Tantra Yoga And The Seven Chakras

There is a lot of misunderstanding about what chakras really are, and how they are pertinent to learning tantra. To begin with, it is important to understand that chakras are not real in a material sense. Rather, they are psychic centres in our body that the ancient Indian yogis identified in the course of their studies. As your tantra teacher will clarify, these chakras are in fact centres of incredible consciousness potential.

The chakras are repositories of psychic energy that are hard-wired into the overall state of the body and mind. Though chakras are often represented as lotuses on charts, the actual translation from the Sanskrit word ‘chakra’ is ‘spinning wheel’. These wheels represent a system of seven energy centers located along the spine, and each corresponds to an area of the body, a set of behavioral characteristics and stages of spiritual growth.

The technical names of the seven chakras are as follows – Muladhara (at the base of the spine), Svadhisthana (in the abdomen, genitals and lower back), Manipura (the solar plexus), Anahata (in the heart area), Visshudha (in the throat), Ajna (at the brow) and Sahasrara (at the top of head, or cerebral cortex.)

As already explained, each chakra is associated with a particular body location. However, each of them is also associated with a colour, a central emotional or behavioural issue and also many other personal aspects including identity, goals, rights, etc.

Practicing tantra yoga under the guidance of a tantra teacher can help you focus your energies with the help of different postures and tantric breathing techniques. It then becomes possible to align your chakras and get all the wheels spinning in the same direction, at the same speed. An experienced tantra master can help you understand how to fine-tune and control these energy centers via specific yoga and tantric meditation techniques. As a result, you will experience spiritual balance and complete harmony at the mind, body and spirit levels.

The spiritual energy that is in question here is also called kundalini energy. In its dormant state, kundalini energy may be seen as a coiled snake resting at the base of your spine, or the Muladhara chakra. Since the chakras act as valves or pumps regulating the flow of energy through your system, the controlled and purposeful movements of tantric yoga can help realign your chakras.

Through the movements and postures of tantra yoga, you can learn to concentrate and direct your kundalini energy to and from the various chakras in your body. In this way, you can compensate for areas that may be inactive or out of synch with the rest of your body. By balancing the energy among all seven chakras, complete physical, mental and spiritual balance can be achieved.

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Erotic Tantra – The Path To Complete Sexual Empowerment

Ancient tantra scripture describes erotic tantra as something much more than just a feast of the physical senses. In fact, erotic tantra is a magnificent spiritual experience that is unlike any other because it zeroes in on the practitioner’s mind and soul. As the practitioner builds up erotic energy, he or she becomes aware of many new layers and sub-layers of this sublime energy. The power that the knowledge and practice of erotic tantra techniques generates permeates and finally transforms the practitioner’s life – forever.

Erotic tantra sessions are a unique way for you and your partner to discover your latent sexual energy, and to make it work for you in fascinating ways. The practice of these tantra techniques opens the relationship up into a completely new dimension. This dimension transcends both emotional love and physical passion – it is a fusion of both, yet something much higher and purer.

Erotic tantra is based on the ancient scripture ‘Yoni Vigyan Sutra’. This is an invaluable treatise of tantra for couples who seek to take their relationship to the highest possible level. Under the guidance of an expert tantra master, its secrets unfold first in theory and then in practice. This scripture and some related texts are the very essence of erotic tantra -  a often misunderstood component of tantric spirituality.

When you have fully understood these concepts, your tantra teacher should make available to you a primer that outlines the relevant techniques in a structured manner. These techniques should be based on authentic tantra yoga ‘paddhatis’, and must be approached in a spirit of reverence for the power they wield. Attempting to learn erotic tantra techniques in a frivolous and irreverent manner is self-defeating and utterly fruitless. It is here that the direction that an authentic tantra master can give is invaluable.

On successful completion of such a course, you should have assimilated:

• A comprehensive understanding of the overall practice of erotic tantra
• A firm grasp on the process of using your sexual energy to accelerate your spiritual evolution and personal growth
• The skills required to increase erotic pleasure by applying the 64 basic techniques of erotic tantra

Remember, tantra is the deepest possible study into the nature and essence of sex as pure energy or ‘shakti’. The components of this science that deal directly with the enhancement of sexual energy and pleasure use the dormant eroticism inherent in every living being to stir and awaken the Kundalini Shakti. In this way, the student of tantra is prepared for the opening of all the chakras, resulting in a life-changing Kundalini Awakening. The application of erotic tantra techniques on the base chakra (also known as the muladhara chakra) is the only way to activate the spiritual vibrations necessary for awakening of the dormant shakti.

At times, these techniques can actually use the sex act itself to awaken the Kundalini completely. However, the prerequisite for such an ideal learning situation is the ability to control one’s orgasmic response. Only a dedicated study of tantra can bring such control, and dedicated study is necessarily guided by an expert. Tantra is not a do-it-yourself art, and must therefore be learned and practiced under the supervision of an authentic tantra teacher.

Acharya Subhojit Dasgupta is a Tantra Teacher with an in-depth knowledge of traditional Indian sciences and Sanskrit literature.

Tantric Sex – Awakening The Female Super Orgasm

Woman is the embodiment of the Tantra Goddess, and her Shakti is unlimited. Tantra attributes to every woman an abundance of sexual spiritual energy, and wasting it is a serious transgression. As a woman’s shakti unfolds within her, her energy turns her into a divine priestess – and an empowered human-being.

As a rule, every woman should have the ability to achieve a tantra orgasm so that she can reach her fullest spiritual potential. The tantra scriptures corroborate that a woman’s complete enlightenment is achieved by the intensity of her orgasmic potential.

A woman must enhance her own orgasmic potential using tantra techniques such as ‘Yoni Vajra Rahasayam‘ and ‘Shwaas Gati Paddhati’. These involve spreading the orgasmic energy throughout the body. It also involves visualizing the energy moving through the insides of the legs and up the knees and thighs to culminate in the vagina (or Yoni). This helps focus the tantra energy. This helps enhance the orgasmic response and is extremely beneficial for women who find it difficult to have orgasms.

Squeezing your yoni nadis without spreading the energy too much would be a good start. As you squeeze some more, you will find the energy from your muladhara (root) chakra building up slowly and intensely. Keep up the squeezing gently, without inducing discomfort. You must not let this energy dissipate – instead, hold it within.

Gently inter-mingle the shakti elements of tantric breath with the Yoni nadis and visualize a huge gust of energy moving rapidly up and down your body, rushing up to your crown chakra, striking it with intense spiritual force and returning to strike your muladhara chakra. This will extend the orgasm to twelve or more orgasms in rapid succession, leading you to higher levels of conscious awareness.

This is a powerful and ancient technique. Do not use it without the proper reverence and context. Tantra for women influences mind, body and soul simultaneously, and should be practiced under the expert supervision of an accomplished tantra teacher. Amateur instructions or unguided self-practice will not benefit you in any way and may even cause much harm.

Put your heart and soul into these techniques – there has to be an aspect of divinity in everything you try to achieve.

Acharya Subhojit Dasgupta is a Tantra Teacher with an in-depth knowledge of traditional Indian sciences and Sanskrit literature. Visit his tantra online guide to read more about Tantric sex, learn tantra exercises and tantric techniques from this young Tantra Master.