Tantra Yoga

Tantra Yoga is a spiritually-based practice to balance the masculine and feminine aspects that we all share. The word tantra means "expansion." Our creative force has both feminine aspects as well as masculine, yet the aspect of focus in Tantric Yoga is Shakti (Sakti), the Cosmic Feminine. Shakti is a religious Hindu figure with a name that means 'energy, force'. She is a dynamic figure that represents beauty, courage and fertility. She represents aspects within all of us, male and female. Through the teachings of a Tantra Guru, it is the idea within Tantra Yoga to merge with this primordial energy through the channeling of our energy through the chakras.

Tantra Yoga is one of the most misunderstood forms of yoga today, often associated with sex yoga. It is also very abused by many misinformed students who dabble into the practice without education and a proper mentality and maturity. Tantra uses mental and physical control, meditation, Mantras or chants, and social and personal observances to awaken Kundalini and transform that energy into divine awakening. Tantra is a means towards Personal and Cosmic Truth - it is a yoga for health of the mind and body.

Tantra Yoga uses the elements to understand purification, holding the greatest wisdom in the connection of man and woman, partners in life. Using Tantric Yoga and the awareness of Kundalini energy and prana within the chakra system to seek and find connection with supreme living, deep purpose, and sensual-sexual awakening. The body is made of all Five Elements and Tantra Yoga is a means to dissolve the body of flesh to comprehend and keep the spiritual body divine. Meditative observances (Upachara) is defined as: Pasu (Animalistic), Divya (Divine), and Vira (Valorous). These include:

Asana (seating of the Devata)
Svagata (welcoming of the Devata)
Padya (water for washing the feet)
Arghya (water for ablution)
Achamana (water for sipping)
Madhuparka (honey, ghee, milk, and curd)
Snana (bath)
Vastra (cloth)
Abharana (jewels)
Gandha (perfume)
Pashpa (flowers)
Dhupa (incense)
Dipa (light)
Naivedya (food) and Tambulam (betel)
Nirajana (Arati)
Vandana (prostration and prayer)


The Pancha Tattvas (Panch Makaras)

The five makaras exist to take the ego away from the moment, control the self and emerse in Divinity. These are all represented by symbols of Food, Drink and Sex. Combined with Mantra, these makaras become sacred rite and a personal yoga practice.

Madira (Wine)
Maans (Meat)
Meena or Matsya (Fish)
Maithun (Sexual-Union)
Mudra (Sign-Symbol)

Madira (Wine)
Brahmsthhan sarojpatra lasita brahmandtripti prada….Ya shubhranshu kala sudhavigalita saa paanyogya sura!

Maans (Meat)
Kaam Krodh sulobh moh pashu kamshichhatva vivekasina….Maansam nirvishayam pratm sukhadam khadanti tesham budhaa

Meena or Matsya (Fish)
Ahamkaro dambho mada pishunata matsardwisham…shdetanminaan vai vaishya harjalen vidhritaan

Mudra (Sign)
Mudra (Mudraa) is gestures of the hands, expressions of pleasure. There are one-hundred and eight in total. Many yoga asana involve mudra as well as gestures of welcome, offering and thanks.

Maithun (Sexual-Union)
Kula Kundali Shakti Dehini Dehdharini…tathha shivasya samyogo maithunam parikirtittam