September 24–28, 2025
Beside Seqouia National Park, CA
The Awaken as Love California Tantra Festival 2025 will take
place at a retreat center near Sequoia National Park, about 10 minutes from the
park entrance and 20 minutes past Dunlap, California. It’s set on 160 acres in
the Sierra Nevada Mountains, offering a scenic backdrop with a lake, forests,
and sunny beaches for swimming. The venue includes four workshop spaces:
Nirvana Cabana for intimate sessions, Halls of Heaven for large dance events,
Nataraj (an outdoor pavilion), and Yogini Temple for yoga and meditation.
Accommodation options include camping (bring your own gear, $600–$680 per
person) or shared dorms with bunk beds ($660–$720 per person), with early entry
available for an extra day to settle in. All tickets include organic vegetarian
meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and access to workshops, concerts, and
ceremonies.
The festival promises a 5-day experience focused on creating
intimacy with oneself, life, and relationships, featuring 50 workshops and 200
international attendees. It’s led by facilitators like James Stevenson, Monique
Darling, Peter Petersen, and Lawrence Lanoff, emphasizing tantra, personal
growth, and community. The event is inclusive, welcoming all relationship
styles, orientations, and adults over 18, whether single or in couples.
Activities include dance, yoga, breathwork, and healing sessions, with a focus
on embodiment and transformation.
The festival is set in a traditional outdoors camp in the
Sierra Nevada Mountains which gets converted into a sumptuous tantric space for
dropping in deep and connecting to nature. Kings Canyon and Sequoia National
Parks are just on its doors step and it’s just over 4 hours’ drive from either
San Francisco or Los Angeles.
The festival camp comprises of 160 acres with an incredible
back drop of nature, in September you can expect comfortable warm weather in
the daytimes and beautiful cool evenings without the city lights where you can
really see the stars. Its set beside lake with sunny beaches that’s suitable
for swimming between workshops and the choice is either camping in your own
tent or in bunk beds in the cabin dorms with heating and electricity, both
having access to clean bathrooms with hot showers. Amazing organic vegetarian
food is included in your ticket for the festival and this will be served 3
times a day in the dining hall with access to coffee and teas stations
throughout the day.
