The New Orleans Intimate Tantra Festival

With Monique Darling, Peter Petersen, Major Tom, Nikki, James Stevenson, Taína Ixchel, Yaw Tutu, Lèa Rochelle, Mayra Leen, James Marshall and Skye Nunez, Guest Teacher: Dala, Guest Teacher: Sierra L. Levy, N.D., L.Ac., Guest Teacher: Erin Elliott "Prema" and Guest Teachers: Lara and Michael Blackin

April 17 - 20, 2026

Book now and get 25% off listed prices. Offer valid until Dec 26, 2025.

Date and Time Details: April. 17 to 20, 2025 Arrival on the 17th and departure on the 20th.

Location: New Orleans

Address: 1025 Bienville Street, New Orleans, LA, USA

  • 4 day Staff – $1,073.00
  • Bienville Private Room – $1,373.00
  • Program Only – $1,073.00
  • Retreat Couples – $2,426.00
  • Shared Rooms - All twin + double – $1,199.00
  • Queen Bed - Shared Room – $1,258.00
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The New Orleans Intimate Tantra Festival

Three days. Many expert teachers. One city that knows how to savor.
Dates: April 17–20 • Location: French Quarter / near Jackson Square

Hosted by Everyday Tantra Monique Darling & Peter Petersen!! We have taught at Tantra festivals around the world, and decided to host and organize our first one in our favorite US City! (Bonus, its the weekend before Jazzfest, so you could stay on and have two NOLA vacations in one)
Welcome to a weekend of playful awakening in the heart of New Orleans, a city that lives and breathes rhythm, passion, and soul.
This is not a mega-festival or a place to get lost in the crowd.
This is an intimate, boutique gathering where every hug, every gaze, every breath matters.
Where Tantra isn’t something you “learn” it’s something you remember.
It’s a homecoming to your body, your pleasure, your truth.
A space to soften and be seen.
To dance, to cry, to laugh, to love, all of you is welcome here.
What Is An Everyday Tantra Festival?
The New Orleans Intimate Tantra Festival is a celebration of being fully alive.
Here, we explore what it means to meet life, and each other, with presence, curiosity, and love.
Through workshops, rituals, ecstatic dance, music, and intimate connection spaces, you’ll rediscover the full range of being human:
your playfulness, your longing, your boundaries, your stillness, your joy.
It’s a weekend to release shame, guilt, and fear, and remember the innocence of being in your body.
You’ll be guided by an experienced team of heart-centered facilitators, each bringing their unique flavor of Tantra, embodiment, energy, and sacred play. Together, we co-create a safe, magical space where you can be seen, heard, and celebrated exactly as you are. (our teachers will be announced by the end of November, so stay tuned)
Am I Welcome?
Absolutely.
We honor all genders, bodies, ages (21+), orientations, and relationship styles.
Whether you come solo, with a beloved, or with friends, this festival is for anyone ready to explore love, connection, and embodied freedom.
Some workshops will invite partnered practice, while others welcome solo exploration or group play. You always get to choose your own adventure.
You set your pace. You listen to your body. You decide your “yes” and your “no.”
At Everyday Tantra, consent is sxxy and sovereignty is sacred.
What to Expect
New Orleans is a city that feels like Tantra come to life, music, movement, mystery, and magic at every corner.

We’ve built this festival right in the heart of the French Quarter, where cobblestone streets hum with jazz and the air itself invites you to drop your armor and come alive.
Over three luscious days, you’ll experience:
• Workshops and rituals exploring love, energy, connection, boundaries, and pleasure
• Ecstatic dance & live music, let the rhythm of the city move through you
• Connection games and heart-opening circles where laughter and truth flow freely
• Temple and play spaces for sacred sensual exploration and embodied practice
• A special afternoon at the infamous “Naked Grotto” complete with warm pool, hot tub, kinky upstairs play space, fire pit, delicious playlists, and yummy conversations
• Moments of stillness and self-care, for your nervous system to rest, integrate, and renew
Unlike most weekend festivals, your accommodations are included right in the heart of the French Quarter.
Choose from a private room, a shared queen bed with your beloved, or a shared dorm-style room with other festival participants.
Every space is cozy, intimate, and designed to support rest, connection, and play.
Cost
Early bird $899 before Dec 
Your ticket also includes light breakfast, snacks, a delicious brunch, and midnight nibbles each day, because pleasure should always include good food.
Dinner is intentionally left open so you can wander out and indulge in the magic of New Orleans cuisine, gumbo, po’boys, beignets, and a thousand flavors of joy.
Our Commitments
Inclusivity & Diversity:
The Everyday Tantra Festival is a co-creation of a body-positive, heart-centered, inclusive community.
All bodies, races, genders, orientations, abilities, and relationship styles are welcome and celebrated.
Safety & Consent:
You are your own authority here.
We’ll offer consent and boundary tools throughout the weekend so you can stay in choice at all times.
There is never pressure to participate in anything that doesn’t feel right for you.
Facilitator Ethics:
Our facilitators are devoted to holding impeccable containers.
During the festival, teachers and assistants do not engage in sxxual or romantic interactions with participants. This creates safety, clarity, and deep trust within the community field.
Come As You Are. Leave More Yourself.
Bring your curiosity. Bring your courage. Bring your heart.
This is your invitation to come home, to love, to freedom, to you.
Hosted by:
Monique Darling & Peter Petersen
www.everydaytantra.com

About the Leaders

Monique Darling

Author of 'Beyond Cuddle Party' and workshop facilitator extraordinaire, Monique was born on this planet with the unique gifts and soul calling to help you remember how magnificent you truly are! Messages from your ancestors, your spirit guides, your body, nature, your soul, are all called upon and utilized so that you walk away knowing […]

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Peter Petersen

Peter has been teaching qigong for 20 years and has been a certified massage therapist for the last 18 years. Peter has been teaching in health clubs, hospitals, retirement villas, and several different wellness/spa resorts in Mexico and the United States, such as Rancho La Puerta, Mayacamas Ranch, and Present Moment Retreat. Peter has been […]

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Major Tom

Major is an intimacy coach/facilitator at Consciousplay.net, co-founder of Temple Of Hedonism, and Co-Producer of VirtualIntimacyRetreat.com. Trained as an authentic relating facilitator, he utilizes Integral Theory to create exercises in different practices acting, movement, and intimacy. His innovation and penchant for levity creates a brave experiential container for people to blossom open, and deepen the relationship to […]

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Nikki

Sex Coach Nikki has been professionally working in the erotic arts since 2008. Wearing many different hats, she has helped thousands of people experience more pleasure through private sessions and classes. While her experience in the field is prodigious, she has the education to back it up as well as a Sexological Bodyworker, Orgasmic Meditation […]

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James Stevenson

  James is an integralist, devoted to awakening our human potential and the deeper intelligence of the soul. His work weaves together more than 25 years of experience with cutting-edge neuroscience, Tantra, Biodanza, shamanic and energy practices, Integral theory, and Taoist arts to cultivate a spirituality that is fully grounded in the body. His evolutionary […]

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Taína Ixchel

Taína Ixchel, Power Priestess, is a transformational leader, Shamanic and Integral Tantrika, and a catalyst for profound personal awakening. An International Tantra Teacher, Holistic Empowerment Coach, and a Lead Facilitator for Awaken As Love. Taína empowers people worldwide to embrace authenticity, deepen connections, release energy blocks, reprogram the subconscious mind, and live purpose-driven lives infused […]

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Yaw Tutu

Yaw Tutu is a seasoned healer, educator, and facilitator dedicated to holistic well-being. With a deep foundation in Thai massage, Reiki, Qigong, Tantric Thai massage, and multiple therapeutic modalities, he integrates ancestral wisdom, energy healing, and bodywork to create transformative experiences for his clients. His approach is deeply intuitive and personalized, attuning to each client’s […]

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Lèa Rochelle

Lea is a connection educator, full of love and smiles. Based out of Austin, Texas, her mission in life is to spread the magic of presence through connection. She loves spreading the gospel of self-love and living in ultimate truth. She is currently growing the Austin community through dance, facilitation in authentic relating, connection, and […]

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Mayra Leen

Mayra Leen is a Priestess of embodied power. With a background in Fortune-100 strategy, startup execution, hypnotherapy, and embodiment, she bridges sharp intellect with deep intuitive mastery. Her work guides people out of the mind’s noise and into the raw intelligence of the body—where authenticity, desire, and sovereignty become natural states rather than concepts. She […]

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James Marshall and Skye Nunez

James Marshall 🪢 Meet James Marshall, founder of UniKINK, a passionate Shibari mentor and teacher dedicated to creating a safe space where community connection, meditation, and mindset converge. James harnesses the captivating art of Shibari, a form of Japanese rope bondage, to foster deep connections within the community. His teachings emphasize the meditative aspect of […]

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Guest Teacher: Dala

Dala is a playful and passionate guide on the Tantric path, with nearly a decade of experience in both practice and teaching. Known for making deep spiritual practices feel accessible and fun, Dala helps others reconnect with their bodies, discover their inner joy, and find balance in the dance of masculine and feminine energies. Through […]

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Guest Teacher: Sierra L. Levy, N.D., L.Ac.

Recognized for intuition, presence, precision, love, radiant warmth, Shaktipat, and Shivapat, Dr. Sierra creates sacred environments where nervous systems can fully relax, hearts can reignite with passion and safety, and life-force energy flows freely. Renowned globally as a Tantric Master, Kundalini expert, healer, and teacher, Dr. Sierra brings over 30 years of experience working deeply […]

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Guest Teacher: Erin Elliott “Prema”

Erin Elliott "Prema" is an IFBB Pro bodybuilder, health and wellness coach, and spiritual guide whose path has woven together the worlds of physical discipline and soulful awakening. With more than 20 years of experience helping people transform their bodies and lives, Erin now integrates her background in nutrition, behavioral change, and fitness with her […]

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Guest Teachers: Lara and Michael Blackin

Lara Blackin, Tantric Educator Proprietor Temple in the Trees, Northern Virginia & Temple by the Water, New Orleans Lara is a Tantric Educator, Sacred Intimacy Practitioner and Visual Artist specializing in therapeutic, sensual & energetic touch bringing aliveness to the art of living + loving. A creative leader & guide who brings multidimensional vision to […]

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