Tantric Yoga for Lovers

Tantric Yoga for Lovers: Not Just Sex

Tantra means to weave together. While the term often applies to sex, it also applies to yoga with a lover. Your bodies and minds will have to weave together as you sincerely focus on the postures. You will move as one: one body, one mind, one spirit. You will celebrate your body and awaken your sexuality without focusing on sex. The ultimate goal within the walls of tantric yoga for lovers is a different kind of connection.

The key to tantric yoga, as with all things labeled "tantric", is the journey—not the destination or the goal.

The Benefits

The benefits of tantric yoga reach far beyond sexual enhancement. You'll stretch, become more flexible over time, and you'll bond with your partner on a deeper level. That's not to say that what goes on in the bedroom won't be better after you and your significant other take on the challenges of tantric yoga together. In fact, your new type of bond will most likely spice things up! Between feeling better about yourselves overall and really learning to listen to each others' bodies, the possibilities are endless.

One major benefit of tantric yoga for lovers is the ability to combine two things you need into one. If you seem to never have enough hours in the day, why not combine quality time with a little exercise? The stretching and relaxation, plus the connection with your partner, will leave you feeling rejuvenated and whole.

Depending on the type of yoga you decide to practice with your partner, you can walk away relaxed or energized. You may even find yourself feeling both sensations simultaneously.

Other benefits include:

• Reaching a higher consciousness or centering.
• The ability to "become one" with your partner in other ways due to the intensity of your connection. Other activities you share, such as dancing, dining, and just being together, are stronger. You may find yourself as half of the couple everyone envies because of that untouchable, strong connection.

Learn Yoga for Partners

If you want to learn how to do tantric yoga, there are many resources.

Visit the following sites for inspiration, to purchase a DVD, or review a series of poses to try with your other half:

• Tantric Yoga for Lovers by Steve and Lokita Carter, $19.95. It's broken into three sections:
  • Tantric Partner Yoga for relaxation and energy, plus a more spiritual connection with your partner that results in deepened intimacy.
  • Yin & Yang Stretches for Him & Her for relaxation, toning, and a stronger connection with your partner.
  • Tantric Energy Yoga for, you guessed it, energy. In this case, this program is designed to "awaken your life force energy."

You may also purchase the DVD at Total Vid for $19.99 or download it. If you choose to download, it works as a rental. You have thirty days to watch it, then you can watch it as many times as you'd like for the week after your initial viewing.

You can also find this DVD at CD Universe for $17.39.

Also try these other books and DVDs:

• The Breath of Tantric Love by Steve Carter.
• Contact: The Yoga of Relationship by Tara Lynda Guber.
• Partner Yoga: Making Contact for Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Growth by Cain Carroll and Lori Kimata.
• Together: The Art of Partnered Yoga by Mishabae and Tom Schweda.

If you'd rather test the waters first before spending $20.00 or so on a yoga DVD you're not absolutely sure you and your partner will enjoy, check out a few videos on YouTube first.

Some of the channels that offer tantric yoga instruction are:

• TotalVidInc
• Ecstatic Living

A Final Word

As long as you remember that tantric yoga is about the journey, not the goal of climax or any other destination, you and your partner can enjoy many benefits. Take it slow, as tantra is meant to be experienced.