What is Tantra?
Tantra is an ancient spiritual path that originated over 5,000 years ago in traditions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. At its core, it’s an energetic framework to work with energy throughout the body.
Tantra is based on the belief that energy is the medium that connects all of us. Everything is Energy. And we, too, are energetic, vibrating beings that can tap into the frequency field of Earth and the divine (or at least to feel divine).
Have you felt it? Tantric practices teach you about your own energy and how to notice what’s happening in your body, emotions, and nervous system. Weaving together your past, present, and future.
You practice Tantra mainly through direct experience, incorporating various practices that include breath, movement, sound, stillness, touch, and attention. Some practices are inward: meditative, introspective, and reflective. Others are outward: sensory, expressive, and shared with others. There’s no right way or wrong way to do things; the common thread is awareness.
Tantra explores archetypes and energy dynamics. From the Hindu gods Shiva (stillness, structure) and Shakti (movement, creation) to the archetypal patterns described in Jungian psychology, and the dance between the conscious and unconscious. Tantra invites us to work with these forces, weaving together who we are with who we are becoming.
Tantra explores all the energy centers of the body and all that they hold. It’s a way of being present with all aspects of life (pleasure, pain, connection, and discomfort) and learning how to meet them consciously.
That’s why they call it “doing the work.” You need to do the work to live life more fully.