Workshops & Retreats

Embody Shakti Devotion, Dance, and Desire

Workshop & Retreat Payment Policies:

Most classes and events are limited in space. You must be registered in advance to attend any class series or event. Your full payment guarantees your spot and advanced notice on any materials needed and other pertinent info.

Due to the nature of limited space, rental policies, etc...there are no make-ups or refunds for any missed classes for any reason. By registering for a class or series you are agreeing to this policy.

For more information or to register for any class or series please contact Nita at embodyshakti@gmail.com

One Day Workshops & Retreats

Tantric Immersion

4 part monthly series

for women & Men

Introduction & Immersion into traditional Shakta Tantra
and 3 of the Mahavidyas (great wisdom mothers)

An introduction to Shakta Tantra (worship of the Divine Mother & Her beloved Shiva) and 3 of the great Mahavidyas (wisdom Mother's) of the shakta Tantric Traditions
Each class will stand on its own and can be taken singly or as a series (highly recommended)

All classes will have teachings/lecture, guided meditations (some from traditional lineage practice), dialogue with participants on how to recognize these energies in daily life, worship (puja) and possible movement practice to explore these energies.

All classes held at The Goddess Temple of Orange County
(Los Angeles dates coming in Fall 2012)



1st class- Shakti.- highly recommended to attend this class to have a foundation in the further study each month. Who/what is Shakti? What is female power? Why worship the Mother? What is Shakti's relationship to Shiva?



2nd class- KALI. The totality and timing of the Cosmos. The great dissolver. Kali has been stereotyped as the destroyer and many seem to shake in their knees at the mention of her name. But why do her devotees worship Her so fervently? What is the mystery of Her love and what are the gifts that Kali actually gives us when we are not fixated on what she is "taking away"?

3rd class- Matangi. The power of the outcast. Wise sexuality and causeless joy. The primordial wild. Sacred power of speech. How do we tune into the true, wild pulsation of our nature and release the false gestures of cultural conditioning?

4th class- Lalitha Devi also known as Tripura Sundari. The power of being pulled by love rather than pushed by pain. Tripura Sundari is all the movement of Delight and Beauty. How do we become the object of our own desire and rest in the intoxication of spherical awareness?

Class 1 Shakti- Feb. 25, 11-3 pm

Class 2- Kali March 24, 1-5 pm

Class 3 Matangi April 21, 1-5pm

Class 4 Lalitha Devi/Tripura Sundari May 12 1-5 pm

1-5 p.m. * please note that the first class, Shakti, has had a time change to 11-3 p.m.

$50 per class if paid and attended individually

or $175.00 for total series paid in full

Registration needed in advance for either individual class participation or the full series

No refunds or credits if any cancellations after registration is made.

To register for full series at $175.00
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To register for class 1, Feb. 25th, Shakti,

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To register for class 2, March 24th, Kali
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To register for class 3, April 21, Matangi

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To register for class 4, May 12, Tripura Sundari
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Dance, Desire, & Devotion
Tantric Dance of Feminine Power Immersion
for women
March 29-April 1, 2012
Malibu, Ca

two women namaste

Nita is happy to announce an upcoming retreat and immersion into The Tantric Dance of Feminine Power. Our Malibu location allows for an earlier check in on the afternoon of March 29 & checkout the afternoon of Sun. April 1st. and includes ALL meals and snacks through lunch Sunday. The BEST part is the hilltop yurt for a separate Dance and ritual space. Ideal for you early rising yogini's who want to enter the yurt early for your practice. Or perhaps, you want to be on the deck with the full view of the Santa Monica mountains! Needless to say, this retreat includes many extras as well as the incredible consistency of deep feminine experience that calls us back again and again.

Our meeting times together are an intersection of Dance, sadhana, satsang, and ritual. Always, the work is informed by who is specifically at the retreat and which aspects of the Goddess we work with depends mostly on the movements of the present moment. Usually several weeks prior to the retreat I have an idea of what these movements are. This retreat is ideal for the mature practitioner or the beginning practitioner ( *with the pre-requisite met) who is ready to open full-hearted to meeting the moments as they arise.

* Please note that prior experience in The Tantric Dance of Feminine Power is a pre-requisite for this retreat. Either a one day introductory class or a full dance series would fulfill this requirement. For a list of available classes, please visit the class schedule page.
It is possible to have enough prior experience in other traditions to be able to skip the pre-requisite. If you are interested, please contact Nita at embodyshakti@gmail.com to determine readiness for this immersion or to register your space.