Close encounters of the Irish kind!

Ireland is obviously still in need of some sexual enlightenment according to the International School of Tantra which is hosting a weekend workshop September 26-27 in Dublin. On the programme is touch and intimacy. Well this should be interesting!

“Ireland is a spiritual and sexual paradox,” says Martin du Toit, the founder of International School of Tantra. “The church has opened up, the society has evolved but the people are lacking behind. Many lack basic skills in sharing intimacy.”
Well, Holy God, as Miley might say.

Almost every day the International School of Tantra receives crank calls. Martin: “We are addressing an international audience – but almost every telephone stalker we get is from Ireland. And when somebody is actually on the line we often hear the constant sound of a flushing toilet.” Martin says. “It is good though – something is happening in Ireland.”
Listen me auld flower, Martin. Those were priests that were making all the crank calls! The rest of us were all to busy having sex!

The weekend workshop is the first attempt by the International School of Tantra to get a strong hold in Ireland. Since the article “Tantric sex: Get on the love coach” by Deirdre Morrissey was published in the Independent recently, the attention from Ireland has multiplied.

Martin: “I observe in the Irish a deep yearning and desire just to be touched in a pleasant way. So what is where we will start.” The headline of the workshop is “Tantric Touch” and is an introduction and hands-on tantra experience – focusing on touch and intimacy.

“Ultimately tantra is about enlightenment and being alive but the very first step is to open up”, says Martin. “This is our first workshop in Ireland. There is such a deep fear in the Irish regarding sharing intimacy – there is much work to be done. I am partly Irish myself, I know.”

The workshop is open for men, woman, singles and couples. The entry fee is 250€ per person and 300€ for a couple. It takes place in a country villa south of Belfast.(So thats where our parish priest is going next weekend - crafty hoor!)
More information can be found on the website.
€250 per person! A bit steep, I think. In Collon, County Louth, there are several women who would give you unlimited sex for a month for €250!