Maybe it’s clearer now why we say Tantra isn’t a set of beliefs or philosophies. It’s a path of experience. Without any standard of how we should behave or think, Tantra lets our underlying selves unfold. Practice is the heart and soul of Tantra. Tantric practices are exercises and rituals that open energy pathways, heighten sensitivity, and raise awareness. They employ everyday actions like moving, breathing, concentrating, and touching, but with more conscious focus. They’re like routines you learn at the gym. Once you master the basic pattern, more and more repetitions develop your intrinsic talent.

To begin with, structured routines are helpful because old mind and body patterns often interfere with your spontaneous evolution. Past experiences, traumas, and fixed ideas of right and wrong create physical blocks in your tissues which produce resistance to progress. Disciplined patterns are useful at the outset as a defined path to work through mental, emotional, and physical barriers. But structured Tantric practices are only a temporary tool to get you moving on the right track. The ultimate Tantric technique is spontaneity.

To go further and deeper into yourself, reading, studying, and talking won’t take you very far. You’ve got to engage in routine Tantric practice. Which means you need to make space in your life for Tantra. If done regularly, dynamic meditations can help open your energy channels. (We can recommend several with inspiring music on CD.) The services of Tantra At Tahoe can get you started. Our Tantric Initiations are private trainings that can rapidly jump-start you on the road to transformation. Once we learn the fundamentals, sex becomes meditation and Tantric lovemaking becomes transformative. When spiritual work becomes pleasurable play, there’s no turning back. Then why would we want to? Since we’re enjoying our “work” tremendously, there’s little doubt that we’ll continue and evolve quickly.We hope you enjoy the journey as much as we do.