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Student of the Month: Leslie from USA

CommunityJanuary 1, 2017447Views 0Likes 0Comments

I first got a glimpse into Tantra Yoga Chiang Mai studio through a retreat in September. Although it’s been just a short few months with the studio, I can say with certainty they’ve been the most confronting, transformational, and meaningful in my life thus far and have brought me to deeply question my beliefs up until now.…

Practicing Yoga: A gram of action is worth tons of theory

Health, YogaSeptember 12, 2016721Views 0Likes 0Comments

Yoga can mean many things–philosophy, body work, meditation, lifestyle, healing tradition and nowadays, even a trendy sport. Today, most people are unaware of the original meaning of “yoga” since you can find yoga classes at fitness studios, Buddhist centres and adult education studios. But what does yoga actually mean? The word “yoga” was derived from…

Stepping Out to Go Inside: A Journey of Retreats in Isolation

Meditation, SpiritualityMay 26, 2016496Views 0Likes 1Comment

5am: The sun has not yet risen, but in this place, also during the night, there is a thin blue light. My feet are digging footprints in the snow. I go down to the fountain to wash my body and my soul with its cool water. Today I will not meet anyone. All this month…

What is Tantra?

Spirituality, Tantra, YogaNovember 24, 2015911Views 0Likes 0Comments

“In order to know the honey, you have to taste the honey” is one of the famous tantric sayings. In the West, Tantra is often misunderstood as spiritual eroticism. If you look on the internet, most offerings in the “tantra” field are grouped around erotic massage, sexual practices and such. This idea does not begin to…

Spiritual Retreats: Silence for mind and heart (Part 1)

Health, Spirituality, YogaNovember 2, 2015597Views 0Likes 0Comments

An honest observation will reveal that we tend to define ourselves in a large part through our relationships with others. Even our most intimate needs are often a result of certain influences from the people around us. From the moment we are born until the day we die, we spend most of our waking hours, and often…

What Tantra is and What it is Not

Sexuality, Spirituality, TantraSeptember 14, 2015715Views 0Likes 0Comments

When practiced in a couple, Tantra is a kind of meditation in two, which springs from the union of the feminine and masculine principles, and is fueled by the sexual energy. It is an invitation to discover the sacred dimension of the erotic encounters and the means to make the body, soul and consciousness vibrate…