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Urban Tantra® Newsletter
January 2012

New Book! New Workshops! New Events!

Hello Everyone,
I hope you’re all well and enjoying the warm fires of winter or the blazing sun of summer. Thanks for your patience while I finalized most of my events for 2012. You’ll be receiving news from me a bit more frequently in the next few weeks, as there is so much to tell you and I don’t want to overwhelm you in one newsletter.
2012 will be the year of Ecstasy is Necessary! The book will be published in by Hay House in March and I’m creating new workshops and lectures to celebrate. I want to collaborate with all of you to discover and create new opportunities and new methods of bringing more ecstatic experiences and relationships into all our lives.
I’ll begin on 3 March with my new workshop—called Ecstasy is Necessary, of course—at the New York Open Center. The book,  Ecstasy is Necessary: A Practical Guide comes out on 15 March. Right after,  I’ll be speaking at Hay House’s brand new IGNITE! conference in San Jose. In April, I’ll debut a brand new advanced workshop in Sweden.
I’m especially thrilled to announce the dates for the Urban Tantra® Professional Training Programs in Australia (October 2012) andLondon (November 2012). Early bird prices are available for both, so inquire now. For all of you who have asked, I promise that we are trying to find both a time and a location for this program in the U.S. this year.
For those of you devoted to learning and practicing breath and energy orgasms, there has been an increasing amount of awareness in the media on this literally breathtaking process. I’ll be posting news and information on my blog soon—I’ll let you know when it’s up. In the meantime, join me at the Open Center in New York or at the Hay House event–You Can Create an Exceptional Life–at the Miraval Spa in Tucson, AZ and we’ll practice them together!
I’ll be in touch again very soon.

Ecstatically yours, 
Barbara 


3 March 2012   
Ecstasy is Necessary: A Tantric Approach to Life and Love
New York Open Center
Ph: 212.219.2527
10am–5:30pm
Members: $125 / Nonmembers: $135
Please call for NYC location.
Ecstasy is a profoundly transformative event. It disassembles us and swirls our pieces back together again in a new configuration. It gives us a fresh perspective on who we are, what our place is, and what our vast possibilities are within the greater universe.
In this workshop based on Barbara’s new book  Ecstasy is Necessary you’ll discover ways to create more ecstasy in your life and how to keep it alive in your relationships. You’ll learn practical ways to:

  • discover, nurture, expand, and embrace the authentic, ever evolving, sensual, sexual you;
  • sort through the totality of possibilities of sex and relationships to find the ones that are right for you;
  • experience the ecstatic fusion of your sexuality and your spirituality;
  • solve the inevitable challenges that arise along the way.
     This workshop is for both couples and singles. All genders and sexual preferences are welcome. There will be no nudity and no explicit sexual touch.

And yes! If you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to learn how to have a breath and energy orgasm (aka “Thinking Off”) you’ll get your chance in this workshop.

15 March 2012:  Official publication date for my new book, Ecstasy Is Necessary. Pre-order your copy today!

17 – 18 March 2012
Can Do It! Ignite
A Hay House Event
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
San Jose, CA
I’ll be speaking about the magic and power of ecstasy at this brand new incarnation of I Can Do It which will feature many new speakers, as well as Hay House favorites. I Can Do It! Ignite is a brand new, fast paced conference format that features twenty to thirty-minute keynotes featuring cutting edge authors, speakers and documentary filmmakers in the spirituality, health, holistic lifestyles, and sustainability movement. We intend to Ignite your passion and enthusiasm with topics ranging from relationships, sexuality and personal transformation to mindfulness, youth empowerment and so much more!

23-25 March 2012
KinkFest
Portland, OR
I’ll be presenting two workshops (Erotic Breathwork and D/s Tantra) and hosting a book signing for Ecstasy is Necessary. This 3-day event celebrates sexual diversity and education. There will be workshops, play parties, and a huge selection of vendors. Fun!

25-29 March 2012
You Can Create An Exceptional Life
with Louise Hay, Cheryl Richardson and Barbara Carrellas 

Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa
Tucson, AZ
To register, call Miraval at 800-232-3969 and reference booking ID# 923. Be sure to mention that you are attending Hay House’s You Can Create an Exceptional Life retreat. No registrations will be accepted after February 1, 2012. This retreat is limited to 100 women.

Join me at this 5-day life-changing retreat. Louise and Cheryl will host daily workshops based on their new book, You Can Create An Exceptional Life. I’ll be facilitating my Erotic Breathwork workshop and joining them in workshops on self-care, self-approval, self-forgiveness and self-love. This workshop was phenomenally popular and successful last year. Sign up now!

19 – 22 April 2012
Ecstasy is Necessary: A Weekend Workshop
Sweden

To register, contact Lorenzo Stiernquist: lorenzo@starspray.com
 In this new workshop based on Barbara’s new book, Ecstasy is Necessary, we’ll dive deeper and look further into new and expanded possibilities for sexual, spiritual, and everyday bliss. We’ll begin by asking ourselves:
• What is ecstasy and how is is different from pleasure?
• Where am I right now in my erotic evolution and where would I like to go next?
• What forms of ecstatic experience will fulfill my deepest desires?
• What new and exciting erotic risks am I longing to take?
• What new boundaries and safety measures will I need to create in order to explore new erotic territory?
We’ll discover all this in erotic and ecstatic experiments using all of Barbara’s legendary Urban Tantric techniques, including breath, mindfulness, touch, Tantric and Taoist sexual practices, and conscious BDSM. You’ll practice new ways to communicate your desires and boundaries to partners, and how to solve the inevitable challenges that arise. You’ll also learn how to apply erotic and ecstatic practices to everyday life so that more and more aspects of your life can be opportunities for deep connections and spiritual fulfillment.
This workshop is for couples, singles, and those in multi-partner relationships. Singles will be paired by mutual consent. All genders and sexual preferences are welcome.

16-21 October 2012
 Urban Tantra® Professional Training Program
Byron Bay, Australia
27 November – 2 December 2012

Urban Tantra® Professional Training Program
London, U.K.
Registration for both programs open now. Early bird discounts available!
This intensive workshop is designed especially for—but is not limited to—people who work with sex and sexuality. The Urban Tantra® Professional Training Program will give you the skills to take your practice to the next level—both personally and professionally. Whether you are a tantrika, a pro domme, a daka/dakini, a sex therapist, a sex educator, a companion, or anyone else who uses or wants to use a more conscious approach to sexuality in your practice, this program is for you. More info here.

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Upcoming Events

“Thinking Off”

If you are here because you saw my segment on "Thinking Off" on The Learning Channel's Strange Sex show, welcome. Thinking off—or breath and energy orgasms—are just one of the infinite number of erotic possibilities available to us all. It is my mission to introduce you to new erotic possibilities and inspire you to greater freedom, pleasure, health and creativity through sex, breath, and connection.

If you want to know more about alternative and expanded orgasms, click here.

Today’s News

Dates for the 2012 Urban Tantra® Professional Training Program in Australia and London, U.K. have been announced and registration is open!

Byron Bay, Australia: 16-21 October 2012 London, U.K.: 27 November – 2 December 2012

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