Tantra, Shibari & Conscious Love Retreat
Embodied Devotion
13-18 January 2027 ( 5 nights)
INTAAYA, Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
Reconnect with your body. Deepen intimacy. Surrender to the flow of life - and rope.
Tantra as a pathway to bliss, pleasure and deeper love. Shibari as an art of trust and surrender. Erotic energy not as something separate from your spirituality, but as one of its most powerful expressions.
Embodied Devotion is a five-day immersion at a private sanctuary in Bali — for those ready to explore tantra, Shibari, and conscious intimacy in a space that is luxurious, deeply held, and profoundly real.
You can come alone. You can come as a couple. Either way, you will leave different.
Nusa Penida. January 2027. 26 guests. By application only.
Is this for you?
You're curious about sacred sexuality. About what happens when you surrender fully — into your body, into pleasure, into another person.
You know tantra and Shibari aren't what the world thinks they are. You sense they're pathways to something real. Something that opens you.
You want to feel more. To experience intimacy at a depth you haven't touched before. To understand what your body is capable of when you reconnect with it with devotion.
You want to explore erotic energy not as taboo, but as sacred. As a doorway to deeper love, presence, and profound connection.
This retreat is built for exactly that.
NOTE: Everything we explore here is held within clear boundaries, skilled facilitation, and a culture of deep respect. There is no sexual activity in common spaces — this is an educational and experiential journey, one where you can go further into yourself precisely because the container is so well built.
THE EXPERIENCE:
Embodied Devotion is a five-day immersion into the most intimate territories of the self.
Through tantra, Shibari, conscious love, and somatic practice, you will learn to work with your breath, your energy, and your body in ways that open new pathways — to pleasure, to presence, to the kind of connection that stays with you long after you leave.
It is an experience that changes how you feel in your body, how you relate to others, and how deeply you are able to love.
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Shibari is the Japanese art of rope, where one brings the other to the state of blissful surrender through restriction of the body.
In our lens, it is a ritual of trust, attunement, and presence — a sensual dialogue between bodies, breath, and intention. Rope becomes a medium for listening, guiding, and being guided.
What you’ll learn
You learn foundational knots and how to work with rope sensually and consciously, focusing on intimacy first and foremost.Those offering the rope learn the art of guidance, care, and energetic leadership. Those receiving the rope learn how to trust and surrender into sensation, and stay connected to their own experience moment by moment.
How it enhances intimacy:
Shibari creates a deeply embodied sense of surrender on one side, and an equally deep practice of presence and responsibility on the other. It refines trust, sharpens communication without words, and teaches partners how to meet intensity with care rather than force. The result is intimacy that feels grounded, attuned, and profoundly connective — a shared experience that lives in the body long after the rope is removed. -
Tantric practices are rooted in the understanding that the body is not separate from the divine — the body is the temple. In our lens, through Tantric practices we are able to experience intimacy as something sacred and alive, where breath, presence, touch, and movement become pathways to love, freedom, and deep connection. It is a way of relating that honours the body as a vessel for devotion, truth, and ecstasy.
What you’ll learn
You learn simple yet profound practices that cultivate intimacy between two bodies — or devotion within your own. Through breath, intentional touch, gaze, and movement, you learn how to feel more, stay present, and allow energy to move naturally. You discover how states of pleasure and closeness can deepen into something ecstatic and divine, without performance.How it enhances intimacy
Tantric practices bring meaning and depth to connection. Couples who practice this learn how to remain open, attuned, and inspired by one another over time — intimacy becomes a living practice rather than something that grows familiar. This is one of the top secrets of lasting love. -
Masculine and feminine polarity, as we teach it, is not about gender roles or identity, but about energetic qualities that exist within all of us. By understanding these energies you get to learn how to create passion and erotic charge. This is especially potent for long term relationships where polarity naturally dissipates unless nourished.
What you’ll learn
You learn how to embody these energies and shift between them when appropriate and needed.How it enhances intimacy
Polarity brings vitality and magnetism into intimacy. It creates contrast, curiosity, and a sense of being met rather than mirrored. When masculine and feminine energies are allowed to move freely between partners, connection becomes more alive, desire renews itself, and intimacy feels dynamic rather than predictable — a living exchange that continues to evolve over time. -
Conscious love and relating is the practice of meeting another human being with awareness, honesty, and responsibility for your own inner world.
It is a way of being in connection where communication becomes intentional, emotions are welcomed rather than avoided, and intimacy is built through truth rather than performance.
In our lens, it is the foundation that allows everything else to deepen — a space where connection is chosen again and again through presence, clarity, and openness.
What you’ll learn:
You learn how to communicate your desires, boundaries, and emotions with clarity and care. You begin to recognise your patterns in relationships — where you close, where you reach, where you protect — and how to stay connected without losing yourself.Through guided exercises, you practice listening beyond words, expressing yourself authentically, and meeting another person in real time.
How it enhances intimacy:
Conscious relating creates a sense of safety where both people can fully show up as they are. It removes the need for guessing, holding back, or overcompensating, and replaces it with clarity, trust, and emotional depth.As a result, intimacy becomes more stable, more honest, and more alive. There is space for both closeness and individuality, for expression and stillness — creating a connection that feels grounded, expansive, and deeply nourishing over time.
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Sensual & Sexual Body Awareness
Sensual and sexual body awareness is the practice of reconnecting with the body’s capacity to feel — to sense, to respond, and to experience pleasure as a natural state. It invites a deeper relationship with your physical and energetic self, where sensation becomes a language and the body becomes something you actively listen to.
In our lens, it is a return to sensitivity — where awareness of touch, movement, and internal sensation opens the door to aliveness, presence, and authentic expression.
What you’ll learn
You learn how to tune into your body and your lover’s body with openness curiosity, noticing subtle sensations, areas of numbness, and places of natural openness. Through guided practices, you explore how breath, attention, and movement awaken sensitivity and expand your capacity to feel.How it enhances intimacy:
As your awareness of your own body deepens, your ability to connect with another naturally expands. You become more present, more responsive, and more attuned — able to meet intimacy from a place of genuine feeling rather than expectation.This creates experiences that are richer, more grounded, and more alive. Intimacy becomes less about doing, and more about sensing, allowing, and being fully there — where connection unfolds through the intelligence of the body itself.
What awaits you
Learn Shibari and tantric practices you can carry into your intimate life.
Discover the power of your erotic energy as something that is purely your own.
Release control and open to deeper states of trust, pleasure, and intimacy.
Connect with like-minded people in an intimate, intentional space.
Feel safe to let go completely — held, supported, and deeply witnessed.
Spend five uninterrupted days away from everyday roles and distractions.
For couples: Learn practices that deepen attraction, keep desire alive, and transform how you relate over time.
For those coming solo: Explore your sexuality and sensuality in a space designed for your pleasure and self-discovery — surrounded by people who understand.
Come home more open, more present, more alive in your body and your relationships.
The Location
INTAAYA
Luxury Wellbeing Sanctuary
Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
Intaaya is a private sanctuary perched on the cliffs of Diamond Beach, Nusa Penida — one of the most energetically alive places on earth.
We chose this location not only for its extraordinary beauty, but for what it does to the body and the nervous system. Away from the noise of modern life, surrounded by ocean, jungle, and sky, something in you begins to soften before the first session even begins.
Intaaya is built on a deep commitment to sustainability — running entirely off solar energy, with water drawn from air and rain collectors, and food sourced from its own permaculture farm. Here, luxury and reverence for the natural world are not in conflict. They are the same thing.
Your guides
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Marie Sauvage
Marie Sauvage is a one of the world’s leading Shibari artists. Over the years, her work has evolved into a ritual of mindfulness, subverting traditional power dynamics and making rope art more accessible, especially to women. Her performances emphasize intimacy, trust, and connection rather than the dominant themes of SM culture. For Marie, shibari is both an artistic expression and a collective ritual, reminding people to embrace emotion, pleasure, and deep human connection.
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Mariya Grinina
Mariya is the founder of Feel, a transformational somatic coach, and a tantric love facilitator. She creates immersive experiences that awaken the body and sexual energy, deepen connection to themselves and others, and return to erotic innocence. Her work brings together tantric principles and practices, embodiment, somatic trauma release and integration, and personal development, offering a space where intimacy becomes a path of awareness and spiritual connection, rather than performance.
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Pauline Marie-Antoinette
Pauline is a poet, performer, experience creator, and workshop facilitator. She believes in the transformative power of art and creativity as profound vehicles for change. Through liberating inner journeys, creative ateliers, and sensuality workshops, she invites participants to deepen their intimacy and explore kinks & role-play. Pauline co-creates and facilitates some of the world’s most creative luxurious immersive retreats involving intimacy, sensuality and self-expression.
Accommodation
Choose your preferred accommodation option before you apply:
The Front Row Cliff Residence
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A front-row cliff residence with uninterrupted ocean views, the highest standard of accommodation on the property, personalised service, and exclusive additional 1:1 sessions with the main facilitators, available only within this tier.
This residence features 2 en-suite bedrooms with kind-size beds, and expansive living space and ocean-facing terrace
You will have:
• Unique front-row positioning with open, uninterrupted views
• Special 1:1 sessions for the experience to be integrated deeper (including private sensual Shibari)
• Meet-&-Greet service with round-trip transfers from any of Bali’s central areas (*Helicopter can be arranged at additional charge)
• Two 60 min spa treatments per guest
This tier is for those who wish to fully immerse in the experience, receive personal sessions with the main facilitators, and support the creation of this space at a deeper level.
Final residence arrangements are discussed and confirmed during the discovery call to ensure the most suitable fit.
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Shared Residence — $22,000
For one individual or couple sharing the 2-bedroom residence with one other patron.
Full Private Residence — $35,000
For one individual or couple reserving the entire Front Row Cliff Residence for exclusive private use.
Ocean Suite - Shared Residency
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A spacious shared suite with two queen-size beds, an en-suite bathroom, a large terrace and ocean views.
This option is ideal for two friends attending the retreat together, with each guest having their own queen-size bed. It may also be booked by a couple, provided both guests are comfortable with a queen-size bed and a cosier sleeping arrangement.
If you are joining individually, you may book one place in the shared suite and we will carefully pair you with another guest on the retreat.
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$4,400 per person — Early Bird (available for bookings confirmed before 1 June 2026)
$5,000 per person — Standard Rate
Book as a couple, as 2 friends or as an individual (we will carefully pair you with another guest).
Ocean Suite - Single Residency
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A private suite designed for one guest.
Slightly more tucked into the sanctuary while still enjoying ocean views and a private terrace, this space offers quiet, comfort, and independence.
Includes:
• Queen-size bed
• En-suite
• Private terrace with ocean view
• Full privacy for one guest
• Meet-&-Greet service with round-trip transfers from any of Bali’s central areas, including public boat transfers
• One 60 min spa treatment
• Daily organic locally sourced gourmet meals, snacks, juices, teas and coffees
There is a second bed is part of the room design but will not be occupied.
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$7,500 for one — Early Bird
Available for bookings made before 1 June 2026
$9,000 for one — Standard Rate
For twin share or couple occupancy, please see Ocean Suite — Shared Residency.
Sanctuary Suite — Private Double
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A spacious private suite ideal for a couple, offering full privacy, a king-size bed and an en-suite. Like all residences on the island, it features ocean views; please refer to the property map for its exact position.
This suite is also available for single occupancy for guests who prefer additional privacy, more personal space and the comfort of a larger bed.
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$14,000 for two — Early Bird (available for the first 2 bookings only, made before 1 June 2026)
$16,000 for two — Standard Rate
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Single occupancy:
A $1,000 reduction is available for one guest choosing to occupy the suite alone.
EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
✔ Five days and nights in a private luxury sanctuary on the cliffs of Nusa Penida, Bali
✔ Full immersion in Shibari, Tantra, Conscious Love, and Sacred Sexuality — through teaching, practice, and ritual
✔ Sensual experiences and embodiment activities woven throughout each day
✔ All-inclusive gourmet meals sourced locally and prepared with care — pescatarian and vegetarian options available, special diets on request
✔ Daily fresh juices, organic snacks, herbal teas, and exceptional locally sourced coffee
✔ Meet-and-greet service with round-trip transfers from any of Bali's central areas, including public boat transfers — private boat and helicopter transfers available on request
✔ Exclusive access to a private beach and infinity pool
✔ One 60-minute spa treatment per guest
✔ A deliberately small, intimate group of like-minded people
✔ Digital detox — Starlink Wi-Fi available on request
* Optional post-retreat relaxation with us in Ubud
* One-on-one sessions with Marie and Mariya — exclusively for guests of the Front Row Cliff Residence
Apply to join the experience:
This is an intimate retreat with 13 rooms and 26 guests. Every place is confirmed through a short interview — not to create barriers, but to ensure the group is right for each person who joins it.
To apply, complete the form below with your preferred accommodation and a few words about what draws you here. If your application is a good fit, we will be in touch within three working days to arrange a conversation.
(review accommodation options and pricing here).
A 30% deposit secures your place. Fully refundable if you cancel before 1 September 2026.
We look forward to welcoming you.