THE ALCHEMY OF RELATING
A RETREAT FOR LOVERS, PARTNERS AND CONSCIOUS UNIONS
A TRUE SCHOOL OF RELATING
Lead by MARION ELLYARD
31 JULY – 5 AUGUST 2026 – SOUTH SPAIN
Not all relationships are asking for the same thing.
Some long to reconnect.
Some want to rediscover desire.
Some are exploring new forms of intimacy, honesty, and conscious relating.
Some simply feel the call to slow down, breathe together, and remember what truly matters.
Alchemy of Relating is a transformative retreat designed for lovers in all forms.
Whether you are:
- a couple wishing to deepen your bond
- lovers exploring intimacy together
- in open relating or polyamorous dynamics
- same-sex partners
- long-term companions
- or simply two human beings wanting to grow through love
…this space welcomes you.
Open to all genders, orientations, and relationship structures, this retreat celebrates love in its many expressions.
Held in a beautiful mountain sanctuary in the South of Spain, surrounded by silence, nature, and warm Mediterranean light, this journey invites you to step out of daily life and enter a space of presence, connection, sensuality, and transformation.
This is not about performance.
Not about becoming a “better couple.”
Not about fixing yourselves.
It is about creating the conditions for truth, intimacy, softness, aliveness, and deeper connection to emerge naturally.
Through tantric, somatic, relational, and meditative practices, we will explore how love can become a path of awakening.
During the retreat, we may explore:
- Conscious touch and presence practices
- Tantric partner meditations
- Breathwork and energy awareness
- Somatic movement and body awakening
- Communication exercises for intimacy and vulnerability
- Rituals of connection and devotion
- Emotional release and nervous system regulation
- Polarity, attraction, and desire
- Boundaries, consent, and authentic relating
- Music, dance, and celebration
- Silent moments in nature
- Group sharing circles and integration spaces
Some practices may include sensuality and erotic energy exploration, always held with clarity, consent, maturity, and deep respect for each person’s boundaries and rhythm.
Participation in every exercise is always invitational.
This retreat is for lovers who desire to:
- Deepen emotional and physical intimacy
- Reignite passion and attraction
- Heal relational patterns
- Explore conscious sexuality
- Communicate with more honesty and openness
- Feel more alive together
- Expand their understanding of love and connection
- Create relationships rooted in presence rather than fear
- Discover new dimensions of intimacy, spirituality, and embodiment
You will also have time to rest, integrate, enjoy nature, and simply be together.
Many participants describe these retreats not as “workshops,” but as turning points in their relationships and lives.
Testimonials
Coco & Nico
Marion, what an absolute gift you are! The retreat program had such a great combination of structure, mind, body, spirit activities and free time for reflection and home work we feel deeply connected individually and as a couple again, forever grateful.
Mandy & Tom
Thank you for being so graceful in your way and your wisdom is impactful. Thank you for sharing what the world needs so much with us, it’s been so healing and liberating, I feel so free in my body and in my sexuality again and can truly feel myself as a sensual spiritual being now, Tom loves it, it’s so joyful, thank you, thank you, thank you!
Karl & Steph
A tantric journey into the body, the soul and the heart. Marion provides the safest and most pen environment I have ever experienced to allow you to express the truth. You will laugh, you will cry, you will feel incredibly good and you will definitely grow. We highly recommend if you want a deeper relationship with yourself and your partner, then this retreat is essential.
Team
The amazing facilitator MARION ELLYARD (the founder of TASTE OF LOVE Tantra Festival in Australia !) will bring; for the first time in Europe, the magic of tantra and her experience with couples together, in an incredible location in Spain.
“Beyond any judgement, with a heart full of acceptance and surrender, there I found a vast void of silence, emptiness and space, filled with bliss, inspiration and joy.”
Marion Héliard is a passionate facilitator, counsellor, ISTA faculty member, and internationally renowned tantra teacher with more than 20 years of experience guiding people through intimacy, embodiment, healing, and conscious relating.
Her work bridges tantra, attachment healing, somatic therapy, shamanic practices, bioenergetics, constellations, meditation, and deep emotional inquiry.
She is the founder of Australia’s largest tantra gathering, the Taste of Love Festival, and the creator of the Taste of Love Tantra School, where she facilitates retreats and trainings internationally.
Marion’s path has been shaped by decades of exploration through love, partnership, open relating, spirituality, movement, and healing. Her work is deeply human, embodied, warm, and transformative.
She is especially passionate about helping people create more connection rather than separation, more belonging rather than isolation, and more aliveness rather than numbness.
Her facilitation combines depth, safety, humour, sensuality, intelligence, and profound presence.
Gabriel Pietro Marullo
Executive Producer & Organizer
Gabriel is the Executive Producer and operational guardian of this retreat.
Based in Brussels and working internationally, he bridges somatic intelligence, ritual space-holding, and strategic production. His work integrates embodiment practices, movement arts, and field-based leadership within transformational retreats across Europe and beyond.
For this immersion, Gabriel holds the structural container:
- Venue coordination
- Logistics and transport
- Deep Desert operations
- Participant journey design
- Financial and organizational responsibility
He ensures that the invisible architecture of the retreat is stable and secure — allowing participants to fully surrender to the experience without carrying logistical weight.
As the field guardian, he stands at the intersection between structure and surrender, ensuring that wildness remains held and safety remains uncompromised.
Alchemy of Relating 2026
Marian Ellyard (Tantra School)
WHEN
31 July — 5 August 2026
Arrival: 31 July between 2pm and 4pm
Departure: 5 August between 2pm and 4pm
WHERE
EDEN – Molino Benizalte Sanctuary – SOUTH SPAIN
A beautiful and enchanting retreat venue nestled in nature between Granada and Órgiva, surrounded by mountains, silence, and Mediterranean energy.
The exact address and arrival details will be shared after registration.
HOSTING
Beautiful shared double rooms for each pair or lovers.
MEALS
The retreat includes:
- 3 daily vegetarian meals
- Tea and coffee throughout the day
Meals are organic whenever possible, seasonal, nourishing, and aligned with the nature of our work.
Gluten-free and lactose-free options are available upon request.
RETREAT COSTS
We offer a tiered pricing structure based on the time of registration. Spaces for each tier are limited, so we encourage you to apply early to secure the best rate:
SUPER EARLY BIRDS: € 1.333 per pair
!!! SOLD OUT !!!
EARLY BIRDS: € 1.444 per pair*
LAST TICKET AVAILABLE
Full payment:
REGULAR: € 1.777 (per pair)
Deposit
Sold:
*If you apply for EARLY BIRDS, it is required to transfer all the amount (per pair) to secure your spot.
Prices include all retreat activities, materials, meals and accommodations. Travel costs are not included.
REFUND POLICY
We understand that unforeseen circumstances may arise. And we believe that a commitment to this tantric retreat is a deep commitment to yourself. It is assumed that if you feel drawn to this training, it is not by chance. A deposit of 777 euros guarantees your place.
– The remaining balance is due no later than JUNE 15, 2026.
– If you cancel before JUNE 15, 2026 the deposit is refundable and an administrative fee of €250 will be retained and is non-refundable.
– If you cancel after JUNE 15, 2026, 2/3 of the total price may be retained, to cover non-refundable expenses incurred. These are our minimum commitments to you.
– If you apply for EARLY BIRDS and you cancel, the total price will be retained.
Please notify us immediately if you need additional time to prepare for this unique experience. Please also note that bank charges for payments made via international transfers are the responsibility of the participants.
Please note that all refunds will be processed within 14 business days of your cancellation request.
For any questions regarding the retreat, the payment or the refund policy, feel free to contact the organizer:
Gabriel Pietro Marullo:
+32 477 665 645