Breathing tantra

The Gentle Art of Breath — Rediscovering Its Power in Life and Tantra

🌿 A doorway opened when I needed it most

I had known about breathwork for years. But in one of the hardest moments of my life — full of stress and resistance — a video appeared: “Magical Breath.”
The teacher said:
“You think you need endless effort for a breakthrough. But once you breathe consciously, life itself will begin to move you forward.”
Skeptical but curious, I tried. And everything started changing almost immediately.

🌿 From survival mode to grounded confidence

After just one practice:
• 📞  People called with unexpected opportunities.
• 🤝  New partners appeared with whom everything clicked.
• 💬  Even a long family conflict began to heal.
The old survival mode was gone.
Instead, I felt: “I can. I am supported. I will manage.”

🌿 Why I share these practices

I don’t want to keep this to myself.
I share because breath can help right now:
•✨ For calm, better sleep, and relief from stress or fear.
•⚡ For energy, motivation, and breaking through procrastination or apathy.

Two simple practices — one calming, one activating — can become tools you always carry with you.

🧘‍♀️ Practice 1: Breath for calming and restoration

For relaxation, anxiety relief, and sleep.
Steps:
1. Sit or lie down with a straight back. Close your eyes.
2. Inhale slowly through your nose — belly → chest → collarbones.
3. Exhale gently through the nose.
4. Imagine colored lights turning on at each energy center as you inhale, dimming on the exhale.
5. Do 10 breaths like this.
6. After the tenth exhale, empty the lungs and hold for 30 sec.
7. Inhale fully, then hold on the inhale for 30 sec.
8. Next round: 12 breaths + 40 sec holds.
9. Third round: 15 breaths + 50 sec holds.
💡 No rigid rules. You can design your own rhythm. The key is simply to increase gradually.
After finishing, rest 5–10 minutes and notice how your body feels.

🔥 Practice 2: Breath for activation and breakthrough

For energy, courage, and breaking resistance.
Steps:
1. Begin the same way as the calming practice (10–12 breaths).
2. After the last exhale, hold the breath out for 30–40 sec.
3. Inhale fully, then hold on the inhale for the same time.
4. Next round: 15 breaths.
5. Switch to mouth breathing — deep, powerful, audible. Do 15–17 breaths.
6. After the final exhale, hold for 50 sec, then inhale and hold again.
7. Repeat several sets as you feel able.
💡 Again, no rigid structure. Adjust the number of breaths and holds to your own capacity.
Often, energy starts moving: shaking, stretching, emotions rising. Trust it. Let the body release.

🌿 Breath in Tantra Massage — 4 levels of depth

1. Awareness — simply noticing the breath.
2. Supporting the breath — finding ways to breathe more freely (chest opening, small movements).
3. Breathing into the body — sending breath to specific areas, awakening sensitivity.
4. Movement & embodiment — combining breath with subtle muscle work or spontaneous movement.
• For men: engaging the pelvic floor to push energy upward from the genitals.
• For women: deep relaxation, letting energy flow downward, supported by spontaneous movements, sound, and imagery.

💡 The secret: patience. The body has its own rhythm. When we wait and listen, energy begins to move by itself.

🌿 A story of rediscovering sensitivity

One woman told me she could not feel much with her partner, could not reach orgasm, and relied only on strong vibrators. But vibrators overstimulated her, leaving her numb in natural intimacy.
During a very slow, almost still Yoni massage, I simply rested a finger in one place. Nothing more.
To her surprise, sensitivity began to awaken naturally. She realized she didn’t need force, pressure, or devices. Presence and patience were enough. From that moment, the possibility of deeper, expansive orgasmic states opened for her.

🌿 Ancient roots

In Tantric and Taoist traditions, Breath was always central — a must-have practice.
No practitioner could advance without mastering it.
The principle was never quick release.
It was:
• First, enter deep calm.
• Then, work with sexual energy from that still, grounded state.
This way, energy could:
• flow through the whole body,
• expand sensitivity,
• prolong and deepen pleasure.

🌿 Conclusion and invitation

Breath is the number one tool in Tantra.
It restores balance, heals, deepens sensitivity, and opens new dimensions of pleasure.
And most importantly: the results are sustainable.
Once discovered, Breath remains with you — as a resource, as strength, as a path to yourself.
👉 Try these practices at home.
👉 And if you wish to go deeper, I invite you to a series of Tantra sessions — where Breath becomes your key to transformation.

By Svitlana Textoris

Categorised in: About Tantric Massage, Body-Mind Connection, Breathwork, Info For Men, Info For Women

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