Tantric Awakening: A Woman's Initiation into the Path of Ecstasy (Paperback)

by Valerie Brooks (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"She does an excellent job at defining Tantra and its relationship within spirituality and divinity. . . . Easy to follow, and enjoyable to read." (

Darla Kaye Wynne, New Witch

)

"This courageous, intimate portrait reveals the ecstatic power and spiritual benefits of tantra, as well as its pitfalls, problems, and many temptations." (

CHP, Bodhi Tree Bookstore, Winter 2002/Spring 2003

)

Product Description
The autobiography of an American Gen-X woman who immerses herself in the sexual mysteries of tantric yoga.

* An engaging insider's story that intimately portrays the details of the tantric sexual path from a young woman's point of view.

* Author is one of the few Americans to be initiated into the sacred cobra breath.

* Reveals not only the benefits but also the pitfalls, problems, and temptations of this path toward enlightenment.

* Includes meditations and exercises for beginning a tantric practice.

Tantric Awakening discloses an epic experience of tantra that few have achieved, and even fewer would dare to attempt. This is the story of a 19-year-old girl, disillusioned by the questions that her religion and society fail to answer, who courageously enters the sensuous rituals of tantric sex. In search of authentic knowledge, Brooks was admitted into secret societies where she learned firsthand the ways of the tradition from tantric adepts. Amid disapproval from family and friends, her body and spirit awaken to ecstatic levels of orgasmic pleasure that allow her to experience loving relationships, better health, and a deep sense of oneness with God.

A personal and intimate portrait, Tantric Awakening is tastefully written to reveal not only the ecstatic power and spiritual benefits of tantra, but also the pitfalls, problems, and temptations of this path toward enlightenment. With the inclusion of specific tantric sexual techniques the author shows how to use tantra to balance the spirit with the physical self in order to achieve personal empowerment, transforming fear and self-doubt into joy and self-confidence. Meditations, exercises, and important insights for beginning a tantric practice assist the reader who is inspired to bring a sense of the divine into daily life.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Destiny Books (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892819065
• ISBN-13: 978-0892819065
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #149,030 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasant Surprise!, March 24, 2005

By	Sundari (Washington DC) - See all my reviews

Delicious, yet highly informative. I bought this book with a skeptical mind, as a beginner on my tantric path, I am busy weeding out the cheap, cheesy, perverted sex-hype that occurs about anything vaguely related to sexualality in a Puritanical society and the new-age nonsense. I wasn't sure at first because of the steamy sex scenes but a closer look reveals much much more than that. It provides a perspective that a novice or just a curious person can use to understand the process of tantric awakening, without all the complicated mythology and history. I perfect starting point, although I recommend reading other more in depth books afterwards. It has made other works about tantra much more digestible. It's an easy read, I finished it in less than 24 hours.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For every romantic, not just the Tantra-oriented, December 8, 2004

By	Chas Dickens "idealistreviewer" - See all my reviews

I will mention right off the best thing about this book - an incomparable, mind-boggling love scene between the author and her Tantric guru. This is the hottest and best-described love scene I have ever read, culminating in her mind-blowing orgasm that explodes into blissful oneness with the universe (her description almost takes us there).

I am an English major and long-time student of Eastern philosphies; and I have never read anything like it.

The book is psychologically and philosophically solid, I believe; although one would do well to balance it with a non-Tantric mystical work from someone truly enlightened, such as Echhart Tolle's "The Power of Now."

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tantric awakening by Valerie Brooks, December 8, 2002

By	carl w. stearns (ashaway, ri United States) - See all my reviews

This book also helps men in understanding the thought processes of the female. I found it to be insightful and wonderfully simple. Many books on this subject try to be mystical or bury you in history. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is starting their (male or female) tantric path.