Direct Realization Tantra Teacher & Author

Childhood Trauma and the Spiritual Path

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Last night I watched Dr. Gabor MatĆ©’s documentary The Wisdom of Trauma. It comes at a time when I’m realising the extent to which childhood trauma responses have controlled – and derailed – my life, and impacted my spiritual path. Three weeks ago, my son and I moved in with my Beloved and his children, …

An example of Śāmbhava Upāya in action

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According to Abhinavagupta, a master of the Tantrik lineages, there are three skilful means to liberation, or Upāya, of which one is śāmbhava upāya. He first outlined this framework in Tantrāloka around 10 centuries ago. The first is the Embodied Means (ānava upāya), which focuses on practices that use the body, breath and imagination, focusing …

The 1000 Day Tantrik Yoga Practice: Failed Attempt #2

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It was October, 2018. I was catching a ride to Day 3 of a three-day workshop with Ana Forrest & Jose Calarco. Nikki ā€“ giving me a ride ā€“ and I were talking about mountains and the energy they embody. I was sharing my recent experiences in Glenorchy, where I would sit outside at sunset …

Reflections on Being Sick, and Practicing Anyway

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I’m sick. It started on Sunday morning with a sore throat. By Monday afternoon my nose was a little sniffly. Tuesday morning, the sore throat was gone which felt like a good sign… but over the day, my nose got worse, and worse, and worse. Now, on Wednesday morning, it’s blocked, and running, all at …