Los Angeles Psychotherapist specializing in Spiritual Psychology and Transpersonal Counseling

Archive for the ‘tantra’ Category

Latest installment from Catherine’s novel "blissbody"

They knelt in pairs on the mats, the men behind the women as per Mevlana’s instruction. Michael from Goa had asked politely and Laurel decided not to fight it. He was in back of her now, his hands resting loosely on her hips. “All right,” Mevlana said. “Women, raise your arms and feel your longing. [...]

THE ROOTS OF TANTRA, PART TWO

Great psychologists such as Sigmund Freud and Wilhelm Reich pointed out that the majority of people are starved for sexual fulfillment; causing all kinds of ills such as child abuse, rape, frigidity, compulsive sexuality, and obsessions of all sorts. This starvation, however, is not from lack of opportunity as it was in the past. The [...]

THE ROOTS OF TANTRA, PART ONE

When you trace it all back there are only two paths, tantra and yoga. All traditions stem from one or the other root. The paths stemming from yoga are those that teach there is something to do to arrive at ultimate fulfillment. The seeker needs to learn to restrain the passions, discipline the body and [...]