Tantric Therapy is Self-Healing

Tantra is one of the way to heal and release many traumas.

The American Psychological Association (APA) defines trauma as "any disturbing experience that results in significant fear, helplessness, dissociation, confusion, or other disruptive feelings intense enough to have a long-lasting negative effect on a person’s attitudes, behavior, and other aspects of functioning.

When faced with trauma, the body activates defense mechanisms of fight, flight, or freeze, creating a lens through which the entire world appears chaotic. Trust in the safety and predictability of the world is shattered, leading to a constant sense of being unprotected.

Tantra offers holistic healing as traumatic experiences can impact a person on various levels: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. On a physical level, trauma becomes trapped in the body. Tantra employs techniques such as "safe touch, breath, body massage, de-armoring" to facilitate the release of this trapped energy from the body.

On a psychological level, individuals who have experienced trauma often grapple with overwhelming emotions and may adopt limiting beliefs. Tantra provides a framework for individuals to engage with their emotions through self-regulation and encourages the adoption of more empowering beliefs. Spiritually, trauma survivors may feel fragmented and disconnected. Tantra, with its emphasis on wholeness and divineness in everything, offers practitioners a path to spiritual awakening. The healing process involves the client re-establishing feelings of safety and gradually releasing the shields and armors they had developed as protective mechanisms. References:

• VandenBos, G. R. (2007). APA dictionary of psychology. American Psychological Association.

• Taku, K., Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2008). Journal of Traumatic Stress: Official Publication of The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, 21(2), 158-164.