Urban Tantra, Second Edition: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century

With conscious practice, we awaken this snake of energy sleeping at the first chakra, and it spirals up along the spine, flowing through two channels (called the Ida and Pingala),

basic premise of Tantra is self-acceptance. Another is selflove.

When her body is fully charged with breath and sexual energy, it’s time for the Clench and Hold. Invite her to take about thirty fast, full breaths and then three big, deep breaths. She holds the third deep breath and tenses every muscle in her body, especially her buttocks, abdomen, and pelvic floor.

Asking for what you want is not a demand or an ultimatum. It’s a sincere request that your partner may honor or politely decline.

The most important part of any posture is not how elaborately athletic it is, but how well it facilitates the flow of sexual energy. Key points of connection are the partners’ eyes, hands, tongues, breasts, soles of feet, and genitals.

On the psychic level, the Resilient Edge of Resistance translates into “sufficiently supported to take a risk.” Without risk, there is no growth or energy; however, without support, risk becomes recklessness.

Also known as Ajna, the sixth chakra is located at the forehead, between the eyebrows.

For lack of quality, we crave quantity.

A person’s nondominant eye (the left eye if the person is right-handed, the right eye if they are left-handed) is considered the gateway to the soul.