SEXUALITY
Expand
your pleasure.
Explore sensuality, sexual energy, and orgasmic aliveness. Bring awareness to what feels good and discover where it can take you.
BULGARIA · 3–6 SEPTEMBER 2027
Come alive.
Let the heart
lead.
A Tantra festival celebrating sexuality,
spirituality, and the pleasure of being alive.
Feel deeply. Connect through the heart.
ROOTED IN THE BODY. OPEN TO THE SACRED.Explore Edessa
DISCOVER EDESSA
Feel the energy.
Find your people.
Four days of Tantra, conscious sexuality and celebration. Explore the festival. Follow what moves you.
THE EXPERIENCE
Tantra. Pleasure.
A life fully felt.
Four currents.
One living experience.
Follow one. Discover another.
Let them meet within you.
Expand
CONNECTION
Love through
the heart.
Meet in honesty and intimacy. Let empathy, presence, and genuine curiosity deepen the way you connect.
AWAKENING
Open to
the infinite.
Discover the meeting of body and spirit, energy and stillness. Explore Tantra as a living path of awareness.
CELEBRATION
Let joy
move you.
Dance, laugh, play, and let life move you. Depth and celebration belong together.
Follow your pleasure.
Open through the heart.
THE DAILY PROGRAMME
Four days.
Countless ways to open.
A developing programme with two workshop choices after breakfast, lunch and dinner. Choose your experiences, with time to rest, meet, and let it all land.
FRIDAY · 3 SEPTEMBER
The gathering begins.
Arrive, meet, and begin the journey together.
See this day in detailSATURDAY · 4 SEPTEMBER
Follow your curiosity.
Explore Tantra, sexuality, pleasure, and connection.
10:00–12:00Movement & presence10:00–12:00Listening & connection20:00–21:30Breath & awareness15:00–17:00Tantra, sexual energy & presence15:00–17:00Voice & expression20:00–21:30Sensing your energy
See this day in detail SUNDAY · 5 SEPTEMBER
Live the connection.
More space for intimacy, exploration, and shared celebration.
10:00–12:00Tantra & heartfelt connection10:00–12:00A space for stillness15:00–17:00Your yes. Your no.15:00–17:00The pleasure of being present20:00–21:30Move as you feel20:00–21:30Time to let it land
See this day in detail MONDAY · 6 SEPTEMBER
Carry it into life.
Gather what has opened and bring the experience into your world.
See this day in detailOpen a workshop title to read about the experience, what to bring and your participation choices.
Explore the full programmeTHE FACILITATORS
Meet the people.
Explore their practice.
The person guiding a workshop is part of the experience. Their profile will help you understand their approach and choose the workshops that interest you.
Meet the facilitatorsGET TO KNOW YOUR FACILITATORS
01Meet the person
Read their introduction and biography to understand their experience and approach.
Explore their workshops
Read what each workshop involves, who guides it and the choices within the practice.
Plan your day
See the times and spaces, and compare the two workshops in each time slot.
Find the people and experiences that interest you.Explore the programme
MusicDanceCelebration
LET THE WHOLE BODY SAY YES TO LIFE
Deep exploration.
Unrestrained joy.
When the workshops end, the celebration keeps unfolding. Music, dance, and moments of connection that ask nothing of you but to be here.
Come alive on the dance floor. Laugh with someone new. Let the pleasure of being together become part of the Tantra.
Discover the entertainmentBOUNDARIES & AGREEMENTS
Explore fully.
Choose freely.
Edessa welcomes intimacy, sensuality, and sexual energy. Clear agreements give us the freedom to meet each other with honesty and respect.
Read our participation agreements01Your workshops. Your way.
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Choose the workshops that draw you. Every practice is optional, and you can pause, observe, or leave whenever you wish.
02Nudity, touch & self-exploration.
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Some workshops may include optional nudity, exploring your own body, or interaction with others. You choose your level of participation. Staying clothed is always welcome.
03A clear yes. An honoured no.
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Ask before touch or intimacy and wait for a freely given yes. You can change your mind at any time. Consent belongs to each person and each moment.
THE VENUE
A place to gather.
Space to come alive.
3–6 SeptemberBulgaria · 2027
Four days.
A shared home.
The setting is part of the experience: space for immersive workshops, unhurried meals, and the pleasure of being together.
Explore accommodation, shared meals, travel and what to bring, all together on The festival page.
Plan your stay
EDESSA TANTRA FESTIVAL
Come fully alive.
Join us in Bulgaria.
Four days to explore Tantra, sexuality, pleasure, and awakening. Bring your body, your heart, and your desire to feel life deeply.
3–6September
2027
2027
Tantra & conscious sexuality
Explore pleasure, sexual energy, and awakening.
Workshops & connection
Choose your teachers. Follow your curiosity.
Music & celebration
Dance, play, and celebrate together.
YOUR PLACE AT EDESSA
Plan your visit.
Know the whole cost.
Start with the festival pass, then check your accommodation and meals so you know what to budget before registering.
EARLY-BIRD FESTIVAL PASS€240 per person
3–6 September 2027 · Bulgaria
- Festival pass: €240 early bird until 30 June 2027; €290 standard.
- Accommodation: from €60 per person for three nights.
- Meals: €90 per person for nine meals.
- With a shared room: €450 per person in total, excluding travel.
Review the costs first, then continue to registration.
Venue, travel & what to bringOUR BEGINNINGS
A shared vision.
A new current.
Edessa begins with Andrew Barnes and Daniela Jakway, and a love of Tantra that is grounded, heart-centred, and fully alive.
We’re creating a Tantra festival where sexuality and spirituality meet through the heart. Where pleasure deepens our capacity to feel, connect, and love.
edessa
A name inspired by water.
A gathering inspired by life.
MEET THE CO-FOUNDERAndrew
Andrew
Barnes
Tantra, sexuality, and spirituality, brought together through the heart. Andrew’s vision welcomes pleasure, awakening, and the joy of being fully alive.
Meet Andrew
CO-FOUNDERDaniela
Daniela
Jakway
For Daniela, the sea and the movement of water awaken the body and expand awareness. That connection inspired the name Edessa and our first gathering in Bulgaria.
Meet DanielaOur first chapter begins in Bulgaria.
A vision that may one day flow across Europe.