possible when communication, truth and respect are the foundation of your practice. Experience tantric rituals that create a loving foundation for trust, joy and expansion.

And much, much more. In true Spanish tradition, we'll have a long "siesta" each afternoon giving you abundant time to enjoy the sun, sand and shopping Ibiza is famous for.


A typical day at Surrender to Bliss . . .

Early morning . . . you are awakened by the warm Balearic breeze rustling in the pine trees outside your room . . .

7:00 am Morning Meditation . . . awakening body, heart and spirit with dynamic breath, movement and sound.

8:00 am Fruit & Tea Break . . . light refreshment . . . fresh fruits, teas . . . in the stillness of the garden.

9:00 am Morning Session . . . the breath of ecstasy . . . the yoga of love . . . and more.

11:30 am Brunch . . . vegetarian delights . . . loving you from the inside out.

12:30 pm Free Time . . . to the beach . . . the hippy market . . . have a massage . . . spend time alone or with someone special.

6:00 pm Dinner . . . a sensual feast . . . exotic flavors . . . savory nourishment.

7:30 pm Evening Session . . . chakra massage . . . sensual awakening ritual . . . and more.

Late Night . . . to bed, to dream tantric dreams . . .


Accommodation . . .

Nestled in the heart of the island, The Garden of Light, is a fusion of Spanish Turkish influence, a place of warmth and loving attention. You have the choice of two types of shared accommodation (sorry, no photos!) . . .

Dormitory – 4 persons per room – Spanish Turkish adobe cottage with veranda.

Group Tent – 2 persons per “room” – Large tent with partitioned compartments for 2 persons.

Shared shower & toilet facilities

If you prefer to book off-site accommodation, a list of possibilities is available upon request.



Getting There . . .

From the airport or the harbour it is best to take a taxi or hire a car to drive to San Miquel. Once in San Miquel, take the road to San Mateo. After about 200 meters, just outside, San Miquel, you will find an unpaved road on the right, marked with the sign, “Yoga”. Take this road and follow the signs and you will arrive after 2 km at “El Jardin de Luz”, “The Garden of Light”.

In the past, we’ve found it helpful for a few people to hire cars for the 10 days, this makes it possible to go to the gorgeous beaches, markets and cafes during the mid-day break each day. If you are interested in hiring a car, or sharing costs with someone who does, please let us know.

You are welcome to arrive any time after noon on June 14th. We begin with dinner at 6:00 pm that evening. Check-out is noon on June 23rd.


Surrender to Bliss
The Garden of Light . Ibiza . Spain
June 14th – 23rd . 2006
$1,500/1,300 Euro . Meals & Lodging Included


A bit more about Ibiza . . .

Ibiza’s scenery is captivating – dotted around its dazzling shoreline are more than fifty beaches, ranging from expansive sweeps of sand to exquisite, miniature coves beneath soaring cliffs. Ibiza’s hilly, thickly wooded interior is peppered with isolated whitewashed villages and terraced fields of almonds, figs and olives. The cosmopolitan capital, Ibiza Town, has most of the island’s architectural treats, including the spectacular walled enclave of Dalt Vila, and a historic port area with hip bars, stylish restaurants and fashionable boutiques.

The isolated, remote northwest is Ibiza’s least developed region, with a rugged coastline ideal for hiking, the two small resorts of Portinatx and Port de Sant Miquel, and a smattering of spectacular coves including the cliff-backed bays of Cala d’en Serra, Benirràs and Portitxol. Inland, the scenery is equally impressive, dominated by the lofty pine-clad Els Amunts hills; between these peaks lie a succession of diminutive, isolated settlements such as Sant Joan and Sant Miquel, each with its own fortified whitewashed church and a rustic bar or two. Ibiza’s bohemian character, rooted in 1960s ethics, remains particularly strong in the north of the island, where you’ll find yoga retreats, ethnic bazaars and a large population of hippy-minded residents.

On the western coast you’ll find a selection of mellow chillout bars on the much-touted Sunset Strip, home of the legendary Café del Mar. Cala Conta and Cala Bassa offer luminous water and fine, gently shelving sands. The wildly beautiful south of the island boasts over a dozen beaches, from tiny remote coves like Cala Llentrisca and Cala Molí to the sweeping sands of Salines beach and Es Cavallet on the outskirts of Ibiza Town – two of Ibiza’s most fashionable places to pose.

Named for Bes, the Phoenician god of fertility, music, dance and celebration of life, Ibiza lives up to this legacy even today.

Chandra Bindu Tantra Institute

No Limits

There is an extraordinary thing that happens when all structures are erased. Somehow, it's only then that the true self within us emerges and we experience, for the first time, the limitless potential we carry as human beings. And we see the mind-blowing truth of this world we inhabit yet rarely touch. This retreat is an advanced workshop designed for long-time students of mine . . . those of you who appreciate my support, yet feel ready to take a life altering leap into everthing you ever dreamed and feared was possible. To be revealed in structureless, empty-filled moments of truth. Prior work with Dawn Cartwright is a prerequisite.

For those of you who have worked with me for years and have a sense of Tantra and the spontaneous format of my work, you don't want to miss "No Limits" - even if you've participated in this program before. "No Limits" is an advanced weekend, a deep dive into the limitless expanse of absolute Tantra and a celebration of our remarkable capacity for living a life of infinite possiblity.


No Limits
Santa Barbara . California
April 20th - 23rd
$775 per person . All Inclusive Residential Retreat

Be Fully Alive

You're invited to join us for an experience that will change your relationship to sex and spirit forever. In this workshop for couples and singles we will learn tantric techniques which may be used to open our bodies to the natural flow of ecstatic energy. We will discover what it means to be fully alive. When the heart and sexuality are connected ecstasy is possible. What does it mean to truly make love on every level? Sexuality is just the beginning, a doorway to self-realization. Knowing yourself through your sexuality. Knowing yourself through your body. Experiencing, first hand, who you are when you allow yourself to be fully alive.

If you are new to my work, I highly recommend beginning with "Be Fully Alive", my foundation workshop. You will learn specific tantric meditations and techniques that will create a framework for tantric practice and living a tantric life. Don't be fooled by the term, foundational, however. My work continues to deepen with my own personal experience of Tantra. Every program that I teach, I teach for the first time. You will find that even the most sophisticated Tantricas attain new insights and awakenings in these workshops as well.

Be Fully Alive
Santa monica . California
May 20th - 21st
10:00 am - 6:00 pm each day
$425 per person . Non-Residential Workshop

Tantra and the Land

10,000 blue-white suns burst within me as 10,000 polar sun burst around me . . . orgasms throughout my body as I slipped underneath the river's surface. Stubble against my thighs maddening me with arousal as I lay naked on the moss covered stones. Oceans of emotion rising up from my belly to explode in my heart as I'm greeted by the sun's reverie fiery orange and red . . .

Tantra and The Land

. . . we feel drawn to a shadowy glen, enticed by a graceful sweep of the tree, seduced by a scatter of stones . . . something in the land calling out to be seen and known within us . . . a basic, real, substantial lovemaking . . . wild, free and absolute.

You are invited to join me for one of my favorite groups of all time, Tantra and The Land, in Wicklow, Ireland with world-renown Irish Shaman, Joe Mullally. As many of you know, Ireland is a second home to me and the Irish, Joe is one, have captured my heart completely. There is nothing in my life that can compare with the depth of living and loving that Ireland has shown me . . . we'll practice ancient pagan rituals, awaken our primitive sexual pulse, play children's games, build sacred shrines to honor the Land, tell stories, leap fires, make mischief . . . we'll be wild, free and absolute.

Tantra and the Land
Aughavanna, Co. Wicklow
September 17th - 24th
875 Euro, All Inclusive
*825 Euro if registration is postmarked no later than July 1st

Simply Bliss

Picture yourself on one of the planet’s top 10 white water rivers, oar in hand, a gaze of triumph and excitement on your face, as you enjoy mile after mile of Costa Rica’s most mesmerizing rainforest environment. Then imagine the wonder and beauty of an unspoiled paradise that offers a stay in private bungalows, which feature private bath, beds with top-quality mattresses, verandas, and where peace and tranquility are cherished. Welcome to the Pacuare Jungle Lodge.

This exciting outdoor adventure begins when you are picked up at your San José hotel in a comfortable minibus and transported through the old capital city of Cartago and the lush green farmlands blanketing the slopes of the Irazú and Turrialba volcanoes. Before arriving at the banks of the Pacuare River, you’ll stop to enjoy an authentic Costa Rican breakfast.

After arriving at the river, our expert guides will explain safety precautions and provide you with the necessary rafting gear before the rafting adventure begins. Once in the water, you’ll experience sheer exhilaration as you face the challenge of each huge wave, battling surging waters down miles of raging rapids.

Tucked away deep in the heart of Costa Rica’s most pristine rainforest environment, on the banks of the Pacuare River, lies the Pacuare Jungle Lodge. Surrounded by nature in its purest and most primitive state, here you will experience that most coveted of travelers’ rewards, an opportunity to savor the spirit of a place.

The lodge and bungalows are completely surrounded by tropical rainforest. Enormous trees and rainforest inhabitants live in natural harmony alongside the lodge itself. The Pacuare Lodge was designed and constructed to blend with the surrounding environment, affecting minimal impact, and has been recognized by the World Tourism Organization as one of only sixty-five examples throughout the world of good practice in sustainability and ecotourism.

The two-story eco-lodge has a comfortable, rustic dining area on the first floor and an open-air lounge on the second floor with sitting areas and hammocks. Guest rooms are modern wooden bungalows with thatched palm roofs, carefully designed in an indigenous style to blend into the surrounding forest. Nestled within a forest that has stood sentry for eons, each bungalow comes complete with private bathroom and shower, as well as freshly linened beds that promise a languid repose, surrounded by the intoxicating scents of the tropical rainforest.

You and your beloved are invited to be one of 5 dynamic couples who will discover the depth and breadth of sacred sexuality as we explore Tantric lovemaking techniques that have been practiced for thousands of years by those wishing to experience intimacy beyond the temporal. Here’s a taste of what you will experience . . .

We have the capacity to experience sexual pleasure as a full body wave of energy that connects us to our lover physically, emotionally and spiritually. As a couple, you will learn tantric lovemaking techniques for opening to this wave of energy using breath, movement and internal awareness as you expand the depth and intensity of your lovemaking with each other.

As humans, we are sexual beings; when we live life from this place of sexual aliveness we enter the “zone” where life becomes truly mystical. Where joy and ease become a way of being and we find that our all our desires manifest in perfect harmony. Together, you will experience a tantric sex magic ritual in which the energies of lovemaking are channeled through your body, mind and spirit to create the life and loving you have always dreamed of.

The stresses of everyday life can often leave us feeling physically and emotionally exhausted with little time or energy for ourselves and our relationship. Pampered by the staff at Pacuare Lodge and caressed by the sultry breezes of the rainforest, you’ll find those stresses melting away as you learn tantric techniques of devotion, sensory awareness, and intimate massage . . . techniques designed to bring you both to your ecstatic lovemaking potential.

Simply Bliss is an experiential workshop for advanced couples. All practices, meditations and techniques are taught in an environment of warmth, lightheartedness, respect and openness. It is rare to have the opportunity to experience and learn the ancient secrets of mind blowing lovemaking in such a beautiful, safe and supportive space . . . it is something you may longed for for years . . . something you may feel thrilled to consider . . . something that will change your experience of lovemaking forever. Six days, five nights of jungle love in the Costa Rican rainforest.

Simply Bliss
Pacuare Lodge . Costa Rica
November 4th - 9th . 2006
$3,450 Per Couple . All Inclusive Residential Retreat

Pacuare Lodge

At the Bodhi Tree Bookstore . . .

Because Tantra has been touted as a sexual practice in its recent renaissance, many have been robbed of the spiritual awakening that can emerge through love and presence; the very heart of the Tantric practice. The highly publicized techniques promising sexual prowess as a path to enlightenment can mislead seekers and distance them from the intimacy and ecstasy they desire. If we approach Tantra as a set of sexual techniques, we become goal oriented and performance focused. This takes us away from our lover and away from the intelligence of the moment; the real. Tantra is a path for those with the courage to explore the full potential of loving; those willing to awaken in the realm of intimacy by meeting love face to face, in the reality of the moment.

It is not necessary to pre-register for this event.

Sunday, May 7th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Dawn Cartwright presents “An Introduction to Tantra”
Lecture & Experiential Evening: $10
The Bodhi Tree Bookstore
8585 Melrose Avenue . W. Hollywood
For information: (310) 592-1293, www.dakinimoon.com

Bodhi Tree Bookstore

Dawn Cartwright

Dawn Cartwright has been teaching Tantra internationally since 1992 and is the director of the Chandra Bindu Tantra Institute. Dawn's approach to Tantra is intelligently passionate . . . her style; fiercely loving. She is an inspiration to those with a desire to live life to its fullest.

Private Sessions

Private sessions are a way to address specific issues regarding sexuality, intimacy, meditation, and much more using the techniques and meditations of tantra. Sessions may be booked for 1 to 3 hours in length and are designed to support the client in accessing their full ecstatic potential. Couples and singles are welcome. Telephone, outcall and cyber sessions also available. Santa Monica. Monday - Friday by appointment. $100 per hour.

Private work includes breathing practices, meditation techniques, bio-energetic tools and more. There is no nudity or sexual contact in the sessions. Individuals and couples may explore issues such as . . .

Tantric Lovemaking & Spirituality

Tools for Initiating & Deepening Intimacy

Dynamic Meditations . . . in Every Day Activities

Sexual Empowerment for Women, Men & Adolescents

Support in the Awakening Process

To Register for an Event

For more information, or to register for a course, simply reply to this e-mail announcement or call: 310.592.1293 in the States, 086.3578604 in Ireland. A registration form will be e-mailed to you with detailed intructions.

Chandra Bindu Tantra Institute

A Retreat in Paradise

Have you ever wished for your own private retreat near the beach? Close to some of the best shops and cafes in the Los Angeles area and walking distance to the water? Have you ever thought that, if you could have just a couple of weeks, or a month on your own in a quiet, supportive environment you'd be able to get started on that creative project or sink in to yourself for the first time in years? I'm offering my home for sublet during my travels this year. For those of you who haven't visited me here, you're in for a treat. My home is an apartment that is something like a tree house with vaulted exposed beam ceilings and slate tile in the kitchen and bath. For optimized health and stillness to support meditation, my bed is magnetic, my water is imbued with far-infared energy, my air is filtered with one of the best filters on the market. Costs include utilities, wireless internet and a reserved parking space. Telephone is not included. Price is $400 per week + $400 security deposit. Treat yourself to a retreat in paradise.

June 10th, 2006 - January 15th, 2007

Men desired . . .

Loving a woman; bringing her to the very depths of her love for you and open her to the mysteries of life itself, this is man's ability. Through his love of woman, man comes to know his full authority on the planet and dissolves into the expanse of love and fulfillment his woman reveals. Explore the power and the mystery of Tantric relationship between man and woman in this men's Tantra group.

The White Tent meets one Saturday each month and joins The Red Tent for one Thursday each month.

The White Tent
Santa Monica . California
Saturdays . 2:00 - 5:00 pm . april 15th . may 6th . may 27th
Thursdays 7:00 - 10:00 pm . april 20th . may 11th . june 1st
$350