The Tantras are ancient esoteric scriptures and instructional texts that emerged in north India around the 6th century, offering detailed methods for achieving spiritual liberation (moksa) and self-realization within a single lifetime. Unlike earlier spiritual traditions that promised enlightenm...

At Tantra Essence, we hold relationship as one of the most powerful paths to awakening available to us. We believe that with the right guidance and the right practices, Tantra can transform two ordinary lovers into soulmates. Tantra Essence was founded by Ma Ananda Sarita, one of the most respec...

In recent weeks, the Epstein files have once again dominated headlines, social media feeds, and conversations around the world. Many people are asking difficult questions. How could such a network exist? Why were powerful figures able to exploit vulnerable young women for so long? What does...

Since 1990 I have been teaching Tantra and Holistic Healing Retreats. What follows is a peek into my world. It is almost non-stop activity, nourished by the still centre of meditation in the centre of the cyclone. Usually, when teaching, I am fully present with the group in one way or another fr...

The teachings shared in this article are explored more deeply in my book, Divine Sexuality, which expands into many additional facets of both male and female sexuality. Male self-pleasure is one of the most misunderstood and least examined relationships a man will ever have. It is usually framed...

This book is a pivotal game changer. Osho stands among the greatest spiritual thinkers and inspiring spiritual teachers of the twentieth century, recognized for his revolutionary contributions to inner transformation and spiritual growth. Osho sparked a worldwide ‘lovolution’ by giving a series ...

Black Tantra is a Tantric path that uses the taboo, which includes sex, death, fear, desire as a direct and accelerated route to enlightenment. Where most spiritual traditions teach you to suppress desire and slowly purify yourself over years or even lifetimes, black Tantra has a very different a...

The Kama Sutra is commonly seen as a collection of sex positions for couples to try. But in reality, it is a structured guide to intimacy and sexual connection within relationships. The positions described in the text are part of a larger system designed to influence how partners connect and expe...

The first time I went a full year without penetration, it wasn’t planned. It happened naturally, as I was entering the mysterious, magnetic beginning of my Tantric studies. I was diving deep into energy work, breath, and the awakening of subtle awareness in my body. Penetration became unnecessary...

Tantra Essence, led by Ma Ananda Sarita, hosts resident couples retreats in Bali, Indonesia throughout the year for partners who genuinely care about their relationship and want it to keep growing and deepening. These retreats are for couples who sense there is untapped intimacy between them and ...