Healing From A Miscarriage
As many as 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. 85% of this happen in the 1st trimester. For an experience that is relatively common, there isn’t a lot of discussion around it. The experience of miscarrying a wanted child can be devastating for mothers and their partners. Having the ability to talk about the […]
Tantric Practices Heal From The Inside-Out
The primary focus of the Tibetan Five Element Tantric Practices is to heal blocks and enrich the energy body by directing our full attention to where the CORE of the life force resides in the physical form, which in this tradition is understood to be the Central Channel, a.k.a Uma Nadi or Sushumna Nadi. By […]
Healing The Energy Body with The 5 Elements!
The Tibetan Five Element practices are ancient shamanistic techniques designed to balance, enrich and heal the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual body, from the inside out. THE FIVE ELEMENTS IN THIS TRADITION ARE DEFINED AS EARTH, WATER, FIRE, AIR, AND SPACE. Each element governs a different “chakra” (energy center) and different functioning of […]
Sexual Desire = The Desire For God
Last week my friend and colleague, Vayne Thomas asked me to do a Facebook Live event to answer the question “Why is the church so horny”? Vayne is the son of a Pastor, and has seen first hand the dilemmas that face many spiritual organizations when sexuality is not consciously integrated into spiritual practice. As […]
Why it takes a village to heal
One of my favorite trauma healing experts, Dr. Peter Levine, talks about the necessity of community to effectively heal trauma in the individual. He describes an experience he had in South America in which one of the female members of the tribe suffered the traumatic loss of her child, and how her village gathered to […]
The Path To Sexual Empowerment
What if, instead of feeling fear, guilt, ignorance and shame about our sexual and sensual pleasure, we understood it to be physically healthy, life-enriching, and supportive of our mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being? What if we were able to experience pleasure as an internal compass or guidance system, letting us know which actions were life […]
#PleasureDate or How I Beat the Winter Blues
Every winter I suffer from seasonal affective disorder and struggle to maintain my emotional wellbeing. This winter has been no exception and recently I had a particularly difficult bought with the winter-blues. Luckily, I work with tantrikas. These women are not just my colleagues, but my spiritual family, and we support each other in our […]
5 Ways To Know If Tantra Is Right For You!
Several years ago I had the pleasure of interviewing Yoga expert, Satya Kalra on my Podcast, “Sex Is Medicine with Devi Ward”. We spoke about why and how Yoga can improve your relationships, and of course, your sex life. A major point that arose several times throughout our conversation was that the practice of “Yoga” […]
Why healing is a community effort
Two weeks ago, June 29th – July 4th, 2017 was the first retreat of our 2017 Authentic Tantra Certification Program. We were honored to have students from as far away as China(!) fly in to attend this 5 day immersion experience. During this retreat I was touched, moved, and inspired by the depth of connection […]