Temple of Happiness Amsterdam

Connect yourself with your heart and inner wild nature

See what The Temple of Happiness organizes the coming months

Sat 24 Jan 2026

Tantric Fingerfood: Tantra massage course - pelvic release

🌸 Tantric Massage
- Full Body Unwinding

📅 24-25 januari 2026

Deze module laat je kennismaken met een eeuwenoude oosterse drukpuntmassage,
vergelijkbaar met Thaise massage of shiatsu. In combinatie met ademhaling en energie-opbouw ontstaat diepe ontspanning én vaak een emotionele release.

👉 Verwacht een speels weekend waarin lachen,
ontdekken en loslaten samengaan met diepe transformatie.

Logistiek

Zaterdag
10.00-17.30, Zondag 10.00-17.30

Geen overnachting,
zaterdagavond vrij voor eigen invulling

Inclusief gezamenlijke potluck-lunch
(iedereen neemt iets mee)

Je hoeft geen ervaring te hebben met massage of een vooropleiding.

Wel raden we aan om minimaal één tantramassage-sessie te hebben ervaren,
zodat je vertrouwd raakt met adem, bandha’s en energie in je eigen lichaam.

💶 Early bird:
€250 (tot 3 weken voor de start)
💶 Regular: €275

Theme - Full Body Unwinding
📅 24-25 January 2026

An ancient Eastern pressure point massage,
combined with breathwork and energy practices, creates deep relaxation and emotional release.

👉 Expect a playful weekend where laughter,
discovery, and letting go go hand in hand with transformation.

Practical

Saturday
10:00-17:30, Sunday 10:00-17:30

Non-residential,
Saturday evening free

Includes shared potluck lunch
(everyone brings something to share)

No prior massage experience or training required.

We do recommend experiencing at least one tantric massage session beforehand,
so you are familiar with breath, bandhas, and energy in your body.

💶 Early bird:
€250 (until 3 weeks before)
💶 Regular: €275

Tickets

Location:
Temple of Happiness

Condensatorweg 36
1014 AX Amsterdam

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Tantric Valentine Temple of Love and Celebration

ENGLISH BELOW

💖 Tantric Valentine - Temple of Love & Celebration

Zaterdag 14 februari
| 14:00 - 00:00
Een Valentijnsdag als ritueel van liefde, sensualiteit en bewustzijn

Op Valentijnsdag openen we een tantrische tempel.
Een dag en avond waarin je wordt uitgenodigd om te zakken in je lichaam,
je zintuigen te openen
en de liefde in al haar vormen te vieren.

Tantric Valentine is één doorlopende reis:
van vertraging en belichaming in de middag
naar expressie, ontmoeting en celebration in de avond.

Je bent welkom alleen,
of samen.
Dit kan een cadeau zijn aan jezelf of een bijzondere Valentijn voor je geliefde.

✨ De reis
🌹 Middag - Tantra Workshop (14:00
- ±18:30)

We beginnen met een verdiepende workshop waarin we de bedding leggen voor de dag.

Meditatie en belichaamd bewustzijn

Sensuous dance:
een begeleide dans waarin je jouw sensualiteit verkent

Spel met zichtbaarheid,
verlangen en expressie

Onderzoek van grenzen,
consent en innerlijke afstemming

Beweging van safe space naar brave space

Je wordt stap voor stap meegenomen niets hoeft,
alles ontstaat vanuit aanwezigheid.

🍷 Avond - Journey of the Senses & Temple Celebration
🌺 Zintuiglijk diner (inbegrepen)

We delen samen een bijzonder diner als onderdeel van de reis.

Een geblinddoekt diner,
waarin proeven, ruiken en voelen centraal staan.
Een uitnodiging om te vertragen, te verdiepen en je zintuigen te laten leiden.
Het diner verbindt ons met onszelf en met elkaar.

🌙 Temple Celebration
(±19:30 - 00:00)

Na het diner openen we de tempel volledig.

Vrije dans en ontmoeting,
een Tempelavond waar gemasseerd mag worden en ook ruimte is voor speelsheid, onderzoek en intimiteit binnen aangegeven grenzen.

Een sacred,
sensuele en stijlvolle sfeer

Ruimte om te verschijnen als godin,
god of mystiek wezen

In de avond kan naaktheid voorkomen,
altijd vanuit eigen keuze, consent en respect, overdag houden we ondergoed aan

We vieren het leven.
De liefde.
En de veelheid van wie we zijn licht én schaduw, zachtheid én kracht.

🎟️ Tickets

Dit event is opgezet als één geheel.
Het is niet mogelijk om alleen de avond te bezoeken.

Ticketopties:

Volledig programma:
workshop, diner & temple celebration

Alleen de workshop
(middag)

Wil je dit cadeau doen aan je geliefde?
Bij de tickets vind je een speciale Valentijnsprijs.

Na aankoop ontvang je een korte intake.
Als blijkt dat dit event op dit moment niet passend voor je is,
ontvang je je ticketbedrag volledig terug.

Twijfel je of wil je even afstemmen?
Je bent altijd welkom om persoonlijk contact op te nemen.

👗 Dresscode
(avond)

Temple Chic
| Divine & Sensual
Elegant, mystiek, sensueel laat jouw essentie spreken.

❓ Veelgestelde vragen

Is dit een seksueel event?
Nee. Dit is een tantrische tempelbijeenkomst gericht op bewustzijn, belichaming en expressie. Sensualiteit kan aanwezig zijn, seksualiteit is geen doel.

Is ervaring met tantra nodig?
Nee. Nieuwsgierigheid, openheid en zelfreflectie zijn voldoende.

Is naaktheid verplicht?
Nee. Naaktheid is nooit verplicht. In de avond kan het voorkomen, altijd vanuit vrije keuze en consent.

Kan ik mijn grenzen aangeven?
Ja. Grenzen voelen, respecteren en communiceren is een essentieel onderdeel van de reis.

Is dit geschikt als ik alleen kom?
Ja. Je bent welkom alleen of samen.

Wat als ik twijfel of dit iets voor mij is?
Neem gerust contact op. We kijken samen of dit event bij je past.

💖 Tantric Valentine - Temple of Love & Celebration

Saturday February 14
| 2:00 PM - 12:00 AM
A Valentine’s Day ritual of love, sensuality and awareness

On Valentine’s Day we open a tantric temple.
A day and evening inviting you to soften into your body,
open your senses
and celebrate love in all its forms.

Tantric Valentine is one continuous journey:
from slowing down and embodiment in the afternoon
into expression, connection and celebration in the evening.

You are welcome on your own or together.
This can be a gift to yourself or a special Valentine shared with your beloved.

✨ The Journey
🌹 Afternoon - Tantra Workshop (2:00
PM - ±6:30 PM)

We begin with a deepening workshop that creates the foundation for the day.

Meditation and embodied awareness

Sensuous dance:
a guided exploration of sensual movement

Play with visibility,
desire and expression

Exploring boundaries,
consent and inner attunement

Moving from safe space into brave space

You are guided step by step nothing is required,
everything arises from presence.

🍷 Evening - Journey of the Senses & Temple Celebration
🌺 Sensory Dinner (included)

We share a special dinner as an integral part of the journey.

A blindfolded dinner,
where tasting, smelling and feeling take center stage.
An invitation to slow down, deepen and let your senses lead.
The dinner connects us with ourselves and with each other.

🌙 Temple Celebration
(±7:30 PM - 12:00 AM)

After dinner,
the temple opens fully.

Free dance and conscious encounter a temple evening where massage is welcome and there is space for playfulness,
exploration and intimacy within clearly expressed boundaries

A sacred,
sensual and elegant atmosphere

Space to appear as a goddess,
god or mystical being

Nudity may occur in the evening,
always by personal choice, consent and respect
(During the daytime workshop, underwear is worn)

We celebrate life.
Love.
And the many facets of who we are light and shadow, softness and power.

🎟️ Tickets

This event is designed as one complete journey.
It is not possible to attend only the evening.

Ticket options:

Full program:
workshop, dinner & temple celebration

Workshop only
(afternoon)

Would you like to gift this to your beloved?
A special Valentine’s price is available with the ticket options.

After purchase,
you will receive a short intake form.
If it turns out this event is not suitable for you at this time,
your ticket will be fully refunded.

If you have doubts or would like to check in personally,
you are always welcome to reach out.

👗 Dress Code
(evening)

Temple Chic
| Divine & Sensual
Elegant, mystical, sensual let your essence speak.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a sexual event?
No. This is a tantric temple gathering focused on awareness, embodiment and expression. Sensuality may be present; sexuality is not the goal.

Do I need prior tantra experience?
No. Curiosity, openness and self-reflection are sufficient.

Is nudity required?
No. Nudity is never required. It may occur in the evening, always by personal choice and consent.

Can I express my boundaries?
Yes. Feeling, respecting and communicating boundaries is an essential part of the journey.

Is it suitable to come alone?
Yes. You are welcome on your own or together.

What if I’m unsure whether this is right for me?
Please feel free to reach out. We’re happy to explore together whether this event suits you.

Tickets

Location:
Temple of Happiness

Condensatorweg 36
1014 AX Amsterdam

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Barefoot Happiness DJ Qatweazle Conscious Clubbing

ENGLISH BELOW

🌿 Barefoot Happiness - zaterdag 21 februari 🌿
Bewust dansen op blote voeten - licht, speels en verbindend
Barefoot Happiness is een maandelijks dansfeest op blote voeten.
Een plek om lekker te dansen, te ontmoeten en te genieten met aandacht, maar zonder zwaarte.
Je kunt losgaan op de dansvloer, en tussendoor is er ruimte om te kletsen aan de zijkant. Het is een feestje, met bewustzijn.

🌿 Opening:
cacao & The Dance of the Untold
We starten de avond met cacao en The Dance of the Untold een speels dansritueel ontwikkeld door Djinanna (Janine).
Zij heeft jarenlange ervaring met workshops, evenementen en projecten rond storytelling en groepsprocessen.
Na een kort mythisch verhaal dat de verbeelding prikkelt, nodigt de dans je uit om vrij te bewegen met een beeld, een gevoel of een aspect van jezelf dat zin heeft om mee te doen.
Spontaniteit, expressie en improvisatie staan centraal licht, nieuwsgierig en zonder iets te hoeven presteren.
✨ Er is verkleedkleding en een selectie accessoires aanwezig om mee te spelen en je expressie speels of symbolisch te versterken.
The Dance of the Untold is een ontspannen, verbindende warming-up die het feest opent vanuit vreugde en creativiteit.

🎶 DJ Qatweazle
Vanaf 21.00
uur neemt DJ Qatweazle (Jeroen Kummeling) het over.
Een vertrouwde en geliefde DJ bij ons, bekend om zijn professionele, fijne beats en warme sfeer. Muziek waarop je heerlijk kunt dansen energiek, speels en uitnodigend.

🧡 Cuddle Puddle - zachte landing
We sluiten de avond af met een cuddle puddle:
een relaxte landing met knuffels (als je dat fijn vindt), samen zitten of liggen, delen, napraten en integreren. Vrijblijvend en afgestemd.

🕖 Programma & praktisch
Inloop: 19.00
uur
19.30 - 20.00 | Cacao Ceremony
20.00 - 21.00 | The Dance of the Untold (warming-up & verbindende dans)
21.00 - 00.00 | Danssessie met DJ Catweazle
Na 00.00 | Cuddle puddle & sharing (tot ± 01.00)

Geen of weinig alcohol
Lekkere hapjes & drankjes
Gratis parkeren 🚗
Adres: Condensatorweg 36, Amsterdam
Ingang: zij-ingang Isolatorweg, bij de paarse deuren
📅 Barefoot Happiness is er elke derde zaterdag van de maand.
Iedereen is welkom of je nu komt voor de dans, de verbinding of gewoon het feestje 💃🌈

🌿 Barefoot Happiness - Saturday 21 February 🌿
Conscious barefoot dancing - light, playful & connected
Barefoot Happiness is a monthly barefoot dance party.
A place to dance freely, connect and enjoy with awareness, but without heaviness.
You’re welcome to fully dive into the dancefloor, and there’s also space to chat at the sides. It’s a party, with consciousness.

🌿 Opening:
cacao & The Dance of the Untold
We open the evening with cacao and The Dance of the Untold a playful dance ritual developed by Djinanna (Janine).
She brings years of experience in workshops, events and projects around storytelling and group processes.
After a short mythic story that sparks the imagination, you’re invited to move freely with an image, feeling or aspect of yourself that wants to join the dance.
Spontaneity, expression and improvisation are at the heart of this light, curious and without any pressure.
✨ Costumes and accessories are available to play with and support your expression in a joyful or symbolic way.
The Dance of the Untold is a relaxed, connecting warm-up that opens the party with creativity and joy.

🎶 DJ Qatweazle
From 9:00
PM, DJ Qatweazle (Jeroen Kummeling) takes over.
A well-loved DJ in our community, known for his professional, uplifting beats and warm vibe perfect for dancing your heart out.

🧡 Cuddle Puddle - soft landing
We close the night with a cuddle puddle:
a gentle landing with cuddles (if you like), resting together, sharing and integrating. Always optional and relaxed.

🕖 Schedule & practical
Doors open: 7:00 PM
7:30 - 8:00 PM | Cacao Ceremony
8:00 - 9:00 PM | The Dance of the Untold (warm-up & connecting dance)
9:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Dance session with DJ Catweazle
After 12:00 AM | Cuddle puddle & sharing (until approx. 1:00 AM)

No or very little alcohol
Tasty snacks & drinks
Free parking 🚗
Address: Condensatorweg 36, Amsterdam
Entrance: side entrance at Isolatorweg, purple doors

📅 Barefoot Happiness takes place every third Saturday of the month.
Everyone is welcome come for the dance, the connection, or simply the party ✨

Tickets

Location:
Temple of Happiness

Condensatorweg 36
1014 AX Amsterdam

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Your body is a temple
Come to recharge in the Temple of happiness!

At the heart of Tantra lies the profound understanding that within each of us lies a sanctuary of joy and enlightenment, waiting to be unveiled. Through the cultivation of a willing, pure, and natural body, nourished by breathing exercises, sacred rituals, wholesome nutrition, mindful movement, and deep meditation, we recharge ourselves, grow and awaken to the vibrations of our highest selves.

As we attune ourselves to these practices, we become acutely aware of the “Temple of Happiness” residing within us and the interconnectedness we share with those around us. It is a vision of unity, where the boundaries of individuality dissolve, and we recognize ourselves as integral parts of a shared consciousness.

This is the essence of our philosophy a celebration of the divine within and without, a journey towards the realization of our true nature as beings of pure joy and love. We invite you to join us on this path of self-discovery and transformation, as we collectively dance and practice in the radiant light of the Temple of Happiness.

Looking for a Workshop or Session Space to Rent in Amsterdam?

You’re warmly invited to host your workshop in our spacious workshop area, featuring a professional sound system and a comfortable dance floor.

Our new location is in Amsterdam, Stadsdeel West, in the vibrant Houthavens neighborhood.

The Temple of Happiness is now housed in a top location within the creative business hub, the new Broedplaats Het Salon.

We offer 154 m² of dedicated space, including a 135 m² dance and workshop room with a brand-new, beautiful laminate dance floor. This bright and welcoming space on the first floor is beautifully designed with cozy features such as a cuddle corner. It is equipped with a professional sound system and adjustable lighting, allowing for both bright and intimate atmospheres perfect for workshops, rehearsals, lessons, or dance evenings.

The kitchen is conveniently located adjacent to the hall and is accessible through a charming, arched doorway. It is a private kitchen, not shared with others, and fully equipped with all conveniences, including an oven, refrigerator, and ample workspace ideal for preparing tea, snacks, or other refreshments.

Important Note: We do not rent out the space for parties, birthday celebrations, or similar events.

Bags and personal items can be stored in the adjacent, separate cloakroom to keep the main hall tidy and organized. Our staff-only storage area is reserved for workshop essentials such as mats, cushions, and mattresses, ensuring everything is easily accessible for your event.
For your (yoga, session, or meditation) music, you can connect to our professional sound system.

You can easily book your space online and promote your event through our website. On this page, you’ll find all the information about rental terms, cancellations, availability, and pricing. You can book your event yourself.

If you’re new to us, we encourage you to get in touch or request a tour beforehand:
janine@templeofhappiness.nl
+31 6 137 954 37.

We look forward to welcoming you to this beautiful new space, designed to inspire connection, creativity, and transformation.

Ready to elevate your event to new heights?
Contact us today to book your date and let the magic begin! ✨

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Tantra for Individuals & Couples Temple Heart Sessions
A sacred space for awakening love, energy and presence

Tantra is not about becoming someone else.
It’s about coming home to who you truly are beyond the layers of doing, performing or pleasing.
Whether you’re on a solo path of healing and empowerment, or
a couple seeking deeper intimacy, connection and aliveness,

Temple Heart Sessions offer a grounded, warm and transformational space to explore your inner world, your sensuality, and your relationships.
Through breath, touch, movement and energy work, you are invited to open to the full intelligence of your body your temple and to awaken the love that lives in your heart.

Why come for a Temple Heart Session?
• You long for more presence, depth or sensuality in your life or relationship
• You feel blocked emotionally, physically or sexually
• You’re in a transition and want support from within
• You want to reconnect to your body, your desire, your joy
• You feel the call to awaken your full life energy and live from the heart.

Whether you come alone or with your partner
Every session is a safe space where everything is welcome. There’s no pressure, no expectation just gentle guidance, deep respect and space to feel, explore and reconnect.

Tantra sessions couples

Tantra session individual

The Buddha is back!

There is a legend that Buddha predicted that in 2500 he would return as the Maitreya.
Storytelling is a craft, tantric stories are cleverly constructed, full of double meanings. Without any context you can't do anything with it.

Osho gave a hint about this prediction, of course after he indicated that those 2500 years would have passed approximately now (who knows, the exact period in which Buddha would have lived is not certain).
Maitreya means “friend,” said Osho. A saint never returns in Osho's culture. They will not reincarnate any more. Osho indicates that it is not meant literally. The word Maitreya means friendship. According to Osho, Buddha speaks about a time when we have grown so much that we no longer need a leader, but a friend. And that time is “now”.

The concept of 2500 years is also a nice clue. That was an astonishingly long time, especially when you realize that at the time Buddha became popular (in the early Middle Ages) people - in the West at least - thought the earth had existed for 4,000 years. Our sense of time has changed under the influence of science. And that's why I dare say that 2,500 years actually meant "never" at that time.
Now you should know that tantra travels between two worlds of consciousness, namely that of non-duality and that of duality. The Buddhist tantra shows a karma wheel, containing all levels of consciousness, all "worlds" even the gods and devils belong to the karma wheel. The Buddha is completely outside of that….
He lives in no world and therefore does not exist here.

There is another legend that followers who say they have seen the Buddha are advised by their teachers to look further. They are tricked by their creative brain.
Why do these teachers say “kill the Buddha”? Because in the world in which the Buddha exists, there is no time and no place. There is only consciousness. There is no me and you. There is no us, there are no stories, thoughts and images, there is only consciousness, whatever that is... we cannot know that.

We only know our world, our "wheel of karma"... and in that world everything consists of duality, everything is measurable in time, place. It is weighable, assessable, consists of opposites, consists of: yes or no.

Tantra connects those two worlds, those levels of consciousness: of duality and non-duality. By indicating that the world of absolute consciousness is without contradictions in everything. This is because it has mirrored itself, reflected in matter, energy or vibration, but ultimately only “is”. The bridge is “Maya”, illusion. It is the connector and the splitter of the two world empires: that of non-duality and duality. If you look at this, you can conclude that there is only duality, and if that is the only thing that exists, then ultimately there is only 1 thing that exists, namely non-dual consciousness, little paradoxical, right?

But because of that context, the “prediction” of the return of the Boeddha in 2500 years has a completely different meaning: whether the Buddha is there or not, that only has to do with your own experience and your own consciousness. There is nothing else. You could also see this “prediction” in fact is a test, a trigger, a challenge, an invitation...

Because: if your mind is in charge, then the legend about the return of the Buddha behaves like a prediction. Ultimately it shows exactly how the mind works and what it does... namely holding up a sausage on a string that leaves you panting and hungry runs behind, without realizing that you are being fooled.
All your ideas, dreams, thoughts, all your wishes, no matter how noble... all your intentions, no matter how powerful... sooner or later you wonder if/why they have not been realized and your mind says: see? You suck. You're hanging out in the pub again, you're a loser, an asshole. You can't. And you squat down or pray to Buddha and ask when he will liberate you from the idiot that you are.
But he won't do that until 2500 years from now. This "prediction" looks like the well-known sign in beach bars around the world that says: Free beer tomorrow...

Maybe you realize that it is not meant literally. And you wonder what he is actually doing there, outside the circle of duality... We have a Thangka hanging in our temple space and I have often looked at it. Why is he there, how do you get to him and what does that symbolize?
Would you like to know what is beyond the end of our universe? And on which planets do creatures live? Would you like to meet them? Do you ever dream about it? And at the same time you realize the frustration that you will never know. Because we can't travel faster than light?

This is exactly the same.

Yet there are people on earth with experiences of aliens or with traveling on other planets. In visions, in their real reality or whatever (I have experienced that myself).
And: you never know if it is "true". Even if you know it in your heart, another cannot realize it until he has had the same kind of experience. Only when that is the case do you understand each other, right?
Could it perhaps be the same with Buddha?

If that impossible experience of yours has a name: twin soul happiness, meeting an alien, being a reincarnation of Mary Magdalene or being in conversation with God himself. Does it really matter what the experience is called, what label is attached to it? Or would it perhaps become more accessible to you to focus on the energy you feel in your heart at that experience?
What do you think?

And in what state could you possibly feel that experience? Anyone who has ever had an “absurd” experience knows that you can't force it. Just as you can't force what your next spontaneous creative inspiration will be...
You can practice recharging energy through breathing and Yoga, practice turning negative thoughts into positive ones, you can train yourself to think more broadly and perceive differently than before... but then the mind still does the talking. . He measures it, compares it: I used to be like this, now I am like that... oh yes? This looks like that, etc. etc.

Only when the comparison spontaneously stops can something unique emerge. The same goes for unique experiences. Buddha is a unique experience, and unique experiences do not happen twice, but the power of each unique experience moves us. A new experience is always formed from consciousness. Every moment… in the now.
Being in the now is such a complicated concept… because it is just an experience, a glimpse of “the” reality. We find it when we don't look for it, when we don't compare it to anything, when we stop thinking about it.

If you focus on the power that you experience again and again, you are in the now, where the Buddha is. It is outside of time and place. Apart from comparing and punishing yourself because once again you didn't pay attention...
The Buddha is no-mind. When we are aware in no-mind, we experience Buddha. That is why all gurus and teachers have such a hard time, they can never take you beyond the mind. Therefore, they are not necessary when you are in your Buddha consciousness. They are there to catch you if you fall out again... to keep reminding you of the state of consciousness in which you met Buddha.
But shoot the Buddha in this world, because it is not of this world. No one in this world of place and time understands what you're talking about, that's why it's always 2500 years away. Outside of time, outside of mind, outside of any-thing..

That is the paradox of living in this world. Because saints also gain power and prestige and sooner or later make mistakes, causing them to fall from god to devil in our wheel of karma. And vice-versa…
If you want to experience something of the Buddha in the wheel itself, in our world of contradictions, invite him as a friend. Not as a guru or as a leader. Don't do that to your fellow man. We all live in a paradox of experiencing and not being able to share, and those who embrace Buddha or any saint probably miss him the most in this world. Offer your friendship, be equal to each other. Then you have the best chance of meeting Buddha. Every day, just on the street or in the pub.

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