If I'm going to be honest, my interest in Tantra developed back when I was in junior high school. Unfortunately, I lived in a super conservative region and my interest in Tantra was by far suppressed by my terror of it. As a matter of fact, everything sexual terrified me. I began to become desensitized to that terror as I grew in my Pagan practices. I read and learned about sex magic although still to this day I've never actually tried any per se. Throughout the years I've revisited my interest in Tantra with bursts of intense study. Especially at the Rochester Erotic Arts Festival where nearly every year there is at least one class on Tantra.
Empty Gas Tank
In the last quarter of 2017, I found my energy levels being at their lowest in a long time. As I searched online for inspiration, meditation was a recommendation as always. However, meditation to relax was not what I needed. What I really needed was meditation for energy. And once again I stumbled across teachings I had already studied in Qi Gong only this time I tripped across an article talking about raising your Kundalini to give you energy. While familiar with yoga, chakras, and Tantra I didn't really discover Kundalini until the past couple of years. Delving more deeply into it I began to practice some meditation and yoga at the end of last year.
Reaping The Rewards
I'm certainly feeling the benefits of doing Kundalini yoga and meditation. Definitely more energy. I'm very excited about it and as I continue to learn more about it I'm going to incorporate it into my BDSM practice. Additionally, the Buddhist mindset that sometimes comes along with yoga and meditation has really enabled me to get to through some difficult times in the past few weeks by remaining "present and in the moment". It's definitely been an all-encompassing beneficial success.
Energy Work and BDSM
I'm no stranger to energy work. From working with meditation and energy in my youth through Qi Gong with martial arts in my adulthood I've enjoyed the benefits of energy work even though I haven't applied them to sex or BDSM. I have, however, worked with several clients when I was doing Pro work and partners when I wasn't that participated in BDSM for more of a spiritual experience than a sexual one. They relished enjoying the endorphins brought on from the pain and feeling stronger post scene. I'm really looking forward to bringing energy work as well as some Tantra inspired practices to my BDSM. I can't wait to see what happens in the future!
What about you? Have you ever Incorporated spirituality, Tantra, meditation, or energy work into your BDSM? What works for you?
