Osho Festival - Osho Leela

Tantra
Osho
Festival
A tantra
journey
through
the senses
June 25th
to 30th 2013

Welcome
to our second annual Osho Tantra Festival!
We’re very happy that you want to join us for this unique and
amazing 5 day event. We’ve created it especially to delight your
senses, open your heart, and enlighten your whole being!
Much of the Tantra that happens in today’s world has been inspired
through Osho’s teachings, so we have created this festival to both
honour and further Osho’s Tantra vision. Most of the teachers at this
festival are Osho sannyasins, coming together to create
a rich, deep and heartful event. However, this festival
is not just for fans of Osho. It is an opportunity for anyone to relax,
grow and just bask in the energy created by our coming together.
We accept everyone with open arms!
s e e i n g
The theme for this year’s Osho Tantra Festival will be the five senses.
During these 5 days you will have the opportunity to expand
your capacity to see, hear, smell, taste and touch. When we open
our awareness through Tantra, even the most
simple sensory experience is enlightening.
We have invited two very special guests, a husband and wife team,
coming from the Baul Mystic Tradition. They are not Osho Sannyasins
but are from a Tantra tradition that Osho has praised to the stars
in his books called ‘The Beloved’, (Vol 1 & 2) They will be offering
a workshop and a concert, which is truly an opportunity of a lifetime!
They communicate the essence of Tantra through singing and
dancing, and inspire everyone to open in ecstatic love. They are
coming all the way from India especially for this festival!
During the festival, you start each day with the choice of an Osho
meditation or Yoga with Amrita. After breakfast there’s a Gathering
in the marquee, where we dance and sing together, enjoy some
hugging, and hear from the
to u c h i n g
h e a r i n g
ta s t i n g
teachers what’s on offer
that day. After the
Gathering you’ll have
a choice of three Tantra
workshops to attend.
Lunch is at 1pm, and
then we come together
in smaller groups to
share how we’re doing
with each other. In the
afternoon there are
a choice of activities
such as Heart Dance,
Singing, Osho Meditations,
Massage, Bioenergetics or more. Before dinner on alternate
days you’ll have the opportunity to listen to an Osho discourse on
Tantra. After dinner events include dance, massage, a concert, a
cuddle party, a masked ball, and more. Of course you can also just
hang out and socialize!
s m e l l i n g
We’re also excited to announce that our
Healing Area will once again be open, with a whole range of sessions.
Plus there will be our Yurt Sauna, a Pleasure Palace and a
Chill-Out tent. The food will be delicious vegetarian cuisine, prepared
with love by Vishwa and the Osho Leela kitchen.
We truly hope you will enjoy taking part in this unique gathering as
much as we love offering it, from our hearts to yours.
With love
Sarita & Devaraj

Teachers
M a h a s at va a Sarita
Mahasatvaa Sarita teaches Tantra in
12 countries, working with a very
gifted team. She is author of two
books and has founded many groups
and trainings on Tantra for both
couples and singles, including a Tantra
Teachers Training and an 8 level
Couples Training. She lived in Osho’s
physical presence from 1973--1990 and
sarita
Suta
then remained in his
community in Pune, India for another 9 years before moving
to Europe. She is drunk on the divine and her joyous transmission
inspires people from all over the world to live their bliss.
Contact: www.tantra-essence.com
S e s s i o n Scent and Taste; The Primordial
Portal to Bliss with Sarita and Chintan Aelgar
In two special sessions, we offer the sublime experience of
entering into deep and ecstatic meditation through the sense of
smell and through eating and drinking. In the morning session,
we will move into a journey of positive rebirth through smell,
reclaiming our wise, instinctual nature. The morning session is
open to everyone.
In the evening, we use a Shiva Sutra from the Vigyan Bhairav Tantra
as our inspiration: “While eating or drinking, become the taste
of the food or the drink and be filled.” It is a sensual journey into
the very heart and soul of nourishment, bringing new insights and
more pleasure than you may have ever dreamed was possible with
the simple act of eating. Please bring a partner and a blindfold with
you to the evening session.
S u ta
Suta has more than 20 years experience in the healing arts and also teaches Tantra internationally
with his own company Choose Bliss Now and with Sarita. He is a co-creator of
the Sex to Superconsciousness training and teaches the Soul Mate couples training with
Sarita. He is known for his friendly and down-to-earth approach, as well as being highly
knowledgeable about Tantra, sacred sexuality, energy, the body and increasing the human
capacity for love, life and ecstasy. He has a gift and passion for darkness retreats and also
teaches Tantra in the Dark. www.chooseblissnow.co.uk
S e s s i o n s Sensing through the heart with Suta and Shashi.
The heart can sense the world in a way that the mind cannot. The heart senses love. The
heart, when opened, can pour the essence of love through all of the other senses such as
the voice or touch. In this workshop we will explore how to create the space to open the
heart and how to connect to others through that space. Open to couples and individuals,
but equal numbers preferred.
Robert & Marta
Roxana & Vincent
R o b e rt and Marta
Robert and Marta teach Celtic Tantra. Their work is closely tied to the round of seasons,
and the rhythms of the earth, as well as to our human sexual dance. Celtic Tantra blends
Celtic teaching about magical and natural worlds with Tantra’s understanding of energy
and sexuality. They were apprenticed to John Hawken of SkyDancing UK for 12 years.
They are supported by Philip Milburn, whose live music is integral to all their Celtic Celebration
workshops at Hazel Hill Wood. Contact: celtictantra@talktalk.net
S e s s i o n Awakening the Energy Body: A kinaesthetic workshop
Tantra invites us to experience ourselves both as a physical body, and as the energy that
resides within the physical form. In this session we will explore the relationship between
the physical and the energetic. Through gentle massage, breathing and Tantric bodywork
we open the body to a greater sense of flow and aliveness, awakening the energy body.
We more and more experience ourselves as the energy that flows within the form, and
can indeed expand beyond it, ultimately transcending the limits of the physical form.
R ox a na & V i n c e n t Hewett
Roxana & Vincent have been practicing Tantra since 2004 with Mahasatvaa Ma Ananda
Sarita. They are facilitators in her Tantra Essence team and are teaching the Couples
Soul Mate training Levels 1-3 (7 levels in total) in the UK and in Poland. Roxana &
Vincent also have their own body of Tantra trainings - Lucid Love Tantra. These are for
couples and singles - the ‘Bliss Body’ and ‘Spacious Intimacy’ in London, around the
UK, and internationally. They feel truly blessed to have found the path of Tantra and
deeply honoured to able to share and guide others along this accelerated journey of
awakening. Contact: Mobile 07957604663 · email: roxana.hewett@gmail.com
S e s s i o n s To be touched - body, soul & spirit.
Revelling in the moment, in connectedness and in presence, we will explore what it is
to touch and be touched, to give and to receive. How these two modes, ordinarily polarised,
can melt into each other and reflect the deep lake of our own inner being. We are
so often told that it is better to give than to receive, but here we will learn how receiving
opens us up to the now, to life and to love. Join us for a meditative, sensitive and
loving journey of touch.

Teachers
C h i n ta n A e l g a r
Chintan Aelgar opened up to spirit at a
very young age after a series of profound
spiritual experiences. This led him on the
path of meditation, which he has been
practicing for many years. He has been
practising Tantra since 1998 and has been
a facilitator since 2006 essentially with
Sarita and the team.
Chintan’s other passion has always been
Chintan & Ahlmeirah
music, especially percussion which he studied
for many years. He also practiced martial arts and dance.
A h l m e i r a h A r i e l Hallaire
Ahlmeirah Ariel Hallaire runs the Centre of Love and Enlightenment,
a vehicle to serve others on their path of growth where
she teaches groups and offers healings and readings. She has
been practising Tantra since 2001. Her path is to heal and
empower others in a grounded and joyful way.
Contact: http://www.centreofloveandenlightenment.net
Recently Chintan and Ahlmeirah created Tantra Earth that
brings together different tantric activities, such as:
• Tantra Master Series: an exploration of the poetry and writings
of Tantra Masters through meditation and exercises
• The Seven Levels of love and relating: a series of groups for couples
who would like to visit their relationship through the approach of the different chakras
• Tantra Rhythms an approach through dance of the 3 aspects of the human being such
as the body, emotions and spirit
The link between all these activities remains “love is the bridge”.
S e s s i o n VISIONARY AWAKENING with Chintan & Ahlmeirah
In this modern life, we use a lot of concepts and images as references and landmarks like
a finger pointing to the moon. But the finger is not the moon, just as the map is not the
landscape. Our vision is affected by all these mental constructs, which are not always
related to the reality of this moment. Our mind
is like a prism bending the light.
We would like to offer you a taste of reconnecting
with a widened internal and external vision, which
is free from the ever-busy mind. Through playful exercises,
meditations and sutras recover your magic
and innocent vision, your sense of wonder. Come
back to the kingdom of what truly is.
N i r a j
I teach Biodanza, which is a tantric
dance/movement therapy designed
to bring you into deeper connection
with your own body, your feelings/
sensations and identity, and to lead
you into deeper intimacy with others
both physically and emotionally. It is
a non verbal, non-analytic/interpretive
technique originating in South
Niraj
Rakendra
America intending to stimulate the life
force energies inherent in the human being in all the ways that they manifest. As such,
Biodanza has a multi-faceted profile; it can be sexy, it can be sweet, it can be tender, it
can be wild. It could be creative or it could be transcendant. The list is endless. However
it is, it is GUARANTEED to leave you feeling better than you did before!
Contact: biodanzaniraj@gmail.com · +44 (0)7720 446648 · www.dancebiodanza.com
S e s s i o n I will be working with the sense of feeling, and of course music
is the royal road to the emotions. Imagine a film without a musical score to lead and
to highlight the emotional content of the plot Bor-ring! Music adds life, and so does
dance, and that is what I will be doing in my session, provoking the dormant life energies
inside of you. If they are not dormant, then I shall encourage you to stimulate and
enhance them further, moving through blocks and stuckness.to vitality and vibrancy.
Coming fully alive! As is obligatory in Biodanza, there will be a harmonising and integrating
of the group so that everyone feels met, seen, accepted and loved for who they
are and totally blissed out!
R a k e n d r a
Rakendra has been specializing in energetic bodywork since
1998 training in both the Namaste Bioenergetic centre
in Brazil and the Humaniversity in Holland. Rakendra
has developed a unique way of working, combining humor
and the courage bring light to the darker parts of our
being. Straightforward in his approach, Rakendra uses his
unique ability to unravel energetic blocks stored in peoples
bodies enabling one to heal and expand their capacity to
feel pleasure. Contact: www.bodyflow.uk.com · info@
bodyflow.uk.com
S e s s i o n Orgasm of the heart session.
Working with the body through breath and physical
exercises we will let go of any blockages that prevent us
from being spontaneous and free. In particular we will
be working in the areas of the heart and pelvis which
are the two parts of our capable of expanding our
capacity for love and sexual fulfillment.

Teachers
D e va r a j
Devaraj has been an Osho sannyasin
since 2001, living at Leela since
2002. He completed the Humaniversity
4 Year Therapist Training
in 2006 and has been helping to
run Osho Leela, the main Osho
community in the UK, since 2005.
He is the creator of its annual 5 day
Tantra & Conscious Sexuality Festivals,
Puravida Conscious Clubbing
events, Dolce Vita, Osho Meditation Retreats and more. He also helps to run the Community
Experience Programme at Leela. Contact: devaraj@osholeela.co.uk · 01747 821221
S e s s i o n Releasing & Healing Negativity Towards the Opposite Sex
This session is for anyone who feels they’ve accumulated negative feelings towards
the opposite sex. It’s fine to come alone, or with a partner. There will be the chance
to share about the situations and triggers which have created negative reactions and
behaviours in you. Afterwards I will give some brief, basic theory about emotional
release and then there will be the chance to work in partner excercises, allowing
anger to be expressed in a safe and transformational way. This is highly supportive
environment to allow feelings and emotions to be released, opening the way for
natural joy and harmony.
S a r a n i
Danutė Vilionyte (Prem Sarani) is the founder of the meditation centre and publishing
house Meilės kelias in Lithuania. After completing her Masters Degree, she chose the path
of conscious sciences and meditation and studied with several masters and enlightened
mystics in India, Japan, Brazil, Greece and America. Her studies range from the revolutionary
Osho active meditation techniques to the Certification of Primal Therapy with the
Dr. Arthor Janov Institute in USA. Her Tantra training has been done with Sarita, Daniel
Odier and Homa and Mukto. Sarani mixes her expertise of Tantra, hypnosis, Ito Thermie,
Primal Therapy and intuitive energy reading in her work, to bring a balance between
therapy and meditation. Contact: vilionyte@gmail.com
S e s s i o n The Power of Imagination and Visualization
When you close your eyes and relax, enjoying the present moment, you have probably
noticed visual images arising: faces of loved ones, your home, other familiar places, films
you have seen, or memories of appetising food, Such images can be used to deepen our
meditative experience using imagination as the bridge. Imagination can be used to overcome
negative or disturbing aspects of ourselves and to help us nurture positive qualities,
such as compassion. In this session, we will work with imagined sights, sounds, smells,
physical sensations and emotions. We will learn to connect both hemispheres of our brain
- the intellectual, rational side and the creative, imaginative side. Using a powerful visualisation
technique, we’ll tap into our potential and find out how it can be used in a daily
life. When we explore imagination, we’re opening up our creative and artistic potential,
becoming creators and artists of our own lives.
Devaraj Sarani Shashi
Amrita
S h a s h i
Born in the UK, Shashi is an international
teacher of Taoist Sacred Sexual-
and Tantra. She is currently based in
Thailand and is making a film on
Tantra, Sex to Spirit. Shashi has been
ity
be-
practicing Tantra for 13 years, which
gan in Pune with Osho meditations/
workshops and a parallel self practice
in Taoist Sexual Arts. For a year and
a half, Shashi lived at Mantak Chia’s
residence, co authoring a book with him and training deeply into the Tao Practices. Together
with another female teacher, Shashi runs the only Universal Tao Certified Teacher
Training for Women. Shashi is also training as an Agama Tantra Teacher in Classical
Tantra and Tantra Yoga, allowing her to weave Classical Tantra, Neo Tantra and Taoist
Sexual Arts together.
Contact: www.taospiral.com, www.thesanctuarythailand.com, www.sextospirit.com
S e s s i o n see text under Suta.
M a Prem A m r i ta
Amrita is originally from Zimbabwe and lives and teaches in Brighton, UK. She has
been practicing yoga for twelve years and teaching for eight years. She trained as a
Hatha Yoga Teacher while living in Cologne, Germany. Then after meeting her yoga
teachers Sharon Gannon and David Life (co-founders of the Jivamukti Yoga Method) she
completed the Jivamukti Yoga Teacher Training in New York, USA in 2008. This was followed
by a year long apprenticeship with the Jivamukti Yoga Centre in London. She is
now an 800 hour Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher. Amrita is also a qualified Humaniversity
Facilitator, having trained for 5 years at the Osho Humaniversity in the Netherlands,
specializing in group therapy and social meditations. She is also trained in ballet
and contemporary dance and has a diploma in holistic massage.
During the festival Amrita will be offering early morning yoga. Classes incorporate
yoga postures in a vinyasa(flowing) sequence, and include
inspiring music, sanskrit chanting, hands-on adjustments, relaxation
and meditation. She has a light hearted, loving and gentle approach,
while drawing from years of practice and study of yoga.
Contact: julesdd78@yahoo.co.uk · Facebook: Julia Amrita Pooley
S e s s i o n relationship counseling. For those of you
who may need advice or support about relationships, dating, sexuality
etc, Amrita is available to talk about any issue that comes up for
you during the festival or in life in general. She has spent six
years training in group therapy at the Humaniversity,
and has a lot of experience with relationship, sexuality,
communication skills, and personal empowerment.

Teachers & Musicians
B au l Darv i s h Madhu Suda n
Osho says “A Baul is a flowering. A Baul is a flowing energy. The Baul is not a seeker,
the Baul is one who has found. The Baul is a SIDDHA: one who has looked into life and
realized that all is available and there is no need to seek. One has just to participate in this
mystery called life. He dances, he sings, he enjoys, he is blissful for no reason at all.”
Bauls are mystical musicians from Bengal. They sing from the Heart and pour out their
feelings and emotions in their songs. Their music reflects bonds of the heart, subtly revealing
the mystery of life, the laws of nature and the ultimate union with the divine. Baul is a
mystic nomad dealing with human relations, emotions and spontaneously expressing their
spiritual ideology through music & dance.
Baul Darvish Madhu Sudan has trained under many gurus like Ramanchand Brijwasi,
Purnachand Das Baul & Krishnadas Baul. He says “Baul singing is something you do not
learn from anyone – you just soak in!”. Over the years, he has been spreading the message
of Baul Darvish philosophy along with Jayanti Baul.
Madhu Sudan will conduct a workshop on baul singing. He will explain the significance
of Prayer in singing and teach us the process of playing various instruments used in Baul
music like Iktara, Bama, Dubki, Anand lahari, sreekhol mridang& harmonium. Dancing
is an integral part of Bauls, Madhusudan will tell us about the origin of their
dance and teach us the steps. He will take us on a journey of vocal
training and explicate how Bauls learn the art of singing from
their hearts.
S e s s i o n There will be talk
on Bauls in which Madhusudan will
explain the Life of Bauls, their spirit,
thinking and lifestyle. Baul music
celebrates celestial love, Madhusudan
will explain the value of
music in their lives and how it is
an easy source of meditation and
devotion for them. We will learn
the aim and object of their lives,
how Yoga forms an important
aspect of their daily lives and facts
about their master-disciple heritage.
Madhusudan will give tips on recognizing
the transcendental quality
in people and methods to control
the desiring mind. He will explain
briefly about the tantric practices
used amongst Bauls, but will not
be able to divulge the details, as
these secrets are allowed to be transmitted
only in a close communion
between Master & Disciple.
“Baul singing is
something you
do not learn from
anyone – you just
soak in.”
T h e music of the Bau ls
Baul Sangeet, is a particular type of folk music. Its lyrics carry influences of the Hindu
bhakti movements and the songs of Kabir. Their music represents a long heritage of
preaching mysticism through songs in Bengali. Their lyrics intertwine a deep sense of mysticism,
a longing for oneness with the divine. They seek the divinity in human beings.
Bauls use a number of musical instruments: the most common is the ektara, a one-stringed
“plucked drum” drone instrument, carved from the epicarp of a gourd, and made of
bamboo and goatskin. Others include the dotara, a long-necked fretless lute (while the
name literally means “two stringed” it usually has four metal strings) made of the
wood of a jackfruit or neem tree. Drums like the duggi, a small hand-held
earthen drum, and dhol and khol; small cymbals calledkhartal and manjira,
and the bamboo flute are also used. Ghungur and nupur are anklets
with bells that ring while the person wearing them dances.
The songs will highlight the essence of Tantra in many ways. They
will have a dialogue with the six psychic centers in the subtle
body to the primal memories of the soul wandering in the
mother’s womb. One song will communicate the dormant
state of cosmic energy-The kundalini and another will portray
the immortality of the soul by analogies.
C o n c e rt The songs
will highlight the essence of
Tantra in many ways. They
will have a dialogue with
the six psychic centers
in the subtle body to the
primal memories of the soul
wandering in the mother’s
womb. One song will
communicate the dormant
state of cosmic energy. The
kundalini and another will
portray the immortality of
the soul by analogies.

Healers & Musicians
Meditations & Yoga
O s h o T a n t r a Festiva l Healing A r e a
Osho Tantra Festival Healing Area - Once again there will be Session Givers
available at this festival. Check the board outside the marquee for details of
who’s offering what. Please book and pay for your session in the Booking Office.
Early Morning
Osho Meditations
Osho has pioneered active meditation
techniques which help
the typical stressed out man and
woman of today to reach deep
states of silence and meditation
by first releasing repressed emotions,
or nervous energy. Each
morning before breakfast, we
will have one of Osho’s active
meditations on offer, which is a
really great way to start the day!
P r e s e n c e
Presence are a five piece band based in beautiful South Devon who have been together
since 2005. They play for meditation weekends, festivals and events, and enjoy immensely
to play, perform and create music together. They also play live at Sarita’s workshops, and
created the music for her Mahamudra meditation CD.
Members
• Adarsha (guitars) - an amazing musician, inspired by his love of nature and time spent
reflecting on life, love and general beingness
• Surahbhi (singer/songwriter) - came into this life without an OFF switch she just can’t
stop creating music and being intensely enthusiastic about everything
• Prabodh (bass) - he’s the softest and coolest bass player your likely to find from Germany
and he makes fantastic sushi!
• Tarisha (singer/songwriter, keyboards, guitar, flute) - a multi-talented and beautiful lady...
and she has the cutest kid Josh - a little Buddha in the making
• Manu (drum kit and producer) - he takes care of the sound, equipment, timing, recording
- and of Tarisha and Josh!
www.myspace.com/presencelive
Yoga
Early Morning Yoga is one of the most popular forms
of exercise on the planet. The reason is because it not only exercises
the body, but offers a balanced approach to harmonizing body, mind
and spirit. We’re very lucky to have Amrita back teaching yoga each
early morning.

Special Events
Special Events
Yurt Sauna
The Osho Leela Yurt Sauna will be
open from early evening onwards and
holds up to 20 people. It’s heated by a
wood-burner and there’s a cold water
pool and cold shower outside.
Afternoon Sessions
Heart Dance, Music Group, Osho Meditations designed
for the afternoon, and playtime, are features
for our ‘easy is right’ approach to Enlightenment...
Evening Events
Evenings at the festival will be packed with juicy goings-on.
There will be a concert by the Baul Mystics, a Masqued Ball, a Cuddle
Party, a Dance Party + more
Raw Chocolate Lounge
by Soham
Yummy Me! are chocolates with intent. This
delectable chocolate line is designed to do
more than just tantalize your taste buds. Each
flavour carries a particular quality, bringing home a
message, inspiring you to embody more of your higher potential. There are
nine flavours designed to complement the different qualities.
Come and join us for a chocolate or two and also delicious Hot Chocolate
drinks. Enjoy The Yummy Me!
www.yummymechoc.com
Osho Discourses
Osho Discourses on Tantra offer you the opportunity to hear Osho’s
velvety voice inspiring you to turn on, tune in and discover your true
nature, through meditation, celebration, sex, love and laughter. Thousands
of people have transformed their lives completely after hearing
a single discourse or
even a few words of
his. He has a way of
speaking directly to
the heart and soul of
each listener.

“The body is your basic truth, so
never be against the body. Whenever
you are against the body, you are
going against God. Whenever you are
disrespectful to your body, you are
losing contact with reality, because
your body is your contact. Your body
is your bridge. Your body is your
temple. Tantra teaches reverence for
the body, love, respect for the body,
gratitude for the body. The body
is marvelous. It is the greatest of
mysteries.”
Osho
Osho
Tantra
Festival
www.osholeela.co.uk