Urban Tantra, Second Edition: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century
Thus, at the heart of Tantra is the elimination of duality.
Barbara Carrellas • Urban Tantra, Second Edition: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century
a belief that the sensual experiences of the body were an effective and legitimate path to enlightenment.
Barbara Carrellas • Urban Tantra, Second Edition: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century
With conscious practice, we awaken this snake of energy sleeping at the first chakra, and it spirals up along the spine, flowing through two channels (called the Ida and Pingala),
Barbara Carrellas • Urban Tantra, Second Edition: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century
The intention is not to leave the body, but to drop into the body more deeply and completely.
Barbara Carrellas • Urban Tantra, Second Edition: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century
The difference between my ordinary urban life and my wooded Tantric retreats was consciousness. If I could be completely conscious and present in each moment, it wouldn’t matter whether I practiced Tantra in Bali or on the Bowery.
Barbara Carrellas • Urban Tantra, Second Edition: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century
Asking for what you want is not a demand or an ultimatum. It’s a sincere request that your partner may honor or politely decline.
Barbara Carrellas • Urban Tantra, Second Edition: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century
I often use intense, rhythmic African drumming and Aboriginal didgeridoo, as well as schmaltzy, beautiful, heart-opening music.
Barbara Carrellas • Urban Tantra, Second Edition: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century
Tantrikas believe that our life-force energy is the Kundalini spiraling up our chakras.
Barbara Carrellas • Urban Tantra, Second Edition: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century
The first principle is: energy follows thought.