Reveals that Tantra is less about optimal sexual pleasure than about harnessing the divine power of the goddess that flows alike through the cosmos, the human body, and political society.
In the West, the varied body of texts and traditions known as Tantra for more than two centuries has had the capacity to scandalize and shock. For European colonizers, Orientalist scholars and Christian missionaries of the Victorian era, Tantra was generally seen as the most deg…
1. The Meaning and Origin of the Tantras --- 2. Knowledge and Power --- 3. Shakti: The World as Power --- 4. The Doctrine of the Tattvas: The Human Condition --- 5. Pashu, Vira, and Divya: The Path of the Left Hand --- 6. The Assumptions behind Practice and the Means Employed --…
1. The Meaning and Origin of the Tantras --- 2. Knowledge and Power --- 3. Shakti: The World as Power --- 4. The Doctrine of the Tattvas: The Human Condition --- 5. Pashu, Vira, and Divya: The Path of the Left Hand --- 6. The Assumptions behind Practice and the Means Employed --…
"The Yoga Sutras are Patanjali's classic on how to experience oneness (Samadhi) within yoga practice. Many serious yoga students want to bring the wisdom of the Sutras to their practice, but often find the text impenetrable and difficult to relate to. The Tantra of the Yoga Sutr…
"The Yoga Sutras are Patanjali's classic on how to experience oneness (Samadhi) within yoga practice. Many serious yoga students want to bring the wisdom of the Sutras to their practice, but often find the text impenetrable and difficult to relate to. The Tantra of the Yoga Sutr…
"In The Wild Woman's Way, Michaela Boehm shares practical rituals and exercises drawn from years of experience as a celebrity relationship and life counselor and an expert in tantric yoga. She reveals the power of different types of touch, while also training you in forms of med…