This meditation studio’s tantra workshops empower women to choose themselves

Seven years ago, former civil engineer Shi Min Foo (@wavesofpleasuresg) was struggling with her self-worth. 

Her marriage was falling apart after she discovered that her husband had been having an affair. To make matters worse, he told her she wasn’t feminine enough and that she wasn’t a good enough woman.

“Because my job was so male-dominated, I carried a lot of masculine energy back home. My husband at the time felt I wasn’t feminine enough. But we also had other issues,” recalls the 41-year-old.

The couple also attended personal development programmes and meditation sessions in an effort to focus on self-work and healing together. It was during this period that she discovered tantra, through meditation sessions conducted by founder Christina Nikolovski at Space2B, a studio in Telok Ayer.

While Shi Min and her husband eventually split, the practice made such a profound impact on Shi Min that she quit her engineering job in 2023 to become a tantra facilitator with Space2B. It marked the beginning of her journey of living for herself, rather than according to others’ expectations.

“I found it fun, liberating, and deeply healing,” she says. “I realised that by embracing who I am, I attract people who love me for who I am. Even while I was still in corporate, as I allowed my feminine side to show more, I began living differently.”

What is tantra?

Tantra is a philosophy and way of life that originated in Asia more than 1,500 years ago. It teaches that everything in life – meditation, rituals, emotions, and even desire – can be part of spiritual growth. 

Rooted in Hindu and Buddhist traditions, tantra has since evolved and been adopted in the West, where modern practice often blends ancient philosophy with contemporary approaches to mindfulness, healing, and intimacy.

Shi Min explains that tantra is about expanding one’s mindset, embracing both light and shadow, and adopting a non-dual approach to life – seeing experiences not as strictly good or bad, but as interconnected.

In short, tantra is about healing – recognising how childhood wounds and unmet needs shape adult emotions, and learning to respond with awareness rather than react. 

Through practices that combine meditation, self-reflection, and working with the body’s energies, tantra helps individuals cultivate self-love, feel more alive, and live with greater openness and presence.

Christina, who is also the founder of TantraPath, elaborates: “For a woman healing from repression or trauma, it offers a gentle space to feel again – at her own pace, in her own way. Through breath, movement, sound, and quiet attention, she begins to touch the places inside that once went numb or silent. 

“There is nothing to fix, only parts of herself to welcome home. In this presence, the body remembers its softness, its rhythm, its joy. What once felt shut down begins to open – not by force, but through love. And what’s revealed is not something broken, but the wholeness that was always there.”

How tantra empowers women

At Space2B, monthly two-hour feminine workshops weave in tantric practices to help women reconnect with their feminine energy. These all-women sessions are designed as safe, supportive spaces for rest, release, and reconnection.

“It’s about supporting each other. In the workshop, women soften into each other’s presence and reconnect with their feminine side: ‘I don’t have to take care of anyone. I don’t need to do anything. I can just rest and be myself,’” shares Shi Min.

The atmosphere is nurturing and restorative. Free from the constant “masculine mode” of deadlines and responsibilities, participants are encouraged to simply be. 

Activities might involve gentle touch – like having another woman stroke your hair – or more active practices such as dancing and tuning into the body’s rhythms. The emphasis is on letting go of inhibitions and honouring what feels natural in the moment.

“By engaging in these practices, whether individually or with a partner, we become more present, more aware, and more capable of connecting with ourselves and others. That is when transformation happens. 

“Tantra is not only about intimacy, but also about self-love, awareness, and expansion. Through inner work, we cultivate deeper connections and greater freedom to be who we truly are,” says Shi Min.

Practising tantra at home

Tantra can start with the simplest of rituals at home. Christina suggests creating a quiet moment, then placing one hand on your heart and the other on your womb.

“Close your eyes and take a soft breath. Ask your body, ‘What do you need right now?’ Then simply listen – without judgment, and without trying to fix or force anything. 

“You may feel stillness, or perhaps a subtle sensation arises. Whatever comes is enough. Even a single breath, met with love, is a return. Your body remembers. It always has. Begin there – because your body already knows the way home,” she says.

Write in to TantraPath at space2b.sg to enquire more about the workshops, which are priced at $100 for two hours per person.