Tantric Dual Energy Massage

Tantric Dual Energy Massage
Recently at Shakti Gardens we introduced the Tantric Dual Energy Massage. This is a deeply moving and intense sensual experience. This is no ordinary massage, and what sets it apart from other healing massages is that you will receive a full body sensual healing massage from two Tantric Healers. They work together in unison to assist you in experiencing the ultimate ecstacy and bliss, and then bring about complete balance to mind, body and spirit through the awakening of the Kundalini energies. As this is a sensual healing massage, you will need to be Skyclad so that no clothing or towels could impede the flow of the healing process. You may also request that the healers be Skyclad as well.

The healing process begins with simple breathwork to awaken energies and to settle the mind and body. Once this is achieved, you then receive gentle Chakra Balancing before any other bodywork is introduced. The healers always work in tandem, almost mirroring each other's movements. It is absolute pure indulgence, if there was ever a time when you needed to surrender into Bliss, submerge yourself into Ecstacy, and feel like a Goddess, then this is the time and place for it!

There is a specific sequence that is implemented when working on the back, the healers will work simultaneously on both sides of the body with upward and outward movements, and then using full body sweeping movements from the shoulders to the legs and back up again. The style is very similar to Polynesian or Lomi-Lomi (Kahuna) Massage. After this gentle and nurturing introduction to the bodywork, one healer will then massage the feet, legs and over the hips while the other works on the shoulders, down the back and along the sides of the torso. Sometimes the flow of this work creates a major energy shifts, as well as new awakenings, and deeper self-realizations of the sensual and sexual energies that reside within our Divinely inspired Temples. The receiver will feel a deep stirring of their Chakras being aroused, and that their healing embraces the full spectrum of healing energy shifts and blisfull bodywork.

Once the back and the legs have received massage and stimulation, and balancing of the Chakras is accomplished, only then does the receiver turn over for the continuation of this wonderful Tantric Massage. When working on the front of the body, Chakras will be balanced (calming breathwork can be introduced), and only then is physical healing is offered. The healing begins with the Base and Sacral Chakras, working outwards in cicular movements, then up towards the chest and back down to the pelvic bone. After the Sacral is awakened, only then will the healers begin work on the rest of the body, integrating the feet and the legs, thighs with the chest and belly. Much of the healing work at this stage is focussed on the thighs and lower belly, this is to awaken, arouse and stimulate the Base Chakra which in turn then stimulates and awakens the Sacral. At this stage of the healing process will the gentle nurturing of the Sacred Yoni Massage be introduced with the receiver's permission.

This healing modality is only offered by special appointment, we would request that you first call or write to us, explaining your specific needs, and your availabilty for this healing process, after which we can confirm our availability to receive you and begin this unique deeply healing Tantric experience of Surrendering into Bliss.

Be blessed
Don

Tantric Wisdom - Authentic power

We survive often when we surrender,
and stand amazed in our times of powerlesness,
our authentic power then manifests

Christa Shakti

I keep my steps focused on healing, on love, on joy.

InnerSelf.com - Daily Inspiration:

We need to keep our focus on what we want to create -- a world full of joy, love, abundance, and lacking in fear and hatred. And the only way to get there is to practice what our religions preach -- put these teachings into practice at home, in our hearts, in our thoughts, in our actions, in our politics, in our visions, in our every single moment.

Jesus and other teachers have always spoken of healing wounds -- not creating them. Love thy neighbor, forgive, have compassion -- lend a helping hand, not a punching fist.

We need to make sure our steps are leading us towards healing -- not destruction; towards love -- not hatred; towards joy -- not sorrow.

EXCERPTED FROM the InnerSelf.com article:
Baby Steps
by Marie T. Russell.

TO READ MORE of this excerpt, go to
http://innerself.ca/html/content/view/4218/
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Erotic Book and Poetry Corner

It has been brought to my attention that we should create an Erotic Book and Poetry Club. Where people can share erotic writings of their own, read excerpts from other authors, discuss books and poetry.

We could also share writings from Tantra books and the Kama Sutra.

If you have any ideas or comments please share with us.
If this is something you wish to participate in then let us know

email me:
info@shaktigardens.com

be blessed
Don

Skyclad Yoga

I have had some more requests for us to introduce Skyclad (nude) Yoga.

If someone can please introduce me to a yoga teacher who is comfortable teaching a Skyclad (naked) Yoga class, I will appreciate it very much. We do want to make as many alternative therapies, theories and workshops available to you out through our Tantra Lounge. Skyclad (nude) Yoga is a deeply healing process, it is also very liberating as you shed inhibitions and preconceived ideas about yourself and others. It is a wonderful freeing form of excercise, as it is done without any hindrance of clothing. In summer months it can be practiced outside in our private garden.

We are currently working on a series of Tantra Workshops - titled "Entering and Arousing the Sacred Body". One of the facilitators has been away, now that he has returned we can focus on this teaching and complete it. This will be hosted in three workshops and we will also invite guest speakers. We do need an equal ratio with regards to the numbers of male and female participants. A lot of this work will focus on balancing the male and female energies, as well as establishing harmony and balance through an awakening of the sensual energies.

Should there be any other healing, workshops or teachings you would like to see introduced, then feel free to mention it to us in an email at:
info@shaktigardens.com

be blessed
Don

Tantric Terms & Glossary

We are currently in the process of updating the Shakti Gardens website, as well as undertaking some minor corrections.

While we wait for these changes to be posted on the web, I thought you might enjoy this

Tantric Terms & Glossary :

Amrita - female ejaculate

Asanas - sitting down body positions, typically associated with the practice of Yoga, intended primarily to restore and maintain a practitioner's well-being, improve the body's flexibility and vitality, and promote the ability to remain in seated meditation for extended periods.

Bursting of the clouds - orgasm

Cunnilingus - oral sex performed on a woman in which the clitoris is aroused with the tongue

Daka - Sanskrit name for a highly trained male who helps arouse blissful sexual energy in someone who wants to learn Tantric practices. This male healer embodies Shiva energy, serves Shakti unconditionally, and is considered a priest versed in many disciplines, including healing, yoga, sexuality, philosophy, psychology and metaphysics.

Dakini - Sanskrit name meaning Sky Dancer - an Indian Tantric priestess. The female equivalent of the Daka.

Fellatio - oral sex performed on a man in which his penis is aroused by using the mouth and tongue

G-Spot - an area which is super sensitive and found on the upper front wall of the vagina

Heavenly Dragon Stem - penis

Holding the space - contributing your positive energy to whatever is happening to make the environment or people feel safe

Inner flute - a clear breathing pathway through the energy centers of the body, so that the air travelling through the body makes a flute like sound

Jade Pavillion - vulva

Jade Pearl - clitoris

Jade Stalk - penis

Kama Sutra - the old Indian texts referring to sex and sexuality

Kegel Excercises - named after Dr Arnold Kegel, these excercises help strengthen the "PC" muscle (pubococcygeal muscle)

Kundalini - Sanskrit name meaning coiled up - an Indian term for dormant energy within our body, resting at the base of our spine and can be moved or awakened through different practices such as yoga or meditation, often depicted as a coiled snake

Libido - an individual's sex drive or energy

Lingam - penis

Maithuna - and elaborate Tantric ritual with many ceremonial steps, usually culminating in some form of sacred sexual union

Mandalas - a geometric symbol, sometimes used to focus on during meditation

Mantra - recitations of words, phrases, or sacred Sanskrit syllables used in practicing meditations

Meditations - concentration that stills the mind to allow pure energy to exist without interference of thoughts and emotions

Meridians - these are energy lines running through the body, also known as Qi and is founded in the teachings of ancient Chinese medicine. Disruptions to this energy flow (or Qi flow) can manifest physical or emotional illness.
Blockages or disruptions to Qi can be released through acupuncture, massage, herbal medicine or meditation

Mudra(s) - sacred hand gesture(s) to focus the body's energy with intention

Nadis - subtle nerve channels related to physical body and energy healing

Neo-Tantric - Western Sexual practice based on a blending of Tantra, Taoist and other philosophical and therapeutic lineages

Nirvana - highest state of bliss

Perineum - the sensitive area between the genitals and the anus

Pubococcygeal (PC) Muscle - when stopping the flow of urine this muscle is used (or squeezed) it helps control the tone and condition of the vagina, anus and penis

Open Lotus Flower - vulva or air - the Life Force or Spiritual Energy that is common to all living creatures

Prana - energy, breath and life force that is generated in the body by nurturing, healing, physical and mental practices, healthy eating and devotion to self-transformation and enlightenment

Puja - a specific ritual, or sacred circle of worship, performed by a group of people

Qi Gong - Chinese phrase meaning Energy Cultivation

Sacred Sex - an overall term used for practices that use sexual activity for spiritual development and connecting to the Divine

Sanskrit - the ancient sacred Hindu language in which most religious texts were written - it means perfect or complete

Sannyasin - The sannyasin lives without possessions, practises yoga meditation or devotional meditation with prayers. It is considered the topmost and final stage of the varna and ashram systems and is traditionally taken by men at or beyond the age of fifty years old, or by young monks who wish to dedicate their entire life towards spiritual pursuits. One within the sanyass order is known as a sannyasi or sannyasin

Satsang - the company of the "highest truth", the company of a guru, and company with an assembly of persons who listen to, talk about, and assimilate the truth. This typically involves listening to, reflecting on, or reading scriptures, discussing and assimilating their meanings, and meditating on the source of these words, bringing their meaning into our daily life. Contemporary Satsang teachers in the West - frequently coming from the Advaita Vedanta tradition - sometimes mix traditional Eastern knowledge with methods of modern psychology. During a satsang with a master, students are likely to ask questions. Satsangs also may contain elements like lectures, meditations, singing and recitations


Sexual Healing - an experience in which a healer facilitates someone in a session where sexual and sensual energies are aroused and expressed for that person's higher good

Sexual Qi - a powerful form of Qi generated by sexual activity

Shakti - a name used to refer to the ultimate energy created by the force of the feminine and any woman as a Goddess. Also the name of a Hindu deity who represents the divine lover who unites with Lord Shiva for blissfull conciousness

Shiva - a name used to refer to any man as the ultimate representation of male energy. Also the cosmic masculine force worshipped in Tantric practices and manifested in many forms, who unites with Shakti for blissful conciousness

Shiva/Shakti Mudra - and excercise of bringing energy up from the earth (source of feminine Shakti energy) into the heart area, and bringing it down from the sky (the source of the male Shiva energy) into the heart area

Shiva's Spear - penis

Shushumma - the central energy channel visualized as a tube of light travelling down the spine

Small Orbit - a Taoist internal practice of circulating Qi through the body using mental visualization

Tantra - Sanskrit word meaning sacred teachings and practices that lead to higher states of bliss and enlightenment. A mystical and spiritual system that combines philosophy, psychology and cosmology and transmutes energy to achieve balance between opposites and the intergration and evolution of mind, body and spirit. It is characterized by an honoring of the goddess uniting with God energy, can also be described as Indian sexual practices used for spiritual self-development

Tantric Sex Master - a person trained in Tantric Sex Practices who can teach and lead others on this path

Tantric Temple - your body, in which the sacred act of giving and receiving pleasure for yourself and your partner, also any place where you engage in Tantric lovemaking

Tantrika - a skilled practitioner of Tantric teachings, practised in moving sexual energy to reach higher states of bliss and conciousness for her partner and herself

Tao - Chinese word meaning "The Way" or "The Path"

Vajra - penis

Yantra - mystical geometrical diagram used in healing meditation

Yogi/Yogini - Sanskrit name referring to Devas and Devis or spiritual beings as well as those males and females who engage in yoga practices

Yoni - vagina

Tantric meanings and interpretations

Sometimes I have been asked why I have so many similar articles regarding Tantra - its meanings and interpretations, as well as Tantric Healing, Yoni massage etc

To put it simply, Tantra can be interpreted in many ways. A certain Tantra Master might be inspired by a particular text or lesson, yet another might draw his inspiration from a portion in that text, each then offers his interpretation. It is the same with 5 young people learning to play guitar, they all go to the same teacher. After 6 months you will hear these 5 people play their instrument, each with his own unique style and technique, yet all may be influenced by their teacher in some way, but they will have their own unique style and technique.
The reason for this, we are creative beings.

With Tantra, the teachings on sexual wellness, and the teachings on sensuality, we can apply the same logic. Because we are creative beings, as well as sexual beings, we will have different interpretations on this subject matter. Another example, look at the different Christian Churches, each with their own unique character and method of presenting the Gospel, yet none are wrong! So it is with Tantra, each interprets his own truth and holds dear to what is applicable to their life at that time. Within a few months that might change and they then begin to explore a different path of teachings and meanings.

In the West we have focussed on the sexual aspect of Tantra, yet it is more than that, it is a journey of self discovery.

Let Tantra be your path, let your body be the playground, and therefore set yourself free to play and explore.

Play with your emotions, desires and feelings. Experience Bliss!

Explore new teachings, apply them to your life, and then explore a new you, release the old conservative restricted stranglehold on your life. Embrace a renewed mind, body and spirit.

be blessed
Don

Find your true calling and passion

InnerSelf.com - Daily Inspiration:

While the Wright brothers were developing the first airplane, one of them told a reporter, "We can't wait to get up in the morning!"

You don't need to be a Wright brother to be able to look forward to your day. Just be you. Heed your natural instincts. When something lights you up, pursue it. When something shuts you down, step back.

People who have found their true calling report that they are having so much fun, they feel like they should be paying people to let them do it. When you allow your passion to guide you to your right livelihood, you will be hard-pressed to call it "work."

EXCERPTED FROM the InnerSelf.com article:
Are You Burnt Out?
by Alan H. Cohen.

The need to understand your beloved

In a recent scientific study (Durex Sexual Wellbeing Survey 2007-2008)involving 26 032 people, in a total of 25 countries, the following was reported:
The majority of women surveyed are unable to, or don't have orgasm during sex.

This survey included 70% of women in Thailand, and 91% of women in China! The biggest reason cited... lack of knowledge by the MEN. Unfortunatley there are some women do not understand their own bodies, or how to enjoy simple pleasures of arousal. This is possibly due to guilt or past hurts.

I have seen much of this myself while talking to or healing people. It is a sad fact that many people are raised with a lack of sexual knowledge. If their parents do not enjoy sex, are fearful of sexual desires, ashamed of their bodies, then how can they communicate sexual wellness and sexual understanding to their offspring? We all need to break free of the restraints of conformity. Our sex, sexuality and sensuality are all gifts from our Creator. We need to acknowledge this, feel blessed, and then with a new found appreciation of who we are and what we have, go out and do research, found out more about how the body works and how it responds. Find a knowledgeable teacher and get involved in Tantra Workshops. Begin a journey of self discovery, learn to explore your body, look at your naked temple in a mirror and give thanks. You are unique, your wants, your needs and your pleasures are different to the next person, this is what makes us so special. Celebrate your senses! Enjoy Bliss!

It is so sad that women are deprived of their amazing gifts and capabilities for orgasm because of a man who does not know better or can't be bothered to learn a little about women. What many people need to learn is one simple truth, to get pleasure from giving pleasure, this in turn will arouse your beloved to do the same for you. In this way many inhibitions will soon disappear as you begin to discover new pleasures together. You will want to experience more than the simple "quicky" sex, you will want to spend time exploring each other's pleasure zones, creating new highs for your beloved, and thus create a safe space, a sensual sanctuary for each other, one of bliss and pleasure.

Self-love (masturbation) is also an important gift of pleasure, your beloved will learn much from observing you play, your beloved will see what turns you on and what gives you pleasure, what you can enjoy for extended periods and what is too intense.

Communication is also so very important. Sometimes a beloved needs to be guided gently. Avoid terms like "dont do that!", rather lovingly steer them with words that encourage, and even use your hands. Words like "I really enjoy this feeling" "I love having more of this" will definitely encourage them to be more sensitive to your needs. You might have to remind that hard stimulation is often not the preferred method. Armed with this new found knowledge, your beloved will then want to do the same for you and together your journey into ecstatic bliss will be profound.

Tantra is a path, your body is the playground, go out and play!

be blessed
Don

Updates, new directions and new opportunities

Some of you might have noticed by now that there have been some updates to the Shakti Gardens website. Additional info regarding Tantra and Tantric Healing have been listed, plus other info, and soon we will have our Tantra Glossary up as well. We have also recently introduced the Tantric Dual Energy Massage as well as other new modalities, such as Lomi-Lomi (Kahuna) Massage and Thai Yoga Massage.

If you do not see the new info, just click the refresh button (sometimes you will need to do this at least 3 times) and then it should appear.

Meanwhile I have been meeting with other healers and teachers, in preparation for future events. Hopefully soon we will be hosting a series (3 modules) of workshops one of which will be titled "Tantra and Exploring the Sacred Body", we will also be inviting guest speakers teach and enlighten us.

Another exciting development will be our planned "Spring Celebration" as well as "Summer Equinox Celebration". This will be a day/night outing and we are planning an exciting fun excursion. It will include talks, arts and crafts, and at the end of the day we will celebrate with drumming, as well as dancing (Skyclad if you wish) around a bonfire.

Please let us know if you are interested in any of the above, or if you have suggestions for other interesting workshops. We continue to seek new directions in our healing and our presentations, we continue to seek new opportunities to bring you the best in alternative healing. And so it is with our continued Yoga, Bellydance and Art Workshops, they are now an established part of Shakti Gardens, and soon other new developments will be part and parcel of our healing and teachings

Be blessed
Don

You are magnificent!

www.InnerSelf.com - Daily inspiration and Focus of the Day:

I am magnificent (and so are you).

Never put yourself down. Never think or say anything negative about yourself.

You are responsible for all your feelings.

Take a few minutes everyday, a few times a day if possible, and practice loving yourself, tuning into the loving light within and honoring your divinity. You are magnificent.

EXCERPTED FROM the InnerSelf.com article:
You Are Magnificent
by Susan Smith Jones.

Do I need a partner for workshops?

I have been asked this question by a number of people, and the answer is "No" - the workshops are structured in such a way that there will be an equal number of male to female participants. Should you be a couple who wish to attend you will be most welcome to do so. YOu will do some work together as a couple, and other times you will work with someone else.

These workshops are all about self exploration, new discoveries and self healing. You will develop a deeper understanding of yourself, your needs and desires. In these workshops you will work with different people at different times, in this way you will experience how others interpret Tantra and apply it to their lives and to the lives of others. You will interact with others during meditations and breathwork, you will learn to emrace the uniqueness of others as you explore the Sacred Temple of the Body and it's senses.

We hope that these workshops will enlighten you, broaden your perspectives and allow you into new states of bliss!

Be blessed
Don

Tantra Discussion Groups and Workshops

We need to find out what others would like concerning Tantra Discussion Groups and Workshops. We have some options available and can easily host gatherings in the Tantra Lounge of Shakti Gardens.

Discussion Groups can be hosted once a month, but we need to find a day and a time that will be suitable to most and therefore need your input. So if you can tell us which is the most suitable, we can then start preparing for these.
Here are the available days:
Mondays, Wednesdays (2nd of the month), Thursdays or Saturday evenings. Each discussion group will cover topic and we invite all to participate in the discussion as this is not a lecture.

Tantra Workshops can be held on the abovementioned nights or Saturday afternoons/evenings. These will be run as a series, each with it's own unique subjects and teachings. Each workshop leads into the next and therefore you will have to attend all three in the series. We plan to host workshops that will allow people to shed inhibitions and enter into experiencing the Sacred Temple of the Body, Tantric Sexual Excercises, Raising Energy through Breathwork, Yoni & Lingam Meditation etc. It will be a time of honoring and sharing, a time to explore and receive.

Should there be any specific topic you would want us to cover, please write to us and let us know, as well as your recommendations for time slots for this.

Looking forward to your suggestions

Be blessed
Don
info@shaktigardens.com

Tantric Sacred Massage and Sacred Yoni Massage

Recently many people who have visited Shakti Gardens have encountered a deep healing and a re-awakening of their feelings and desires through our different techniques used in Tantric Sacred Masage and Sacred Yoni Massage.

This is not a "quicky" sexually motivated massage, but a deeply moving and healing massage, it is done with an open heart attitude of respect, honour and gratitude. For me it is always an honour and a blessing to be approached by female wishing to explore this path of awakening. For her, it is a commitment of trust in the healer, it is also a commitment to herself, allowing inner self healing, and allowing herself to submerge herself into pleasure as she submits her will to bliss.

Some may choose to experience the ultimate healing through the Yoni Massage. The Yoni represents her Divine femininity and womanhood. It is the most intimate of places and this healing process must always be approached with absolute respect and thanks to the Divine. The Yoni can hold memories of past hurts and abuse, and it is only through letting go of these injustices and learning to embrace the pleasures and healing received through the Yoni, can true self healing and liberation then take place. For some, they just wish to bask in the pleasure of feeling their energies awakened through their Yoni by allowing the healer to place his hand gently upon their Yoni. For others, they might wish to explore the joys and feelings of liberation as they experience stimulation and eventually the Expanded Full Body Orgasm.

Should you wish to experience this healing, but still nervous or unsure, please contact us. We can always answer e-mails or chat on the phone, maybe you might wish to meet for coffee and a chat.

Now is the time to be set free of the shackles of conformity, to release your inner sensual desires and be healed!

Be blessed
Don Dreaming Eagle

Skyclad Magazine

Skyclad magazine

The main aim of the magazine is to educate and link like minded people together. The magazine's focus are the articles, and then the adverts. Although the magazine’s focus is Pagan / Wiccan, it is not limited to that.


The magazine is an A5 full colour magazine. At first distribution was only going to be Johannesburg, but the response has been so great that I have extended distribution to Cape Town and KZN


For subscription / adverts / articles, distribution and advertising rates please contact:
Jhahn Meagan
e-mail: witchery@sentechsa.com
call: 0833206885.

Deadline for submissions for the next issue is 15th April.


What is Skyclad?

To live. To contemplate where we are. Who we are. To enjoy the magnificence of being human. To bask in the sunshine of our personal identities. To commune with the great universe as a whole.

To be free. True freedom.

Freedom that uplifts and gives the spirit wings to soar into the blue skies around us.

Freedom to throw off our chains and our shackles.

Freedom to dance beneath a silver sky in the wonder of our creation.

Freed from the constraints of our straightjackets.

Free from the restrictions of our clothes, wrapped in the warmth of a beneficent nature.


Naked to the stars and the full moon

SKYCLAD.

Love until it hurts

"I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts,
then there is no hurt,
but only more love."

- Mother Teresa -

Tantra recognised as a religion in the USA

I recently received an e-mail from a friend with some interesting info regarding Tantra Institutions and the IRS in the USA

U.S. RECOGNIZES TANTRA LEGALLY AS AN OFFICIAL RELIGION
Sasha Lessin, Ph.D.

April 6, 2008

The Internal Revenue Service has finally, after over a year of
challenges, been forced-- thanks to the tireless efforts of our
wonderful attorney - Ramon Ferrar - to award our Temple of Tantra
full legal status as a religious institution.

Our Tantra Temple on Maui, Hawaii, (officially designated the Tantra
Theosophical and Gaia-Worshiping Society of the Divine Human Family)
can now receive tax-free donations(www.tantratheosophicalsociety.com)
and recognize branches at other locales.

If you too have a tantric circle that could benefit if it were an
official tantric temple affiliated with ours, write or call us to
explore how we can extend our tax-free umbrella to your
organization.
Call:
Janet Kira Lessin at 808 244-4103
or write:
tantratemple@aol.com.

Here's the principles that guide the Tantra Theosophical and Gaia-
Worshiping Society of the Divine Human Family:

1 Practice All-Chakra Tantra & Experience the Love Divine That
Infuses All

2 Connect Tantrically with Beloveds, Transcend Separate Self-senses,
Merge with Higher Realms of Consciousness

3 Regress, Express, Reprogram to Distinguish Lovers from Dads and
Moms

4 Raise Addictions to Preferences & Experience Abundance

5 Center & Embrace Opposites Within Us & Between Us and Our Beloveds

6 Rescript Pastlife Programs and Archetypal Dramas and Become Present

7 Create & Sustain Relationships & Community That Honor Individual
Choices of Conscience

8 Uplevel Relations with Truth, Authenticity and Compassion

9 Celebrate Our Bodies

10 Honor All Consciousnesses; Make Amends to Women, Handicapped &
Minorities; Share Gifts

11 Seek Compassionate Peace with Observation, Emotional Expression,
Empathy, Needs Sharing and Requests

12 Honor the Earth, Her Creatures and Features

Sasha Lessin & Janet Kira Lessin