“Tantra and Neotantra is a spiritual path of evolution and consciousness.”
“Tantra helps us move and channel our own energy, awakening consciousness, in order to become more balanced, present and capable of integrating any experience as part of our experience.”
This week, Amerai Carrera tantra facilitator and collaborating therapist at Center for psychology, coaching and personal growth Mensalus presents Tantra as a path of personal growth that goes beyond sexual practice.
What doors does the art of Tantra open for us?
Tantra is a comprehensive and holistic path that helps us bring attention to ourselves. instead of getting lost in what is happening around us.
This interesting practice helps us move and channel our own energy, awakening consciousness, in order to become more balanced, present and capable of integrating any experience as part of our experience. Tantrics seek happiness, harmony and liberation through daily spiritual practice
This meditative practice helps us find peace and disidentification from the ego, leaving behind old patterns, healing wounds, unblocking the body and freeing the mind from those beliefs that limit us. We use sexuality beyond enjoyment, our own pleasure and the pleasure of others. Sex develops deep facets of affectivity and personality awareness.
Learning the art of transmuting sexual energy requires open-mindedness and breaking with what we had learned or been taught until now. It is not an easy job, but the reward is undoubtedly worth it.
Is this holistic path only related to sex?
Not really It is true that most people use this term to refer to activity related to sex, but Tantra goes much further. However, it is true that it is a path of surrender and that, unlike other spiritual paths, it does not renounce sexuality.
What is the role of sexuality in Tantra?
Sexuality is very important in our lives: it is a driving force and source of energy We can experience it as something boring, routine and empty, or we can experience it as something natural, beautiful and creative. From Tantra we consider it as a practice that encourages us to evolve and celebrate life in a state of plenitude and joy. In short, all this work gives us greater knowledge of ourselves and gives us greater awareness to live in freedom and grow loving.
So that, Can we say that Tantra is a tool that facilitates personal growth? In reality, it is much more than a tool. The path of Tantra is a path of unlimited growth, a deep and constant awareness of the here and now. Tantra proposes the challenge of being the spectator of your daily movie and, at the same time, its director. With Tantra we understand that the “how” is more important than the “what” of the things we do and live.
Who are the Tantra workshops you conduct aimed at?
The Institut Mensalus workshop is aimed at men and women who are in search of greater mental, emotional, energetic and physical balance.
People who want to learn to feel, love, meditate and transmute sexual energy. In our sessions we discover that, in the context of relationships, sexuality and joy are portals to spiritual awakening and the expression of love. There are many who may wonder: “Is that it? Does sex end here?” Good.
In the workshop we learn the secrets of conscious love that enrich sexuality and relationships , thus offering a response to said void. In short, attendees discover the art of Tantra through a journey to the depth of their heart, feeling and putting more presence in each act of their life, transforming the sexual act into a constant gesture of love and gratitude.
What would you say to all those people who are reading this interview?
I would ask them the same question that I ask the workshop participants: how much time a day do you have for yourself? How much time a week do you have for your relationship? The answer is a starting point to decide if it is time to look for new tools that facilitate both connections.
When one begins to invest time and energy in self-discovery and physical, mental, emotional and spiritual self-empowerment, that is when, little by little, is able to feel and understand what true love is and where it is found To finish, I would like to remember that sexual energy is creative energy, it is transformative, healing, liberating and does not have to be only located or focused in the genital area.
If we stop to think, the origin of our existence is born from this wonderful energy. So why is there so little interest or education in learning to manage and channel it properly? From the art of Tantra we learn, without a doubt, to get the benefit it deserves.
