Tantra Vs. New Age Tantra
- Annelle Machj
- Mar 22
- 3 min read
I have seen posts warning about tantra and the dangers that it can bring if you walk that path.
Many of the posts resonate in some ways as I’ve been exploring that path myself and have witnessed moments that didn’t resonate with me. As I am a trauma-informed tantra massage therapist some of them shocked me.
However, I feel it is important to remember that the word tantra has been abused and put into the mainstream as the way to spirituality through sex/sexuality.
Many people use the word tantra and describe the new age tantra which is a different thing.
New Age tantra/modern tantra is the mainstream transformed expression of tantra which is based mainly on sexuality/sensuality.
And this is not what the original lineage of Tantra is about.
As a seeker of the truth and the path of the HEART I have been experiencing the new age tantra and the original lineage of Vedict tantra and they are not the same.
Lineage tantra is based on dissolving the ego and purifying our energy by bringing the memory that we are Divine beings with equal value in life. In linage of the original tantra, all life is sacred, and we honor life as sacred. Probably that is why the original tantra feels close to my heart and some things don’t fully resonate within me about mainstream new age tantra.
But there are also benefits of healing sensuality. Based on my experiences, the experiences of my clients, and friends I have witnessed how modern tantra can support healing sexuality/sensuality which is so beneficial for this world as this is one of the most shamed and wounded energies within humanity.
This wounded self can still sometimes be expressed through leaders who hold the space within sensuality.
I am not here to blame or judge anyone as we are all on individual paths experiencing ourselves as leaders, students, and participants in the way we are most aligned at the moment of now.
I consider myself as the never-ending student of the HEART always evolving as I walk my earthy path.
But what I have been realizing through my healing journey and participating in different workshops on modern/new age tantra is that leaders need to be aware that sensuality is the most vulnerable and intimate side of us therefore it’s a huge responsibility for us as leaders and for participants (more about participants in future post) to held space for others in that area.
There are loads of ideas about sexuality within modern tantra but some of them are not embodied within the HEART, they are just expressions of the human construct and ideas...
On my path, I realized that for leaders who work with sensuality is crucial to acknowledge the Divine on their path as only then they can lead from the HEART and stay cantered.
And if you feel resistant to that I would love to inspire you to ask yourself –
Why don’t you feel safe with Divine/ pure love on your path? Perhaps the word Divine has restrictions/conditioning within you?
Perhaps you don’t feel safe on your path being held by your HEART?
Then I would invite you to dive deeper within as it will open the door to a new way of experiencing your leadership and yourself within this world.
And it will be a blessing for us all to receive your gifts held by your pure HEART.
Then you can hold space in a way that participants feel safe while healing their sensuality, their nervous system feels held, and is can rest and be rejuvenated within the sacredness of their HEART.
Look at the leaders of the heart in the form of animals, they are the most embodied spiritual teachers of the heart I came across on my path. They are often the leaders who help us remember how living from the heart looks like.
And that is when the original lineage of tantra comes as it purifies the ego/ old conditioning and brings you back to the center of your HEART. People I met on my path, who practice original tantra (there are different lineages) are the most heart-centered people I met on my spiritual path.
They acknowledge the pure connection as a way of LIFE. And that is also my path and my devotion to the Divine Heart.
And as a trauma-informed tantric massage therapist, I bring that awareness to the way I hold space for my clients so they can feel safe with Divine LOVE in their bodies again.
With my LOVE,
Annelle
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