A wonderful group met for the inauguration of Living Tantra. Half the group knew nothing of Tantra and were satisfying their nervous yet beautiful curiosity to learn more of what it could mean for them in their lives. It was a privilege to share with everyone this introductory experience.

Even if you are unable to join the group you are able to participate and share comments of your experiences here. February's exercise relates to a starting point in working with Tantra: being willing and able to love yourself. This exercise brings awareness to ourselves as sensory beings and our capacity to enjoy the pleasure of our senses:

I'm just back from a weekend retreat in the Cederberg where I've been dancing, breathing and meditating in all manner of forms to discover and meet myself in fresh ways. The intention I held was a letting go of my artificially maintained barriers that create separateness, so we may meet in the unapologetic raw truth of our being.

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After a wonderfully relaxing and playful holiday, away from everything in the Little Karroo, I was suprised to find myself overwhelmed and exhausted on returning to face the reality of the year. Sure, big changes are taking place and new adventures being created, but I'd prefer to be facing everything, meeting and matching the energy of my fear and pain, with fullness and openness.

So I've been working on my fitness levels, swimming and jogging a little every other day, and already I feel more energised and organised. I've also set my sights on running the Two Oceans half marathon on the 3rd of April and have decided to join and run with the Endurance Challenge Charity Trust (ECCT), raising funds for orphaned and affected child victims of South Africa's HIV/AIDS pandemic.

The Tantra Foundation courses, designed by Shakti, provide an opportunity to practice the fundamental principles of Tantra systematically over time with a group of people. This will considerably deepen your learning and the integration of Tantra practice in your life.

The three courses are based on the seven main objectives of Tantra practice and follow a logical progression. The first starts with processing and enactment of what is in the unconscious (Course I) and then continues to the integration of masculine and feminine within us (Course II). Only when this work is done, are students ready to approach the sexual meditation of Tantra (Course III).

Sexuality is sacred, we've just forgotten. Some want to remember and find its expression in a variety of ways.

An initiative of EroticSpirit, SexDialogue is a meeting and conversation space for individuals who find personal expression of their sexuality in different interest groups and communities. It is an opportunity to meet others with a an interest in sexuality from diverse areas; an opportunity to share, experience and manifest a future where a healthy integration of sexuality is embraced, honoured and celebrated with the fullness of our potential as human beings.

Yehuda Tagar of Persephone Institute is always a pleasure to listen to. His Israeli accent and background in drama lend an engaging, story-time quality to matters of transform the soul. His delivery and insight into The Rose Cross Meditation was no different and his depth of personal enquiry left me wanting to hear more.

Stephen is available for sessions to those on a path of self-awareness and seeking the support offered by a Tantrika.

Listening to Niall Campbell and Nicola Robins in Rain Only Falls into Beauty reminded me of an adolescent awareness I'd forgotten. The energy of chaos held an excitement, an anticipation of something to come. When things appeared stable and orderly, going well, I sensed a possible complacency, of becoming unaware.