This is a posting of my experience so far of Tantra, from curry with a Tantra teacher and her husband in January to a twelve hour Tantric workshop one Saturday in March and beyond. I want to share a little on what I gained from this and why I think it might interest others with SA.
Back in January I found myself meeting up with a Tantra teacher and her husband for a curry in Islington. What was I doing ? As a socially anxious person do I really want to meet two strangers for curry, and then talk about Tantric sex in a public place. No I didn’t at that moment but Id RSVP’d yes on meetup, and Id already decided to myself that whenever I did that Id go through with the meeting, no last minute pull outs allowed. Id kept to that policy for a few weeks and thought that changing it now would lead to a slew of pullouts from me and a failed start to my 2010 adventures. I kept to that when I noticed during the day an email saying the venue had changed at the last minute.
When I arrived at the restaurant I told the waitress I was expecting to meet two friends for dinner, as I scanned the restaurant when saying this I felt my face redden, this was already proving a stressful experience. Stepping outside I called the mobile number I had been given. R answered and said she and her husband were just over the road and would see me in a minute.
After sitting down and choosing the food with some recommendations from R and V I wasn’t feeling comfortable. Here I was sitting opposite an attractive young woman who kept talking about Tantric sex with our hovering waitress in clear earshot. Yes I was impressed how she had travelled all over India and visited the famous erotic temple carvings and the headquarters of an organisation I had already had contact with, studied under an expert in Tantra and was now looking to setup her own workshops. But this was a public space and I had never talked about or experienced Tantra at all, I didn’t go out to dinner with people let alone this conversation ! I think I started sending out nervous vibes because R started looking a bit uncomfortable as well.
However at some point I began to feel comfortable and the conversation began to flow a lot more easily, we all began to smile at each other and relax, maybe it was the beer, maybe it was V starting a geeky conversation at one point, whatever we chatted and got on well with each other by the end of the evening. We parted with a friendly kiss and I headed off into the Islington evening, my 2010 adventures were under way….
Anon
