5 Ways to Begin Practicing Tantra

If you are intrigued by Tantra, but do not currently have an equally interested partner, here are five ways to begin practicing alone.

Contrary to popular belief, one does not need a partner to practice tantra.

In fact, the best way to begin to learn tantra is alone.

The following are five suggestions for how you can begin to heighten your awareness of your inner world, and cultivate your sexual energy with tantric practices. From there, you will, in turn, become more comfortable and confident in connecting with your beloved, and—by extension—the world. Read more

A Beginner's Guide to Sacred Sex

Keniece Ford shares this beginner's guide to sacred sex.

One of my favorite things to talk about is sex. It's also one of my favorite subjects to teach not because I'm a nasty girl, but because I'm self-aware and 'innerstand' sex is life, breath, creativity and spirituality. It's how we all got here. Sex is everything to our existence and yet there is so much taboo and ignorance around the subject. It's not really our fault, considering many of us learned from others who also had no clue about the true nature of sex. Consider how you know what you know about your body and sex. There can be so much timidity around a discussion about sex, but I encourage more candid conversation, as this is one of the best ways to learn about something that is believed to be so naughty. Read more

What is Shakti Tantra?

Tantra is a word used to describe a variety of practices, so what is Shakti Tantra?

Shakti Tantra is a symbolic union of male and female energies within as a meditative form, and expanding to all levels of consciousness, thereby unveiling the supreme reality of creation, is the basis of Tantra.

It unifies the masculine and feminine aspects within us, to help us transcend into the oneness of the Divine. Read more

The Elusive Internal Orgasm through Penetration

A Tantric sex coach shares her experience with the elusive orgasm through penetration.

The other night my lover and I started off our lovemaking with a practice on feeling the feminine, which is something we are sharing in my Exploring Tantra couples workshop this weekend as well as my Women’s Tantra Immersion next month. We decided to practice it to prepare for the workshop which then led me into being so open and in full receptivity to him!
So by the the time it came to penetration my body was so receptive that I had an internal orgasm from penetration only happen within about 5 minutes! This was the first internal orgasm that I’ve had without any kind of clitoral or g-spot stimulation.
Now you may be thinking that considering I am a sex coach, that I must have had all types of orgasms and this would be natural for me. Read more

4 Tantric Yoga Exercises

These four Tantric yoga exercises are simple, but can have profound effects, especially for beginners.

Tantra is a school of thought that developed between the fourth and sixth century from a series of ancient texts known as the Tantras. It is a spiritual practice, similar to Buddhism. However, it differs from Buddhism in the belief that enlightenment can be obtained through the body, as opposed to just the mind.

As a result, Tantrics were notorious for breaking some of the rules most commonly held by religions of the time by consuming alcohol, eating meat and having sex. They did not shy away from physical pleasure like the Buddhists. In fact, they did quite the opposite: They sought pleasure. Read more

10 Tips for Better Breast and Nipple Play

Svetlana Ivanova shares ten tips for better breast and nipple play.

A woman's breasts are one of her primary erogenous zones. They are so erotically sensitive, in fact, that some women can even achieve orgasm from breast and nipple stimulation alone! These ten tips for breast and nipple play may not trigger a nipple orgasm, but even if they don't, they will be sexy and fun for both you and your lover. Read more

Mindfulness Meditation Enhances Sexual Desire in Women, Study Shows

A new study discovered another reason to meditate: mindfulness meditation dramatically enhanced sexual desire in women.

Is mindfulness meditation going to be the new pillow talk?

A recent study found that mindfulness meditation practices positively effect sexual desire in women. This study—the first of its kind—looked at the effects of mindfulness practices on a group of 117 women in a range of ages, from 20s to 60s. The study employed exercises derived from cognitive behavioral therapy, as well as meditation in four 90-minute sessions, in addition to nightly homework assignments for participants. Read more