Tantric exercises

October 25, 10:59 PMDenver Tantra and Sacred Sex ExaminerPam Babbitt

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Here are a few basic Tantric exercises to get your breath going, your energy flowing, and your heart  open. (compliments of ABC News)

Tantric practice includes breathing, movement, sound, visualization and meditation.

Tantric Breathing
Take a full breath -- breathe from your belly and concentrate on filling your lungs completely with air. Put your hands over your belly and feel it expand when you inhale and return to normal when you exhale. Take a breath again and, while feeling your lungs and belly fill with air, imagine breathing into your pelvis. Exhale and feel the air leave your pelvis as it leaves your belly and lungs. Take a breath again and breathe into your knees, then into your feet, then into the floor.
"Breathing is what's central to tantric practice." -- Dr. Judy Kuriansky

Ground Yourself
Stand with feet comfortably apart, knees slightly bent. Feel the weight of your soles firmly against the floor. Carefully bend your knees to bounce up and down while taking deep breaths. Feel your breath going into the soles of your feet, and feel rooted to the floor.

Hand-Heart Connection
Place one hand comfortably over your heart, and imagine as you breathe that all your energy is going into that center of your body. Continue to breathe, relax, and focus on this energy.

Hand-Heart Connection With Partner
Stand facing a partner, spouse or friend, and place your right hand over her or his heart center. You can also hold left hands, if that's comfortable. Gaze into each other's eyes -- try to imagine looking through the eyes, so you see beyond just the color of a person's eyes. Breathe, gaze and focus on the energy between you and your partner. Imagine that the energy from your heart flows into your partner's right hand, and that energy cycles around to flow through your partner's heart into your hand.