Living Tantra by Jan Day (Watkins Publishing)

The author Jan Day is one of the UK's leading tantra teachers and a practical manual Living Tantra guides us into a journey of sex, spirit and relationships.

Definition of tantra is the weaving together of all that is. The author encourages us to be more open-minded and openhearted, curious, looking beyond our fears, opinions, patterns and closely held ideas. We’ll be looking at ourselves and our inner world of energies, sensations, feelings and patterns, but we’ll also be looking to the world around us and beyond us, to our relationships, our societies and our interactions with nature. We’ll be looking at what we can learn and at how what we see is interconnected.

The point of tantra is not to read about it, but to go on the journey. Tantra includes sexuality but is not limited to a study of sexuality. The principles of Living Tantra are to use all life, all experience to learn and become more conscious of ourselves and the world around us, to care more for ourselves, each other and the world and to develop greater compassion.

The book explores many everyday themes, such as: authentic communication, compassion, empathy, clear boundaries, being present, embracing feelings and energies that flow through us, and much more.

Essential reading for everyone who wants to learn more about tantra and become more conscious in life.

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