Synopses & Reviews
A tantric massage practice for awakening and enhancing womenandrsquo;s innate sensual, emotional, and spiritual energies andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andbull; Provides emotional healing by releasing traumatic memories stored in the yoni andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andbull; Includes exercises that use sexual energy to cleanse and stimulate the chakras andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andbull; Empowers women to draw strength and radiant vitality from the restored connection to their innermost core andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andldquo;Yoniandrdquo; is the Sanskrit word for the female genitalia, describing not only the anatomy but also encompassing the energetic and spiritual dimensions. While a yoni massage offers women the opportunity to enhance their sexuality, Michaela Riedl shows that the effects of this practice are much more profound and have ramifications affecting every area of life. Long held inhibitions in the West about sexuality and the shame and guilt associated with the sexual zones of the body have created deep-seated barriers that prevent individuals from fully expressing themselves. The practices provided in andlt;Iandgt;Yoni Massageandlt;/Iandgt; are designed to allow women to overcome these barriers and reconnect to their innermost core and deepest feminine nature. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Yoni massage is not simply a hands-on technique but involves the conscious direction of energy throughout the body through deep breathing and visualization. It provides women the ability to cleanse and energetically stimulate the chakras as well as achieve emotional healing by releasing the traumatic pain that often becomes seated in the yoni. The author explains that the relegation of this important spiritual and energetic center to a andldquo;private partandrdquo; hinders the process of enlightenment. Once women are able to be in touch with their yoni energy, their connection to the entire web of life is restored to its rightful place. andnbsp;
Review
"Yoni massage offers women the opportunity to enhance their sexuality and is actually a long-held practice. . . . new age and health collections will find it intriguing."
Review
"Yoni massage offers women the opportunity to enhance their sexuality and is actually a long-held practice. . . . new age and health collections will find it intriguing." < i=""> The Midwest Book Review <> , June 2009
Synopsis
A tantric massage practice for awakening and enhancing women's innate sensual, emotional, and spiritual energies
- Provides emotional healing by releasing traumatic memories stored in the yoni
- Includes exercises that use sexual energy to cleanse and stimulate the chakras
- Empowers women to draw strength and radiant vitality from the restored connection to their innermost core
"Yoni" is the Sanskrit word for the female genitalia, describing not only the anatomy but also encompassing the energetic and spiritual dimensions. While a yoni massage offers women the opportunity to enhance their sexuality, Michaela Riedl shows that the effects of this practice are much more profound and have ramifications affecting every area of life. Long held inhibitions in the West about sexuality and the shame and guilt associated with the sexual zones of the body have created deep-seated barriers that prevent individuals from fully expressing themselves. The practices provided in Yoni Massage are designed to allow women to overcome these barriers and reconnect to their innermost core and deepest feminine nature.
Yoni massage is not simply a hands-on technique but involves the conscious direction of energy throughout the body through deep breathing and visualization. It provides women the ability to cleanse and energetically stimulate the chakras as well as achieve emotional healing by releasing the traumatic pain that often becomes seated in the yoni. The author explains that the relegation of this important spiritual and energetic center to a "private part" hinders the process of enlightenment. Once women are able to be in touch with their yoni energy, their connection to the entire web of life is restored to its rightful place.
Synopsis
The tantric practices in "Yoni Massage" can help women overcome inhibitions about sexuality that have prevented them from fully expressing themselves.
About the Author
Michaela Riedl studied tantric massage at the Diamond Lotus Institute in Berlin and then refined the yoni and lingam massage techniques developed by Annie Sprinkle and Joseph Kramer, founder of the Erospirit Research Institute in California. She directs the AnandaWave Massage Center in Cologne, Germany, which offers workshops in tantric massage as well as seminars and counseling for experiencing sexuality in a healing way.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;PREFACEandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Introduction andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;1andnbsp;andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andlt;Bandgt; Female Sexuality andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;EXPLORING THE YONI andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Touching the Labia andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Touching the Clitoris andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Massaging the Goddess Spot andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Exercise for the Muscles of the Pelvic Floor andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Massaging the Uterus andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Entering into Energetic Contact with the Uterus andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Entering into Energetic Contact with the Ovaries andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;GENDER SIMILARITIES IN ANATOMY AND SEXUALITY andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;MOON TIME--THE FEMALE CYCLE andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Encountering Menstruation andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;THE FEMALE ORGASM andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Exercises to Increase Desire andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Exercises with the Yoni Egg The Self-Love Ritualandlt;/Iandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;2andnbsp;andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; andlt;Bandgt;Energetic and Spiritual Basics andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;YIN AND YANG andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Becoming Conscious of the Energy Cycle in the Body andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Becoming Aware of the Flow of Energy in the Yoni andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;THE CHAKRAS andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Cleaning and Energetically Stimulating the Chakras andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;BREATHING AND CONSCIOUSNESS andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Preparatory Breathing Exercises andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Deep Pelvic Breathing andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Chest Breathing andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Upper Chest or Collarbone Breathing andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Combined Breathing andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Alternate-Nostril Breathing andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;The Tantric Breath of Fireandlt;/Iandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;BREATHING DURING YONI MASSAGE andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Breathing in the Microcosmic Orbit andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Experiencing the Big Draw andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF TANTRA andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;3andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; andlt;Bandgt;The Yoni Massageandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;THE REFLEXOLOGY ZONES OF THE YONI andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;THE YONI MASSAGE--PHASE BY PHASE andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Phase 1: Honoring the Shakti andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Phase 2: The Preparatory Full-Body Massageandnbsp; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Phase 3: Awakening Desire andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Phase 4: Opening the Yoni Flowerandnbsp; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Phase 5: Stimulating the Pearlandnbsp; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Phase 6: Entering the Temple andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Phase 7: Stimulating the Goddess Spot andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Phase 8: The Finale andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Phase 9: Saying Farewell andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;CONCLUDING THOUGHTS andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Appendix Experience Reports andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;The Origin and History of Yoni Massage andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Notes andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Further Reading andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Acknowledgments andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;About the Author andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Index andlt;/Bandgt;