HEART OF TANTRA FESTIVAL DETAILS

Date:

June 28 – 30, 2024

Time:

Begins Friday 7 pm (Gates open at 5 pm), ends Sunday 6.30 pm

Festival extension event – Sunday 30th, 7.30 pm to Monday 1st, 9.30 am

Location:

C-dar Lodge, 5071 Paradise Valley Rd, Paradise Valley, Squamish, B.C.

Waiver

If you are attending the Festival. It is important to fill in the Heart of Tantra Festival Agreement of Release and Waiver of Liability and read and understand its contents. Failure to accept these terms will exclude you from participating in this event. Please click on the button below to fill it out.

We feel blessed that our festival will be held at the beautiful C-Dar Lodge Farm in Paradise Valley, Squamish. This is a very magical, sustainable, holistic and inspiring piece of Land located on the banks of a glacier river.

When you arrive there will be some parking inside and if you find this already full upon your arrival, please park outside on the main road. Once you have found your parking spot please come to registration and if you have a camping pass, present it and we will direct you to the designated camping areas.

Getting here

The Festival will be held at C-dar Lodge in Paradise Valley, Squamish. It is easy to find on Google maps. Here is the address for your convenience.

C-dar Lodge
5071 Paradise Valley Road
V0N 1T0 Squamish
Canada
Find out more about C-dar Lodge here

Rideshare

To be kind to the environment we encourage you to find other people who are coming to travel with. To find out who is sharing rides go to our rideshare page on Facebook

Accommodation

Camping on site (A camp pass per person is required)
If you wish to camp at the festival please purchase a camping pass in advance from our website. The camping pass must be purchased for each person staying on the land, regardless if you are sharing a tent or vehicle each person needs to buy camping pass. We cannot provide spaces for big RV’s or Campers this year.

If you are camping on site make sure you come fully equipped with your accommodation/tent, sleeping bag, mattress and clothing that will be suitable for warm or cold weather. Note: We do not provide camping equipment.

Airbnb
If you don’t like camping you are welcome to stay in a local Airbnb at your own expense and travel in each day (The Festival is about a 15min drive from the Squamish). We do not provide transport to and from the Festival, so having your own transport is necessary.

Food

You have a choice of bringing your own food or pre-purchasing our delicious meal package provided by Turnip The Beetz Catering in advance.

Turnip The Beetz provides a 3 or 5 meal package:

• 3 meal package includes: Saturday lunch, dinner & Sunday lunch.
• 5 meal package includes: Friday dinner, Saturday lunch & dinner and Sunday lunch & dinner.

All meals are organic, gluten free and plant based. The food will nourish your taste buds with nutrient-rich flavours designed to keep you healthy and balanced!

Breakfast
Breakfast is provided separately to the meal package and can be purchased on site daily for $12 cash. (Please bring exact cash)

Aphrodisiac bar
On Saturday night, we will have a cash-only Aphrodisiac bar offering delights such as Cacao, Bliss balls, and other amazing tinctures.

Apart from that we have limited food options so it is encouraged to bring food and snacks that will make you feel happy and nourished. There is water on the land to use for cooking and drinking, bring your own cooking stove if you wish to cook as there is no communal kitchen.

To make it easier on the environment, please bring your own eating utensils, plates and drinking mug.

Purchases

Cash Only: Please remember to bring cash for any purchases on the property. There are no ATMs on the farm, and cards will not be accepted.

Vendors: Some vendors will be offering merchandise for sale. Please ensure you have cash to make your purchases.

Showers

There are limited shower options on site, available on a first come, first serve basis. Other than that you are welcome to jump in the nearby river. Make sure you play it safe if you choose the river option as it has a strong current, and is very cold.

Things to Bring

Please be prepared for everything. In case of rain all the workshops will be held inside of a lovely yoga hall but you may consider bringing a tarp and rain coat just in case. Other important things to bring:

• If camping on the land bring camping gear and supplies: includes tent, mattress, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, pillow and extra blanket if you think you will get cold
• Flashlight or headlamp
• Food (unless buying from the kitchen ahead of time) & snacks
• Water bottle, cup and eating utensils
• Towel and swimsuit
• Sarong
• Yoga mat & cushion (to support your comfort sitting on a hard floor)
• Natural bug spray, hat and sunscreen
• Toiletries, eye mask and earplugs
• Clothing that feels comfortable for movement. Have clothing for both warm or cold weather as sometimes it is unpredictable. Remember it is a Festival so feel welcome to be expressive with your clothing and have something special for the evening events that expresses your Sacred Erotic Self.
• Raincoat and umbrella (in case it rains)
• Shoes you can easily take on and off
• Blindfold
• Cash (As there is no ATM) for aphrodisiac bar and other things for sale
• Journal and pen
• An open heart and mind

Festival Safety and Support Guidelines

Your safety and comfort are our top priorities as we explore love, consciousness, intimacy, and relating together. To ensure a positive experience for everyone, please review the following guidelines:

Consent and Boundaries (Mandatory workshop)
To create a shared understanding of consent and boundaries, attendance at one of the consent workshops on Saturday morning at 10.30am is required. During this workshop you will learn specific tools to help you be aware of your boundaries and navigate interactions within the community effectively.

Voluntary Participation
Apart from the consent and boundaries workshops. Participation in all activities is entirely your choice. You are encouraged to listen to your comfort levels and may opt out of any activity at any time, even during an exercise that has already started.

Sexual intimacy
This is a Tantra Festival and we want it to be a sacred and safe place for all, which means we allow no exchange of explicit sexual activity beyond kissing and caressing in public areas. Enjoy lovemaking in the privacy of your own love den and use safe sex practices.

Triggers and Activation
This event has been created as a community container to explore love, consciousness, intimacy and relating. It’s natural that you might feel activated during these experiences. If you get activated we encourage you to look at ways to regulate your nervous system. If you find that you are not able to regulate your nervous system and need support, we have an Emotional Support Team on site you to support you during festival hours. Our triggers can be potent avenues to growth and to deepen our understanding of ourselves.

Emotional support

Emotional Support Team
We have an emotional support team that is here to support you throughout the festival. Tantra has the power to unlock profound emotions and illuminate the deepest corners of our beings. As we delve into some of these transformative practices, the body may reveal remnants of past experiences, including traumas we may not have been aware of. This can be scary, confusing, or a myriad of other feelings.

Our trauma informed team understands this complexity, and will offer a nurturing space for you and potential challenges that may arise. With deep respect for your vulnerability, we are here to create the safest space possible where you will be met with compassion and empathy. All feelings are welcome here.

Please know that the Emotional Support team is available for support, nervous system regulation and processing but is not a replacement for therapy.

Sharing Circles
We have supportive sharing circles where you have a chance to share with a group and create a feeling of mutual support and a safe harbour of people that you know. These circles are meant to be nourishing and supportive.

Photography and Video

We ask that you do not take any photos or video during the festival as we like to keep a safe container where people can feel free to open up. (With the exception you can take photos of yourself or friends as long as everyone shown in the photo or video consents).

We will have official photographers and a videographer capturing photos and videos at the festival. Krista and Naomi will also take photos and videos.This media will be used for future promotions of the Heart of Tantra Festival through print, web, and social media and for Krista Nova, and Naomi Prema Devi promotions.

If you do not want your photo taken, please inform us below and email a photo of yourself to heartoftantrafestival@gmail.com. This will help us identify you and inform our photographers and videographers not to capture media of you.

Cell Phone Access & Wifi

There is no wifi provided on site, and cell phone service can be spotty in places. We invite you to explore having a tech free weekend or use cellphones minimally to enjoy the beauty of nature and in person connection. Audio recordings of workshops is not allowed.

Sunday Evening Extravaganza (Festival Extension)

If you want to extend your Festival experience on Sunday evening we have a very special option to join in for Sunday night Festivities which includes a Delectable Temple Night along with an overnight stay on the land on Sunday night. You can purchase this on our ticketing page. NB. Spots are limited for our special Sunday night edition.

If staying for the Temple night we invite you to dress sexy and bring a blindfold, massage oil, any toys or sensual, kinky props you might like to play with in the temple.

Other Important Things

This is a Tantra Festival so you may want to consider packing more then just Yoga Pants… especially for our Dance Celebration of Saturday Night and the Temple Night on Sunday.

Please note this is a drug and alcohol free event.

This is not a scent free environment.

Ticket Refunds

Please note that tickets are non refundable once you have bought them. If you can no longer make it you are welcome to sell your ticket to a someone else to replace you. If you do, please let us know the name of the person who will be using your ticket so there is no confusion at the registration desk.