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SUMMARY:TANTRA IMMERSION - Intro event
DESCRIPTION:A journey into Tantra \nTantra is not a quick fix or a collection of exotic techniques. It is a path of transformation—a way of becoming more conscious\, more alive\, and more capable of meeting life in its entirety with presence.Tantra Immersion is Spanda’s modular Tantra course for those who want to explore this path through both understanding and direct experience. \nThe course begins 27 October 2026. \nIntro Event – 20 OctoberCurious about Tantra Immersion?Join our Intro Event on 20 October and meet the teachers\, experience some of the practices and discover what the course is about.The first module begins one week later\, on 27 October. \n  \nA modular tantra courseTantra Immersion is organised in modules\, each focusing on a particular dimension of human experience and transformation.Each module forms a complete whole and can be studied independently. At the same time\, the modules build upon one another and together offer a progressively deeper exploration of the tantric path.This gives you the freedom to explore Tantra one module at a time\, while opening the possibility of a longer journey of practice\, discovery and transformation.The course combines theory with meditation\, yoga\, energy practices\, exercises and methods that can be integrated into everyday life.Tantra is ultimately something to be experienced.It is a practice of becoming more aware of ourselves: our body\, energy\, emotions\, desires\, thoughts and relationships – helping us to gradually discover the deeper consciousness within which all these experiences arise. \nThe JourneyThe first year of Tantra Immersion begins with an introduction to the fundamental principles and practices of Tantra and continues through the chakra system.The chakras are not approached merely as symbols or psychological categories. In the tantric tradition\, they describe fundamental patterns of subtle energy that influence many dimensions of our being – from our physical vitality and emotions to love\, intuition\, consciousness and spiritual experience.Through practice we learn not only to understand these energies\, but also to purify\, harmonise and strengthen them. \n  \nThe modules explore themes such as:1. Foundations of Tantra
Core tantric principles\, consciousness\, transformation and fundamental practices.2. Vitality and embodiment – Muladhara
Grounding\, stability\, vitality\, the body and our relationship with material existence.3. Desire\, pleasure and Eros – Svadhisthana
Sensuality\, desire\, pleasure\, intimacy and the transformative potential of erotic energy.4. Inner fire and will – Manipura
Willpower\, discipline\, courage\, action and our capacity to consciously transform ourselves.5. The awakening heart – Anahata
Love\, emotional openness\, relationships\, compassion and the movement from self-protection toward deeper connection.6. Expression and intuition – Vishuddha
Expression\, intuition\, subtle perception\, resonance and increasingly refined awareness.7. Attention and inner vision – Ajna
Concentration\, meditation\, mental clarity and the development of deeper inner perception.8. Consciousness and transcendence – Sahasrara
The movement beyond our habitual identification with thoughts\, emotions and personality toward the deeper nature of consciousness. \n  \nWhat can Tantra bring into your life?Tantra begins with a simple but radical possibility: we can become more conscious of the life we are already living.Instead of moving automatically through our experiences\, we learn to meet them with greater presence.The body becomes something we can truly inhabit.
Pleasure can become more conscious.
Desire can become something we understand rather than simply obey.
Relationships can become places of intimacy and transformation.
Attention can become steadier.
Love can become less defended.
Our inner life can become richer and more alive.Over time\, Tantra invites an even deeper question:Who is the one experiencing all of this?Behind the changing movements of body\, emotion and thought\, tantric practice points toward the consciousness that knows experience itself.This is why Tantra can embrace so many dimensions of life while remaining a spiritual path. Nothing needs to be excluded from awakening. \n  \nIn the course you will exploreMethods for developing greater presence and awareness; meditation and concentration; yoga practices including asanas\, pranayama\, mudras and bandhas; the chakra system and subtle energies; vitality and embodiment; desire\, sensuality and Eros; love\, intimacy and relationships; emotional balance; willpower and self-discipline; intuition and subtle perception; Kundalini; and ways of bringing spiritual practice into ordinary life.You will receive course materials and practical methods connected to the theme of each module.The emphasis is not simply on acquiring knowledge\, but on practice\, experience and transformation. \n  \nA tantra for lifeTantra does not ask us to withdraw from life.It asks us to become more awake within it.In our bodies.
In our relationships.
In pleasure and difficulty.
In solitude and community.
In the way we work\, love\, choose and act.Tantra Immersion is an invitation to explore what happens when spiritual practice is no longer separated from life itself. \n  \nPractical informationIntro Event: 20 October 2026\, 18.00-20.00Tantra Immersion begins: 27 October 2026\, 18.00-20.30 \nVenues:Spanda Stockholm\, sign-up here:  https://forms.gle/4C3rkUv9HohKDvCA6
Address: Narcissvägen 12\, 125 55 Älvsjö\, Stockholm \nSpanda Malmö\, sign-up here:
  https://forms.gle/XjVddT5hB8dH9KMQ6Address: Celsiusgatan 29\, 212 14 Malmö \nLimited places! \nYou are welcome to begin with the first module and then decide how far you want to continue on the journey. \nWe look forward to welcoming you to Tantra Immersion and beginning this exploration together.
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SUMMARY:Meditationskurs – lär dig meditera steg för steg
DESCRIPTION:Längtar du efter mer stillhet och närvaro – och efter ett sinne som inte ständigt drar dig åt olika håll? \nEller har du redan mediterat en tid men märker att tankarna fortfarande lätt vandrar och att det är svårt att behålla koncentrationen? \nMeditation kan hjälpa oss att utveckla större inre stabilitet och klarhet. Men meditation är också en färdighet som behöver tränas. \nUnder fem veckor lär du dig steg för steg hur du etablerar en regelbunden meditation\, tränar din uppmärksamhet och arbetar med tankevandring\, distraktioner och andra vanliga hinder. \nKursen passar både dig som är nybörjare och dig som redan mediterar men vill utveckla en stabilare och djupare praktik. \nAtt lära sig meditera\nMeditation kan verka enkelt: vi sätter oss ner\, riktar uppmärksamheten mot ett meditationsobjekt och försöker stanna kvar där. Men ganska snart märker vi hur lätt tankarna vandrar\, hur något annat fångar uppmärksamheten eller hur vi blir rastlösa eller dåsiga. \nDen här femveckorskursen ger en praktisk och systematisk introduktion till meditation. Vi börjar med grunderna: hur du förbereder meditationen\, sitter stabilt och avslappnat och etablerar en praktik som fungerar i vardagen. \nDärefter arbetar vi med det som faktiskt händer när du mediterar. Du lär dig hur du återvänder när tankarna vandrar\, hur du kan upptäcka distraktioner tidigare och hur du gradvis kan stanna kvar längre hos meditationsobjektet utan att koncentrationen blir spänd. \nVi tar också upp vanliga hinder som rastlöshet\, dåsighet\, irritation och tvivel\, och tränar förmågan att märka vad som händer i sinnet medan vi mediterar. \nUnder kursen kombinerar vi teori med yoga\, avslappning\, guidade meditationer och praktiska övningar. Mellan lektionerna mediterar du hemma med det du har lärt dig. Den egna praktiken mellan lektionerna är en viktig del av kursen. \nUnder den sista veckan tittar vi också på hur livet utanför meditationen påverkar praktiken. Stress\, sömn\, vanor\, relationer och hur vi använder vår uppmärksamhet under dagen formar det sinne vi sedan sätter oss ner med. Vi introducerar också några yogiska principer som kan stödja meditationen. \nMålet är inte att du efter fem veckor ska ha ”klarat av” meditation\, utan att du ska ha en stabil grund och veta hur du kan fortsätta utveckla din praktik. \nKursen passar dig som vill\n\nlära dig meditera från grunden\netablera en regelbunden meditationspraktik\nförstå varför tankarna vandrar och hur uppmärksamheten kan tränas\nfå konkreta verktyg för distraktioner och andra hinder\nfördjupa en meditation du redan har\n\nPraktisk information\nNotera att kursen går på måndagar i Stockholm (start 9.11) och på tisdagar i Malmö (start 10.11). \nKursavgift: 950 kr. \nPris för studerande\, du som är under 26 år och du som är arbetslös: 700 kr. Studentkort\, ID-kort respektive CSN-kort bör uppvisas vid första lektionen. \nBetalning: se nedan. \nAnmälan: Betala avgiften och registrera dig därefter här till Stockholms eller Malmös kurs. \nSista anmälningsdag: 6.11.2026. \n  \nSTOCKHOLM \nTid: måndagar kl. 18.00–20.30 \nDatum: 9 november–7 december 2026 \nPlats: Spanda Stockholm\, Narcissvägen 12\, Älvsjö. \nBetalning till: Bg Stockholm 5384-0062\, Swish Stockholm 123 265 36 32 \n  \nMALMÖ \nTid: tisdagar kl. 18.00-20.30 \nDatum: 10 november–8 december 2026 \nPlats: Spanda Malmö\, Celsiusgatan 29 \nBetalning till: Bg Malmö 217 97 56-8\, Swish Malmö 123 590 61 77
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SUMMARY:TANTRIC WINTER RETREAT - The living moment
DESCRIPTION:The living moment – A soul awakening winter retreat in Tantric Presence\, Eros & Ecstatic Regeneration \nFloda\, Sweden 30 min from Göteborg\nWith Aurora Georgijevic\, Morgan Arundel & the Spanda team\nThe first retreat from Spanda – a few winter days of tantra\, Shaivism\, silence\, sensuality\, nature\, contemplation\, connection and deep regeneration. \nThere are times in life when we need more stimulation. And there are times when we need less.\nLess noise\, less doing\, less trying to become someone. More space to breathe\, to feel\, to listen\, and to actually be where we are.\nThis winter\, we are gathering in the Swedish countryside for a few days of deep rest\, contemplation\, tantric practice and meaningful human connection. A retreat for those who feel drawn towards a quieter\, more refined exploration of tantra. A retreat where silence\, sensuality\, beauty and awareness can all belong together. \nResting into life \nTantra begins with a very simple recognition: this moment is already alive.\nThe body is breathing. The senses are receiving. The heart is beating. Something is moving through us all the time. And yet so much of our life can happen without us really being here for it. We think about life\, organise it\, plan the next thing while life itself is happening.\nThe tantric path invites us back into the body\, back into the sensual presence\, back love\, back to vivid presence. To feel our beating heart tune with the pulse of life and restore our aliveness and hope. \n\nA quiet kind of tantra \nIn this retreat we will draw inspiration from the contemplative traditions of Kashmir Shaivism and from teachings such as the Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra – exploring the many doorways through which ordinary experience can become a doorway into awareness and bliss.\nThe breath\, the senses\, stillness\, sound\, beauty\, touch\, longing\, pleasure\, the space between two thoughts.\nWe will explore what happens when we stop constantly reaching for the next experience and become more available to what is already here. We will not chase endless stimuli\, or intense peak experiences through dopamine pumping pushy tantric practices\, but rather teach the body and soul how to feel more from life by resting in deeper presence with what is.\nThere will be periods of silence throughout the retreat. We will also have darkroom moments\, of almost complete sensorial withdrawal of sitting in a dark room and learning how to deeply be with your Self.\nWe will aim to create spaces and opportunities step out of the constant stream of words and stimulation and meet ourselves a little more directly. \nThe sensuality of being here\nWe will also explore sensuality\, eros and love.\nBut we want to approach these dimensions with a certain quietness and reverence. Rather than creating more stimulation\, we will explore what happens when we bring more awareness into what we already feel.\nWhat happens when attraction is allowed to breathe? When pleasure doesn’t have to lead anywhere? When touch becomes a way of listening? When we can meet another person without immediately turning them into an object of desire\, expectation or projection?\nIn this sense\, sensuality becomes part of the contemplative path. The senses are not something to overcome. They can become doorways into presence. \nMaking peace with ourselves\nA retreat can also be a place to stop fighting with ourselves for a while.\nTo sit with what is here. The beautiful things\, the unfinished things\, the joy\, the grief\, the longing\, and the parts of ourselves we are still learning to love.\nThere is a particular kind of freedom that comes when we don’t need life to be different before we allow ourselves to be at peace with it. Learning to grow and transform without being constantly at war with ourselves through endless self-optimizing programs and “hacks”.\nWe will not hack ourselves into a happier life\, but using the tantric wisdom to welcome the fullness of everything that each day gifts us with. \nThe art of ecstatic living\nWe often associate ecstasy with intensity. A peak experience\, a rush\, something extraordinary happening.\nBut there is another kind.\nThe warmth of your body after a sauna. Cold air against the skin. Stars above you. The taste of a beautiful meal. A deep breath after meditation. Someone laughing in the next room. A quiet moment of connection with another person. Seeing something beautiful. Resting in a deep embrace.\nNothing extraordinary – and yet somehow\, everything.\nFor us\, ecstatic living is partly about learning to become available to these moments. To experience more of life because we are actually present for it. \nThe Retreat\nOver these days we will weave together tantric teachings\, meditation\, silence\, yoga\, ceremonies\, nature and meaningful encounters.\nThere will be contemplations inspired by Shaivism and the Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra\, tantric art and creative expression\, explorations of sensuality and embodied presence\, conscious relating\, sharing circles and space for personal reflection.\nThere will also be time to simply rest.\nTo walk in nature. Read. Write. Sit by the water. Enjoy nourishing food. Spend time alone or with others. Let the nervous system settle.\nAnd then there will be the simple pleasures of winter: sauna\, warm water\, cold air\, tea ceremonies and hopefully a clear sky above us. \nThe beauty of winter\nWinter naturally invites a different rhythm.\nThe landscape becomes quieter. There is less to distract us. We come inside\, gather around warmth\, sleep a little more\, listen a little more.\nWe want the retreat to carry something of that quality. A feeling of being held by nature while having enough space to hear what is happening within.\nA few days to regenerate.\nA few days to come home to yourself. \nSpanda\nThis retreat is the first one we are creating through Spanda.\nSpanda is a Sanskrit word referring to the subtle pulse or vibration of consciousness – the movement within stillness\, the living pulse that runs through existence.\nFor us\, Spanda is about coming into deeper contact with that pulse: with life\, with the body\, with consciousness and with each other.\nWe want to create spaces where ancient tantric wisdom can meet the realities of being human today. Where spirituality can be deep without becoming heavy\, where sensuality can be beautiful without becoming performative\, and where silence and laughter can exist in the same room. \nThe place\nJust outside Floda\, around 30 minutes from Göteborg\, we will be surrounded by Swedish forest and water.\nThe setting gives us the possibility to move naturally between togetherness and solitude. To practice\, eat together\, walk outside\, rest\, disappear into the sauna\, and step out into the cold night air. \nA few days to come home\nMaybe what we are really creating is not a promise of transformation\, but a space where something can naturally settle.\nA chance to slow down enough to feel your own life again. To become a little more intimate with yourself\, a little more receptive to beauty\, and perhaps a little more available to the people and the world around you.\nAnd then to take something of that home with you.\nInto your relationships. Into your body. Into your intimate life. Into your work. Into the ordinary Tuesday morning.\nBecause the real practice begins there.\nIn life itself. \nFor whom is this retreat?\nThis retreat is open for anyone who wants to learn how to become more intimate and open and authentic in relating to others. Since we are focusing on intimacy as something that begins with YOU\, with YOUR openness and willingness\, it is very much an individual journey. The retreat is there for both singles and open minded couples.\nThis retreat is for people over 18.\n\nPractical Details & sign up:\nRetreat Dates:25th – 29th Nov\n\nProgram of the retreat\n• Check in Wednesday 25th of Nov: 16.00 – 18.00\n• The program of the retreat begins around 18.00 with dinner on Wednesday 25th Nov and ends 17.00 on Sunday 29th of Nov\n \nPrices: (including course fee\, food & accommodation)\nWe want to make this retreat acessible and offer a chance to pay what you afford:\nTier 1: 4900 kr (max 7 spots)\nTier 2: 5300 kr\nTier 3: 6300kr \nWe will offer 5 spots of grace – for people with financial challenges of 3900 kr. \nPayment:\nPay the full price or pay 3000 SEK as a reservation fee.\n– The remaining amount is paid at latest the on the 13/11.\n– Any cancellations after 5/11 will not be refunded.\n– Prices do not include transportation. \nThe retreat fee is transferred to Spanda via:\nSwish: 123 265 36 32\nBankgiro: 5384-0062\nIBAN: SE42 9500 0099 6034 2179 8707\nKontohavare: SPANDA STOCKHOLM \nPayment has to be marked “Winterretreat” + YOUR NAME+EMAIL” as your final confirmation of your participation.\nAs we have LIMITED PLACES (and the last retreats sold out very soon after publishing the event) available please make your payment as soon as possible to secure your place.\nAccess is based on the first appearances of the payments. \n• Cancellation policy: After the payment has been done we will refund 95% until 2 months before\, 70% of the fee to 3 weeks before the event after that refund is not possible.\n\nAccommodation\nYou will be hosted in simple 2-4 bed rooms\nIf you wish to have a private room please contact us on stockholm@spanda.nu (limited places for private room)\nPrivate room extra fee 250kr/night\n\nImportant if you come for the first time!\nWe wish to create the most loving and safe spaces for these retreats\, and also a space for safely and courageously meeting one’s limits and opening up for transformation and true leaps of consciousness.\nTherefore we ask everyone who comes the first time to first apply for the retreat by sending us an email to  stockholm@spanda.nu  where we will guide you to fill in a questionnaire in order for you to feel if this is a retreat for you. You are also most welcome to contact us to speak directly with the teachers if you are uncertain if this retreat is suitable for you.\n \nConsent\, boundaries & self-responsability\n• We care deeply about creating a space where people can explore\, connect and open up while remaining grounded in clear boundaries and personal responsibility.\n• Everyone is responsible for listening to their own limits and communicating them clearly. Participation in all practices is voluntary\, and you are always free to say no\, step back or take space for yourself.\n• The retreat is intended for adults who are able to take responsibility for their own wellbeing and boundaries. While the practices may be supportive and deeply nourishing\, this is not a therapy retreat and the teachers cannot provide individual psychological or medical care.\n• There may be practices or moments involving sensuality or nudity. These are never obligatory\, and there will be no explicit sexual interaction as part of the workshops.\n• The invitation is to explore — while staying connected to yourself.\n• We encourage 100% self-responsibility\n• This retreat is meant for healthy adults (over 18 years) that wish to open up to beautiful transforming experiences and know how to set healthy boundaries.\n• The teachers and the team aim to do the utmost to create a loving safe space\, but it is up to each and everyone to evaluate their own limitations and possibilities and know how to find harmonious participation\n• Sensuality and nudity might appear\, however participation in any of the parts of the retreat is ALWAYS OPTIONAL and there will not be any explicit erotic interaction in the workshops\n• Before the retreat begins\, all participants will receive a consent and boundaries agreement with some simple guidelines intended to support a respectful and harmonious environment for everyone\, with common sense indications regarding a harmonious integration for all participants during the retreat\n• Other boundaries must be respected so that everyone can enjoy a beautiful experience\n\nShould I bring my partner? Can I go alone?\nThe retreat is designed for both singles & open-minded couples. It is up to the couples to decide the frame of their participation. The entire program and all its activities are guided so that you will meet\, mingle and interact with all the other participants.\nWe aim to have an approximately equal number of men and women to create a balanced frame for everybody.\nYou can come as a single or as a couple. As long as you are open to participating in the common activities you will have a great time.\nSpaces for this transformative winter retreat are limited\, so don’t miss out on this opportunity to nourish your soul\, deepen your connections\, and experience the magic of tantra \nHow to get there?\nTo reach our wonderful retreat from abroad destination there are different options – you can both fly to Gothenburg \, Malmö or even Copenhagen airport!\nThe retreat location is on the country side\, so consider that the trip would consists in changing from flight to trains\, but definitely a wonderful view of the Swedish landscape!\nWhat we recommend to reach the location in the smoothest way is to fly to Gothenburg airport. From here you would have two options:\n– get a direct Uber (the car trip would take only 30 minutes and cost 30/40 euro which you can share in case you travel together with someone).\n– by airport-bus travel to Gothenburg City from the airport and from there by train to Floda Station\, which is a smaller town nearby the location.\nSweden is very well connected\, so trains and busses departure regularly\, and the trip takes in total approximately 1h 15min.\nFloda station is about 12 km from the retreat. From here we will arrange 2 pick-ups on the 6th\, or alternatively if you do not wish to wait it is very convenient to get an Uber (this would cost about 15 euro). \nAbout the teachers & team\nAurora Georgijevic and Morgan Arundel have been practicing tantra for close to two decades and teaching for more than 18 years. Over the years they have held numerous retreats\, workshops and festivals\, working with thousands of people exploring tantra\, spirituality\, relationships\, embodiment and conscious living.\nTheir teaching brings together substantial experience with a love for the living\, human side of tantra – with room for depth\, humour\, sensuality\, questioning and genuine encounter.\nFor this retreat they will be joined by the Spanda team\, bringing different experiences\, skills and perspectives into the space.\nTogether\, we want to create something that feels both well held and alive: a retreat with a clear container\, but enough openness for the experience to unfold naturally. \nJoin us on this unforgettable journey of love\, connection\, and conscious living. Rest in the winter’s loving embrace\, and let your heart blossom in the beauty of the present moment.
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