Reclaiming Tantra
“To be intimate with another, you must first be intimate with yourself.”
-Master Teacher Jeffrey Boehme
“Tantra is not about better sex, better relationships or emotional healing. Those are milestones on the path, by-products of the process. Tantra is about personal spiritual growth.”
-Master Teacher Jeffrey Boehme
The understanding of Tantra has been diminished. The word has lost much of its meaning. Tantra is being used by some as a veneer of spirituality to cover the indulgence of sexual urges and the search for better orgasm. Don’t get me wrong. I am pleased that sexual taboos and inhibitions are being overcome and people are experiencing more sexual enjoyment, but to associate those ends with the purpose of Tantra misses the mark by a wide margin. It is like discarding the gold and keeping the tin.
The debasing of Tantra became so prevalent that in the 1990s my teacher, Goswami Sunyata Saraswati, who first brought Tantra to the West in the 60's and 70's, changed the name of his system from “Tantra of the Seven Mudras” to “Science of the Seven Mudras.” I stopped using the term "Tantra" as well. When telling people that I teach Tantra, I am often met with suspicion and misunderstanding. I have heard horror stories about people being violated at Tantric workshops, of inappropriate advances, emotional processing techniques foisted on those who are not ready, sexual and emotional boundaries being infringed and more. Rather than be associated with those forms of abuse, I determined that it was better to say that I teach meditation practices that engage the Creative Life Force, kundalini energy and balance the Feminine and Masculine, Yin/Yang, Shakti/Shiva.
-Master Teacher Jeffrey Boehme
“Tantra is not about better sex, better relationships or emotional healing. Those are milestones on the path, by-products of the process. Tantra is about personal spiritual growth.”
-Master Teacher Jeffrey Boehme
The understanding of Tantra has been diminished. The word has lost much of its meaning. Tantra is being used by some as a veneer of spirituality to cover the indulgence of sexual urges and the search for better orgasm. Don’t get me wrong. I am pleased that sexual taboos and inhibitions are being overcome and people are experiencing more sexual enjoyment, but to associate those ends with the purpose of Tantra misses the mark by a wide margin. It is like discarding the gold and keeping the tin.
The debasing of Tantra became so prevalent that in the 1990s my teacher, Goswami Sunyata Saraswati, who first brought Tantra to the West in the 60's and 70's, changed the name of his system from “Tantra of the Seven Mudras” to “Science of the Seven Mudras.” I stopped using the term "Tantra" as well. When telling people that I teach Tantra, I am often met with suspicion and misunderstanding. I have heard horror stories about people being violated at Tantric workshops, of inappropriate advances, emotional processing techniques foisted on those who are not ready, sexual and emotional boundaries being infringed and more. Rather than be associated with those forms of abuse, I determined that it was better to say that I teach meditation practices that engage the Creative Life Force, kundalini energy and balance the Feminine and Masculine, Yin/Yang, Shakti/Shiva.
The time has come to proudly reclaim Tantra as a powerful system of spiritual growth and to make its benefits accessible to all of humanity! The unrealized promise of Tantra has left many sincere aspirants unfulfilled. Long-time Tantric practitioners have discovered that sexual freedom and better technical sex without spiritual expansion do not satisfy the soul. They hunger for spiritual growth.
I teach Reclaiming Tantra from the perspective that personal development is the foundation of sacred sexuality and spiritual relationship. To be intimate with another, you must first be intimate with yourself. If you want to connect from your heart and spirit, your heart must be healthy and open and you must develop your spiritual awareness. You can only connect from as much of yourself as you have accessed.
The process begins within. The Reclaiming Tantra Series starts with personal healing and cultivating multidimensional awareness. Only then can you truly connect with your inner and outer beloved.
Reclaiming Tantra Series
Part 1: Seven Breaths to a New Life: Activating Your Energetic Bodies
Part 2: Tantric Kriya Cobra Breath Instruction and Initiation (Tantric Kriya Kundalini Pranayam)
Part 3: MultiDimensional Lovemaking - Advanced Tantric Practice
Part 4: Advanced Meditation - Practices from Multiple Systems
Other Workshops and Retreats for Spiritual Expansion, Healing, and Increased Intimacy featuring practices from Kriya Jyoti Tantra and Tantric Sciences from Multiple Traditions
I teach Reclaiming Tantra from the perspective that personal development is the foundation of sacred sexuality and spiritual relationship. To be intimate with another, you must first be intimate with yourself. If you want to connect from your heart and spirit, your heart must be healthy and open and you must develop your spiritual awareness. You can only connect from as much of yourself as you have accessed.
The process begins within. The Reclaiming Tantra Series starts with personal healing and cultivating multidimensional awareness. Only then can you truly connect with your inner and outer beloved.
Reclaiming Tantra Series
Part 1: Seven Breaths to a New Life: Activating Your Energetic Bodies
Part 2: Tantric Kriya Cobra Breath Instruction and Initiation (Tantric Kriya Kundalini Pranayam)
Part 3: MultiDimensional Lovemaking - Advanced Tantric Practice
Part 4: Advanced Meditation - Practices from Multiple Systems
Other Workshops and Retreats for Spiritual Expansion, Healing, and Increased Intimacy featuring practices from Kriya Jyoti Tantra and Tantric Sciences from Multiple Traditions