What is Tantra?

Whether we are feeling the sand between our toes, tasting a mouth-watering delicacy, smelling an intoxicating aroma, hearing the heart-warming laugh of a child or the exquisite touch of our lover, Tantra means to be fully aware of the present and cherishing each moment to the fullest. Tantra has been practiced for five thousand years and contrary to some beliefs it is not a religion, but a way of life.

Some meanings of this Sanskrit word are to expand, to weave, to manifest and to liberate.

The word ‘tantra’ refers to ancient Hindu and Tibetan manuscripts that instruct how to awaken and harness the explosive power of sexual energy. A tantrika, or practitioner, directs this precious resource through their own body or the body of a partner for pleasure, healing and meditative awakening. Tantra teaches that sexual union or self-loving can be a catalyst to states of increased awareness, allowing us to create our lives consciously rather than living life on “automatic pilot”.

We develop our understanding of our sexuality and that of our partner then weave into our lives love, health, wisdom and abundance. The practice of tantra unites energies in balance, heals and harmonizes the divide between sexuality and spirituality, yin and yang, man and woman. An ultimate goal of Tantra is to manifest both the divine feminine and the sacred masculine within one’s being to achieve unity or bliss.

What is Tantra? It creates the experience of being permanently aware, awake, and truly alive. Tantra enables not only the ability to control the energies of our physical body, but also to find the way to live our experiences in our heart. This mediation for two (Red Tantra) calms the mind, nurtures the soul and heals the body.

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