Meet Seani Love!
Seani Love (pronouns: he/him but you can call him Daddy) one of the 2 founders of Taboo Festival has made his career exploring the dark places of the human shadow as much as the light aspects of human sexuality. His expertise is in taking his clients and workshop participants on journeys into bliss, surrender and empowerment using a variety of sexual, neotantric, kinky and ritualistic techniques. He studied trauma at Arizona Trauma Institue and has a number of certificates in the realm of healing, sexuality, therapy and shadow processing.
Seani was award the title of UK Sex Worker of the Year at the 2015 Sexual Freedom Awards. He also appears in the 2018 Berlinale Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Winning film, Touch Me Not.
By exploring and integrating our shadows, we come to know ourselves and the world better which takes us on a step closer to wisdom, self-love and total empowerment.
Meet Stefanie!
Stefanie, Co-Founder of Taboo Festival, has been attracted to the world of tantra, sacred and conscious sexuality like a moth to a flame since she had her first genuine experiences of its power and beauty in 2019.
It is her work, her play, her passion and her community.
She has studied and worked with ISTA for a number of years and is a VITA certified Sex, Love and Relationship Coach. She also shares her gifts in Dakini sessions and in group sex and body positive events wherever she may be in the world.
She is on a soul mission to show people the truth of who and what they are, and with that her work is very much about freeing people from the delusion of the shame that binds them, and moving instead towards being fully and proudly sexually expressed humans in all of their shapes and colors.
For her, this festival is about empowerment. It is an invitation to evolve into the highest and best version of yourself. She wants you to take this opportunity to express yourself in all of your authenticity.
Step into your power and shine!
You can find out more about Stefanie's work here:
Instagram: @stefanieoconnor.life
Facebook: Stefanie O’Connor
Website: https://stefanieoconnor.life
Meet Ananda!
Ananda Amit Angelo is a sex shaman, leader, coach, and a father of three from Israel. He is a certified Sex &
Happiness coach and a Facilitator at ISTA life. In his work, he supports people's empowerment and pleasure.
His mission is: reclaiming the ecstatic-innocent wisdom of our body by letting go of guilt and shame around sexuality.
With 20 years of professional dance, leadership, and community building and 7 years of Tantra experience, leading retreats, sacred temples, 1:1 coaching, and body sessions.
“I have devoted myself to un-shame pleasure and sexuality, connect them to the heart, and serve humanity to a paradigm shift of love. I am inviting my brothers and sisters to play freely and walk this earth shining their pleasure and light."
"WE ARE ALL CONNECTED IN LOVE TO EACH OTHER”
You can find out more about Ananda's work here:
Instagram: @ananda_amit_angelo
Facebook: Ananda Amit Angelo
Meet Sunny!
Sunny Ju is an expert Embodiment Educator, Pleasure Activist, founder of ‘Dearmouring Trainings’ and creator of ‘The Melting Method’, a unique approach to De-armouring that works gently, allowing for a natural melting of the layers of protection.
With 20+ years in trauma-trained Body, Breath and Energywork and having served thousands of clients, she leads individuals and groups through profound healing processes, allowing them to break free from trauma and societal conditioning; opening up body, heart and mind to find inner alignment, safety and pleasure in life.
A certified Tantra Teacher, Trauma- & Hypnotherapist, she emphasises an integrated approach to physical and emotional well-being, deeply listening to the body as the missing key to soul-satisfying relationships, mind-altering sεx and heart-felt happiness.
Sunny's unique method of teaching and holding spaces combines both precision and depth with an intuitive curiosity that allows her students and clients to be both transformed and deeply nourished. Her facilitation is attuned to what is emerging in the field as a group nervous system.
Meet Andy!
Andy, at the most basic level, works with bodies. In the present moment. Inviting them to participate in a new experience that may transcend into the spiritual.
His modalities include conscious and consensual sadomasochism, esoteric eroticism, Japanese rope bondage, European theatre studies, medical massage therapy, and neuro-somatic teamwork, each representing an important period of their life.
But most importantly, Andy believes in dedication to ‘the way’. The way of being. In Japanese, it is dō. Over the years, he has studied sado, the way of tea; kado, the way of flowers; and aikido, the way of directing energy while in motio. It’s the same way walked in the many Eastern mystery schools. But don’t worry, my dear unknown friend, it’s fundamentally ritual and practical, and you probably won’t notice unless you want to.
Andy left his ordinary career about ten years ago to walk a simpler life. Now he travels based on an agenda curated by a handful of lovely retreat organisers around the world and a demanding make-believe family in the Japanese countryside.
You can find out more about Andy's work here:
Instagram: @andyburu_public
Meet Anir!
Anir Leben is a Vocal Mystic, Embodied Creative, and Somatic Mentor devoted to the sacred intelligence of voice, body, and ritual.
Rooted in shamanic practice since age 17, her path bridges psycho-spiritual discernment, ancestral remembrance, and the relational arts of communication, improvisation, and trauma-informed integration-shaped by decades of experience in communal, transformative spaces.
A certified VITA Coach, trained dancer, water therapist, and longtime Contact Improviser, Anir's work opens pathways to integral expression, erotic aliveness, and embodied presence. As a sound artist, she explores voice as a living, relational instrument. Through 1:1 mentorship, Somatic Voice sessions, and Immersive Temple Thresholds, she holds space for complexity, embodiment, and multidimensionality-inviting the tenderly brave to reconnect with inner and outer existence, awaken a felt sense of interbeing, and, from this attuned connection, allow soulful co-creation to unfold with this One Sacred Life.
More about Anir’s Work:
IG: @agile.arts
Meet Till & Shirka!
Till (any) and Shirka (she/her) invite humans to explore their desires, embrace their uniqueness, and find a little more freedom in themselves.
Shirka comes from a background in music, performance, and visual arts. In recent years, she’s also dived into bodywork and is on her way to becoming a Lomi Lomi practitioner. With many years in the sex-positive scene, she has slowly but surely grown into her inner dominatrix – a role that once pushed her out of her comfort zone but now feels in her element. She loves inspiring others to discover their own expression. Her passion? Creating spaces where people can explore their sexuality and boundaries in a safe, playful way.
Till has spent years teaching – languages, theater, flow arts – while also setting stages on fire as a self-employed fire dancer and performance artist. Sex-positive spaces became a place of deep personal growth for him, and now he brings that energy into his workshops: a mix of lightness, depth, and a good dose of humor. He loves guiding people to the edge of their comfort zone, where they think, “Wait..! Can I really do this?” – only to realize, “Oh yes! And it feels amazing!”
Till & Shirka come from the “Burning Man” culture and highly value the principles of Self-Responsibility, Co-Creation, Immediacy and Self-Expression.
Together, they host S+ Workshops and Temples in Berlin, Vienna & Zürich – for everyone looking for sensual exploration, personal growth, playful fun, and a juicy community.
For dates & tickets:
🌍 Website & Newsletter: www.tilltailor.com
📢 Telegram Channel: https://t.me/TillTailorShirka
Meet Piotr and Freya!
Freya and Piotr have been teaching tantra and Dark Eros for last 10 years
Freya Wolna - Tantric Love&Sex Coach, Certified Tantra teacher and a professional trainer with over 18 years of experience, Certified Lead facilitator in the Paths Of Transformation T⍶ntra School (John Hawken), Certified International Facilitator, Certified Facilitator of OSHO meditations, certified professional TantraSoma Bodywork & Tantra Massage Therapist. She has founded TantraSOMA Academy, where she teaches Tantric Massage, Somatic transformational trainings, Dark EROS and other courses for over 8 years.
Freya is a vibrant, charismatic facilitator with passion for life and transformation. She has a strong presence empowering large training groups.
Freya is waving her unique blend of coaching and training experiences, passion for acting and facilitating. She listens attentively not only to words, but also to the energy of the group and individuals. She sincerely meets the participants, holding them in pain and pleasure guiding to discovering their truth, joy and light. She always accommodates the training program to the individual and collective needs of the participants. Her powerful presence, intuitive approach, as well as charismatic and immersive voice make her trainings a truly unique experience. Freya considers herself passionate and fulfilled in life, love and work. https://freyawolna.pl/en/
Piotr Reisch - Life Coach. Tantra & Mindfulness Trainer, Leadership and Creativity Mentor.
He has dedicated his life to discovering possibilities of human mind and body.
In his practice he draws from over 30 years of experience in leadership, meditation, neuroscience, trauma therapy and unity consciousness. Co-founder of GAIA foundation and iMindinstitute.com – an organization exploring the edges of consciousness aiming at helping individuals and organizations in achieving peak performance – through the state-of-the-art neurofeedback and Peak State Technologies combined with Coaching, Tantra, Bodywork and Breathwork.
Piotr’s spiritual path started in the late 80’s with autogenic training, transcendental meditation and Marshal Arts. In 90’s, during his 10 years in the US, he practiced African spiritual teachings and native American traditions, participating in Blackfeet tribe ceremonies as the SunDancer. Currently he facilitates tantric workshops and Dark Eros with his partner Freya Wolna, in the TantraSOMA Academy.
Meet Mistress Psyche!
Ms Psyche is a professional kinkster, creative and writer / performer.
She has run and facilitated workshops in many different contexts, but this will be her first foray into running one in the world of kink.
In her capacity as a professional dominatrix, she manages several play spaces, one of which is the London Sissy School, a gender queer space where anyone (although they mainly tend to be of a biologically male persuasion) can seek Mistress’ expert tuition in expressing what tends to be an overtly sexual, submissive version of their ‘feminine self’.
Mistress coaches them to express this aspect in a meaningful, often cathartic and most importantly hot way.
Ms Psyche has long had a personal fascination with the construct of gender and a lifetimes experience of breaking its conventions and finding new ways reimagine them.
Ms Psyche’s passion for gender play stems from her passion for life. She is always on a quest to find new, exciting and fun ways to enjoy the experience of being human.
In the past gender roles have often restricted us in our human experience but today, approached consciously and intelligently, they can be used as a medium to help set us free.
Ms Psyche is genuinely fascinated by alternative sexual practices and often uses(and innovates) many in her personal and professional life. One of these practices is (consensual) erotic hypnosis.
She is as happy as she is excited that she has been invited to run a laboratory experiment, cum workshop on the subject.
You can find out more about Mistress Psyche's work here:
X (Twitter): @DominaPsyche
Meet Patricia!
Patricia is a neurodivergent, nature- and health-loving BIWoC, born in Saxony and the only Sexological Bodyworker in Dresden.
She has been a pioneer in this profession since 2022 and guides her clients in a process- and resource-oriented way to regain access to their body intelligence and thus discover or expand their erotic and sensual potential from within. She mainly works 1:1, but also offers workshops and retreats.
Her own challenging health and life story has led her to learn what she does now. In addition to being a Sexological Bodyworker, she is also a Breathwork Facilitator and guides her clients deep into their subconscious or into a relaxed nervous system. She not only brings specialized knowledge, but also a lot of empathy.
(attached pic by @johannaweilert)
Meet Maya!
Maya (Kinky Soul)
Maya is the founder of Kinky Soul Events, a Berlin-based community brand dedicated to opening non-sexual spaces for kinky expression, creativity, and art. She is also the director of Kinky Playback, a unique Playback Theater ensemble that explores storytelling through a sex-positive and kinky lens.
With a passion for improvisation, embodiment, and deep human connection, she creates spaces where personal stories transcend into the transpersonal as they come to life on stage.
At Taboo Festival, she will introduce the art of Playback Theater—offering a unique blend of storytelling, playfulness, and vulnerability.
Links:
https://www.instagram.com/kinkysoul.berlin
https://www.kinkysoul.community
Meet Greg!
Greg has been exploring his many interests around kink, ecstasy, connection, ecstatic states, and personal truth power for 20 years. Integrating many different experiences and ideas from healing, psychology, movement, breathwork, energetics, somatic empowerment and group spaces, he is coming full circle to reconnect with his deepest kinks after several dormant years. He is excited to facilitate spaces to allow inner truths to be revealed, authentic connections to happen, and our essential intuitive beings to blossom with minimal interference from unneeded social expectations.
Meet Yella!
Yella's vision is a world where everybody accepts all facets of their sexual identity, finds access to sexual energy as a basic force of life, spiritual growth and personal development, is free to enjoy pleasure, receives and gives with awareness. In her lectures, workshop and coaching she supports people to find and deepen their very personal access to sexuality and intimacy.
Since her youth Yella has traveled the world collecting wisdom and knowledge about love, sexuality and relationships, including but not limited to psychology of sex, tantra, tantric massage, shamanic sex, slow sex, OM and BDSM. During her amazing journey she has attended over 100 sex workshops and met many teachers.
From 2010 on her love to speak to larger crowds has led her to hold talks and workshops. In 2011 her first book was published, a sex guide, followed by a series of tantric massage quick references and further books on the G-spot, Yoni massage and Slow Sex. She published German online courses on the G-spot, slow sex and working with the yoni egg. Yella's work has been presented on TV, in radio, podcasts, articles, and during online summits.
Find out more about her:
www.lovebase.com
www.Liebelauschen.de
https://www.instagram.com/yellacremer
Meet Daphne!
Daphne is a sexpositive self love coach and sensual arts facilitator , performer, somatic bodyworker, movement teacher and artivist from Rome.
Her work is related to autenthicity: she seeks ways for us to be our most authentic selves when relating to our inner world as well as in relationships.
She combines her knowledge of yoga, breathwork, neotantra , somatics, holistic spirituality, sacred sexuality and conscious kink to offer all sorts of journeys aimed at improving confidence, deepening self-awareness and self love, and empowering all bodies.
Diversity-aware and trauma-informed communication , bypassing gender and other standards, is her key approach – as well as an experiential learning method.
She uses authentic relating and conscious intimacy strategies to create a safer container for participants to experience vulnerability in a non threatening way and allow heart opening processes to happen.
She works in S+ and conscious festivals ( Xplore, WAO, Festival delle cose belle , Saperlo Prima, Patate Bollenti, FIAM MA, Earth Healing, BLIXX, Festival of Sensuality…)
and holds workshops and retreats in Italy & abroad.
Her latest project, MIAO, is the first and only temple of the senses in Rome, a one-of-a-kind event.
Meet Dorte!
All of Dorte’s work is aimed at awakening your curiosity and creativity and this workshop will be a detailed exploration of the face and its sensual potential in BDSM play.
The face is the locus of many of our senses, and playing with the engagement and restriction of these senses can be profound in a scene involving consensual power exchange.
In this workshop the Theatre of the Mind – as BDSM by some is called- will be working its magick right in your face!
Dorte is a sex educator, psychotherapist specializing in BDSM and non-monogamous relationships, a stage and costume designer, and an artist. She has also worked as a sexuality consultant for theatre companies and film productions. As of spring 2024, she is part of the founding group for House of Play, a new space for conscious and alternative sexuality in Copenhagen.
Meet Steffi & Mike!
Get ready to embark on an adventure with Kinky Explorer, where Steffi (she/they) and Mike(he/him) invite you to dive into the world of kink and conscious BDSM.
With years of experience, they bring a down-to-earth approach to their workshops, blending expertise with warmth, humor, and authenticity.
They use their personal experiences from years of playing to teach only what they have tried and tested themselves. They believe that kink is more than just tools—it's about connection, communication, and mutual respect.
The core subject in all their workshops is the co-creation of scenes that are equally fulfilling for both tops and bottoms, ensuring that everyone feels empowered to explore their desires and limits at their own pace and choice.
As a team, Steffi and Mike are dedicated to guiding and supporting their participants to navigate the complexities of BDSM with more clarity and empathy.
With Kinky Explorer, Steffi and Mike aim to establish a community of like-minded adventurers, offering a place to learn, grow, and connect together.
So come join us, and let's explore together!
Steffi and Mike will be presenting 'Erotic Fireplay' and 'Ecstatic Flogging' at Taboo Festival 2025.
You can find out more about Steffi and Mike's work here:
Instagram: @kinky_explorer