Eastern philosophies, including Tanta, are complex and can be confusing. We attempt to answer your most common questions here.

What is Tantra?

Tantra is a philosophy dating back 1500 years that teaches us feel more and to connect to the energy within us and around us. Tantra uses sexual experiences to explore these lessons.

Is Tantra a religion?

Tantra teachings do refer to higher powers and universal energies without bringing any particular deities into discussion. Tantra is more a philosophy than a definite religion, but anyone can enjoy Tantric practices without fully subscribing to Tantric learning.

What’s Tantric sex?

Tantric sex is love-making designed to help you enhance your own feelings and explore energies. During Tantric sex your focus is not on orgasm, but on the transfer of energy from you to your partner and back again while focusing on the way love-making and sexual build-up feels. While it is possible and even likely that you’ll experience an orgasm during Tantric sex, the climax is viewed as a bonus experience to be prolonged, not the final result of the activity.

Is Tantric sex just slow sex?

To the naked eye Tantric sex would appear to be slow sex with a huge emphasis on foreplay. Much of the power of Tantric sex is inside the mind and awareness of the partners. During Tantric sex, a great deal of time is spent connecting with your partner on a deeper level and then love-making is slowed down to increase the build-up of sexual feelings. While having Tantric sex, your focus and attention are only on the moment you’re in and the feeling of energy within you and your partner.

Who uses Tantric sex?

Anyone can use Tantric sex to intensify the feelings of a sexual experience. However, the experience is best between devoted couples who are seeking a deeper relationship and are open and trusting with each other. There is no boundary in Tantric sex for age, culture, or sexual preference. All couples can benefit from Tantric sex.

What is the best position for Tantric sex?

Tantric sex focuses on the drawn out feelings of sexual pleasure. It is a slow build up and exploration of feelings and energy. For this reason, sexual positions that limit penetration such as side to side and woman on top positions are best for the experience.

What is Tantric massage?

Tantric massage is part of Tantric sex. Tantric sex is not defined by the traditional Western standards requiring penetration, meaning Tantric massage can be considered a full sexual experience. Tantric massage is often part of all forms of Tantric sex and includes slow, gentle feeling and massage of the body. The first stages of massage avoid the genitals and then later stages of Tantric massage focus exclusively on exploring the genital regions of both partners to heighten sexual feelings and then prolonging the experience. It is possible to climax in Tantric massage although it is not the goal of the experience.