
I
believe in the healing power of touch!

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ABOUT
TANTRA
Dr.
Georg Feuerstein, is a leading expert on Yoga and Tantra, let me
quote a bit from his book "Tantra: the Path of Ecstasy":
"Consider
for a moment that the Dalai Lama is a Tantric adept, and those visions
of sexual bliss that the word "Tantra" conjures up in
most people's minds would quickly dissolve! Tantra is more than
the sex play of popular articles and books." Georg Feuerstein,
conjures up a much richer world of Hindu cosmology, philosophy,
and theology. Tantra is a form of devotionalism, in which ritual
sounds, gestures, and actions figure prominently. Reverence of the
guru as god also plays a part,
but Feuerstein tempers our suspicion by repeating the admonitions
of Tantric texts down through the ages to choose carefully. As much
prudence must also go into reflection on the disciple's own person,
who engages in strict yogic discipline designed to conquer the six
enemies: "desire, anger, greed, delusion, pride, and envy."
Feuerstein draws on the ancient texts to describe the Tantric path
in great detail, including realization of the subtle body, directing
energy through the chakras, and, yes, sex. Taken together, Tantra
becomes a vivid, multifaceted path to self-realization.
With
further kudos to Dr. Feuerstein:
In
his Tantric teachings, Buddha taught a special practice called "transference
of consciousness into another body." Those who are skilled
in Tantra have a profound experience of exchanging self with others.
During my Tantric Healing Ritual, I am seeking to remove any feelings
you may have of anguish, sorrow and stress and replace them in you
with feelings of amazing comfort, joy, blissful well-being and compassion.
The
most common distortion is to present Tantra as a mere discipline
of ritualized or sacred sex. In the popular mind, Tantra has become
equivalent to sex! Nothing could be farther from the truth! It seems
that some confuse Tantric bliss (ananda) with ordinary orgasmic
pleasure. White Tantra should not be confused with black or red
Tantra. Those forms of yoga also transform energy, but in a different
way and for different purposes. Black Tantra directs the energy
to manipulate another human being and red Tantra directs the energy
solely for sexual purposes.
Tantra
is a highly complex tradition and it can be a dangerous path that
leads fools into greater bondage and only wise practitioners to
freedom and bliss. True Tantric practitioners are called heroes
(vita) because they must navigate in treacherous waters that demand
constant vigilance and great inner strength.
With
the arrival of Tantra in the Western Hemisphere, this ancient tradition
is experiencing new challenges. All too often students transfer
Western competitiveness to their spiritual practice, where it has
no place. They want to be masters overnight and have their own students
before they are ready for the tremendous responsibility this entails.
This attitude has led to a mushrooming of Neo-Tantric schools, many
of which are little more than caricatures of traditional Tantra.
The same criticism applies to numerous Yoga teachers and schools,
but where Tantric or Tantra-style teachings are involved, the danger
of self-delusion and abuse of power is particularly great. Unless
the Tantric teacher is of high moral caliber, he or she can do considerable
damage to students. I assure you that I approach Tantra with the
deepest humility and I respect my clients whom I treat always as
honored guests in my home.
Many
are attracted to Neo-Tantrism because it promises sexual excitement
or fulfillment while clothing purely genital impulses or neurotic
emotional needs in an aura of spirituality. I am not fooled by these
silly ideas.
Tantra
in particular awakens latent abilities that must be managed wisely
and in the spirit of compassion and kindness toward others. Any
misuse of these abilities or powers will have severe karmic consequences,
both for the disciple and for the teacher who granted initiation
and transmitted the teachings and the energy supporting them. Tantra
is a powerful tool, calling for maturity, self-knowledge, and good-heartedness
in its handling. The fact that Tantra has never been easily accessible
protects both the Tantric tradition and would-be disciples. This
is as true today as it was a thousand years ago. Those who are truly
ready to receive initiation and transmission are sooner or later
bound to come in contact with the right teacher and tradition. I
am blessed and honored that my guru is a righteous and good man.
If the law of karma holds true at all, we certainly must expect
it to apply to this situation. We are drawn to teachers and teachings
because of our inner resonance with them. So long as we look at
our disappointments on the path as learning experiences, we will
continue to grow. Honesty and integrity are our best protection
whether or not we have found a teacher.
Sat
Nam Rasayan Healing is an application of meditative awareness cultivated
by my Kundalini Yoga practice. By becoming increasingly aware of
what the various aspects of their own body, mind, and emotions normally
feel like and how they feel different when in the presence of another
person, the practitioner can know things about other people, particularly
imbalances. Sat Nam Rasayan is an art of energy and awareness.
By
putting awareness on and providing energy to imbalances in the client,
the practitioner provides an opportunity for change, without judgment
as to how or when the change will occur. This practice takes the
ego out of the equation for the practitioner.
One of the primary purposes of a Tantric Healing Ritual is the balancing
of the chakras and to awaken and guide the Kundalini. The Kundalini
is a very powerful, intense and healing form of energy that (for
most people) is lying dormant at the base of the spine (the sacrum).
To fully awaken this powerful energy can take years of devoted practice
in the various disciplines of the Tantric Arts. Once awakened, the
Kundalini will rise from its resting-place under the sacrum and
move up the spine, energizing and healing, eventually re-circulating
throughout the entire body.
The
Kundalini is known to infuse a tremendous amount of energy into
a person, and has an incredible ability to heal almost any affliction,
be it physical, emotional or spiritual.
Tantra
is Supreme Mental Discipline - through meditation we learn to control
our thoughts, through breathing we learn to control our bodies,
through our chanting of mantras we control our lives and destinies.
No longer need we be the victims of circumstance in our lives, but
we become the Masters of our fate.
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