Ethics Charter TantrAnima

TantrAnima is a collective of Tantra Retreat leaders in France created in 2020. Its purpose is:

- to reflect on the implementation of common frameworks relating to various Tantra-related topics (ethical charter, deontology, responsibility, communication, etc.),

- the sharing of experiences and practices relating to the running of Tantra Retreats.

Preamble

Our approach draws on traditional Tantric traditions (Kashmiri shivaism, Buddhism). Our practices have been enriched by various contemporary trends and are now part of neo-Tantra. This art of living is aimed at people who want to live more authentically, celebrate life in all its aspects and open up their consciousness.

Tantra being a spiritual path that takes into account all the dimensions of the human being - physical, emotional, spiritual, sexual, etc. - Tantra facilitators need to be highly responsible, clear and aligned in order to provide a safe environment in which to fully enjoy the experience on offer.

Each TantrAnima facilitator embarks on a journey of awareness (and self-knowledge). They question their intentions and practice, aware of what is at stake (transference / countertransference / power / domination / seduction and projections), and of their responsibility towards the people they accompany. He/she seeks to be as fair and aligned as possible in his/her posture and support.

TantrAnima Charter

The facilitators commit to the following points:

1. To ensure that the consent of the participants is clearly established, in their freedom to practice or not to practice such and such a proposal or to adjust it.

2. To support each participant in respecting their own impulses and limits related to consent.

3. To respect participants' freedom of belief and opinion, and never to seek to impose an opinion, belief or dogma on them.

4. To ensure that they and all their teams have no seductive or sexual relationship with participants.

5. Not to propose practices leading to sexual intercourse. Tantric practices encourage the mobilization and circulation

circulation of vital energy.

6. Promoting the inclusiveness of all participants (disabled, LGBTQIA+, low income, age, origin, religion,...).

7. To ensure that the conditions of confidentiality are made explicit and accepted by all: no disclosure of names or others’ experiences, no photos or videos of people without their consent.

8. To take part in intervisions proposed by the Tantranima group and to practice external supervision.

9. Participants will also be asked to commit to mutual respect, confidentiality, non-violence, to attend the Retreat for its entire duration and, if necessary, to inform the leader and the group in the event of an early departure.

10. Each participant in a Retreat led by a member of the Tantranima group may contact the Tantranima ethics commission if necessary (complaints, questions, support, etc.).

How animations work

No animation requires any particular knowledge nor practice whether of Tantra, personal development or meditation.

You are free to participate in the animation(s) of your choice. There is no level depending on the courses offered and each activity is independent of the others.

Each activity has its specificity and its own objective. They offer massages, traditional and contemporary tantric exercises, active and passive meditations, speaking times, spaces for psychic and bodily creativity as well as a theoretical basis of Tantra.

Each activity can be experienced alone or as a couple.

Regarding the courses offered by Men's Hearts, they take place in residence including accommodation and meals.

Some courses include tantric rocking moments in the pool. To learn more about the tantric rocking, click here.

A brief telephone exchange can take place between you and me (or a member of Men's Hearts team) at your request or at my request in order to be clear about the events. If you would like a telephone interview, you can contact me by clicking here.

To learn more about the animations, click here.

Animation framework

In order to offer everyone a safe environment, a space of freedom, sharing and trust during the Men's Hearts events, each participant agrees to:

- Not having any sexual intercourse during the exercises and massages offered. Freedom and responsibility belong to everyone during breaks.

- Respecting everyone's beliefs, whether spiritual, religious and / or philosophical.

- Respecting the sensitivity, the sexual practices and orientations as well as the integrity of each one during the course of the animations.

- Respect the boundaries and the pace of the other participants.

- Respect the cohesion of the group.

- Respect the place that welcomes us, whether it is common rooms, green spaces or bedrooms.

- Respect each other and respect your resistance during the activities.

- Do not disclose to third parties what is experienced during the animations in order to keep, among other things, the effect of surprise for future participants in Tantra animations.

- Remain discreet about who participates in the events, some wishing to keep these moments of self-discovery to themselves.

- Do not disclose to third parties or to other present and future participants what other participants have experienced or said during the activities.

- The material sent at the end of the retreat must be kept strictly confidential. That includes all notes, playlists and photos that you may receive.

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