Harmful masculinity, also known as toxic masculinity, is a set of cultural expectations that teach men to suppress their emotions, dominate others, and equate strength with control. It’s the message that being vulnerable makes you weak, that showing emotion is something to hide, and that proving ...

Tantra began in early medieval India, around the 6th century CE, in regions like Kashmir, Bengal, and Assam. It came from yogis, yoginīs, and renunciates who rejected the authority of caste and scripture. Key figures like Matsyendranath, founder of the Nātha lineage, and Lakshminkara, an 8th-cen...

I often feel that mainstream yoga has done a disservice. It’s boiled down an ancient system of liberation into curated Instagram posts and a never-ending pursuit of the “perfect” handstand. It’s become all about the body, how it looks, how it bends, how it performs, while quietly stripping away t...

At the heart of Tantra Essence is the union of Meditation and Love. Meditation represents the silent, steady awareness within us, often called the masculine principle. It is the part of us that watches without reacting, the quiet witness that sees thoughts, emotions, and sensations come and go...

The sacral chakra, alive with the radiant glow of orange, is your gateway to pleasure, creativity, and emotional freedom. But when this energy center is blocked, life feels muted. You’re stuck in emotional gray areas, your passions feel out of reach, and the joy you once knew seems distant. I...

Most people treat Laxmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity, like a good luck charm, light a candle, say a prayer, hope for a payout. That’s not how she works. Laxmi is structure & order. She’s the part of you that knows how to manage what you’ve asked for. She doesn’t just bring abund...

At the time of writing, I am going through a one-month Ayurveda PanchaKarma Retreat with Dr. Sundara Raman at the Mountain Top Clinic in Tamil Nadu, India. This panchakarma treatment is a systematic process for detoxifying and rejuvenating the entire body. This is the third time I am going throu...

When I first heard of Tachyon Healing in 1995 I was skeptical; it sounded just too good to be true. But a trusted friend and colleague in the Osho Commune in Pune persuaded me to take part in a course with David Wagner, the inventor of the Tachyonization process. Once I had learned Tachyon Hea...

“Light will someday split you open. Even if your life is now a cage. Little by little you will turn into stars. Little by little you will turn into stars. The whole, sweet amorous Universe.” - Hafiz After meeting Osho in 1973 in Mumbai, I went to his 10-day meditation camp in Mount Abu, ...

Your body knows things your mind has forgotten. When you climax, that electric current running through you isn’t just pleasure, it’s the same creative force that birthed the universe. Yet here we are, in a culture that treats sex like fast food: quick, convenient, and forgettable. Today, I’m div...