Upcoming Events
Here’s my calendar of upcoming events. Check back often as I am adding many new events for 2012. Can’t get to a workshop? Try Sex/Life Coaching. Click here for more information or to make an appointment.
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.
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!
12 – 15 April 2012
Sexibility
Sweden
I’ll be facilitating the final module in the Sexibility sex coach training program.
19 – 22 April 2012
Ecstasy is Necessary: A Weekend Workshop
Sweden
To register, contact Lorenzo Stiernquist: lorenzo@starspray.com
In this 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.
1 May 2012: Official publication date for Kate Bornstein’s A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The true story of a nice Jewish boy who joins the Church of Scientology and leaves twelve years later to become the lovely lady she is today. Pre-order your copy today!
18-20 May 2012
ExpoSer 2012 (in English)
ExpoSer 2012 (en Espanol)
World Trade Center
Mexico City, Mexico
workshop (Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century) at this leading international conference founded to promote human wellbeing (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual) in relation to the earth, environment and the universe.
26 May – 3 June 2012
Camp Crucible
Northern Maryland
I had such a great time at this event last year I’m going back! More details soon.
8-11 June 2012
Celebrate Your Life
Chicago. IL
I’ll be facilitating two workshops (Ecstasy is Necessary and Sacred Sex for the Twenty-first Century) at this renowned 4-day conference. The Celebrate Your Life conference is designed to teach you ways to create your best, most fulfilling, meaningful and joyous life from all aspects of your being.
30 June – 7 July
No Mind Festival
Ängsbacka
Sweden
I’m thrilled to be presenting workshops at the No Mind Festival 2012. The festival gives everyone the opportunity to experience the joy, creativity, love and beauty that exist in the present, at every moment. This is a festival filled with music, song and dance interspersed with inspirational, transformational and exciting workshops. And all in the land of the midnight sun at midsummer!
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.
