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Porn vs Tantra – Disturbing Facts About Modern Day Sex We Should All Consider

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http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/12/01/porn-vs-tantra-disturbing-facts-about-modern-day-sex-we-should-all-consider/ *Photo is called “Shiva and Shakti” and was done by AlicePopkorn Admittedly, this is a touchy subject for most people, with opinions ranging vastly in degree and ferocity. Not everyone is going to like the theory that porn may be psychologically detrimental, but is important to consider the notion nevertheless. For instance, some studies have found associations between watching pornography and a decrease in the volume of grey matter in certain regions of the brain. More concerning to me, however, are the expectations about sex that porn seems to program into us. Porn makes sex entirely about the physical, about the orgasm, instead of the connection and energy exchange that can happen when both parties are emotionally and spiritually present. What we see, we repeat and desire. An image of what sex is has been laid out f...

Tantra Is The Opposite Of Porn – Learning How To Actually Be Intimate – Collective Evolution

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http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/03/12/tantra-is-the-opposite-of-porn/ What if studying tantra could heal our addiction to porn? What if tapping into our natural abilities to experience ecstasy changes everything? I was really nervous when I first realized that I wanted to teach Tantra. What would people think? Would they be offended? Talking about sex is such a no-no. I live in a very small conservative community, so how was this going to work? But then a good friend said to me, “Do you realize what you’re offering people? Tantra is essentially the OPPOSITE of porn .” Once I realized this, I never looked back! Porn is a funny thing. Despite some opinions, I don’t believe it is inherently evil. Lots of people truly enjoy watching porn, including many couples who use it together to have a new experience. Yet it is seemingly undeniable that there are some real dark sides to porn. Besides the obvious violence and anything involving children, ther...