We set off for Croydon Hall early on a crisp Tuesday morning, full of excitement for our day of filming. Myself, Sidika and Merlina; our wonderful camera woman and producer, made the 2 hour drive through the Bristol rush hour, out into the splendid Somerset scenery and finally to our studio for the day, the Zen Room at Croydon Hall.

This was a step into the unknown for all of us, another exciting adventure to embark on! We were joined by beautiful audience members throughout the day in the form of Trenna, Chaitanya and Sampurno, who also doubled up as extras for demos, helping find poems, taking pictures and generally being a wonderful help –  and what a great job they did.

As well as being part of the production/audience team, I was also lucky enough to be in one of the demos, eating chocolate (ah, its a hard life!) and entering into the bliss of the senses (“When eating or drinking, become the taste of food or drink, and be filled…..” )

As I was sitting there, worrying about the lighting, the sound, wondering whether Sarita’s luminance and playfulness would come across on film, it suddenly struck me how lucky I was to be getting a full day’s transmission from Sarita as part of my job! I allowed myself to really drink it in, and something deep inside me relaxed, and slipped into the flow,  knowing that whatever is, is. This experience certainly had a very deep and beautiful effect on me, something I feel profoundly grateful for. It is transforming the way I feel and am with work, so it is no longer separate from everything else I do, but one big beautiful whole life!

Sidika (left) and Malika (right) getting ready for their close up!

As we progressed throughout the day, this being a Tantric webinar, we had to change clothes, do our hair and add make-up to look our goddess best! (Check out me and Sidika doing our make-up to your left).

It was one long but wonderful day – we made it back to Bristol at 1.30am!! Though we were buzzing all the way home with what we’d captured on film. I feel so blessed to be part of this expansion of the School’s work. Soon, anyone in the world will be able to benefit from Sarita’s transmission of love and incomparable wisdom, and the joy that is Tantra.

With love,

Malika xxxx

Check out the trailer for the series on You Tube at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a-nxQ1je_Q

**Thanks to Chaitanya for the photos**

In recent times, many friends, family members and clients have expressed how life is seemly more difficult.  Many are concerned with issues of the environment, the financial outlook in the world and the general state of affairs on the planet.

I am no different from anyone else.  What I do have are some skills under my belt to help me stay balance, focused and continually loving through these times (in other words, not blame others for my life challenges).

For instance, during a busy and pressured workday, I would remind myself to stop and breathe, periodically.  A few minutes of deep breathing simply interrupts the mundane actions that I make and reminds my body to calm down and relax.  It brings oxygen to my eyes, and helps to bring clarity to my vision and my mind. Sometimes, I couple my breathing with some stretches and movement to help the body relieve any static tensions.

Another method I use often to help myself through any stressful times is the self-healing practice in Angelic Reiki.  It is simple, yet effective and helps to address any stress that may originate on a deeper level.  For instance, an issue around survival and having enough money, may be connected to the lack of self-worth and self-love.  Whether we are conscious of where the source of stress lies, Angelic Reiki will address the concern. Just a simple laying of hands on one’s self for about 5 to 10 minutes, gives a refreshed feeling of lightness in the body and mind and a renewed sense of strength and purpose to carry through one’s intentions in life.  One can use the self-healing method as many times as it is needed.

If a person has a deep-seated issue that they have been working on for some time, they may wish to receive Angelic Reiki.  In Angelic Reiki, the giver is simply asking the Divine Angelic Realm to be present and to help this person.  Angels have a higher perspective and the individual information of our human pain and suffering.  During a session, these Divine Beings, may help to intercept the ongoing pattern which may have its origins from a past life/karmic and/or multidimensional connections. Hence, true change may occur.

Since having been introduced to Angelic Reiki.  I feel that my own personal journey in life has been much smoother and easier.  The feeling of being alone in all my challenges is behind me and I feel profound love and nurturing that my guides give me and feel completely supported by them.  As I have built this amazing relationship with them, I feel at ease in making decisions and have much less negative thought forms and angst of the way of life on the planet these days.

Why not empower yourself today and experience the gifts of Angelic Reiki?  Here are a few ways:

For anyone who is curious and would simply like to have a “taste” of what Angelic Reiki is before investing too much into it, there are regular Angelic Reiki Share events in London.

For those who are attracted to Angelic Reiki and would like to book a session, there are available practitioners around the UK who are ready to give and share the work.

In order to do your own self-healing, you would need to receive the Angelic Reiki Levels 1 & 2 attunements.   This is achieved over a weekend workshop.  After the course, you may give Angelic Reiki sessions either for your own personal interest or professionally.  A certificate is given at the end of the course.

For any questions regarding any of the above for Angelic Reiki, please contact:

Tanja Gower

Email:  tanja@schoolofawakening.com

Perhaps you are wondering how to possibly find this space inside.

Below are some suggestions for Awaken your Inner Goddess ~

1.  Take really good care of  your body.  Eat as healthfully as possible (organic ideally).  Watch for allergy triggers: sugar, dairy, wheat, etc.  Use natural remedies whenever possible.  Be sure to get enough sleep.  It is also important to dress as beautifully and femininely as possible to embody your Inner Goddess.

2.  Exercise daily  ~ Walking, running, dancing, swimming, yoga etc.  Whatever you enjoy.  Spending time in Nature, whenever possible, is also nourishing.

3.  Dance is one of the best ways to enliven and open your body to a sacred energy  flow.  *Awakening Aphrodite through Sacred Movement and *Tantric Sacred Dance are immensely helpful in awakening our Inner Goddess.

4.  Remember to breathe deeply allowing the breath to awaken aliveness and pleasure in you.  Bring heightened awareness  to your senses, allowing life to enter you deeply through seeing , tasting, hearing, smelling and feeling.  Awaken your goddess  through pleasure.

5.  Touch and hug more, allowing your love to flow and be expressed.  Gratitude for your life brings out the goddess in you.

6.  Take complete responsibility for your life.  Blaming dis-empowers us and keeps us stuck.

7.  Keep your communication clean and clear.  Be courageous.   Don’t let issues fester.  Take a break, come back, and share from an uncharged heartful space.  This can help resentments from building and polluting our minds and energy fields.

8.  Uplift  your mind with inspiring, enlightening books and films.

9.  Meditate daily.  Find time, even if only for short 20 minute periods.  Find a method  that  suits you particularly and practice it a minimum of 21 times, ideally for 3 months for the greatest transformational results.  *Tantric Meditations we can practice on our own are exceptional for awakening our Inner Goddess.

10.  Participate in *groups, workshops and receive *healing sessions to assist you in working through issues.

11.  Join *Women’s groups and *Goddess Circles that support your evolving into your ultimate potential.

12.  Take time to relax, nurture and love yourself.  Have fun, be playful.

As a bonus, When we are honouring of ourselves, we will attract men who can recognize us for the Goddesses that we are.   Explore moving deeply into the practice of *Tantra  with a partner, rooted firmly in your goddess self.  It can then become natural to experience the potential of divine love and bliss inherent in the meeting between a man and a woman.

* suggested groups or sessions with an asterisk * are available with Vibha and through the School of Awakening.

Ma Deva Vibha has been working and teaching internationally in the fields of Tantra and Colour Light Therapy since 1990. She was initiated by the Enlightened Mystic, Osho in India in 1979.  She lived there, immersing herself totally in the world of meditation and inner transformation, for 25 years. During those years Vibha was also trained and certified through the Academy of Healing Arts, the Institute of Love and Consciousness, the School of Mysticism and the Meditation Academy of the Osho Multiversity. She has extensively trained in Tantra with many teachers. Most notably with Mahasattvaa Ma Ananda Sarita from the School of Awakening.  She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology (USA).  Additionally, Vibha offers Tantric Workshops; Awakening Aphrodite for Women, Tantric Sacred Dance, Tantric Mysteries for Women, Colour Light Therapy and Energy Healing. Ongoing classes and workshops offered.  www.schoolofawakening.com

For more information and bookings  please contact Vibha :  vibha@schoolofawakening.com or 07796675215

Aisho Retreat:  Mahabaleshwar, India

With Uzeu-San and Sarita

Three months before the retreat started, I wrote an email to Sarita saying that I couldn’t afford to come as I didn’t have enough money to cover the costs. I received an answer few days later: “To me, money is energy, so, I read that you don’t have enough energy to come….Is that the case?”

It suddenly occurred to me that, yes, I had plenty of energy and good will to be part of that retreat and money couldn’t be a valid reason not to be there. Although my mind was trying to convince me that my finances were too low, something in me decided to Trust and move accordingly…

The retreat started on 3 February. We were 60 people from 11 different countries. In my position as DJ I had organised all my music selection and felt very fortunate to be sitting right beside master Uezu-San. Just like the previous retreat in France, the quality of silence that I experienced defies any description. Perhaps, even more so this time as I could feel his physical presence so close to my body.

There was, however, one thing that my mind was busy with, a chronic bronchitis that had started three months before. I was still coughing a lot of mucus, and my chest was congested, which made it hard to breathe fully.

One afternoon, as participants were having a pause, Master Uezu-San placed his hands on my chest, exactly in the area where I was having trouble breathing. After a short time, I started to feel heat and a very unusual sensation, as if all of my mucus, was being sucked away by his hands.  When he removed his hands, I immediately coughed, sneezed, and blew my nose, releasing all the mucus left in my body. I could breathe again, it really felt like a re-birth and the bronchitis hasn’t returned to this day.

During the retreat, we had various sessions, all very powerful and healing. Besides the usual “Dhamma Ball” and “Heart Chakra” meditations, we also had wonderful “live music” events led by Shivananda, a Bhajan and Heart songs master…I found those musical gatherings so special in bringing participants together in playfulness and simplicity.

Fergus in Satori

Also, very much loved and appreciated was the walk to the top of the cliffs, a short distance from the resort. We gathered there a couple of times at dawn, in silence as the sun was rising. What a stunning sight! One participant later shared he had a profound experience, known as “Satori” or glimpse of the “No-Mind” state, dissolving for a moment in universal consciousness…

Then, we were all blessed with sacred moments like “Shaktipat” which traditionally refers to offering all our suffering and misery to the master who Himself transforms it and releases it back to us in the form of universal, unconditional love…In this case, both Sarita and Uezu-San were offering Shaktipat. To me, they symbolised in a very real way the embodiment of pure Yin and Yang energy, dancing in unison, in unwavering balance.

Another powerful moment was the “Energy Darshan” where participants received a direct transmission from both Sarita and Uezu-San. A special Aisho balm was created, carrying Uezu-San and Sarita’s blessing. Uezu-San spiralled around the third eye (or Ajna chakra) whereas Sarita was stroking upward from the third eye in a vertical motion. It was obvious that everyone was profoundly touched by this unique transmission. The impact was awesome. I was witnessing Sarita and Uezu-San as two empty beings, channelling Divine Source Energy.

Monkeys join Francis for morning meditation

Perhaps it is because the retreat was being held in India that the whole group could so easily receive this immense energetic offering – India is well known to carry the fragrance of mysticism and spiritual experiences of all kinds. Or perhaps it is the ability of Sarita and Uezu-San to “channel” any past masters that have lived and contributed to expand people’s consciousness.  The energy field created during that retreat was incredibly vibrant, full of love, compassion, dance and laughter…Full…Yet one could also experience the deep Void, the vast emptiness, the magnificent stillness in moments of silence. I believe those moments have nurtured all of us participants to the very core of our hearts and spirits…

I am so grateful that I found in Sarita and Uezu-San, the masters that I have been longing for, perhaps, for lives altogether…Or shall I say, I am so grateful that they finally found me!…

This retreat was, for me, a rare opportunity to experience the unconditional love, total understanding and immense compassion of two individuals who have come to realise who they are, in the deepest sense…It was a rare blend of humour, devotion, godliness, silence and meditation. It was a unique combination of two different flavours, giving us the most exquisite, divine taste of how life can be lived in constant celebration.

Aisho was much more than a week long retreat. It was the manifestation of all the wisdom that has ever existed on Earth and still vibrates today. The wisdom of the East and the wisdom of the West. The wisdom of Male principle and the wisdom of Feminine energy.

Buddha statue at retreat centre in Mahabaleshwar

Many people have been transformed coming into contact with Sarita and Uezu-San…I see the Aisho project being another dawn of a wider, collective awakening that the Earth, and we human beings have been longing for…

Namaste…

Dhyan Niten

Malika and Sidika (the marketing team) tell the story of our first media weekend

Malika

Inviting the media to observe and experience what you do can be a gamble – it can be a quick way to reach thousands of people, but there’s always a chance they could misinterpret or misrepresent what you do. We decided to take that gamble and invited nine members of the media to Croydon Hall in January to observe and participate in Tantra singles and couples meditations, and experience the holistic healing we offer. Croydon Hall on the edge of Exmoor National Park in Somerset have been graciously hosting our residential groups for the last 10 years so we were very happy when they joined us in our invitation to the media.

The snow did its best to scupper us and with just a few days to go and Croydon Hall completely snowed in, it looked like we might have to cancel. Sarita, however, was adamant that we shouldn’t cancel because of the weather! Perhaps she whispered in the ear of the weather elementals – for amazingly two days before we were due to start, the temperature began to rise, and everyone finally made it in one piece. The Friday night started with a press conference, with Sarita and Suta answering questions.

The beautiful view from Croydon Hall once the snow had melted!

Saturday was Singles Tantra day – what would the media make of it?!! Much to my surprise, they all wanted to participate, which I thought was very brave of them, and I was also really happy that the journalists would get to taste for themselves the Tantra experience. It’s one thing reading (or writing) about Tantra or even photographing or asking someone how they experience it – it’s another thing entirely to actually experience it yourself. You could say it’s a bit like the difference between reading the ingredients on the wrapper of a bar of chocolate as opposed to unwrapping it, breaking off a piece, putting it on your mouth and letting it melt all over your tongue – savouring every subtle nuance of flavour….Mmmm! Only one of the journalists had done a Tantra group before, 10 years ago, so it was all pretty much new territory. Sarita and Suta planned a really beautiful group, including a meditation from the Vigyan Bhirav Tantra and the Meditation of Liberation – the stunning human yantra was captured on film at last! Well done Sidika for clambering up the ladder for the aerial shots!

Roxana, feeling herself as beauty, lying in the arms of godliness - her beloved Vincent!

We were all kept on our toes with a packed schedule of interviewing and session giving, which included our wonderful therapists giving 36 sessions in two days!!

The Croydon Hall chefs surpassed themselves on Saturday evening and presented us with a spectacular and absolutely delicious sushi banquet. The Q&A and sharing which followed gave our fantastic team of Tantra teachers the chance to share their wisdom and answer questions from journalists and the audience (including me!!), which they handled with grace and humour. An evening of spa and bar was most welcome at the end of a very busy day!

On Sunday, we experienced Couples Tantra. I took part in this day, and the presence of love and intimacy was so beautiful and so strong, I was blown away. We did such gorgeous meditations as the tea ceremony and Satyam Shivam Sundaram – with the women feeling themselves to be beauty, the men feeling themselves to be godliness, and the two meeting as Truth.

We ended the day with an extremely touching and beautiful candlelit ceremony, where we passed the flame of Tantra round our circle. All the journalists were without exception extremely touched by what they had experienced and all ready to go away and write movingly about their time at Croydon Hall.

Vibha lights the flame of Tantra

It was so wonderful to experience what an amazing team of therapists, teachers and organisers we have at the School of Awakening. This weekend was a complete unknown for us, but we all pulled together so well and gave the journalists a taste of the beauty and power of Tantra, which will really raise its profile in such a positive way. We felt we went some way to redress the stereotype of Tantra that is commonly portrayed in the media.

The weekend was filmed for the Holistic Channel and for Ambient Productions, and we will let you know when the documentaries and promo pieces are available and also when the articles come out.

With love,

Malika xxxxxxx

And a bit from Sidika too….

Wow…what a weekend! I was particularly touched on our first evening just before the press conference when we invited the film makers and journalists to introduce themselves. Robert shared that he and his colleague Nicola from the Holistic Channel were making a documentary about how Love transforms Consciousness – he gave a very moving and impassioned talk as to the necessity for this in our war-torn world. (I think Sarita wanted to adopt him as part of the Tantra team!) Then Merlina from Ambient Media shared about the documentary she would be making – a piece featuring original artwork and visual poetry based around her personal journey of discovery, exploring what Tantra is and how it relate to her own experiences. Finally the journalists introduced themselves, the publications they were writing for and a bit about their particular interest in Tantra and their writing angle. Although everyone who had been invited to participate in this media event had agreed in advance that they were very happy to be photographed, filmed and interviewed, it was good to hear that these journalists and film makers were here to support us in spreading this amazing work.

Verica receives the Chakra massage from Feri

As I wasn’t participating in most of the meditations, I was able to feast my eyes on the beauty around me as seasoned Tantric participants mixed with journalists and underwent the alchemy of Tantra. For much of the time during the Couples Day, I was happily behind the camera lens as Merlina had entrusted me with her camera so that I could film her participating. Years ago, I’d dreamed of making a beautiful, inspiring and transformative film and now I was getting a piece of the action. Some of the couples meditations had me misty-eyed – they were so beautiful and intimate. I really hope that the tenderness and love I saw between couples is conveyed on the video and allows viewers to get a real feeling of how powerful and beautiful this work is.

In between filming the group meditations, our valiant film-makers, packed up their gear and headed off for the Zen Room where we had set up a sessions clinic to allow the journalists to experience the various healing arts that the School teaches. A few choice shots with some willing models and then off to the Study (or should I say, Studio?) for filming interviews with teachers and practitioners.

Sarita and Supragya at the team meeting

We’ll be putting some video profiles on our website for the teachers and organisers so that people can get a better sense of who we are and what we are offering – and generally what a lovely bunch of people we are! There were some butterflies beforehand as for most of us this was our first time on camera. Lots of last minute coaching going on and questions such as ‘Is my hair OK?’ and ‘Do I look alright in this dress?’! You’ll be able to judge for yourself very soon as the clips will be appearing on our ‘About Us’ page.

On Sunday night, after we waved goodbye to the last of the media and some of the other participants, most of us retired to the spa to enjoy the saunas, steam room and flotation tank before flopping into bed.

Top row from left: Sidika, Malika, Islam, Suta, Tanja. Second row from left: Supragya, Sarita, Chintan, Roxana. And those on the floor from left: Verica, Vibha, Qiming

On Monday, as most of the School’s team were uncharacteristically assembled in one location, we had planned a team meeting. We tackled a very ambitious agenda including a review of the weekend, future plans for the School, marketing and business ideas brainstorming and a spontaneous photo shoot (see left)! Lots of ideas came bubbling up including other media events and all kinds of weird and wonderful offerings which we’ll be revealing to you in our newsletter, blog and website over the coming months…Watch this space!

Love to you,

Sidika

On the last weekend in November, I had the pleasure of holding a two day group with Sarita in London, “The Ecstasy of Tantra”, organised by Alternatives. We had a great team of experienced helpers to support us on this workshop, and in all there were about 55 participants, including many newcomers, taking a fast and deep journey.

We worked with the chakras as the map to this journey, which took us through many states – sexy, playful, dynamic, tender and magical. The group really opened up and dived right in, creating a tangible feeling of ecstasy and wonder in a short space of time. There was a noticeable shiny glow on people’s faces by the end of the weekend, and a beautiful feeling of togetherness – it took 10 minutes for the goodbye kiss to go round the circle!

The Chakra system

Comments from the group included:

“This is truly great stuff. We all need this”

“The course was wonderful and fulfilled all my needs and beyond”

“It gave me faith in life’s wonderfulness….and restored some confidence in me that there is LOVE in this world….I haven’t felt feelings of love, happiness, gratefulness, peace, grace for such a long time. I thought I have but after this course, those feeling seem nothing compared to how I feel right now. I thank god for bringing this wonderful weekend into my life!!!”

I notice that people are really able to move through their limitations and let go of their stresses more quickly these days, and reconnect with and remember our true nature. More and more people are exploring new ways, answering some calling – it is a heart-warming joy to witness and be part of this expansion. Long may it continue to spread!

With love,

Suta

Malika x

Tameer’s Uezusan tour report

Norway and France, October/November 2009

My visit to Norway started brilliantly after Ryan Air landed me at Torp airport and I caught the bus to Oslo.  The sun shone and the countryside on route was beautiful.  The air was cool, dry and clean – very pleasant after the English rain I left behind.

Champaka and Uezu San, Oslo bookshop event

But of course I went to be with Uezu San – not as a tourist.  The night before the workshop he spoke at an event hosted by a local sannyasin-run bookshop.  The room was prepared for about 70 people but more chairs were brought and by the time we started it was overflowing.  There was much interest and quite a few of the people decided to join the numbers booked for the workshop.  It was Uezu San’s first visit to Norway and the response was tremendous – especially in relation to the relatively small population.

Uezu San’s seminars are mostly a mixture of meditations, discourses and questions and answer sessions – so its good to make sure you have what you need to sit comfortably. But we also did the Osho Heart Chakra Meditation, which is very active. During on of these I felt that my body was just moving in sync with the other bodies while I watched – “all as one”!

In Europe Champaka translates Uezu San’s Japanese into English, so there were words for my mind to get hold of.  But while starting now to write about his words, I remember when I first heard Uezu San in Japan. There was no translation and each discourse was really another meditation.  But when my mind let go of struggling to absorb words it didn’t know, and when it let go of being pissed off by not being able to understand, then I saw Uezu San with no ego – as a simple man transmitting love.  It was enough!  What more can one look for in a master than a transmission of love?

Happy times in Oslo (with Tameer in the background!)

With Uezu San one receives a transmission that is beyond words.  But when Champaka translates the words, he describes the universal nature of religion and spirituality.  From him I heard that Christ consciousness = Buddha nature = god= our true selves = life = love.  He talks of Jesus and Buddha as being men with that enlightened consciousness, which is one.  And of course that gives us the opportunity to resonate with each of the words and notice which generates a positive or negative reaction.

Now I am clear that when Uezu San uses the word god he means the consciousness that is internal within each of us.  Though sometimes I observe myself reacting to words which are also used when worshiping a god as an external being, even though I know that is not what he means.  Then I also see many people from a Christian background resonating very positively to the same words, finding they can directly connect to their concept of god through Uezu San in a way that the traditional church does not offer.  As Uezu San teaches – Jesus, Buddha and other enlightened masters use different words appropriate for their time and for their audience – but the truth is one.

The Dhamma Ball Meditation practice that Uezu San teaches is very powerful in its own right, and easy to continue after the seminar.  But it becomes especially powerful when supported by Uezu San’s energy and presence.  He passes around the room during the meditation session laying his hands on people to offer healing and a transmission of energy.  It was in one such transmission that Sarita became enlightened, in May this year in Glastonbury.  In Norway many people described very strong and wonderful experiences during the meditations.  It was like they had broken through to new levels of bliss and awareness.  And at the end of the three days, everyone left looking radiant and looking forward to Uezu San’s next visit to Norway in the summer of 2010.

Sarita and Uezu San in France

I went straight from Norway to my beloved in France, so we could be together at Uezu San’s retreat in the Ardeche.  There with her I experienced an indescribable melange of love and meditation.  Sarita commented to my beloved she was getting an energy transmission at both the crown and the base chakras and I wonder if this will be the flavour of the six day workshop Uezu San and Sarita are teaching together in India in February – a powerful combination of Shiva consciousness and Shakti energy.

Love and blessings,

Tameer

Now, circumstances are provoking me to come out of the closet.

It is time for my secret to be revealed.

As with all revelations, there is a multifaceted story behind it. In the telling of this story, I bare heart and soul.

My friend Champaka, who together with his wife Ramya, guides the Sacred Japan Tour, has introduced me to two rare and unique enlightened beings, Kohrogi Sensei and Uezusan. I have studied with, hung out with, and adored Kohrogi Sensei for the past 16 years. And I met Uezusan 3 years ago on the first Sacred Japan Tour. Subsequently, I invited him to come and present his work for the first time in Europe. He came to Glastonbury in May 2009 where we did sacred sites touring and a meditation retreat. I love the direct simplicity of Uezusan’s approach, which centers on one method of meditation and one powerful message. His message is, “I am God. God is Love. You are God. Wake up to your true nature.” His method is called Dhamma Ball and is highly effective for opening the door to cosmic consciousness. I love to simply ‘be’ in his presence. He emits a perfume of transcendental wisdom, which is such a blessing to meditate with.

During his retreat in Glastonbury, he was moving around the room offering hands on healing to the roomful of people who were doing the Dhamma Ball Meditation. As he put his hands on my crown chakra, I disappeared as a self, moving through a portal into universal consciousness. Imagine the best orgasmic experience you have ever had, the greatest ecstasy, the most powerful love union. Now, magnify that about a thousand times through the whole body, with crown chakra dissolving into shooting stars, or the sun itself. All is light and love, pulsating ad infinitum. There is no time, no mind. Infinity is revealed as ever present. As this was happening, Uezusan announced loudly to the whole room, “God is now entering Sarita. She is one with universal consciousness.”

Uezusan and Sarita at Stonehenge

He then asked for the microphone to be placed in front of my mouth and requested me to speak. I felt like a virgin being asked to describe her first lovemaking experience as it was happening. It was beyond shocking to find my words echoing out into the crowded room. “All is light. Only Godliness is. Love is our very nature.”

After this, during questions and answers in the group, Uezusan was speaking about his enlightenment, and was careful to mention me in the same breath, as inhabiting the same space. When the group finished, my body went into chaos and became very sick with high fever. It took time to integrate the Glastonbury event. I was very busy with work, and was finally able to rest and recharge in the first two weeks of September. During this period I received an invitation to co-teach groups with Uezusan in 2010. I felt very honored to be invited to work alongside this great master and said “yes!” In my meditation I feel in deep psychic communion with him on an ongoing basis.

Uezusan

In early November, I went to France to take part in Uezusan’s Meditation Retreat. During this retreat, he went on showering me with his love and appreciation. He said, “I am Sarita and Sarita is me; we are one.”  He gave a long talk on the benefits of our combined teaching presence, as it is an experiment, which is happening for the first time, two enlightened people teaching together, a man and a woman, joining east and west, yin and yang. Uezusan and I spoke at length, through Champaka as translator, and he let me know that he would like to teach with me on a regular basis. He said he knew the first time we met that this would happen, that it was only a matter of time. When I am with him, I melt into a devotional way of being, which feels so delicious. His yang element is very powerful, and this becomes the perfect balance for my divine feminine nature.

And so, I find my life spinning into metamorphosis. Uezusan and I come from different backgrounds, and like two musicians playing different instruments, our combined presence creates magical music. I believe Uezusan is extremely courageous to merge his work with a Tantra teacher. As we all know, there are a lot of misconceptions, which abound in the world, regarding the path of Tantra. He appears to care more for truth, and less about his reputation, as he throws himself into this wild river of bliss. And I, in an ecstasy of abandon, find myself living in a world of ever expanding light and love, savoring his divine presence.

As one body can only do so much in our world of time and space, it looks like I will be sharing more of my Tantra work with my ‘dream team’ of Tantra Teachers who have worked with me over the last few years. This will take a clearer form from 2011. As my work with Uezusan increases, my presence in Tantra groups will become more rare, and therefore, something to be treasured. I adore the Tantra work and wish to keep nurturing this exquisite flowering.

With Uezusan, my contribution will be to offer ways of experiencing meditation in everyday life. This means essentially, meditation as a tool to bring transformation to body, mind, emotions and senses. I believe we will be able to touch and transform many more people through our combined presence. It is in fact, nothing short of a miracle to work together like this. We are calling our work Aisho, which means, ‘radiant love.’ I imagine I will be seeing many friends I know, as well as many new friends at Aisho events. We can have a good laugh together, and enjoy mysterious Leela, the Divine Play.

In the last group with Uezusan, some people were feeling confused about whether they should hug me, or namaste me. I started laughing, seeing this dilemma. Just to set the record straight, I still love to hug! Not only that, I still love to tell jokes! And guess what? I still love to cook fabulous meals and to watch funny movies!  In short, I enjoy ordinary and grounded enlightenment. If you see me floating up to heaven, please pull my feet to bring me back to earth. I am a lover of life. It is my sacrament to honor and worship this earth, this body, this moment.

Lotus from Okinawa

Uezusan and Sarita will be co-teaching together in 2010:

• 4–9 February, Mahabaleshwar, India-more info (Please book NOW if you would like to join this retreat, latest by 20th December)
• 21–23 April Okinawa Japan, (as part of the Sacred Japan Tour 2010) – more info
• 15-20 June, Ardeche, France
• 22–27 June, England
• 26–31 October, Paris, France

For more information: please contact info@schoolofawakening.com

These days there is such a sense of rapid change – sometimes unsettling, often inspiring, that calls for us to pay attention to the balance of activity and rest.

September brought an ‘Indian summer’ of some great beauty. I had a beautiful time on a six day silent retreat. It was so wonderful to slooow down, spend time without noise and be immersed in meditation – simply being with the breath, the senses.

After that I was at a Chateau in France for a week with Sarita and the Tantra team from the School of Awakening. We were held among the wooded hills with an impressive vista. It was exciting, hard work and fun to get together. The time was focused on learning and developing a little known method of Tantric massage from Kashmir, and also crafting a transformational new group process Tantra Man-Tantra Woman, which will be unveiled at Croydon Hall this week.

After many years as a massage professional with experience in dozens of methods, it was a very pleasant surprise to experience something new and really quite wonderful. The massage techniques were a joy to share and practice – they are very sensual and powerful – I will certainly be adding them to my menu of individual sessions and look forward to teaching them to others.

I also particularly enjoyed working with Shiva and Sangeet to create the part of the group where the men will all be together away from the women. After choosing Tantric precepts that we felt are essential, we developed the key practices and some dynamic rituals that will really help foster key qualities in a ‘Tantric Man’.

Working with these themes has really fired me up for the upcoming series of Tantra evenings for men in Bristol. I feel that this kind of gathering – where men can offer each other support and inspiration, move and express themselves in an authentic, conscious way and learn with and from each other – is what many men (and the women in their lives!) are really hungry for. I am really looking forward to stepping into a ’space’ with men and the distinct flavour, the particular atmosphere that emerges there.

Recently I have noticed a subtle change in some of the men’s events – a greater ease and willingness in connecting with other men. It will be interesting to see how widespread these shifts become through the wider society (and not just those who have been ‘working on themselves’). It could be that the times are calling for such an evolution. Who will be a part of the wave?

Namaste,

Suta

www.chooseblissnow.co.uk

Intrepid School of Awakening organisers Sidika, Malika and Tanja went to an international marketing seminar (recommended by ‘finger on the pulse’ Supragya, co-director of the school) in London earlier this month. We were hoping to hone our marketing skills to spread the word of Tantra to the world – but were expecting a hard hitting, business-like three days. Imagine our surprise, when the very first speaker, the free speaking (and rather sexy) Aussie, Kerwin Rae, spent the first hour of his presentation talking about meditation, alchemy and Tantra!! Kerwin is not only a multi-millionaire internet businessman, who started his business career selling horse manure (though he used a different term….) to his neighbours, but he is also a seasoned meditator and Tantrika.

Despite his millions and worldly success, there came a time in his life when he felt a deep emptiness, and set off on a year-long spiritual search. This took him from the heights of Machu Picchu, to the stillness of Vipassana, and then into Tantric techniques. He began to use this ancient knowledge, not only to deepen his inner world, but also to revolutionise his business life.

With the help of his business bible, “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill (the only book which never leaves his bed side) he began to use sexual energy to create wealth, and now advises his clients to do the same. Now he says he barely has to think of something before it becomes manifest in the world.

“Think and Grow Rich” was written over 70 years ago, and in it, reporter Napoleon Hill interviewed the wealthiest industrialists of the time, to find out their habits, their mindset and the secrets of their success. Chapter XI, which he said was the most important, is titled “The Mystery of Sex Transmutation”. It talks about how a build up of sexual energy, channeled not to orgasm, but focused through the mind with intention, can be used to create in the world, inspire genius, and manifest incredible financial wealth.

Normally when we feel sexual tension, we want to release it in some way – through sex, self-pleasuring or fantasy. But now Kerwin was explaining how through using Kundalini breathing – up the spine and down the front – propagating the sexual energy, then focusing it through the mind with conscious intent, anything can be created. So tension in the body – sexual or emotional – can be used as fuel to create whatever we want! This is what ‘in/tension’ is really all about!

Kerwin spoke eloquently on quantum physics, and its idea that various possibilities can take form at any time, they are just waiting for a conscious intention. The power that drives that conscious intention and focuses it through the mind is the strongest energy on the planet – sex!

Traditionally, circulation of sexual energy has been used to become closer to spirit and develop the inner world, but through intention and focus, it can be used to develop the outer world, in a balanced and satisfying way. We were very excited to learn that becoming more tantrically adept can help create wealth in the world!!

If you want to find out more about these ideas, check out “Think and Grow Rich” on Amazon.

And if you want to start building up your own sexual tension and transmuting it, why not come along to ‘Tantra Man, Tantra Woman‘  this October? Men and women will be separated into their own sex at the beginning of the five days, so they can really embody their male and female essence – creating a very strong sexual polarity – really building up that aforementioned tension -before coming together. Imagine it now, that moment when they meet, the possibilities, the intentions they might have – what could you create with that?!?! Explosive or what…….?!

Sidika, Malika and Tanja had their brains blown at the Ultimate Marketing Seminar, presented by Christopher Howard Training and thinkBiG Education, at the London Earls Court Ibis Hotel.