"What about Tantra?" ( A Classic Tantra Tip...)
Saturday, October 09, 2004
Warning: Contains Sexual Content not appropriate for anyone under the age of 18.
Dear Friend,
Today's Tantra Tips is devoted to answering some of your emails:
Questions, Comments, and Practical Success Stories
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Practical Success Story: Umaa Tantra's Tantric Inner Circle Programs
Marcos Macau writes:
"Before enrolling in Umaa Tantra's learning programs, my
energy/focus
level would go up and down uncontrollably. Sticking to a daily health
program was a real chore since I had little confidence in what I was
doing. I knew I could find something more complete. I was looking for
methods and information that I could utilize on my own to increase my
level of confidence and control I had over all aspects of my life; from
strength, flexibility, socializing, meditating etc. For at least two
years now I've been experimenting with different methods.
Since I've tried out other types of yoga classes I can say with
confidence that nothing can compare to the onslaught of healthful
information covering so many vital areas i've received from Santiago
and Tao's course. From fitness and sexual health on many levels to
priceless secrets of meditation, and so much more! Every day I
literally learn at least 3 subtle yet powerful techniques to apply in
my daily practice. To summarize, the techniques I've learned are
simple, gentle, yet with diligent practice over time become extremely
powerful.
My only real concern before enrolling with Umaa Tantra was the
credibility and attitude of the instructors. In my journey I've had my
run ins with quacks. I quickly came to realize that Santiago and Tao
were for real and extremely kind and helpful in answering the many
questions I had.
There are so many benefits to what I've learned from Umaa Tantra's
curriculum. To name but a few, my flexibility/strength have improved
tremendously, my days are full of love, my smile is radiant, my social
interactions are so much more positive, I am much more poised, my
vision of my goals in life gets much clearer everyday, as well as my
physical vision, and meditation has become a blissful experience. But
most importantly, Umaa Tantra has provided me with all the necesssary
tools so that I may practice on my own and personally take my level of
health to levels unimaginable. There is nothing more powerful than
experiencing the fruits of one's own actions and for that I thank my
teachers wholeheartedly.
The methods I've learned have made it possible for me to raise my
actual self closer to my ideal vision of myself and I don't plan on
stopping when I get there! Where before I had only glimpses of how
clear and wonderful things could be, I have now learned how to
systematically raise the level of how I experience ALL facets of life.
The most important variables related to health in all its dimensions
are explored in depth, providing the dedicated student with the
foundation for attaining optimal health and spiritual development. I
never knew meditation could be so electrifying and blissful! I must
repeat, my favorite benefit to what I've learned from Umaa Tantra is
the powerful feeling of knowing how to control the way I feel and
experience daily life by fine tuning myself to the core. The buoyancy,
clarity, and rootedness I derive from my daily practice is superior to
anything else I have tried."
Marcos Macau,
high school teacher, personal trainer/yoga instructor,
Doral, Florida
Tao's reply:
Marcos is a shining example of how powerful the methods in the Tantric
Inner Circle really are... go sign yourself up today!
http://www.UmaaTantra.com/tantric_inner_circle.html
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Question: What's different about tantric sex?
-BA
Tao's Reply:
BA, Tantrics say this: Sex brought you life, so it can bring you
samadhi...
But sex, like anything powerful, can divides people as often as give
them experience of Oneness.
So how does a tantric approach sex?
Imagine for a moment completely dissolving your sexual
pre-conceptions, attachments, and emotions in the act of making love,
so you could only feel the sensations of that moment. Imagine focusing
on feeling attraction flowing between you. Imagine feeling everything
like liquid plasma, and feeling sex and love as one union of two
people, instead of two people trying independently for some unreachable
pleasure.
In bed, people regularly reduce their lover to the instrument of
their
pleasure, (or, on the flipside, the object of their aggravation and
sexual disappointment).
In tantric sex, instead of focusing on the division between you, you
focus on the two of you as one awareness, of pleasure, of sensation, of
consciousness. Do this by making love out of sensory exploration Fall
out of sexual habits of position, motion, and breath... habits won't
give you what you want... dissolving yourself will.
If you need to, slow down your breathing, motion, and thoughts to the
point where everything feels dreamlike. You will feel more pleasure as
your nerve endings open up. Do this without affectation or expectation.
Be aware, as if you were an infant experiencing the sensations of world
for the first time.
Feel and amplify your attraction to your partner, and then give it
back! Don't covet your lover, instead become aware that you already
have everything you need within you, that fulfillment is emerging
within you not without, that play will bring you more than
objectification.
Be aware of the sensations and presence of your lover, receive,
amplify, and subtly offer back the same feelings, be they touch,
sensation, or emotion! Transform your intent into greater subtlety,
sensation and awareness of yourself and your lover.
This attitude, and not any one technique, is the start of real tantra
yoga. Bring your awareness to each thing about your lover that you
admire and desire, amplify the sensation, and then give the amplified
feeling back
Even if you are single, you will regularly explore this attitude in
your daydreams and find it makes a big difference later in the
bedroom...
Do it, and, in the words of the German metal-head in the movie
"Clerks," you will "have good moshpitting!"
Tantric moshpitting, of course.
-Tao
That's all for now. If you have questions on technique, or attitude
in
meditation, practice, or lovemaking, drop a line now...
For every student, there is a teacher.
Keep in touch!
Smile, breathe right, and keep your tongue up!
Your Friend,
Tao Semko of www.UmaaTantra.com