Muir Charles - Tantra: The Art of Conscious Loving

Dear Ones,

Here we are...twenty years after this book was first published and eight years since our relationship sabbatical that eventually led us down separate paths...where we have each flourished.

We know that our years of Tantra practice have allowed us to unwind the parts of our relationship that needed to change and keep the ones that still work. Happily even after is something we still live today. We teach together several times a year, phone and visit each other every week, in a relationship that our current partners love and respect. Our bodies energetically remember the years of deep Tantric connection, our hugs and cuddles are filled with love forever, and teaching together is a joy to share.

This book has been published in nine languages and read by over a million readers. Since its publication, we have produced two Hollywood movies, Bliss and The Best Ever, an exquisitely beautiful DVD, Secrets of Female Sexual Ecstasy, and a series of White Tantra and Red Tantra CDs. Our work has been featured in over fifty media articles, numerous television and radio appearances, and over a hundred books on Tantra, sexuality, Yoga, and relationship. Tantra teachers worldwide use our original experiential Tantra exercises and Source Tantra Sacred Spot Massage TechniquesTM as essential parts of their teaching.

A recent Internet search found over a million results for sacred spot massage, and for Tantra, thirty million. Our Certified Tantra Educators, whom we have trained, bring this work across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. The modern day Tantra movement that Charles started in 1980 has grown beyond our wildest expectations.

Sexual Love is an art form, ancient in origin and now needed in the world more than ever before. If you walk this Tantric path of More Love, Consciousness, and Harmony, you will find it.

This easy-to-read book is still as relevant and transformative in nature as it was twenty years ago. Sex is a biological urge that every animal species knows. Tantric sexual love is a learned skill that is easy to master if you practice it.

We send you our blessings and remind you to never be afraid to bring God/Goddess into the bedroom with you. Climax is derived from an ancient Greek word which means staircase to the heavens. Enjoy your journey into More Love and Spiritual Awakening. We hope to see you down the Tantric path.

A look at love in our times, the promises that personal independence and growth offer, the disappointment when the honeymoon is over. What happens to passion? What do men want from women? What do women want from men? Are their differences resolvable?

An examination of Tantras age-old system of loving; the science of the subtle body; the sexual/spiritual connection; the importance of focusing the mind, of becoming a conscious practitioner.

The role of harmony in partnership; balancing yin and yang; the nurturing meditation; breathing techniques to restore balance; the couple as a team.

Learning the conscious language of love; the master archer; three steps to restoring harmony; gifts of love.

Sex in the Age of Darkness; overcoming sexual preconceptions; healing psycho-sexual wounds; partners as healers.

The sleeping Goddess; dawn of a New Age; discovering the pleasure poles and awakening the sacred spot; releasing the nectar of the Goddess.

How to enjoy orgasm without ejaculating; the secret of extended lovemaking; benefits of ejaculatory control; exercises for developing control.

A joyful combination of kisses and touches and 1001 movements.

Secrets of the oral arts; strengthening the love muscle; ways to achieve more powerful orgasms; other secrets of tantric lovemaking.

A menu of exotic practices for achieving physical delight.

The authors acknowledge the following people for their help in making this book: J. Michael Kanouff, Doris Ober, Alev Lytle Croutier and the team at Mercury House, Marbie Ingalls, Anurag, and Sapan, Charlyn Jordan for the update edit, and Kathy Moon for her help in financing this new updated edition.

Caroline expresses her deep and everlasting gratitude for the men and women who have shared with her the ways of Love: Sonny, Rick, Ron, Gina, Tucker, Ronnie, Singh Kaur, and especially her beloved grandfather, Nank. She adds special thanks for the union with my greatest love, Charles, who is my teacher and friend for the rest of this life.

Charles sends thanks and blessings to all the teachers on his path who have taught him about Love, especially Bobbi, Michaeline, Mary, Jeannie, Abigail, Jwala, Emily, Diane, Sherry, Jill, Diana, Mercury, Alana, Whitestar, Yaz, and Singh Kaur. He adds, Special thanks, love, and adoration to Pauline Siggia Muir, who has taught me since birth about love, dedication, and service; my son and guru, Orion; the Tara; and especially my beloved Caroline, who is the fruit and seed of my path.