What is Tantra?
When people think of Tantra they most associate it with sex. Although sexual practices are a part of Tantric rituals it is not based solely on sex, it goes beyond, in-depth, and grounded in truth. Tantric is a devotional practice that contains spiritual ancient techniques that were found around AD 500.
The belief in Tantra is that our bodies are a living temple, a sacred temple that holds pure energy. Energy that we can tap fully into and use to our advantage, if we devote ourselves to these rituals. These techniques focus on union of the feminine and masculines energies. When in balance both these forces occur a true enlightenment. The goal is to align your sexual holy fire with the heart chakra leading us into deeper levels of expression of love, pleasure, creativity, desires, sensuality, and becoming one with oneself. Tantra will bring passion and empowerment to your life.
Clearing out our wombs, releasing old traumas and patterns, ancestral wounds, shame surrounding sexuality, forgiving ourselves, becoming present with our yonis, and deeply embodying self-love along with breath-work, meditation, and yoga are all a part of Tantric practices. Guiding the breath will help navigate the energies throughout the body aligning the chakras, bringing forth a true relationship with your authentic self.
Growing up in a religious institution these practices were condemned and not seen as healing but rather as sinful desires that should not be practiced. For in religion, sex and the energies surrounding this force that exists in us is to be ignored. It is highly misinterpreted and not only within religion but by many others as well. In Tantra it is the opposite, there is an understanding that our bodies are vessels holding forces that can bring one to life and these techniques will guide one there. While the church has you repressing and avoiding these practices, Tantra encourages it. “In ancient times, methods for working with sexual energy were regarded as top secret, especially the way to channel sexual healing energy.” (Chia)
Working with your sexual energy will give you great power over your life. For one to harness control over how this energy is used will bring true ecstasy. For this life force, prana, chi, whatever you may call it can be infused into your sex life, creativity, and healing. In my experience I have entered realms where time slows down or doesn’t feel to exist. Tantric practices have brought orgasmic feelings into my work, into my sex life, into my own sensuality, and my own power as a women. I have been able to embody the feminine essence in her true raw nature, releasing goddess energy that takes me above into heaven and down into mama earth. Tantra is the doorway to divine union with higher consciousness, with God.
