2 Day Tantra, Dance & Shibari Weekend in Zurich

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Zürich, Schweiz
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Up to 30 in group
Date
October 18 - 19, 2025

Retreat Highlights

  • Dark meets Divine - Transforming through the polarities of power & devotion, dark & light and intimacy & vulnerability with Johanna Koeb (founder of Ecstatic Dance Zurich) & Bina Taverna (Tantra & Shibari guide).

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Tantra, Dance & Shibari Weekend: Dark meets Divine

An embodied journey through polarity, presence, power and devotional surrender.


Step into a sacred temple of transformation, where we invite you to explore the deep currents of polarity through the rich modalities of Tantra, Ecstatic Dance, Shibari, and Psychology. Together, we will breathe life into the sacred tensions that shape our human experience — we explore life’s polarities through embodiment, ritual, vulnerability and intimacy.


Masculine & Feminine

We awaken the primal pulse of polarity — the sacred dance between the Masculine and Feminine. Not as genders, but as archetypal energies that live within each of us. The Masculine — presence, direction, consciousness. The Feminine — flow, feeling, creation. We embody these polarities, letting them meet, clash, and caress within us. We explore how these forces move through our bodies, relationships, and desires.


Light & Dark

We turn tenderly toward our hidden shadow parts — the repressed, the feared, the unseen. Through compassionate shadow work, we invite them into the light. Not to fix or change, but to own them. As we soften our resistance, the heart begins to crack open. And through those cracks, the light pours in — not in spite of our darkness, but because of it. The dark is not something to fear, but a fertile ground for transformation.


Leadership & Surrender

We play at the edge between holding and letting go — when to lead, and when to yield. Through dance, Shibari, rituals of dominance and surrender, we explore the subtle art of relational attunement. Leadership is not domination, but a grounded offering. Surrender is not collapse, but a courageous trust.


Power & Devotion

True power is not control — it is presence. Devotion is not submission — it is love embodied. Through the threads of Tantra and the deep vulnerability of Shibari, we touch the exquisite place where power opens into heart, and where devotion becomes an act of radical strength. In this space, we reclaim both — not as roles to perform, but as sacred states of being.


Life & Death

To truly live, something must die. In this sacred space, we honor the necessary endings — the identities, beliefs, and habits that no longer serve our path. Death is not the end, but the doorway to rebirth. When we allow what is no longer aligned to dissolve, we create space to step fully onto the path of our soul — alive, clear, and free.


Inner Union

As the weekend unfolds, the many dances converge. Masculine and Feminine, Light and Dark, Psyche and Soul — no longer separate forces, but facets of one wholeness that exists within us. No longer chasing, no longer resisting — just being. Here, we remember what we have always been: complete, connected, and profoundly alive.

You are warmly invited to dance this sacred journey with us.


Led by an attuned, powerful, and experienced facilitation team with Atilla Cidam (ISTA facilitator), Johanna Koeb (founder of Ecstatic Dance Zurich) & Bina Taverna (tantra & shibari guide), we will establish a trauma-informed foundation of consent, care and self-responsibility to go on a deep journey that weaves together conscious dance, tantra, shadow-work and ritual & ceremony.


We are coming to let go of our masks and to explore the vulnerable, messy, sweaty, beauty of our bodies, hearts, & souls.


You will depart this experience connected to a wonderful community of humans, and feeling fully alive, on fire, and ready to bring new ways of being, connecting, and creating into the rest of your life.




Your facilitators:


Johanna Koeb - the Founder and Organiser of Ecstatic Dance Swiss/Zurich.
I feel much gratitude to facilitate this space and to gather a community of healthy people who are empowered to do great things. Through dance, I believe everyone can discover, explore, unleash, and enhance their individual potential to live a fulfilling and meaningful life. By engaging our senses and listening to our bodies, we connect to others and shape a consciousness that extends beyond our own.
https://ecstaticdance.ch


Bina Taverna is a Shibari & Tantra facilitator with experience since nearly a decade. She has a diverse background in bodywork, sexological bodywork, coaching, kundalini, BDSM, breathwork, polarity integration, dance and movement practices. She creates spaces that invite exquisite presence for transformational work. She dances between the polarities of the light and the dark and the ecstasy of diving into the mysteries. Her offerings provide space for emotional expression, self-love and personal growth, transforming blockages and finding inner power and purpose. Her trauma-sensitive approach creates the safety for vulnerability unfold to explore the depths of our being in a more raw and intimate way.
http://binataverna.com
http://instagram.com/binataverna


Testimonials


“This journey with Bina has opened up new layers of pleasure, trust, and self-awareness.”


“By integrating a trauma around trust, relearning what it means to be human, vulnerable and self responsible, yet invited to surrender, it meant a lot to my healing journey and welcomes me again to open to life and myself.”


“The way you handled the ropes, weaving them not only around my body but also into the very fabric of my being, was fascinating. Each knot you tied was like a guide, leading me deeper into a new path of trust.”


“Your guidance allowed me to dive into a well of sensations and emotions, many of which I had never fully recognized or explored before.”


Logistics


Venue: YogaCorner, Zürich


Language: English


Food: We will provide snacks, tea and coffee during the breaks. There is a spacious lunch break where participants can either go to one of the restaurants nearby, eat their own food in the venue or go to a grocery store nearby.


Accommodation: We don't provide accommodation, but if you come from far, you can stay overnight at the yoga studio with your own sleeping gear for an additional 30chf per night. There are showers and a simple kitchen available. Alternatively, you can book an AirBnB or hotel close by.

Transport: Public transport works very well in Switzerland. You can check the schedule on sbb.ch The closest airport is Zürich ZHR.


Investment:

These prices are not including accommodation.

333CHF Scholarship:

this is not an early bird and only for those available with financial difficulties. Contact me personally.


444CHF Early Bird:

Standard price for the next 10 places.


555CHF Standard

If you are financially stable, consider supporting others with financial difficulties to join. These are the last tickets available.

Schedule

11:00 Embodied Morning Practice

11:30 Shibari Tying Techniques

12:30 Ecstatic Dance

13:00 Lunch

13:30 Tantra Massage

15:30 Break

16:00 Tantric Shibari Sessions

18:00 End


The Schedule is different every day, this is only an example.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Location icon Bina Taverna, Zürich, Schweiz

Directions

It's best to fly to Zurich airport. Then take a train to Schlieren. All info for public transport is here: sbb.ch
Or come by taxi or car to YogaCorner in Schlieren.

Accommodation

Accommodation
Early Bird, book your own accommodation
Accommodation
Standard, book your own accommodation
Accommodation
Standard, sleep at the venue with your own sleeping gear

Venue & Amenities

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Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms icon A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi icon Free Wifi
Spa icon Spa
Sauna icon Sauna
Pool icon Pool
Towels icon Towels
Free Parking icon Free Parking
Kitchen icon Kitchen
Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea icon Coffee/Tea
Cafe icon Cafe
Restaurant icon Restaurant
Fitness Center icon Fitness Center
Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
Housekeeping icon Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent icon Bicycles For Rent
Nestled in the city of Zurich, Switzerland, we reside in a stunning venue. It is central, yet surrounded by trees and nature that invite for refreshing walks outside.

Meals

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Menu Types

Meals are not provided, but we provide beverages and snacks throughout the day.

What's Included

  • - 2 days of embodied tantric teaching
  • - Shibari techniques & sessions
  • - Ecstatic Dance journeys
  • - snacks & beverages
  • - accommodation only if booked seperately

What's Not Included

  • - Airport Transfer (available upon request)
  • - Insurance
  • - Flights

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