Tantra

Tantric sex is something many people are curious about but that few people understand. It's been written about and studied by numerous people but when it comes to the general public tantra remains a mystery. The basics of tantric sex involve advanced techniques and complex breathing methods that will enhance your relationship and the sex that you have with your partner. This is about the extent of most people's knowledge of tantra ends.

Tantra is a Sanskrit word that has different meanings depending on how much you are reading into the definition. The basic meaning of tantra is in reference to weaving the web of life. It means that you participate fully in your life and do not attempt to idly sit by and watch it pass you over. It encourages growth and enlightenment in all areas of a person's life, be it in the bedroom or where intimacy is concerned or not.

Despite the fact that tantra is very all encompassing, there are many people that only look to the sexual aspect of tantra for enlightenment. Tantric sex is about the conscious state of your being. Rather than doing something to meet the end result or doing it because you have to, tantric sex teaches you to do it to pleasure one another with no other reason. Tantric sex is more about the close intimacy of lovemaking and less about the orgasm, if it's about the orgasm at all.

By tossing aside the orgasm and thinking only of your partner then you have an opportunity to feel a greater amount of pleasure. This makes your sexual time about exploring one another and your feelings for one another. The idea behind this is that this type of experience will be more fulfilling to you then an orgasm, which will often leave you wanting more.

Your goal in tantra is to fully connect with your partner and to allow that connection with you. For example you would leave the lights on instead of off or you might look your partner in the eye and keep that contact while making love. While other forms of sex are about immediate physical pleasure tantra is about seeing what is in front of you and building on what you’ve been offered.

With tantra it is encouraged that both men and women release their emotions freely during the time of togetherness. It allows couples to balance both sides of the person searching for something deeper. All people have various parts of their personality and tantra encourages you to fully explore all portions of your being. By finding the balance between light and dark or high and low you will find your center, which is the essence of who you are. However, when you confront all areas of yourself you are able to admit what you wish to change and have a better chance of doing that.

To some people tantra is a celebration of religion. People believe that tantra allows them to hold the belief that all people were created in a God or Goddesses divine image. By making love with someone we are celebrating the energy of our Gods and they are happy. This brings people together in love and allows them to share the best of one another.