Hi everyone,
I am continuing the previous topics (
http://www.aypsite.com/plus-forum/index.php?topic=781 and
http://www.aypsite.com/plus-forum/index.php?topic=821) of tantra here, just to make it more convenient for discussion.
Thanks bewell. Does anyone have more free information on that? And anyone else here tried it out? What's its position in yoga? (e.g. whether it is degenerative)
Good information, Jim. May I know where you learnt this technique?
I have a bunch of taoists tantric techniques from a modern treatise written in Chinese. (btw, it's quite scientific too! Thanks God!) Much more real practices than the books of Mantak Chia, and includes many western modern techniques, too. But I'm practising
none of them since my focus is on yoga.
I have much progress on tantra since my last post on this topic-- I have abandoned orgasm altogether for a month now, after yogani's advice. The sitting practices seems to be more than enough for giving me control. And with the intense training of the pelvic muscles, blocking (which frightened me) is not necessary. There are some very slight orgamic effects, but no ejaculation by means of the "inner" blocking. And I don't see I would need any real orgasm in the near future--it's just too mundane for me now. (But what I'm doing is just tantric masturbation. Is real tantra sex much more difficult?) I enjoy the "space" possible only without orgasm. And I feel pretty good on these days, too. Perhaps one orgasm every 1-2 months is fine for me.
Still, since there seems to be no point just to perserve prana without using them, I may want to look for ways to take the benefits. The taoist's are too complicated. Instead, I've just started this technique, from the yogic tradition:
Upon holding back (when it's close to orgasm), exhale completely and apply uddiyana and mulabandha. Perhaps add some contraction in the urinary tract too. Hold external Kumbhaka with the bandhas for a while. (for me, it's only about 10-20 seconds since I want it to be safe)Anyone try/heard about this? Have any comments? Does it play a role in bringing the energy up? Still too soon to share my personal experience, but it feels nice---
there're some slight change in consciousness upon the Kumbhaka.I may also add spinal breath to tantric masturbation very soon. Perhaps yogani or someone can give me some instruction?
Alvin