School Of Eros
A Sanctuary to remember your Erotic Wholeness
Koh Phangan, Thailand
Welcome to the School of Eros
At the School of Eros we recognise that living an erotic life exists just as much outside of the bedroom as it does inside. Erotic wholeness is about awakening our embodied sense of aliveness, opening our hearts, and un-numbing our bodies so we can live in pleasure moment to moment.
Yes, my friends, this indeed IS a realistic possibility for us all.
Welcome to the school of Eros, an invitation to reclaim the erotic in all areas of our lives as a way to access embodied, connected living- that is what we call pleasure...
This school is a laboratory into what fuels intimacy and connection as a lifestyle and to reclaim our birthright to living cracked open, in our power, in our truth, and fully inhabiting our bodies.
Why? So we can feel deeply connected to all of life, isn't that the whole reason for being human?
The Erotic ( or Eros) is our Aliveness, it is the felt experience in our body that makes us feel deeply connected to ourself & life.
Part of the frustration we expereince stems from a lack of education around the possibilities we can access in intimate encounters, whether with a long-term partner or in our personal exploration with others.
A missing piece in our intimate lives is recognising that we don't have to place all of our focus and attention on genital sex as a means for embodied connection.
The erotic, or eros, is our aliveness—
It is the felt experience in your body that makes you deeply connected to yourself and the present moment.
Our access to the erotic is in everything, making the experience of the erotic available to us all the time because life is everywhere.
The Truth is, the Erotic is not only about sex.
We live in a time where we are so fixated on sex, many of us are frustrated by sex, feel we are not getting enough, or are unsatisfied by it.
When we hold sex as the main goal of intimate pleasure or connection, we miss all the possible portals available to us to feel deeply connected.
We enter in a quest for sex with others to either feel conencted or experience a sense of validation, chase for better sex, or avoid it all together because it doesn't feel fulfilling due to trauma or a lack of expressing what we need and want.
This leave us in a perpetual cycle of chasing or avoiding, with out realizing the connection & intimacy we are looking for is found- everywhere.
The School of Eros is an initiation into broadening our notions of the erotic so we can experience the full possibility of intimacy & connection available to us, in all areas of our lives, not just the sexual act.
Shadow work
In order for us to access our erotic truth we first need to identify our shadows- the shadow is the hidden, repressed & denied aspect of self. The parts of ourselves we hide in order to gain validation & approval from others. In this retreat we will explore the strategies we use to gain love and approval & areas of our sexual shadow.
What we explore through our workshops & retreats
Nervous System attunement
In order for us to feel safe to access vulnerability, we prioritize working with the nervous system, with an understanding that we all hold trauma in our bodies we aim to weave in somatic practices through out the retreat so we can feel safe to explore unknown territories within ourselves while not overwhelming our hearts, bodies & mind.
The 12 faces of the erotic
The 12 faces of the erotic are specific portals that bridge our human experience to tangibly experience an abstract divine concept. Every aspect of Eros embodies a unique essence of vibrant vitality. As we learn to embody each of the faces, we begin to feel the possibility of erotic living.
Nature & Eros
Nature plays an intrinsic role in our relationship to the erotic. Through connection to the elements that surround us- water, earth & fire, we will immerse ourselves in the senuous experience of what nature has to offer us as a pathway to embodying the erotic.
Transpersonal Eroticism
Transpersonal means going beyond the personal, In our time together, Transpersonal eroticism extends beyond the individual, inviting us to let go of our self-image, preferences & the transactional behaviors. to reach the transperonsal we will explire Slowing down, sensing & attuning to the transperosnal is amplified when we explore our capacity to be in silence, presence & darkness. Through various individual, couple & group practices you will be invited to explore the mystery & the transpersonal through these powerful agents of erotic awakening.
Dance & embodiment
Dance is one of the most accessible ways to connect to our eros. Moving into a space of movement allows us to drop the words, attune to ourselves & others beyond the social scripts we place, and giving space for us to feel our sensations, emotions, desires and the deeper currents of connection that are available to us .
Community & Eros
In the school we enter into an embodied research around the question- how can I let go of the conditioned fixation that my need for intimacy & connection can only be met by one person. We will explore the possibilities of intimacy available to us when we expand erotic connection through out the group to expereince " the group body as the lover"
Circle Work
Cirlce work is a powerful tool that allows people in the group field to be seen and felt in their experience. It is a way to integrate expereinces had in the retreat, be felt in an emotional charge, express something that feels edgy, speak what is alive and process any undigested material that may still be active from a practice or process in the retreat.
Erotic Temples
Temples are a place of ritual & ceremony where we enter into an experience with intention and consciousness. We hold different erotic temple that allow us to explore different facets of the erotic. This will include sensuality & and non penetrative sexual explorations. The temples act as an integration from the teachings of the day.
You do not have to participate in anything you do not desire to and we exercise full consent & boundry practices through out all temple & the retreat as a whole.
Embodying Eroticism is the experience of our raw, ungaurded vulnerability
Through our school we create a safe space within our bodies, hearts, nervous systems, and minds. Allowing us to relinquish control, abandon programmed narratives, and truly connect to our erotic wholeness.
We focus on expanding our understanding of the erotic beyond its purely sexual connotations and the idea that it is only shared with one person.
Through a variety of lectures, embodiment practices, sensual explorations, and non-penetrative sexual experiences, we will explore a full spectrum of erotic connection with ourselves, others, community, and nature.
It is within this temple that we will rediscover what it feels like to experience erotic wholenes.
Natalie & Maanee are best friends, advocates & educators in the realm of the erotic & sensuality and the co-creators Erotic Love. With over a decade of shared personal & professional experience, they will be your guides & transmissions over the 5 day retreat,
Natalie and Maanee are devoted to unguarded vulnerability, sensuality, connection, embodiment, and love. These are the seeds they sow daily, guiding them into a deeper relationship with their aliveness. It is this devotion that wakes them each morning, inspiring them to say a wholehearted yes to life.
With profound courage and unwavering honesty, they face their pain, pleasure, shadows, and potential. This commitment to self-awareness and transformation captivates and inspires those around them, encouraging others to embark on their own journeys of truth and presence.
Their dedication to these themes allows them to rest fully in Eros—their life force, their direct felt experience where all sensations and emotions are welcomed into the body and held in presence. Through this devotion, they live erotically, embracing the fullness of life as an unfolding dance of connection and creation.
From their undying love for the Path of Eros and their commitment to living erotically, they birthed The School of Eros: a home for those seeking to receive the gifts and wisdom of two powerful female leaders, erotic educators, and advocates of truth, love, and authentic relating.
Here, Natalie and Maanee share their embodied teachings, inviting you to step into your own aliveness, embrace vulnerability, and reclaim the beauty of connection in all its forms.
Maanee Chrystal Lynn Joy
Maanee is a Somatic Psychotherapist, Dance Therapist, and Somatic Integrative Educator & Erotic Educator. With her innate capacity for deep feeling and sensing, Maanee weaves together a tapestry of modalities including shadow work, somatics, trauma resolution, nervous system health, dance therapy, non-duality, eco-somatics, embodied leadership, sensuality & the erotic.
As the visionary founder of The Somatic Institute for Women, Maanee has created a sanctuary for women seeking to reclaim their power and embodiment. Her year-long teacher trainings on somatics for women have empowered and educated nearly 300 students, equipping them with the tools to become somatic educators themselves & her school holds over 50,000 students worldwide.
Beyond her work at the Institute, Maanee serves as a somatic psychotherapist working in private practice for the last 10 years. She also leads immersive trainings on shadow work, delving into the depths of the human psyche to bring about profound transformation.
The Founders
Natalie Abraham
Natalie Abraham is a certified Somatic Trauma Therapist, an erotic educator, intimacy arts expert and heart initiator. She is an artist, a healer, a poet.
She guide’s transformative journeys for singles, couples and groups blending perfectly the fun, juiciness, and creativity with depth, shamanic teachings and sacred divine wisdoms. Her vast shades of offerings include her internationally acclaimed Dancing into Tantra, Rope Healing/Shibari, Erotic Explorations, Sensual Awakenings, Female Empowerment, Men’s Cicles and much more
She is so passionate about cracking people’s hearts open, reminding them of who they truly are behind the walls and masks. She is named favorite featured expert in the recent VICE Magazine’s viral episode ‘Tantra Island’.
