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Yoga Nidra Helps you to Sleep Better

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One of the best ways to relax is the yogic practice of Yoga Nidra. In this article I will explain what it is and how it works – and of course encourage you to start already today!

You may wonder what this has to do with tantra – what this blog should be about… Well, letting go of tension and relaxing the body and mind is an important aspect of any practice, but there’s even closer tantric connection here.

Where does Yoga Nidra come from?

The concept of Yoga Nidra is ancient. It means a type of conscious or psychic sleep, where the practitioner is fully relaxed but staying aware at the same time. The practice was probably not known by this name until Swami Satyananda Saraswati from Bihar School of Yoga started to popularize it in the 70’s. He tells a story where he had learned some Vedic mantras while seemingly fully asleep, when the students of a school had been reciting them early in the morning. So he started to explore the topic closer, and later on wrote a book about Yoga Nidra. Read more

7 Things That Make Tantric Yoga Different

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Yoga is said to be a set of physical, mental and spiritual practices that originated in ancient India. However, yoga as we know it today has only existed for a short time. The ancient type of yoga was developed and practiced with a completely different mindset and worldview.

Let’s have a look at some of the ideas behind traditional tantric yoga!

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Introduction to The Tantra Chakra System

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Chakra is a very important element when you learning and experiencing tantra. Today I want share with you my knowledge about 7 Chakras, what is Chakas, Locations and the Chakra symbols.

Tantra is a practice that cultivates awareness of our oneness with existence through sexual awakening. This happens through the opening of the chakras or energy centres in the body. Typically in sexual encounter, we send our sexual energy outwards. We may experience deep bliss for a while, but generally this does not last. With Tantric awareness, our sexual vitality starts to move up our bodies like a snake that uncoils, from the root or base of the body all the way up through the crown. Sexual energy moves from the first chakra up. This process is often known at the Uncoiling of the Snake (sexual energy or kundalini).

What is Chakra?

The chakra is an energetic center within the auric and physical body of human. Chakras are also referred to as ‘acupoint’, and serve as the nonphysical highway through which cosmic energy travels, connecting this energy with the physical body. This cosmical energy is what we call Life Force or Prana. Although there are over 100 chakras total in the body (according to the tantric texts – and there is still debate about the exact number), there are only seven that are considered major. These seven align with specific, vertically stacked key points along the central line from of the human body, and are the main centers that yogis and energy workers tend to focus in on.

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