Tantric Sex: Extending the Experience

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Tantra has its roots in India and like yoga, is considered a pathway to enlightenment.  Tantra focuses on prolonging the experience, and heightening the senses of two lovers. It is nicknamed “The science of ecstasy”. The idea behind Tantra is that sexual energy is the strongest, greatest energy in the universe. Where an orgasm is taken as a spiritual, cosmic, or divine experience which is achieved through ritualistic intercourse. Every action, every gesture is taken as sacred. Opening up all the  senses to the experience in a playful yet spiritual manner.

The Spiritual Path

As you can already start to see, the journey of Tantra is a spiritual one, which combines an appreciation for both our sexuality and sensuality together. As these two forces combine they create a fully conscious meditation.This experience is a flow combination of physical, cosmic and spiritual energy.  To achieve this level of meditation you must condition your body with a full mental, physical,and sexual exercise program. This program will slowly help you condition your body to extend the time in which you make love. Also, you condition yourself to know you and your partners feelings and emotions, and are able to connect more on a deeper spiritual level. Also, you will learn the code of your partners body, and be able to unlock the full level of pleasure, depth and connection. The spiritual side will connect both you and your partner as one, one with each other, and one with the universe, or God. 

Tantric Sex at work

A couple practicing the Tantric path  of sex is a couple who are looking to prolong the sexual arousal, and connect more deeply with each other. Practicing very slow intercourse, not rushing anything, and just enjoying your partner, not just the one, two through method, but a deeper fullfilment.

To first begin down this path you should gently explore your partner, allowing both your sense of touch to be filled by the other. Take the time and enjoy every curve, every square inch.  The male enters his partner, but not fully, just relaxing at the entrance. Just allow your bodies to feel each other without any thrusting. Just relax and concentrate on the deep burning in your chest, which would be your heart chakra.

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I will dive deeper into chakra’s next, but to begin just concentrate on the fire that burns in your center being. As you breath imagine a small flame, that is fed by your breathing, in your chest. As you inhale deeply, the fire will be fed, and begin to grow larger. As you continue to breath the fire will continue to rise, until it is burning and consuming your being. The man should remove himself from his partner, resting himself on the woman’s clitoris. The clitoris is a very sensitive, if not most sensitive, part of the females genitals, located right above the opening. Continue a gentle motion from this position, with a rest in between, then slide back down inside, and once again hold the position, not thrusting. During this time when the male is outside, the couple should just rest together silent, focusing on the caressing and the unity experience. This will bring up the levels of arousal very high, mixing the moment with anticipation. During this practice, both partners should be getting very close to orgasm, but not letting either one fully reach it. This is building the level of the orgasm to an extreme level.

In the Kama Sutra, the Hindu Sex manual written during the 4th century, this art form of extending the pleasure of lovemaking without hitting orgasm is described by the term Karezza. The art of Karezza focuses on meditation, breathing, posture, and position. Prolonging the couples experience before reaching climax.

Imagine a meal being prepared. You must prepare all the ingredients, never rushing, adding just the perfect amount of this, a touch of that. Then you bring the mixture to a slow simmer, allowing everything to mix perfectly, allowing the food to be flavored by the outside influence of herbs and spices. In our case our herbs and spices are the physical contact, the kissing, the caress, the waiting. When all these are combined and the meal is prepared, the outcome is delicious!

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