Yoga and Tantra teacher and tantric massage therapist, Chiang Mai
Iris Smeets teaches yoga and Tantra at Mahasiddha Yoga in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and is a trained tantric massage therapist.[1] She studied philosophy and then peace and conflict studies, and spent years in conflict resolution at trauma centres around the world before she came to yoga and Tantra.[1]
Before Thailand she spent seven years at a yoga centre in Denmark, teaching massage, Esoteric Tantra Yoga, Integral Esoteric Yoga for singles and couples, and dance courses for women.[1]
At Mahasiddha Yoga she leads the school's women's circles and is one of five teachers on its Amorous Erotic Continence Course, alongside Uriel Yariv.[2][3]
Iris studied philosophy and then peace and conflict studies.[1][4] She "spent years working in conflict resolution and peacebuilding at trauma centers worldwide" before giving herself to yoga and Tantra.[1]
She then trained as a tantric massage therapist.[1] The threads that run through her work are spirituality, femininity, dance, human connection and intimacy.[4] Her dance programme for women is called Erodanza.[4]
For seven years Iris taught at a yoga centre in Denmark. Her classes there covered massage, Esoteric Tantra Yoga, Integral Esoteric Yoga for singles and couples, and dance courses for women.[1]
Her 2019 podcast profile links to Tantra Temple, Denmark's largest tantra temple, which teaches conscious-touch massage and esoteric initiation drawn from the Tantric tradition.[4][5]
After Denmark, Iris moved to Chiang Mai and joined Mahasiddha Yoga as a teacher.[2] She leads "Women's Circle: Awaken the Goddess Within," drawing on years of guiding women's groups, dance courses and Tantra practice.[2]
She is one of five teachers on the Amorous Erotic Continence Course, with Uriel Yariv, Radu Nichitescu, Peter Dalpe and Szabolcs Szajp. She brings to it her work as a tantric massage therapist and as a facilitator of women's circles and dance courses.[3]
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