The Complete Idiot's Guide to Tantric Sex (Paperback)

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Book Description
A comprehensive guide to the principles of Tantra and the techniques of Tantric Sex.
Discusses sex and spirituality—two of todays strongest topics/categories.
Unlike most titles on this subject, this book is neither a dissertation on the philosophy of Tantra nor a how-to guide which assumes readers already have a fundamental understanding of Tantra. Rather, it guides readers through the principles of Tantra so that they can use them to more fully experience the techniques of Tantric Sex.
Author is a strong self-promoter with media access. The Complete Idiots Guide® to Tantric Sex covers every aspect of this ancient practice, from the sacred beliefs of Tantra which form the basis for Tantric loving to the process of preparing for and practicing Tantric techniques. The book is broken down into six parts, including- the secret sexual world of Tantra; preparing your mind for Tantric sex; preparing your body for Tantric sex; preparing your spirit for Tantric sex; the art of Tantric self-love; and the joy of Tantric sex.
Jeff St. John holds doctorate degrees in both Marriage and Family Counseling and Religions. He is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and is actively involved in his own business, which offers private consultations, focus groups, and weekend workshops on Tantric Living. As both a Tantric follower himself and a leader in the field, he has educated millions of listeners on the secrets of Tantric living through his KCLA talk show. He is the co-author of The Complete Idiots Guide® to Cosmetic Surgery.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Tantric Sex
A Personal Note About My Own JourneyI am deeply grateful to everyone who has been part of my evolution at allstages of my life that has led to my latest reawakening into the more spiritualworld. I'm amazed to reflect on some events that happened decades ago andare manifesting lately, consistent with the path of tantra. Like my dearchildhood friend Rhea Ross insisting that I go with her to study yoga with SwamiSatchidananda and Swami Muktananda over 30 years ago, when doing so was avantgarde among people I knew. I've since visited the samadhis (graves) ofthese masters. Years ago too, spiritualist Judy Hevenly insisted I come with herto receive shaktipat from Gurumayi. And it was ages ago that I went to classeswith Mantak Chia, Chinese master of the Taoism of sex (now living and teachingin Thailand), which proved to be my introduction into this tantric path that Ihave so intensely studied in more recent years. Also many years ago, my friendLaurie Sue Brockway (a true goddess and now a minister who also works with theRed Cross, as I do, during emergency disasters) kept telling me how "wejust have to go to California to take one of Charles Muir's workshops inthis terrific new thing called 'tantric sex.'" I've sincebeen to many of Charles' seminars and his teacher trainings, and become agood friend of this gifted teacher.For years in between those early tastes of tantra and now, I followed a mosttraditional professional path as a senior research scientist at the New YorkState Psychiatric Institute at Columbia Medical School. I did work onschizophrenia, depression and cross-cultural psychotic disorders with abrilliant British psychiatrist, Dr. Barry Gurland. In the late 1960s and early1970s I became the protégé of the first professionals working inwhat was then the "new" field of sex therapy, who were collaboratingwith the "grandfather" and "grandmother" of sex therapy,Masters and Johnson. This led to becoming one of the founders of the firstmedical-centered based organization of sex therapists; working on thesub-committee about sex for the American Psychiatric Association'sDiagnostic and Statistical Manual, led by the eminent Robert Spitzer; runningwomen's groups to teach women to have orgasm in 10 sessions with anotherpioneer in sexology, Dagmar O'Connor; and with my co- therapist and dearfriend Dr. Larry Sharpe, writing some of the first professional papers aboutdiagnosis, evaluation, and outcome of sex therapy. Along the way, I got my Ph.D.in clinical psychology at N.Y.U. and was fortunate to study "The Psychologyof Love" with my supervisor and his wife, Irv and Sue Sarnoff.The next phase of my work in the field of sex became more public as the hostof radio call-in advice shows. This started over 20 years ago, on WABC Radio,but some of you are most familiar with my national radio show"LovePhones." Everyone has their favorites of the LovePhones radiocalls, and so many of them come alive in the stories in my book GenerationSex. I am forever grateful to everyone who shared their touchingstories—crying and laughing together—with my "radio family,"co-host Chris Jagger, Badger, Jimmy, Sam, and Steve Kingston who started itall.We talked about tantra on the radio years ago! How glad I am to have beenable to do that—to have everyone using terms like "goddess" and"honoring," and to have broken radio ground by having the first sacredspot massage and female ejaculation to happen on radio airwaves (by tantraexperts and friends Carla Tarantola and Sasha Lessin).© Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   73 of 73 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive look at Tantra, 16 Jul 2002 By  Colin (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews Of all the recent books on tantric sex this is by far the most impressive. I liked the range and depth of the book. There is plenty to offer whether you`re new to the subject or fairly experienced at ecstastic sex. It is a try things out book - so be prepared to experiment and see how it feels. As with all things Tantric, some aspects take longer than others but you`re bound to enjoy the journey to ecstasy. If you`re not particularly comfortable with your sex life then some of the other books (see below) might be more appropriate (at least to get started) but for anyone interested in developing their sexual energy potential this is the book to go for, assuming you can`t get the still unsurpassed and utterly fantastic Sexual Energy Ecstasy by David and Ellen Ramsdale which is currently difficult to acquire. I think Complete Idiot`s Guide is superior to the Muirs book especially in terms of depth and far better then Cassandra Lorius` Tantric Sex though both of these are written from the perspective of a women who hasn`t quite got to grips with her orgasmic powers so might be appropriate if that`s the case. Unlike Margo Anand`s books you don`t have to follow a long course of action. The authors seem to know what they are talking about and have probably spent enough time in bed blissed out discovering what their bodies can do - contrast with many recent books/authors. There are plenty of ideas to try out and hopefully ecstasy will appear as if by magic. My top Tantra books 1 Sexual Energy Ecstasy 2 Complete Idiot`s Guide 3=Multi-Orgasmic Couple - Mantak Chia (taoist not tantric but very similar 3= Art of Sexual Ecstasy Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   6 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction and source book on Tantra, 8 Sep 2006 By  A. S. Retreat Centre "John & Tara" (Essex, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Tantric Sex (Complete Idiot's Guides) (Paperback) I have read mixed reviews of this book on other sites and was interested in purchasing the book for our extensive sacred sex library at our tantra centre based in the UK. Having read many different texts I can honestly say that this book is an excellent introduction into various tantra techniques that are available from around the world. The author has been able to explain many different aspects of tantra in a simple way and backs this up with suitable literature references. She also includes many references to videos, books and CD's and links to hundreds of different web sites on tantra. This also includes in many cases, an opinion on how a particular book or web link is useful and this is really helpful to tantrika's who are wanting to explore other tantra techniques or to get an overview of what else is available from different teachers and centres from around the world. My only criticism is that the book covers such a wide range of topics, that some areas are dealt with in a superficial way. Having sex that there is still sufficient detail in most cases for the reader to learn about, for example, developing whole body orgasms or in the case of men, to learn to become multi orgasmic. A highly recommended book. John and Tara Alto Sax Retreat Centre, Essex UK Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   17 of 22 people found the following review helpful: 2.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointment..., 21 Jul 2003 By  Zak Ventis "ZakVentis" (Monmouth, Mon United Kingdom) - See all my reviews Despite other reviews, upon which we based our decision to buy this book, I have to say we were somewhat disappointed with it. The title says it all; it is not, in our opinion, misleading, but does accurately reflect the content. It is simplistic; written in a populistic style, using 'catchy' titles and subtitles to mask lightweight prose. If you are seeking a more insightful, well written treatise you should take a look at the Muirs' 'Tantra: the Art of Conscious Loving'. However, in the end, we all have differing expectations and opinions of what is 'good'. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 3 customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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