Over a decade ago I was feeling frustrated over seeing the way most Westerners thought about Tantra. If you're like most people, Tantra is "that sex stuff." Or perhaps you know a bit more about it and thought that it was all about sacred sexuality and extending periods of sexual bliss. In fact, Traditional Tantra consists of some of the oldest, continually practiced Pagan traditions in the world. To say that Tantra is just about sex is like saying Wicca is just about the Great Rite or that the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, the worlds fastest production car, is just about its gas cap. [caption id="attachment_12594" align="aligncenter" width="504"] Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super SportPhotograph

Many years ago I read the book Meta-talk: How to uncover hidden meanings in what people say by Gerard I. Nierenberg and Henry Calero. The basic concept is sort of like interpreting body language for the use of words. With body language, the position and motions of the body can amplify or refute the words you say. When you understand body language, you can better understand people's actual meanings, sometimes when they don't understand it themselves. With meta-talk, one of the concepts is that the choice to use certain words can amplify or refute the content of what you say or write. One of my favorite examples of this is the use of the word, "but." "But" is a conjunction that

Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson, authors of Great Sex Made Simple, Tantra for Erotic Empowerment, and The Essence of Tantric Sexuality, are interviewed on SheKnows.com as tantra experts. SheKnows is a popular women’s website that provides daily content on health, wellness, relationships, careers, parenting, entertainment, and style. The complete article can be found here.

December is truly my favorite month! I love the sights. I love the smells. Even the sounds of music and ringing bells that I've heard every year before don't get old. The sense of magic I felt as a kid flutters back to life as new traditions are made and old ones are celebrated. One of these traditions is the year review that begins as I write my holiday letter. What did I do this year and where has life taken me? What did I love, lose, and accomplish? Often I'm left amazed at everything that's transpired in the course of twelve months! From that jumping off point I take another step and write down my goals for the year ahead. By the time I'm done I feel like I know myself a little