Tantra Tip of the Day- Eye Gazing for Singles

Eye gazing is being used in a new approach to speed dating. I happened upon a couple of websites today that talk about this new dating phenomenon, Eye Gazing Parties.

These events are the brain child of Michael Ellsberg, http://www.eyegazingparties.com/. He wanted to create a way for singles to meet that would be fun, intimate and uplifting. At his eye gazing parties, an even number of men and women gather at a club. “After a fun mini-lesson in the art of eye contact, the group splits into pairs, and each pair spends two minutes looking into each other's eyes, no talking, just soaking in each other's essence through the windows to their soul.” This is followed by social time, when people can talk and see if they want to set up a date.

Tim Ferris, author of the 4-Hour Work Week, recently attended one of these events. read his thoughts and see a vidio clip at: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/02/17/dating-without-speaking-the-weird-world-of-eye-gazing-parties/

The eyes are the windows to the soul. When we gaze deeply into the eyes of another person we can see beyond the physical form and personality into their essence. This can be done as one-on-one, deep meditation practice or by yourself by gazing into a mirror. I have even done this using Skype video with powerful results.

It can also be integrated into your daily life, as a micro-practice by making eye contact and staying present when in a conversation, and by engaging people briefly in passing with the intent that when you meet their eyes, you will see beyond their form into their essence.

Try this: Begin by gazing into the other person’s left eye. Use a soft gaze. This is not a staring contest. It is ok to change eyes if you feel called too. Just relax, breathe and allow the experience to unfold. Don’t try to look into both eyes at once. Notice what arises without judging it. Do this for as long as you want. I suggest beginning with two to five minutes of eye gazing. Then close your eyes go inside and connect with yourself. Then open your eyes and begin again. (Extend the time as you get more comfortable with the process.) Afterwards discuss your experience.

This is a great way to discover how open you are and to see where resistance arises. See if you can allow the resistance to melt. How does it feel to be seen? How does it feel to look deeply into another person? This is a great practice for developing a deeper heart connection.

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Tantra Tip of the Day- Surrendering Control

I had a great time teaching in Toronto, Canada in July. On returning to Sedona I found myself needing to go inward. This process kept me off the computer and somewhat disengaged from the world. My mind kept saying, “get to work” and I knew I needed to not do and instead to be. It is a challenge to be in a doing world. I just had to let go, surrender control and trust the process.

I spent a week just letting go of doing and becoming empty. Then I was able to go deeper into myself and look at my own Tantric practice and to take time to connect more deeply with my inner teachers. I re-read Passionate Enlightenment : Women in Tantric Buddhism by Miranda Shaw, a book I first read 6 years ago. I highly recommend this book, especially to women new to Tantra. It is full of wonderful stories about the women who taught the men, who are credited with creating the Tantric Buddhist traditions. Reading it reconnected me with the deeper truth of Tantra, which is about waking up from the delusion, called life that most of us take so seriously.

One of my biggest challenges is how to “be in the world but not of it.” When I start focusing more on business, making money and being successful than on being present in the Now, I begin to believe in the world of delusion and start to loose my way. Spacious awareness is reality not the thoughts in my head or the Dow-Jones Industrial average. Surrendering control allowed me to empty out and be refilled and brought me back home to the spacious awareness that I am.

Try this: Notice when your need to control arises. What is the situation? What is the fear? What would happen if you let go? Isn’t control really an illusion created to keep fear at bay? Explore what happens when you surrender control. See what you discover.

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Awakening the Ecstatic Body Workshops in Phoenix

Fall Weekend Workshop Series Being Taught in Phoenix, AZ

I'm very excited to be offering these three SkyDancing Tantra weekend workshops in Phoenix for the first time. The location near Thomas Road and 24th Street has plenty of parking and is only minutes from the airport. The exact location is given on registration.

These 3 workshops build on one another and ideally are taken one after another. The curriculum has been designed so they can also be taken separately to accommodate people who can't take them sequentially. They are open to individuals and couples and previous Tantra experience is helpful but not required.

August 29-30 Opening the Path to Bliss
Saturday 9:30am-9:30pm and Sunday 10am-6pm
Phoenix, AZ

In this experiential weekend you will:
Awaken your inner lover
Explore the chakra energy system
Expand your ability to tap into joy
Learn to communicate your desires clearly
By the end of the weekend you will feel an expanded flow of energy, awareness, and ecstasy throughout your being. You will leave this weekend with tools to create a more joyful, pleasure-filled, awakened life.

This weekend is open to individuals and couples. There is no nudity in this class.

$300 per person / Register at www.TantraforAwakening.com 10% discount for early or online registration.

September 26-27 The Full Body Orgasm and Beyond
Saturday 9:30am-9:30pm and Sunday 10am-6pm
Phoenix, AZ

In this experiential weekend you will:
Open your "Secret Love Channel"
Expand your capacity for pleasure
Discover the 3 steps to being multi-orgasmic
Move beyond time in the Heart Wave Meditation
In this experiential weekend workshop you will learn how to awaken bliss in every cell of your being and you will experience a full body orgasm outside a sexual context. You will leave this weekend feeling more alive and with a tool kit for creating bliss in your life and relationships.

This event is open to individuals and couples. There is no nudity in this class.
$300 per person / Register at www.TantraforAwakening.com 10% discount for early or online registration.

November 21-22 From Sexual Union to Spiritual Communion
Saturday 9:30am-9:30pm and Sunday 10am-6pm
Phoenix, AZ

In this experiential weekend you will:
Explore the masculine and feminine archetypes
Understand love, romance and sexual polarity
Transform old patterns and heal the past
Learn to ride the "Wave of Bliss" Ignite your passion, feel the flow, and discover how to be authentic in love. Discover how your relationships can become a doorway into communion with the Divine.

Investment: $300. Register at www.TantraforAwakening.com 10% discount for early or online registration.

If you are coming from out of town there is an Embassy Suites Hotel around the corner from the temple. Embassy Suites Phoenix - Airport at 24th Street
2333 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, Arizona, United States 85016
Tel: 1-602-957-1910 Fax: 1-602-955-2861
http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/hotel/PHXTHES-Embassy-Suites-Phoenix-Airport-at-th-Street-Arizona/index.do

These workshops are facilitated by Crystal Dawn Morris, a Certified SkyDancing Tantra Teacher, assisted by Jim Miller. Crystal is known for her ability to create a safe space where magic folds. Her workshops and coaching sessions give people practical tools for ecstatic living.

For additional information call Crystal at 928-282-5483

Tantra Teacher's Training in Toronto, July 17-23, 2009

Coming to Toronto, Canada
The Art and Business of Teaching Tantra
Module One July 17-23
Live Your Bliss!
Help Create an Ecstatic World !
"If you want to learn something, read about it. If you want to understand something, write about it. If you want to master something, teach it." Yogi Bhajan

This Training will provide:
A unique "Mentoring for Success Program"
Tools to create effective, dynamic Tantra workshops
Skills to sensitively navigate private coaching sessions
A graceful transition into the role of teacher
Support in creating your Tantra Vision
Marketing ideas that generate interest and income
An opportunity to help others live an ecstatic life
This comprehensive one-year training offers knowledge and insights from a number of wisdom traditions. It will be taught in three modules. Between modules, there will be monthly conference calls to track the students' progress, offer support and answer questions. Individual coaching calls will be available. This program is designed to create successful Tantra teachers and coaches. Enrollment is limited, insuring individual attention.

Location: Toronto, Canada
2009 Dates: Module 1 July 18-23;
Module 2 Fall 2009; Module 3 Spring 2010.

Investment is $4900 for all three modules, receive $1000 discount if paid-in-full by July 15, 2009. or $1650 per module. Payment plans available.

Email Crystal Dawn
Call 928-282-5483 Cell 928-862-0762
More Information at www.tantraforawakening.com

Awakening the Ecstatic Body Workshop in Toronto

Tantra in Toronto Area
Awakening the Ecstatic Body Weekend, Level 1:
Opening the Pathways to Ecstasy

Saturday, July 18 - Sunday, July 19
Ascensial Life Centre- Ballinafad, Ontario

• Expand your energy awareness
• Connect your heart and breath
• Express your truth with clarity
• Increase your health and vitality
• Explore your pleasure-body
• Learn to live an ecstatic life

This experiential weekend workshop allows you to awaken your inner lover. You will learn how to create a sacred space, share healthy boundaries and express your truth. You will explore the chakra energy system and learn how it relates to your sexual health, emotions and consciousness. By the end of the weekend you will feel an expanded flow of energy and awareness, throughout your being. You will leave this weekend with tools to create a more joyful and pleasure-filled life. The weekend is open to individuals and couples at all levels of experience. There is no nudity in this class. Pre-registration required. Investment $350 per person / Sliding scale available

RSVP Kimberlee Wilson 905-877-2754
Or Donna Hamilton
Email dew@ascensials.ca
Call 905-877-8992

There are still a few spots left.

Tantra Tip of the Day- Allowing Abundance to Flow

In challenging times it is easy to believe the stories you hear in the news and from the people around you and contract into fear. It can begin to feel like you are losing control. Control is really just an illusion, the ego's attempt to hold on to the past instead of being in the moment and allowing the flow. The world is changing; you can fight it or surrender and change with it. Surrender does not mean to give up. It means to relax into each moment and trust the journey.

The first step is to let go of trying to control what is happening and learn to ride the waves. Take time each day to shift your attention from what is going on in the world around you and focus inward. Within you there is a quiet, spacious place of being. Rest in this place as often as you can. To find it close your eyes, exhale with a deep sigh, let go of everything and relax into the nothingness. Notice the space between the thoughts and allow these spaces to grow.

Second, feel into the body and see if you can become aware of your body’s vibration. It is a subtle energy that flows through you. Once you are aware of it notice how far it extends beyond your body. See if you can expand your energy a little farther out from your body. This energy has consciousness. Your body-mind is a magnet that has the ability to attract whatever it focuses its attention on. If you generate negative thoughts you will attract negative energy. If you generate positive thoughts you will attract positive energy.

Third, abundance is about allowing. Relax, open up and be in the flow, release negative beliefs that block abundance. State clearly, in words, thoughts and deeds what you want to attract into your life. Offer gratitude for all that you receive and give generously to others. Become aware of when your thoughts, words or action are out of alignment with your desires and quickly shift back into being in the flow. When obstacles arise see them as a gift. They are either there to shift your course or to wake you up. Welcome change as an ally.

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Tantra Tip of the Day - 8 Keys for Energizing the Chakras

Tantra sees the human body as a temple. The body is a laboratory for consciousness to play and explore the material world. In Tantra we use our sexual energy to expand awareness by moving it through the body's energy centers. These centers, located along the spine are called chakras, which means wheels of light. As consciousness expands through the chakras the energy body is refined and there is less identification with the ego and separation from Source is recognized as an illusion.

Tantra teaches you how to move your sexual energy from your root, up to your heart center and then up to your crown. Awareness grows as each chakra center is cleared and begins to flow with abundant energy. Sexual energy moves from the root towards the heart, connecting sex with love. Then it moves from the heart to the crown where you enter the mystical realms. Here you discover that you are not your thoughts, body, feelings or beliefs. You are the Divine celebrating life in human form, enjoying the ability to experience pleasure, bliss and Unity Consciousness. Some of the benefits of energizing the chakras are improved health, sexual vitality, mental clarity, expanded creativity and inner peace.

Here are 8 Keys for energizing the Chakras. Try this:

1) Stand with your knees hip width apart and slightly bent.

2) Breathe through your mouth and into the belly, allowing it to expand.

3) Increase the energy by breathing in as if you are sipping through straw.

4) Allow your pelvis to rotate freely, keeping the knees bent. As you inhale rock the hips back, creating an arch in the back. As you exhale, tuck the tail bone under, flattening the back.

5) Add the PC pump. As you inhale squeeze the pelvic floor muscles pulling them upwards and as you exhale let them relax.

6) Put all the steps together. As you inhale imagine you are breathing the energy up from your root to your heart. Practice this until you feel the energy pulsing from your root to your heart. You can play with speeding up and slowing down your respiratory rate.

7) Once you have mastered connecting root and heart try moving the energy to the crown. Practice until you can feel the energy flowing easily from your root to your crown. See yourself as a rainbow bridge of light connecting Earth and Sky.

8) This is a great daily practice. It is also a great practice to do prior to making love and can also be incorporated it into your love making.

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