Taoist Sexual Meditation: Connecting Love, Energy and Spirit - Softcover

Frantzis, Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1583944958 ISBN 13: 9781583944950

Publisher: North Atlantic Books, 2012

Synopsis

"Bruce Frantzis leads his readers on a journey of sensational discovery through the world of energy-generating sexuality. I am delighted to see more light brought to the world of sexual meditation."
-Nicole Daedone, author of Slow Sex: The Art and Craft of the Female Orgasm

"Taoist Sexual Meditation will inspire you to give and receive sexual pleasure in both ordinary and extraordinary ways. Using the powerful, time honored Taoist concepts and techniques provided, you'll master skills to gain more sensation, intimacy and delight for yourself and your partner. I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking greater satisfaction and joy in their lovemaking."
-Patricia Taylor, PhD, author of Expanded Orgasm: Soar to Ecstasy at Your Lover's Every Touch

Since the first waves of Eastern philosophy traveled across the sea, Westerners have been intrigued by ancient traditions such as tantra, yoga, tai chi, and martial arts. Although some aspects of Taoist sexual practices have appeared in print, until now there has been no comprehensive book on Taoist sexual meditation. 

The Water method of Taoist sexual meditation, as was taught by Laozi, author of the Tao Te Ching, shows us how to use dissolving meditation to relax and let go. This foundation practice ultimately gets us out of our head and into our body and the universe. Sex expands into the world of spirit, enabling us to resolve and clear energetic, emotional, and karmic blockages. With sexual meditation it is possible to access more than four times the energy of solo meditative practices. This abundance of energy can then be directed to healing and to conscious evolution.

You will learn how to work with chi (energy) during sex, gain an understanding of Taoist ethics and morality, and realize the highest spiritual potential of sex as meditation. Find out how to increase sensitivity, activate your yin and yang meridians, and overcome cultural conditioning. Understand how the Chinese theory of the Five Elements can give insight into your own sexual nature and determine sexual compatibility with potential partners.

An accelerated path for internal development, sexual meditation has rarely been shared outside Eastern monasteries. Encouraged by his teachers to bring these authentic practices to the West, Frantzis presents Taoist Sexual Meditation as a profound spiritual path that can heal and calm the turbulence of mind, allowing it to open to the infinite potential of the Tao.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

What if you could become a better lover, increase your pleasure and accelerate your spiritual awakening all in one? This groundbreaking book gives you a way to do just that. Bruce Frantzis guides you through Laozi's inner tradition of Taoism, revealing the secrets of sexual qigong and meditation, toward the ultimate aim of merging with your partner and the Tao.
Included are 37 practices with more than 140 detailed illustrations that will help you:

• Become a more sensitive and effective lover
  
• Release stress and become more comfortable with sex
  
• Enjoy multiple, whole-body orgasms
  
• Use qi and orgasms to heal and revitalize your body
  
• Learn how the five elements affect your relationships
  
• Awaken your psychic and spiritual potential

About the Author:

Bruce Frantzis, PhD, is an author, husband, father, teacher and Taoist priest. He is the first known Westerner to hold authentic Chinese lineages in tai chi, bagua, qigong and Taoist meditation. The founder of Energy Arts, Bruce Frantzis has been teaching Taoist energy practices for more than four decades, training more than 20,000 students and instructors.

The author of nine books, including Tao of Letting Go, Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body, and The Power of Internal Martial Arts and Chi, he also contributes regularly to magazines such as Men's Health, Empty Vessel, and Inside Kung Fu. Frantzis has served as an advisor to Harvard University's Qi Research Group and received an award for lifetime achievement in 2010 from the National Qigong Association.

About this edition

• Publisher: North Atlantic Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1583944958
• ISBN 13: 9781583944950
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 488