Can Tantra Heal Pain During Intimacy?

pain during intimacy

How can Tantra help heal genital pain during intimacy? It is estimated that as many as 75% of women will experience pain during intercourse at some point. There are a variety of interlocking issues that may contribute to painful or recurrent vaginal pain during intercourse also called dyspareunia. Many of these issues relate to nervous […]

What’s the difference between sex and intimacy?

Sex and Intimacy

When talking about intimacy for couples, most heterosexual folks immediately think of penetrative intercourse. But sex and intimacy are not necessarily the same thing, and it can be very supportive for couples to know the difference! Intimacy is typically defined as feelings of closeness and connection to another person. Typically, in romantic relationships, INTIMACY is a […]

3 Reasons Sex Is VITAL to Your Authentic Tantra Practice

sex is vital to your tantra practice

Beyond the very basic human needs for sexual connection and pleasure, human sexual expression can be a powerful source of healing and transformation of consciousness.  Here are 3 reasons sex is VITAL to your authentic Tantra practice:  #1. YOUR HEALTH – Tibetan medicine, which uses Vajrayana (Tibetan) Tantric practices as healing methods, directly connects physical […]

The #1 Key to Expanding Pleasure

In Authentic Tantra we teach a specific practice called the “Orgasmic Awareness Practice” This is a self-pleasure practice that is similiar to edging but with a tantric twist. This is the #1 practice we teach to:  Live in bliss and harmony Expand experiences of pleasure Cultivate multiple orgasms AND separate orgasm from ejaculation for lingam owners The […]

Healing Vaginal Pain with Tantra

healing vaginal pain

Devi shares how to use Tantric mindfulness to antidote and resolve vaginal pain during intercourse! Sexual intimacy is one of the most profoundly pleasurable experiences we can have as human beings. But what happens when sex becomes painful or has always been painful? Many people who experience vaginal pain may feel isolated, alone, and “broken”, […]

Tantric Tips for Kissing

Have you ever experienced a kiss that made every cell of your body tingle and dance with joy? Thinking back to that moment, what do you notice about your state of mind and body? At that moment when your lips touched and your cells came alive were you; a. feeling disconnected? b. distracted by thoughts? […]

Tips for Staying Present in Your Body During Sex

Being present in your body is the #1 key to tantric intimacy… Presence must be cultivated and practised in every area of life! When we become present to our sensory experience, we become present in our bodies and are momentarily freed from our habitual thought patterns and our incessant internal chatter. When we practice conscious presence during […]

What are the Tibetan 5 Elements?

What are the Tibetan 5 Elements

The Tibetan Five Element Tantric Teachings are ancient shamanistic practices from the Tibetan and Bon traditions, designed to balance, enrich, and heal the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual body- from the inside out. These teachings were transmitted to our Lama (Lama Tashi Dundrup) by Kalu Rinpoche (1905 – May 10, 1989) over 40 years ago. […]

Queering Tantra with TK

How do you integrate the practice of Tantra without absorbing potentially harmful cis-heteronormative narratives? This episode is for radical anti-assimilationists, those who want to get past the trauma stories of linen pants, and those who know enlightenment doesn’t happen by turning a blind eye to pain, suffering, and the oppressed. Join Devi Ward Erickson and […]