Teach me about tantric?

[Kerali]

I'm curious about tantric sex. What is it, how is it different from "regular" sex, and how does it work? Any good resources to recommend?

 

[NippleMuncher]

Tantric sex is as much about cultivating the emotional connection with your partner as it is about the physical connection. It is about the sharing of the feminine and the masculine energies. It is about sharing each other in body, mind, and spirit.

 

[Bettyspages]

It's about the man not ejaculating.

 

[NippleMuncher]

It's about the man not ejaculating.

Wrong!

Tantric sex shift the focus from the grand finale to everything before the grand finale. It isn't about deprivation of climax of either partner. It is about tuning into your partner and sharing a level of intimacy that few ever attain, let alone maintain.

 

[fire_breeze]

I'm curious about tantric sex. What is it, how is it different from "regular" sex, and how does it work? Any good resources to recommend?

I'm going to play the nerd here...

Tantra is actually a type of yoga, which comprises of whole series of yogic practices, of which tantric sex is a small part. Essentially, it's the belief that the universe is Brahman (or the Godhead) and through tantra (which includes mostly non-sexual rituals, chanting, meditation, serving others) you channel the divine energy (prana) that is the universe, into the human sphere, releasing it to release others.

Tantric sex is practiced in India only by the most advanced of yogis who are disciples of this particular form of yoga (not all yoga are tantric). In the West (also called Neotantra in the Ivory Tower circles), the emphasis is on tantric sex as a way of channeling prana and bringing in the divine into the mundane. Sex becomes a sacred act - it is then a ritual that is divine.

David White (especially Tantra in Practice) is considered to be the foremost Western scholar in Tantra. He also wrote Kiss of the Yogini: "Tantric Sex" in its South Asian Contexts. Other books that deal with Western Tantra: Georg Feuerstein (Tantra: The Path of Ecstasy); Sacred Orgasms by Kenneth Ray Stubbs, Red Hot Tantra by David Ramsdale and Cynthia W. Gentry and The New Art of Sexual Ecstasy by Anand

Good luck

 

[amofiga]

I'm curious about tantric sex. What is it, how is it different from "regular" sex, and how does it work? Any good resources to recommend?

Asking someone to teach you about tantric sex on a bulletin board is like asking them to teach you golf or tennis or sailing on a bulletin board. Discussion is ok, but it takes real time practice and experience.

At least get some books or DVD's on the subject that can go into more detail than anybody can here. Check out Amizon. They probably have books and DVD's. There may even be some websites with instructional material. Then find someone (if you don't already have someone) who is willing to learn and participate along with you. Like the tango, it takes two.

Good luck

 

[Ghazghkull]

A good book with lots of information :
The Alchemy of Ecstasy

 

[jakereeder22]

Wrong!

Tantric sex shift the focus from the grand finale to everything before the grand finale. It isn't about deprivation of climax of either partner. It is about tuning into your partner and sharing a level of intimacy that few ever attain, let alone maintain.[/QUOTE

I agree. When it comes to tantric sex everything I have read indicates that the focus is on the journey, not the destination.

 

[eric60red]

I'm curious about tantric sex. What is it, how is it different from "regular" sex, and how does it work? Any good resources to recommend?

I'm curious about your bust line, but if you want to know about tantric sex, its like building a sort of spiritual bond between lovers before moving on to sex. It evolves working on intimacy and empathy between partners and is important when desire for each other needs rekindling. It helps to create a strong bond and is a sound basis upon which to build desire.

Is your love life waining? You may pm me with any questions you may have

 

[KlaytonFrost]

As others have said, tantric puts the focus very much on the journey. One useful thing I heard someone say once was that you should think of your whole relationship as one long sexual encounter. That way of thinking really helped me move away from being so focussed on climaxes and coming, and more towards the sensual pleasure and intimacy of sex.

 

[Ghazghkull]

Tantra is basically sexual yoga / meditation etc

 

[All_4_Love]

"The word Tantra means “liberation through mental expansion” or “liberation from crudeness and stagnation," depending upon how the syllables are translated. The basic tenet of Tantric philosophy is that absolute reality is neutral, having two aspects: pure consciousness (Shiva) and the operative principle (Shakti). This universe is the result of the union of Shiva and Shakti; manifestation occurs as Shakti binds Shiva into different forms. Ancient teachers described this subtle concept in terms that people could understand: the symbol of man and woman joining in sexual communion. People could relate to the profundity of “two-in-one” through their own experience.” - Excerpt From: A Woman's Guide to Tantra Yoga

This is proving to be one of the most difficult but most informative books I've ever read. It encompasses all of tantra yoga, not just the sexual aspect. I have a profound interest in tantric sex. I believe it's probably one of the most ecstatic, erotic, and sensual experiences we could ever share with another. A merging of all of the senses, emotional, and mental aspects of sex. Good luck on your tantric journey.

Oh, and the orgasms are supposed to be mind blowing

 

[eric60red]

I'm curious about tantric sex. What is it, how is it different from "regular" sex, and how does it work? Any good resources to recommend?

What we all want to know, is have you tried it yet?

 

[fraankhardy]

Wrong!

Tantric sex shift the focus from the grand finale to everything before the grand finale. It isn't about deprivation of climax of either partner. It is about tuning into your partner and sharing a level of intimacy that few ever attain, let alone maintain.[/QUOTE

I agree. When it comes to tantric sex everything I have read indicates that the focus is on the journey, not the destination.

i agree with the last statement ... and its true ...