Showing posts with label mind-body connection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mind-body connection. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

A Beginner's Guide to Tantric Sex

Tantric sex attempts to bring two loving partners together in more than just a physical manner. The word Tantra is Sanskrit and is derived from the root word tan meaning "to extend, expand, spread, continue, spin out, weave, to put forth or manifest.” The idea is to extend your mind and encompass your body to achieve the ultimate satisfaction. In the practice of Tantra, there is a sort of "being- consciousness-bliss" which has the power of self-evolution and self-involution (learning and expanding and looking into oneself). Therefore, the evolution of self helps to bring two people closer together.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Healing Quest with Deepak Chopra: Spirit and Healing

Deepak Chopra explains the mind-body-spirit interplay. In this segment, Deepak describes the effect of a deep spiritual experience. According to the ancient wisdon traditions of India, when you get in touch with your spirit, you experience love, intuition, and happiness. In physical terms, this means that your body produces serotonin and dopamine (the happy hormones), oxytocin, (the pleasure hormone), and opiates, which provide a feeling of intoxication and help regulate the immune system.