Soulmate Retreat - level 1
A Tantra Journey For Couples
đ Bali đ 30th Jan - 5th February, 2026
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Introducing the Soulmate training
Originally created in 1998 by Ma Ananda Sarita, founder of Tantra Essence, this series has guided thousands of couples on their path to becoming Soulmates.
The training consists of seven retreats, each focusing on a different dimension of love, intimacy, and relating.
Drawing from her own experience of using relationships as a spiritual path, Sarita has crafted a deeply transformative journey which helps couples rise in love, unlock their deepest potential for connection, and experience ecstasy both in and beyond the bedroom.
Sarita personally teaches from Level 2 onwards, guiding couples into deeper layers of sacred intimacy and union.
Soulmates are not born they are made...
If you wish to evolve your consciousness individually, you can meditate and use various personal growth techniques. However, when it comes to nurturing and elevating a relationship it requires a different approach.Â
To truly thrive as a couple, to awaken the most conscious, intimate, and loving version of your connection, you must walk a shared spiritual journey together.
Through partner meditations, embodiment practices, and sacred rituals, you begin to unite your energies and open to a higher form of love.
When two people consciously choose to grow together, something extraordinary happens. Your relationship becomes a vessel for transformation where healing, passion, and devotion merge into a harmonious union of hearts and souls.
Together, you embark on a journey of intimate exploration, deep understanding, and shared evolution.
⨠The Soulmate Training is your step-by-step guide on this path. It is a profound process designed to awaken the full potential of love, sexuality, and spiritual connection in your relationship.
What You Will Experience in Soulmate Level 1âŚ
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Level 1 of the Soulmate Training is a deep initiation into conscious love. It is an unforgettable journey that will open your hearts, awaken your senses, and bring new life into your relationship.
During this retreat, you and your partner will:
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  Travel a unique path of evolution through couple meditations rooted in authentic Tantra.
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 Explore the polarities between the masculine and feminine, discovering the dance of attraction and harmony.
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 Heal inner wounds that block love and prevent true connection.
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 Understand your partner more deeply by learning to recognise each otherâs patterns and emotional needs.
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  Receive tools for conscious communication to dissolve misunderstandings and transform conflict into connection.
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 Practice emotional fluidity to release stagnant emotions and open the flow of love between you.
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 Heal and awaken your sexual energy, expanding your capacity for pleasure and intimacy.
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 Experience sexuality as sacred, where your lovemaking becomes an act of meditation and devotion.
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 Be held in a safe, supportive group field of other couples walking a similar path of love and growth.Â
Ultimately, Soulmate Level 1 is an invitation to experience the God and Goddess within you â and in your partner. To rediscover love as a sacred journey, and your relationship as the most powerful path to awakening.
Come, Join Us At The Soulmate Retreat đŤ
đ Bali, 30th Jan - 5th February, 2026
Secure Your Spot NowMeet your teachers for this edition...
Modestas Stonkus
Modestas is the founder of âDance of Tantraâ, a personal development platform, based on dance-movement expression techniques and powerful personal transformation tools. Having been a professional dancer for many years and a Tantra teacher, he is passionately committed to the meeting of dance and Tantra as a spiritual path for personal growth & consciousness.
He is a graduate of The Tantra Essence Teacher Training and is now a lead faculty in the school. He facilitates various retreats and training in the Tantra Essence school. He specializes in teaching the Ultimate Tantra Mystic Massage Training, Tantra Teacher Training, and the Soulmate Series for couples.
He also works as a mentor, tantric bodyworker, teacher of dance & as a dance DJ all around the world. He strives to create inspirational experiences, motivating inner growth and the expansion of love.
Modestas Stonkus
Modestas is a Tantric bodyworker, dancer, dance & Tantra teacher & mystic. He merges his extensive background in professional dance with Tantra to create transformational experiences for profound personal growth.
He is also the founder of 'Dance of Tantra' and is working alongside Tantra Essence since 2016. He specializes in teaching the Soulmate Series for Couples, Tantra Teacher Training & Tantra Mystic Massage Training & Master Lover
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Dieke
Dieke specializes in working with couples, women & Tantra massage. With a background in Innovation Management, she transformed her life, moving to Bali and finding her soulmate.
She is passionate about bringing couples work to lovers everywhere, creating a community of couples who support each other on the path of Tantra and conscious relating by using tantric wisdom and turning it into modern principles and tools easily applicable to their daily life, relationship and business.
Modestas Stonkus
Modestas is the founder of âDance of Tantraâ, a personal development platform, based on dance-movement expression techniques and powerful personal transformation tools. Having been a professional dancer for many years and a Tantra teacher, he is passionately committed to the meeting of dance and Tantra as a spiritual path for personal growth & consciousness.
He is a graduate of The Tantra Essence Teacher Training and is now a lead faculty in the school. He facilitates various retreats and training in the Tantra Essence school. He specializes in teaching the Ultimate Tantra Mystic Massage Training, Tantra Teacher Training, and the Soulmate Series for couples.
He also works as a mentor, tantric bodyworker, teacher of dance & as a dance DJ all around the world. He strives to create inspirational experiences, motivating inner growth and the expansion of love.
Meet Your Teachers
Both Modestas and Dieke are part of the Tantra Essence Lead Faculty and have been deeply immersed in Tantra for many years â first teaching for singles, and later, after meeting each other, walking the path of couples Tantra together.
Early in their relationship, they joined the Soulmate Training themselves, and soon after, Ma Ananda Sarita personally invited them to apprentice with her and teach this quintessential body of work.
They now teach from a place of deeply lived experience â embodying the practices they share, and bringing a grounded, playful, and heart-centered energy to their work.
Their mission is to share this transformational journey for couples all around the world.
Originally from Lithuania (Modestas) and the Netherlands (Dieke), they have been mainly based in Bali, where their love story began â and where they got married.
Outside of Tantra, they share a passion for Brazilian Zouk dance, weaving movement and embodiment into their teachings as an expression of connection, flow, and love.
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The Tantra Essence Group Room
We are dedicated to providing a safe, respectful, and authentic environment for your transformative journey.
Learn Tantra in the most safe & authentic way
I am well aware of the myths surrounding Tantra.
It's disheartening that the word Tantra is sometimes misunderstood as a space for orgies or polyamory. Some even associate Tantra with black magic or witchcraft.Â
In reality, Tantra is a profound path of self-discovery. It is a space for emotional healing. It offers multidimensional tools for spiritual growth.
I am dedicated to providing a safe, respectful and authentic environment for your transformative journey.
With Tantra Essence, you can trust that you are in the hands of experienced facilitators. Here, we honour the true essence of Tantra. We serve you by creating a safe space where you can thrive, grow and discover the magic within.
I invite you to look beyond the myths and allow me and my kaula (team) to guide you towards the real wisdom of Tantra. This is a space where you will rediscover yourself, experience profound connection and have a renewed celebration for life.
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-- love & blessings--
Ma Ananda Sarita
"Its like going to a school to learn
how to be in a relationship''
Janika & Matthias
âI saw a mirror in my partner.â
It can be a bit scary and hard work. But whatâs on the other side is really worth it. I wish every couple has the chance to experience this. The team will take good care of you.
Steffi & Alex
âItâs been challenging and crazy.â
We had many tools before but nothing like this! There were many small triggers that would take up so much of our time. This retreat helped us to navigate those triggers in a healthy way. Â
Maria & Robin
This is where lovers turn into Soulmates â¨
đ Bali, 30th Jan - 5th February, 2026
Yes, We Want To Be SoulmatesJoin us in our paradise location
Nestled in the serene embrace of northern Bali, lies our enchanting sanctuary for the Soulmate retreat. This picturesque heaven offers a breathtaking natural setting, providing the perfect backdrop for your transformative journey.
âSaritaâs work is profound.â
I enjoyed going into a container to deepen our intimacy. It was beautiful to see all the different facets of our connection and to approach them all in such a unique way.
Joelle & Manish
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âWeâve been a couple since 12 years.â
This was like going to school on how to be human and how to be in a relationship. In every emotion there is some magic.
Janika & Matthias
Frequently Asked Questions
Will this retreat help to bring back the spark into my relationship?
Will this retreat improve our intimacy?
We are a new couple. Will this benefit us?
My partner and I don't have much Tantra experience. Will this be suitable for us?
Will we be exchanging partners?
When should I arrive & depart?
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What if I feel uncomfortable doing any of the practices?
When can we do the next level?
Is there going to be nudity or sexual practices?
Is it possible to bring our child with us?
âWe felt the alignment.â
The majority of us in the world are living in an outdated version of relating to ourselves and to each other. I feel for the first time I discovered the new version.
Suzanne & Pierre
âSex doesnât end with orgasm.â
We learn to be more playful and joyful in your relationship. Keep it easy. Keep it in flow. Weâll find our way together with each other.
Lisa & Sebastian
