Our People

Meet the Shakti Tantra Team

Shakti Tantra was formed in 2001 and offers programmes for women, men and couples, as well as private consultations — held in a safe, supportive space by an experienced, women-led team.

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Our story

About the Shakti Team

The ethos of Shakti Tantra is to help us find contentment, inner joy, delight and aliveness. When our illusions, doubts and feelings of unworthiness are lifted, our ecstatic, essential nature can shine through.

Our society rarely encourages these states of love, beauty, joy and peace. Our purpose is to help heal the shame and guilt around our sexuality, to treat our bodies with love and respect, and to experience our sexuality as sacred. Our workshops weave together movement, active meditations, tantric structures, rituals and shamanic exercises — and everything is an invitation.

Shakti Tantra was born in 2001, when Sue Newsome helped Hilly Spenceley bring this work to life. Here we pay a little tribute to this amazing woman.

Our team

Our Teachers

Hilly Spenceley

Hilly Spenceley

Hilly’s approach is very grounded and practical, coming from her deep understanding of family and intimate relationships. She is known for her wisdom, joy, love and total acceptance within her workshops and is very skilled and experienced in running groups of which she has over 30 years practice.

Kate

Kate

I’m passionate about sharing Tantra because I’m so inspired by transformation. I truly love this work and see its vital importance, especially in our times, as feminine leadership rooted in empowerment and heartfulness becomes more and more essential.

Nicky Hope

Nicky Hope

My journey with Shakti Tantra has transformed my life. My capacity for love, intimacy, freedom and joy has expanded far beyond what I knew was possible. It is a privilege to be able to bring these gifts into my teaching. This is such rich work the journey never stops and I continue to learn and grow with every workshop and every interaction.

Gabi

Gabi

Gabi is a certified intimacy and relationship coach with a background in corporate finance. Her journey has been shaped through marriage, motherhood and divorce, and the courage to choose authenticity over comfort. These experiences deeply inform the way she facilitates, with warmth, presence, and a grounded sensitivity. She offers a space that is both gentle and real, where women are invited to soften, and feel, while also meeting their edges. She is passionate about supporting women through changes and life transitions, helping them to rediscover themselves, reconnect with their pleasure, and awaken to their power and innate capacity for self-liberation. Ultimately, to live in a way that feels aligned, alive, and true.

Damon

Damon

Damon came to tantra after a very abusive marriage and was trying to find something to make life worth living. His first introduction to Awakenings gave his life more purpose. Over the next few years he went on a journey, finding out who he could be. That continued as he started to discover joy in the smallest of places, and started assisting on the mixed program, eventually becoming a teacher, using his experience to help others. Tantra is about learning to grow and becoming happy with who I am. Tantra kept me grounded when things became difficult and let me fly when I wanted to.

Supporting the work

Assistants

Tom Blaker

Tom Blaker

Tantra is a path of fire, in taking this journey with Shakti Tantra I have healed so much of myself. Where before I held fear and isolation, I can now access freedom, play, and presence. It is a privilege to support others through their own transformation, through this powerful work.

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Experience the safety, warmth and depth of our work for yourself at an upcoming Shakti Tantra workshop.

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