Many people today are looking for a way to feel more connected to themselves, to the world, and to the divine. For some, this can manifest in a mistrust of the world, while for others it can manifest in a feeling of disconnection from their true selves. A practice such as tantra can offer a way to heal these feelings and reconnect with oneself, as well as with others and the world.
The very word “tantra” means “grid” or “web” in Sanskrit and refers to a system of practices or a path of healing.
And, in fact, that’s pretty much all it means. Tantra is a path to healing, not just a specific practice or religion.
Practicing Tantra and Tantric ideas and principles can help us heal the fragmentation and disconnection we may feel from ourselves, from others, from our true selves, from the world and from the divine.
What is Tantra?
Tantra is the ancient practice of harmonizing body, mind and spirit. It is a path to the mystical that leads to a deeper sense of who we are beyond the body-mind-ego.
The word tantra derives from the Sanskrit root “tan”, which means “to expand”, “to grow” or “to expand”. The word “tantric” is sometimes used as an adjective to describe the teachings of tantra, as in the phrase “tantric yoga.” In fact, it is better not to use the word “tantric” as it has become a popular term and has come to refer to any type of related practice outside of its original meaning.
A journey towards healing: The concepts of Tantra
The concepts of Tantra are that everything is connected: the body, the mind, the emotions, the soul, the divine. When we feel disconnected, we have the opportunity to reconnect.
Tantra is about reconnecting with ourselves and with others and the world. It is a journey of self-discovery, but also a journey of service. A tantric journey helps us open up to our full potential by changing our relationship with ourselves, our emotions and the world.
Tantra can help us heal the feeling of being separate from others and the world. With the practice of tantric ideas and principles, we can learn to feel connected and more connected to what is beyond ourselves.
Healing through the senses
One way to heal through the senses is through sensual practices as well as touch. Sensual practices include practices of seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and feeling.
Sensual practices help us connect our sense of self with the sense of being in the world. They help us to have moments of sacredness in our daily lives.
Touch has a powerful healing ability. It can put us in touch with others, with the earth and with the divine. It can help us feel connected to ourselves and to others.
Touch can help us heal the feeling of being separated from others and the world. With the practice of tantric ideas and principles, we can learn to feel connected and more connected to what is beyond ourselves.
Emotions, Kundalini and Shakti
Another healing through the senses that is also emphasized in Tantra is the practice of emotions.
Tantra teaches us to feel our emotions and to be in the present moment, but it also teaches us to feel what we feel in a healthy way, instead of getting caught up in them. Tantra encourages us to understand and accept our emotions, and to feel the appropriate responses to them.
Tantra teaches us to feel the emotions of love, kindness, empathy and compassion for ourselves and others.
The connection between the emotions and the movement of the Kundalini is also an important aspect of Tantra. The movement of the Kundalini is a movement towards self-realization and healing. The emotions that accompany and facilitate this movement allow us to feel connected with ourselves and with others, while allowing us to move towards healing.
The inner journey of Tantra
The inner journey of Tantra is the journey of meditation. Meditation is the practice of bringing our mind to stillness and mindfulness.
Meditation can allow us to quiet the mind and connect with the senses, with our body and with our emotions. It can help us create a space for healing.
Meditation can help us connect with who we are beyond the body-mind-ego. It can help us heal the feeling of being separate from others and the world. With the practice of tantric ideas and principles, we can learn to feel connected and more connected to what is beyond ourselves.
The outer journey of Tantra
The outer journey of Tantra is the journey of yoga. Yoga is the practice of moving the body into balance with the breath while moving the mind into stillness.
The practice of yoga allows us to experience the body as a healing vehicle. It allows us to experience the body as a vessel for transformation: we can use it to remove blockages, to get out of old patterns, to receive new experiences, to balance the forces of the body-mind-ego and to be in contact with others.
Practicing yoga can help us connect with who we are beyond the body-mind-ego. It can help us heal the feeling of being separate from others and the world. With the practice of tantric ideas and principles, we can learn to feel connected and more connected to what is beyond ourselves.
The journey together: End with a feeling of connection.
For many of us, coming to the end of a tantric healing path is a feeling of connection, a sense of completion, a sense of completion. This connection can be a personal connection with ourselves and with others, as well as a collective connection with the world.
The healing process is complex. It takes time, it requires patience and perseverance, and it means accepting that it takes work. It takes work to heal and it takes work to make the healing last.
The journey of Tantra is a journey of transformation and healing, but it is also a journey towards connection, towards connection between people, between people and the world, and between people and themselves.
Conclusion
Tantra is a practice that helps us to heal the feeling of being separated from others and from the world, from our true selves, from the divine and from ourselves.
It is a path to transformation and healing, but it is also about connection: that we have never been apart and belong to love.
The healing process is complex and takes time, requires patience and perseverance, and requires work. It takes work to heal and it takes work for the healing to last over time.
The journey of Tantra is a journey of transformation and healing, but it is also a journey towards yourself to learn to unlearn, to know yourself and from love to live a more pleasant life.
