Tantra, Shibari & Conscious Love Retreat
Embodied Devotion
13-18 January 2027 ( 5 nights)
INTAAYA, Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
There is a version of you that knows how to surrender.
That lives in the body rather than the mind.
That meets another human being with an open heart and stays — really stays — present, without armour or a need to perform.
That moves through intimacy like water, not like someone trying to get it right.
There is a part of you that knows there is more available — in life, in love, in how fully you are able to feel and be felt.
That part of you that craves to embody your sensuality. To express it. To feel it as sacred — not hidden, not managed, not saved for the right moment. Now.
You have touched that version of yourself before. In rare moments. In flashes.
This retreat is five days inside that.
Nusa Penida, Bali, January 13-18 2027. By application only.
You feel it
A longing for something more real — in your body, in how you relationships, in how fully you are able to be present with another person.
You are curious about tantra, about Shibari, about what your erotic energy actually is when it is remembered as something sacred.
You sense these are not taboo territories. You sense they are doorways. And you want to walk through one, in a space where it is safe to do so.
Maybe you are coming as a couple. Something between you is alive, but you want more of it. More depth. More desire. More of that feeling of truly meeting each other.
Maybe you are coming alone. To learn what your body knows that your mind has been drowning out. To be seen, and to discover what opens in you when you finally feel safe enough to let it.
Many people arrive at this retreat with an edge of nervousness. That is not a warning sign. It is the exact feeling that means you are standing at the threshold of something that matters.
The people who have come before you — couples who almost didn't come, men who had never explored anything like this, women who thought they had done all the work — left with something they described, again and again, as awakening of their full aliveness.
This is for the open-hearted and the brave. For those who are willing to meet themselves more fully, and discover what becomes possible when they do.
What people find here
What a couple who’s been together for over 30 years and a solo woman say about this retreat
We asked the people who came before you to describe what they found.
They arrived from New York, London, San Francisco, France. They came as couples and alone. Some of them were nervous. One man in his sixties told us he had to really push himself to come at all — that this kind of thing was unthinkable in the world he grew up in. He left more connected to his wife than he had felt in years.
A single man arrived carrying a belief he had held his whole adult life: that in intimacy, he had a job to do. He left having let go of it entirely. "A presence to step into," he called it, "rather than a performance to give."
A couple in their thirties discovered, through Shibari, a quality of connection they had never experienced before — something in the surrender, in the trust, in the way the rope made wordless communication possible. "That will stay with me for the rest of my life," one of them said.
A single woman who thought she had done all her inner work found that there was more. There always is. "I received everything I desired, and so much more."
What almost everyone says is some version of the same thing: they didn't know it was possible to feel this much. To be this open. To connect this deeply — with another person, with their own body, with something that simply felt like love. And feel so safe and held doing so.
What a solo beginner man and an experienced couple say about our retreat
What a couple who’s never explored tantra and Shibari before say about this retreat
What a solo man and a solo woman say about this retreat
THE EXPERIENCE:
Embodied Devotion is a five-day immersion into the most intimate territories of the self.
Through tantra, Shibari, conscious relating, 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.
You will feel more alive in your body. You will relate differently. You will love with more of yourself.
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.
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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
Your Space at Intaaya
Every room at Intaaya is a sanctuary in itself — ocean views, open terraces, the sound of waves and wind. The accommodation tier you choose determines the level of privacy, space, and private sessions with the facilitators.
Every guest, in every room, receives the same quality of facilitation, care, and immersion.
Rooms start from $4,400 with early bird pricing and payment plans available.
Ocean Suite - Shared
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For two friends, a couple, or a solo guest paired mindfully with another.
A spacious suite with two queen-size beds, en-suite bathroom, a generous terrace, and ocean views.
This is the most connected option. Two friends attending together will feel immediately at home here. A couple can take both beds or simply choose one.
And if you are coming alone, we pair you with another solo guest — with care and intention. The people who attend this retreat are, without exception, extraordinary humans.
Shared space here often becomes one of the deeper threads of the experience.
Ocean Suite - Private
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The same suite, reserved entirely for you
The same Ocean Suite room — two queen beds, en-suite, terrace, ocean views — occupied by one guest only. The second bed remains empty.
This option is for the solo guest who wants complete privacy: your own space to return to, to be quiet in, to integrate. You will be fully present in the group experience throughout the retreat. This room is simply, entirely yours.
Sanctuary — Premium
*Best for couples
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Ideal for couples, or the solo guest who wants even more privacy and quiet
A spacious king-bed suite with full privacy, en-suite, and a terrace with ocean views. The most private option for a couple attending together — your own world within the world of the retreat.
Also available for single occupancy, for those who want the largest space and the quietest return each evening.
The Front Row Cliff Residence
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A front-row cliff residence with the highest positioning on the property — uninterrupted ocean views from every room, two king en-suite bedrooms, and expansive living and terrace space.
This tier includes private 1:1 sessions with the main facilitators — including a private sensual Shibari session — and is for those who wish to immerse fully, receive personal guidance, and support the creation of this experience at the deepest level.
The final residence arrangements for this tier are confirmed in conversation, to ensure the right fit.
Accommodates up to 4 guests.
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
Ready to take the next step?
This is an intimate retreat for a curated group of twenty-six guests.
To apply, please fill in the form below and if we feel there is a fit, we will invite you into a discovery call. This is not to create a barrier — but because the quality of the group matters as much as the quality of the experience itself. And because for something this intimate, we want to make sure you feel held before you even arrive.
What happens next:
After you fill in the form below, we'll be in touch within three working days to arrange a short call — where you can ask anything, and we can ensure this is the right space for you. Make sure to check your spam folder and see emails from events@feelwomen.com
If it is, we'll talk through pricing, availability, and next steps together.