Tantric Meditation, Kundalini Energy, and Spiritual Enlightenment

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Although meditation is usually considered a pure mental or spiritual practice, it’s often accompanied by embodied, somatic practices.

In fact, in many meditation methods physical exercises are thought to be needed to prepare the body on the mental activity of concentration and meditation, and as such, meditation often includes bodywork.

One of the important aims of the physical part of Yoga is exactly that. The idea is that only a relaxed, peaceful and “open” body, where Prana Life Energy flows freely, can come to a fruitful concentration and meditation practice, which may finally lead to Spiritual Liberation or Spiritual Enlightenment, typically being the ultimate goal of almost all Indian spiritual practices, including Tantra.

Tantric Meditation uses a variety of tools and techniques to help us heal and grow spiritually. Think of the use of certain Yoga asanas (Yogic postures and poses), pelvic floor exercises, Yogic Breathwork (called Pranayama), visualizations, mindfulness, mandalas, mantras, kriyas, nyasas, mudras, and yantras.

However, the explicit goal of Tantric Meditation is to awaken, harness, and stimulate Pranic Shakti Energy (Kundalini Energy) to rise from the Root Chakra to the Crown Chakra, where it can join in wholeness, universal consciousness, and Spiritual Bliss.

Within Tantric Sex practices carried out with a partner, Tantric Meditation can be performed together, for instance in combination with Tantric Breathwork and the Hands on Hearts Ritual.

Apart from the above, as counts for all types of meditation practices, there are certain health benefits to be obtained by meditating, such as a reduced blood pressure, an optimal working nervous system, heightened immunity, increased awareness and concentration, stability in emotional states, control of thoughts and feelings, greater mental capacity and improved memory, to just name some.

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