The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times, Issue #27, February 2015 | Page 43

Every Day Tantra For Lovers
By Laura Amazzone

Tantra has become a popular
word in spirituality circles and
yoga communities these days,
but contrary to new age
appropriations of tantra.
Tantra is not about how to
improve your sex life. While
there are definitely sexual
benefits that come from
certain classical tantric
practices, tantra is a spiritual
path that weaves ritual,
philosophy, yoga, science and
art. One of the main goals of
tantra is the embodied

experience of Divine Union
within our self – and in all our
relationships.
Tantra is a yogic path of
integration.
There are at least 64
traditional schools of Tantra in
South Asia making it
impossible to reduce it to a
simple definition.
However, classical definitions
of the word refer to the
benefits of tantric practices
that expand our consciousness