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Tantra Yoga Secrets (385) A Tantra Yoga Workshop from a Master Teacher Tantra Yoga Secrets empowers readers to overcome emotions, gain new knowledge, and live a more fulfilling spiritual lifestyle. "Takes one beyond the illusionary misunderstanding that tantric practice/sadhana is about sexuality and raises it to its full value as a powerful way to wake up to the Self of all." -GABRIEL COUSENS, MD, DD, diplomat of Ayurveda, acknowledged Kundalini and Shaktipat master; author of Conscious Eating and Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine Considered to be the highest and most rapid path to enlightenment, Tantra Yoga is a practice of transformational self-healing. While many are drawn to Tantra on the promise of an enhanced sexual practice-longer orgasms, increased stamina-the real Tantra aims to awaken Kundalini, the dormant potential force in the human personality. Master teacher and author Mukunda Stiles invites readers to participate in a tradition that includes a vast range of practical teachings that lead to the expansion of human consciousness and the awakening of a primal energy. Stiles explains this incredibly intimate and life-changing practice with grace, structure, and clarity. "These lessons provide a system of practices that con open doors into rewording perceptions of reality." -ROBERT SVOBODA, B.A.M.S., ayurvedic physician, author of Aghora; Ayurveda: Life, Health, and Longevity; Prakruti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution; and Ayurveda for Women "Anyone seeking self-awareness will benefit by following the step-by-step asana and meditation practices from this ancient path." -MA JAYA SAT! BHAGAVATI, Kashi Ashram, founder of Kali Natha Yoga "Tantra Yoga Secrets is an invaluable manual for students ready to progress beyond yoga postures to expanded states of awareness." -LINDA JOHNSEN, author of Daughters of the Goddess: The Women Saints of India "Tantra Yoga Secrets provides an insightful view of this fascinating yet misunderstood topic of how to bolance the male and female energies of Shiva and Shakti within us to achieve swastha (the harmony of health with the inner Selij." -DR. DAVID FRAWLE Y (PANDIT VAMADfVA SHASTRI), author of Inner Yoga and Mantra Yoga and Primal Sound ISBN: 978-1-57863-503-0 Praise for Tantra Yoga Secrets "One of the beauties of Tantra is that, ultimately, each individual is in charge of set­ ting a goal, achieving it, and evaluating that achievement. Tantra is an experimental discipline, and those who follow the path of Tantra must carefully integrate each experience until experiencing itself is perfected, by uniting the experiencer with the Self. The lessons in Tantra Yoga Secrets provide a system of practices that can, when employed with determination, concentration, and discernment, open doors into rewarding perceptions of reality." -Robert Svoboda, BAMS, Ayurvedic physician and author of Ayurveda: Life, Health, and Longevity; Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution; andAyurvedafor Women "Preserving a deep spiritual lineage as well as appreciating the natural world, Mukunda Stiles offers a practical guide with useful tools to assist the spiritual seeker in achieving a profound transformation rather than superficial change. Anyone seek­ ing self-awareness will benefit by following the step-by-step asana and meditation practices from this ancient path. I feel honored to have Mukunda in my life as he teaches on this Earth." -Majaya Sati Bhagavati, Kashi Ashram, founder of Kali Natha Yoga "With this latest book, Mukunda Stiles has moved into the role of a spiritual yoga teacher. It is an excellent, lucid, skillful explanation that takes one beyond the illu­ sionary misunderstanding that tantric practice/sadhana is about sexuality and raises it to its full value as a powerful way to wake up to the Self of all. Mukunda, as a wise and experienced yogi, reveals one of the deepest secrets of all yoga sadhana from Yoga Sutra I, 12. 'Persistent and earnest effort over a long period of time and dispassion from the results of practice gives success in yoga."' -Gabriel Cousens, MD, DO, diplomat of Ayurveda and acknowledged Kundalini and Shaktipat master; author of Conscious Eating and Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine "It is refreshing to finda book on Tantra with genuine depth! Ta ntra Yoga Secrets is an invaluable manual for students ready to progress beyond yoga postures to expanded states of awareness. Tantra Yoga spiritualizes every aspect of life ; Ta ntra Yoga Secrets shows you how." -Linda johnsen, author of Daughters of the Goddess: The Wo men Saints of India "Mukunda has added to his deep study of yoga and ayurveda an innovative examina­ tion of Tantra. Ta ntra Yoga Secrets provides an insightful view of this fascinating yet misunderstood topic of how to balance the male and female energies of Shiva and Shakti within us to achieve swastha (the harmony of health with the inner Self)." -Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri), author of In ner Ta ntric Yo ga and Ma ntra Yoga and Primal Sound TANTRA YOGA SECRETS Eighteen Transformational Lessons to Serenity, Radiance, and Bliss MU KUNDA STILES (Q)WEISERBOOKS l!JSan Francisco, CA INewburyport, MA First published in 2011 by Red Wheel/Weiser, LLc 665 Third Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94107 www.redwheelweiser.com Copyright © 2011 by Mukunda Stiles All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, record­ ing, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Red Wheel/Weiser, LI.c. Reviewers may quote brief passages. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stiles, Mukunda. Tantra yoga secrets : 18 transformational lessons to serenity, radiance, and bliss I by Mukunda Stiles. p. em. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-57863-503-0 (alk. paper) 1. Yoga. 2. Tantrism. I. Title. B132.Y6S728 2011 294.5'436-dc23 2011017730 Cover design by Jim Warner Cover photograph and author photo by Chinnamasta Stiles Interior photos by Sraddha Van Dyke; © SAYVA Typeset in Garamond Printed in Canada TCP 10 987654321 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the Ameri­ can National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials 239.48-1992 (R1997). Contents DeviPuja .......................................... x Acknowledgments . xii Introduction . xiv PART l Engaging Your Pranic Energy ........ • . • . 1 Lesson 1 The Energy Body and Tantrik Practice . ..... 3 The TantrikYoga Tradition . 3 Seeking Energy with Yoni Mudra . 7 Yoni MudraPractice . 9 Dialogue with Mukunda . 10 Lesson 2 The Five Elements and Sensuality . .. 17 Elementsand Sensual Awareness-NyasaPuja ................ 18 Return toYour Source-Yoni Mudra ......... ... ... ....21 Dialogue with Mukunda . 24 Lesson 3 Yogic Anatomy and Sacred Space . 35 Tantrik and AyurvedicTheory . 37 Chakras in Theoryand Experience . 39 Creating a Sacred Space-Puja ........................41 Dialogue with Mukunda . .........................44 Lesson 4 Healing with Prana and Emotional Energy Expression . 55 Cultivating the Tantrik Mind . 55 Pranic Breathing . 58 Feeling the FivePranas . 58 SeekingPrana's Openness . 59 Continuous Tantrik Pranayama . 60 Dialogue with Mukunda . 62 PART ll To ols for Ta ntra ................ .... 73 Lesson 5 Transforming Sensuality into Prana . 75 Signs ofPranayama . 76 Fixed Gazing- Tratak . 77 v Involuting the Chakras through Shambhavi Mudra . 79 Dialogue with Mukunda . 82 Lesson 6 Tantra Prana Bodywork . .. .. .. 87 Theory of Tantra Prana Bodywork . 87 Tantrik Bodywork Practice ...........................91 Prana and Divine Mother . 94 On Divine Love andKashmir Shaivism . 95 Congratulations! . 98 Dialogue with Mukunda . 98 Lesson 7 Tools for Tantra. .. .. .. .. .. 106 Mantras . 106 Yantras . 108 Tantrasanas . 109 Bhadrasana . 110 Tarasana . 110 Virasana . Ill Samasana . Ill Swastikasana . 112 Padmasana . 112 Siddhasana . 113 Tantrasanafor Partners . 113 Mukunda's Tantrik Yoga Practice . 115 Dialogue with Mukunda . 120 PART lll Healing Sexual Wounds . 129 Lesson 8 Sexual Health Practices . .. 131 Healing Life and Death . 132 Prostate Massage-Ganesh Kriya . 133 Breast Massage-KarunaKriya . 136 Self-Breast Massage-Karuna Kriya Variation . 139 Dialogue with Mukunda . 140 vi Lesson 9 Tantrik Love and Its Natural Sexual Expression . 149 The Search for Love . 149 Sexual Integrity- Brahmacharya . 152 Finding Your Own Natural Sexual Expression . 153 Pelvic-Floor Tone-Mula Bandha . 156 Congratulations! . 161 Dialogue withMukunda . 161 Lesson 10 The Divine Couple . 172 The Union of Shiva and Shakti . 174 Communing with the DivineMother-Devi Puja . 176 Dialogue withMukunda . 177 PART lV Spiritual Awakening .............. .. 189 Lesson 11 Initiation and Spiritual Awakening . .... 191 Finding Your Inner Teacher . 194 1\voForms of Initiation . 196 Balancing the Fulfillment of Worldliness and Spirituality . 200 Dialogue withMukunda . 202 Lesson 12 Signs of Kundalini ... .... .... ...... ... ..222 Eight Categories of Awakening . 223 Awakening Your Heart . 227 Congratulations! . 228 Dialogue withMukunda . 229 PART V Deepening Your Tantrik Practice ....... .. 239 Lesson 13 From Pranayama to Bandha to Mudra . ....24 1 Advanced Pranic Breathing . 241 Advanced Root Lock-Mula Bandha toMula Mudra . 243 Yoni and Lingam Puja . 247 Enhancing Fertility for Conception . 248 Dialogue withMukunda . 249 vii Lesson 14 TheColorful Paths of TantrikYoga . .. 262 Yoga and Tantrik Partner Practices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 262 Tantrik Partner Agreement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 265 ClarifyingYour Personal Path 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 266 Choosing an Appropriate Partner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 268 PreliminaryGuidance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 270 Tantrik Practice for a Couple 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 271 Preparation forLesson 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 273 Dialogue with Mukunda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 274 Lesson 15 Devi/Deva Communion .
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