A Journey into Feeling & Presence
With Mariya Grinina (Feel) & Marie Sauvage
Tantra day at Marie Sauvage Salon, hosted in an iconic, secret palace near Versailles – just 40 minutes from central Paris.
This one-day workshop is an invitation to slow down, soften into your body, and explore the art of connection—within yourself and with others.
Set in the poetic beauty of a hidden château near Versailles, the space itself becomes part of the experience: elegant, grounding, and quietly powerful.
This is an intimate gathering, therefore a small amount of tickets are released. Please reserve early to avoid disappointment.
Session 1: Embodiment & Inner Connection
We begin the day with personal practices to awaken your sensual awareness. Through breath, subtle movement, and energetic attunement, you'll connect with your body’s natural rhythm and life-force energy. This session is fully clothed, with no genital touch—an inward journey to cultivate presence and sensitivity.
Session 2: Shibari Demonstration with Tantric Perspective
In the late morning, Marie will guide a floor-based shibari demonstration, offering a live example of how the principles of tantra—presence, breath, energy, and consent—can deepen the experience of bondage. This is not a performance but an intimate teaching moment, revealing how shibari can become a powerful meditative and relational practice when approached through a tantric lens.
Session 3: Partner Practice & Exploration
In the afternoon, participants are invited to explore partner work. This includes gentle bondage practice using floor-based ties (with clear instruction and all materials provided), as well as other relational exercises rooted in touch, energy, and presence. You’ll be guided in how to stay connected to yourself while meeting another, how to sense and respect boundaries, and how to work with energy to feel more deeply.
Whether you attend alone, with a partner, or prefer to stay in solo practice, everything is optional and held with care. No previous experience with tantra or shibari is necessary. This workshop is open to all genders, orientations, and levels of experience.
Throughout the day, there will be spacious breaks to enjoy the exquisite surroundings, connect with others, or simply rest in the beauty of the location.
Your Facilitators:
Marie Sauvage
Marie, a multidisciplinary artist exploring the realms of intimacy and sensual expression, will bring an evocative performance of shibari, intertwining the art of rope bondage with the poetry of surrender and trust. Her work is a sensual dialogue between tension and release, a captivating dance of vulnerability and power.
Mariya Grinina - Founder of Feel
Mariya, founder of Feel, is an embodiment teacher and a tantric sexuality guide. She has spent years crafting immersive sanctuaries where the body is worshipped as a temple of pleasure, where presence melts into devotion, and where sensuality becomes sacred art. Trained in tantric sexuality and feminine embodiment, Mariya creates spaces where each moment is an offering, each movement a prayer, and each connection a portal to the divine.