On the evening of September 21st (my due date), I felt my soul was ready for birth. I sat before my birthing altar, surrounded by the soft glow of candles. The special pink candle I had been saving for this moment burned at the centre, a quiet flame of devotion. I lit incense, closed my eyes, an...

Tantra Essence is a world renowned Tantra school based in Bali, offering retreats and trainings across the world. The school is led by Ma Ananda Sarita, a Tantra master initiated by Osho, who has more than five decades of experience living and teaching Tantra internationally. Our Tantra Teacher ...

I live in Bali, an Indonesian island overflowing with beauty and creativity. Suffused in nature’s abundance, the people of Bali have developed unique and creative ways of mirroring this through their arts. Some examples are: painting, music, dance, sculpture, architecture, weaving, Batik design ...

During my travels around the world teaching Tantra I am often asked questions about meditation. Many people still carry an outdated idea that sexuality and spirituality are separate from each other and are surprised that Tantra is based on meditation practices. In Tantra, meditation may include ...

Love is omnipresent in the universe. Our essential nature is love. And yet, we forget, we feel lack, we search for it and we mourn when our world appears to embrace hatred, fear and suffering. Kabir, the great mystic poet is reported to have said; “Asking where is love is like the fish in the se...

Throughout the whole of human history one of the recurring themes is the debate over ‘Good’ vs ‘Evil.’ At different times and in different places, the faces of Good and Evil change but the primary question remains ever present; why this constant tug of war between these two forces? What is it in...

“This very place, the Lotus Paradise, This very body, the Buddha.” - Zen Master Hakuin With these words, the great Zen Master Hakuin, interpreted the Heart Sutra in its most exquisite and refined form. In doing so, he also gave a mystical transmission, which sums up all spiritual teachings ...

There comes a point in every woman’s life when the body quietly begins to rewrite its own rules. The rhythms that once felt predictable start to shift, often before we notice, and the world offers little guidance on how to navigate it. For generations, women’s midlife biology has been misunderst...

Milarepa began in darkness. Trained in sorcery, he called down storms to kill the relatives who stole his family’s home. Dozens died, and instead of peace, he found only dread. He had avenged his mother, but condemned himself. What came next was a need to burn through the consequences he had set...

"Here in this body are the sacred rivers Here are the sun and the moon As well as all the pilgrimage places I have not encountered another temple As blissful as my own body" - Saraha Doha  The Body is Divine Part of the work of Tantra is to honour each sense as a gateway into expanded c...