Journey to the Heart

What does it mean to live with an open heart? How can we navigate life’s challenges while staying connected to love?

Join us for our Journey to the Heart - Day Retreat where we’ll explore the heart of Tantra and the strength that lies in living with an open heart. 

This Day Retreat is for you if you:

• Are interested in exploring the principles of Tantra
• Desire to feel alive and joyful
• Are looking to cultivate openness and trust in your live
• Want to transform past hurts and old wounds to feel more love
• Feel curious about developing heart-centred connection with the people around you
• Desire to bring tantric practices for heart connection into your relationship

Led by Laura and Patrick, this day retreat includes:

• Tantric meditations for grounding and heart-centred awareness
• Somatic movement to connect body and emotion
• Breathwork to release emotional and energetic blockages from the heart space
• Conscious relating practices for deeper, authentic communication
• Heart connection exercises to cultivate trust and openness

The Journey to the Heart is open to everyone, offering a unique opportunity to deepen your practice and connect with yourself and others, no matter your level of experience. You can join as a couple and choose to do the partnered exercises with your partner or you can come as a single and meet other kind souls who are on a similar path than you. Some activities are emotionally intimate however fully clothed and can include soft and caring touch if you choose so. Everything is an invitation and we celebrate you if you choose to stay out of an exercise as much as we celebrate you for leaning into a new experience.

Talk to us if you have any questions or hesitation coming up. We love to connect to you before the workshop, it makes it even more beautiful for us to host.

Email: laura@yoniverse-tantra.com

Schedule:

11:00AM Welcoming
11:15AM – 1:30PM Morning Session
1:30PM – 2:30PM Lunch
2:30PM – 3.30PM Afternoon session
3.30PM — 4:00PM Closing

What to bring 

• wear comfortable clothes that you can move in and that make you feel beautiful
• bring your own water bottle
• Journal if you like for the break
• Lunch is available by our &soul cafe but is not included in the price (vegan, vegetarian and gf options)

Host: Laura Walter

Laura is a tao-tantric facilitator and somatic coach specializing in sexual empowerment and tantric intimacy. Her core passion lies in supporting women who experience pain and numbness during intimacy, guiding them to discover sensual embodiment, nervous system regulation, and the art of self-pleasure as a ritual for transformation. Through her work, she empowers women to cultivate deeper intimacy, establish powerful boundaries, develop a loving connection to their bodies, and experience more pleasure in their lives.

Trained in Tao-Tantric Arts under the lineage of Osho and Mantak Chia, Laura brings deep wisdom and authentic presence to her practice. Her expertise extends beyond intimate wellness to supporting individuals through anxiety, overwhelm, and people-pleasing patterns, helping them develop greater resilience and authentic self-expression. As a certified trauma-informed practitioner through the Tantra Alliance, she creates safe and nurturing spaces for transformation and growth.

Laura is particularly passionate about teaching the alchemy of emotions - transforming anger into power and tears into orgasmic softness. As a facilitator of the "Awaken as Love" mystery school, she weaves together traditional tantric wisdom and contemporary integral theory with a deep understanding of nervous system regulation and emotional resilience, making ancient practices accessible and relevant for modern lives.

Website: https://www.yoniverse-tantra.com/ 

IG: @laura.yoniverse.tantra

Host: Patrick Rafferty

Patrick is an intimacy and relationship coach dedicated to helping men develop healthy, fulfilling connections with themselves and their partners. 

Certified in Tao-Tantric Arts, Patrick integrates the principles of Tantra and Taoism to empower his clients with tools to cultivate and channel their life-force energy. He is the course lead for the Tao-Tantric Art for men course and guides the container of 30+ men through a 6 month journey of life-force energy cultivation. 

Patrick is also passionate about helping people release trauma or tension in the body. As a certified practitioner of BioDynamic Breathwork for trauma release, Patrick skillfully integrates breath, touch, movement, sound, and meditation to facilitate deep emotional release and healing. His approach is both gentle and powerful, creating spaces where participants can safely explore their inner landscape and connect with their authentic nature.

Website: https://www.patrickrafferty.co.uk/

IG: @p.atrick_r

Why we are running this event?

Our intention is to create a brave space for our participants to find deep healing and expansion by leaning into vulnerability and heart connection. We care deeply about authentic connection and the courage to show ourselves in our essence. The day retreat is an invitation to liberate ourselves from the defenses we put up when we don’t feel seen and to replace them with the power of our heart. 

The practices in the day retreat are the tools we use in our daily lives to help us live more with an open heart, our intention is that you can take these tools to help navigate and expand more into heart centred connection, with yourself and others around you. 

Post Day Retreat

After the day retreat, we will send you an email offering a complimentary integration call in case you need additional support with things brought up in the day retreat. 

Safe(r) Safeguarding Agreement

By attending this experience, you agree to respect and follow our Safeguarding Agreement. This agreement indicates the behaviour that is acceptable and must be followed. It is put in place to ensure that everyone feels safe and welcome. To ensure that we are all looking after each other. 

These agreements are emailed to everyone who attends and must be read prior to arriving.  

• You are responsible for yourself, your wellbeing and your belongings.
• You are responsible for your own experience and interactions with others.
• You agree to be mindful, respectful and aware of yourself and others.
• You agree to respect other people's boundaries and ensure you give as much space as other people require.
• You agree to be consensual ~ unless it's a 100% YES, everything else must be considered a NO.
• People can change their mind, therefore remember that a YES can always turn into a NO and this must be respected every time.
• You agree that you are able to say YES and NO in an appropriate, clear and respectful way.
• You agree to use clear direct verbal communication where you feel confident in expressing your boundaries, expectations and desires.
• You agree to maintain confidentiality and not disclose anyone's stories or experiences.

If you have any concerns or if you want to chat. We are here to support. 

Please take full responsibility for your own experience, remain open minded and curious. Tease the edges of your comfort zone and always ask for consent. 

Our agreements create a safer space to be expressive and intimate, and at the same time, ensure that everyone remains respectful of each other. Thus, creating a more collaborative, trusting and respectful environment and community.  

We operate a Zero Tolerance Policy and any person found to be breaching our Safeguarding Agreement will be asked to leave (with no refund). 

If you see any inappropriate behaviour, anyone being uncomfortable, anyone looking for help or if someone reports an issue to you, please inform a Team Member immediately.

Inclusivity 

All people are welcome at this experience. We welcome people of all sexual orientations, racial identities/ethnicities, gender expressions, abilities, body types and ages. 

We are a community that is queer friendly, body positive and we welcome different forms of expression. We have zero tolerance towards racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, body shaming, ageism, ableism or discrimination of any kind whatsoever. Any person found being discriminatory will be asked to leave (with no refund). 

Authorised Filming & Photography 

Designated Photographers / Videographers  will take videos and photos during the event. We use videos and photos to promote our events on social media. If you don't want to be included in a video or photo, please let the Photographer / Videographer or a Team Member know. Any workshops that contain nudity will NOT be photographed / videoed. If you see any footage of yourself on social media and want it removed, please message us directly (on social media or via email) and we’ll do so immediately. Thank you for your cooperation.

Food Available at NOM Cafe: 

Organic Food, Healthy Snacks & Treats – The Café menu boasts a seasonal organic hot dish, accompanied by a perfectly nourishing salad. Along with a selection of delectable, healthy snacks and treats that are sure to tantalize your taste buds. 

Alcohol-free Elixir Bar, Café & Cacao – The Elixir Bar will feature an enticing range of alcohol-free herbal beverages from Sentia and Karmaceuticals specially designed to elevate our journey. These drinks provide the pleasurable effects similar to alcohol, while avoiding any unwanted side effects. By stimulating the release of dopamine in your neural transmitters, they enhance the overall experience. They will also be serving Ceremonial Cacao made with their unique recipe.

Venue Address 

&Soul, 27 Uxbridge Rd, Hayes, UB4 0UG 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZDauxuHyQxteVLWLA 

&Soul is on a mission to bring soul to city life by connecting heart, body, mind and spirit. We nurture intentional communities with shared values in urban sanctuaries; a remedy for the symptoms of modern life. 

Discover a new way to stay and cultivate community in West London. A lifestyle hotel comprising 11 floors of studio-style bedrooms, over 19,000 sqft of shared amenities, and a rich programme of daily wellness classes designed to support your journey towards self-actualisation and deeper community connection, all in one seamless fee. 

Website: https://andsoul.com/

IG: @andsoulcommunity 

Venue, Parking, Travel & Access 

Please lift share walk, cycle or use public transport where possible.  

Parking 

There is free parking near to &Soul - please see parking guide here. 

Access 

The venue has wheelchair access. 

Please email us if you have any specific needs for attending this event and we will do our best to accommodate you. 

Disclaimer 

Please note, that by purchasing a ticket you agree that &Soul is not liable for any injury or harm that you may incur at this event.  

Refunds & Transfers 

Please note, we do not arrange refunds.

Tickets

By purchasing a ticket, you agree for your contact details to be shared with &Soul and the event's facilitators.

All profits from this event will be donated to Hope for Southall Street Homeless.