Ipsalu Tantra isn’t just a practice.

Many think of Tantra as a way to enhance their sexuality. While that is an amazing benefit of practicing Tantra, that’s only part of the picture.

Ipsalu Tantra isn’t just a practice. It is method of spiritual advancement as derived from a sophisticated lineage of yogic masters of the ancient world. These methods enable us to cultivate the energy of our bodies (physical, energetic), mind and soul, so we can blossom into our authentic natures. By doing so, we can more joyfully and skillfully engage in our contemporary world. By recognizing our power within the quantum field of love and light, and the influences we can have within it, we can master positive change in our own lives and of the world.

Ipsalu Tantra Kriya Yoga is a unique approach within the variety of Tantric paths, a system for safely activating your cosmic consciousness—Kundalini. “Ipsalu” means “going beyond desires.” The ego mind believes having its desires fulfilled will bring happiness but that is seldom true. The Soul lives in bliss. By identifying more and more with your divine nature, you release your desires and discover who you truly are.

Ipsalu Tantra is the Pink Tantra, and it is important to understand why. Tantra is a vast science that is practiced by a number of lineages around the world.

White Tantra is practiced by those who seek a specifically spiritual experience. They focus primarily on upper energy centers (chakras), including heart, throat, third eye and crown, and conduct practices that enable them to unite with Spirit. For White Tantric practicioners, transcending the physical realm is key to their spiritual growth. On the other hand, Red Tantra practitioners focus on the lower body chakras (including root, sexual and power), and the physical, sensual arts in order to generate and master sexual, life-force energy for deep physical experiences and physically energetic growth.  For them, the spiritual realms are of secondary concern.

Ipsalu Tantra Kriya Yoga understands the value of cultivating both the physical and the spiritual energy, and provides techniques that engage all chakras. Practitioners are encouraged to fully immerse into the physical aspects of their being by harnessing and cultivating the use of their vital life-force energy (sexual energy), as well as their spiritual aspects by healing their hearts and opening the crown chakra for a deeper connection with Spirit.  This results in a life in which we are fully in our bodies and on earth, while maintaining a connection with and awareness of the spiritual energy that exists in all things. Conscious of our multidimensional nature, we are less affected by outside circumstance and more present and accepting of what is, and loving all of it.

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What will I gain?

As you progress in the practice of Ipsalu Tantra, you will grow in many ways: physically, emotionally and spiritually. The practice will help you become:

  • More sensitive and intuitive

  • More creative and authentic

  • More loving and compassionate

  • More joyful and connected

You will reclaim your hidden magnificence, your Inner Truth. You will discover Divinity in your Humanness. You will expand your capabilities and possibilities, discovering parts of yourself that had been paralyzed by limiting unconscious beliefs. You will become free from bondage to your past and your programming. And you will learn to be comfortable with yourself and others. Your intimate relationships will enter a dimension you could not have imagined.

And these benefits last for a lifetime.

There is much more. See the Course Descriptions to learn what benefits each Course provides.

  • The Paradigm

    The Ipsalu Paradigm is a way of looking at life, a way of being in the world, an invitation to explore. It is based on experience rather than beliefs or borrowed knowledge. It doesn’t claim to be absolute truth, since understanding keeps expanding. This is a way of looking at life and your place in the world, that empowers you, expands your awareness, dissolves limitations, reminds you of your Divine birth-right.If you choose to live from this perspective, you will transform your life.

    We offer a path to heal the encultured attitude that sexual energy compromises spiritual advancement. · Learn instead to use that powerful energy to accelerate your progress. If you resonate with these twelve perspectives, you will feel at home in Ipsalu.

  • The Practice

    The Practice taught to Ipsalu students includes some of the most powerful techniques in the world, drawn from several tantric traditions: yogic, Taoist, Tibetan, Osho. With consistent practice, they can expand your awareness into profoundly blissful states. This leaves you relaxed and joyful, ever closer to your Authentic Self.

    Ipsalu Tantra offers a safe, comprehensive, and step-by-step path to learn this ancient practice. You don’t need a partner to embark on this journey. In fact, most of the work that you will do will be individual work. Ipsalu is a daily practice for many of us. If you’re wondering “How will I make time?” you are not alone. Many of us started doing the practice a couple times a week, and as we saw the benefits, we made time for it each day.

  • The Process

    The Process of evolving in consciousness moves step-by-step, opening energy channels and chakras in a sequence that is safe, efficient and highly effective. A series of carefully designed courses guide you on your journey of discovery. with emotional clearing that goes deep into old trauma and clears away residue and blocks, leaving healing energies free to flow.

    Ipsalu Tantra offers a series of courses, 3 to 7 days long, often in beautiful locations. There is personalized support for participants at every level. The Courses are based on techniques from the Kriya Yoga, Tibetan and Taoist traditions. This is a step-by-step process that is safe, powerful and effective, leading to deep fulfillment and self-discovery.

the ipsalu formula and method

The Ipsalu Formula

There is a method, unique to Ipsalu Tantra, for attuning to Bliss. It is a formula that works in all circumstances, if you are willing to relax into it. It quickly brings groups of strangers into a loving blissful connection, as well as couples, especially when they combine the practice with their lovemaking. It brings an individual into Bliss at any time, in any place.
Initially it may take an hour or more of techniques to feel blissful. With a few months of regular practice you can reach Bliss in a few moments. “The Ipsalu Formula: A Method for TantraBliss” clarifies why and how the formula works. These are simple but powerful techniques, taken from several spiritual traditions. They quickly open the body/mind to its highest potential.

Here is the essence of the formula to make the core of your daily practice. This is the sequence that creates the magic: It can be summed up as the acronym ASATE, which stands for:

  • First: Activate energies in the body.

  • Second: Still the mind.

  • Third: Arouse sexual energy.

  • Fourth: Transmute passion.

  • Fifth: Enjoy the TantraBliss.

There are many methods of arousing sexual energy without sexual activity, including breathing practices, bandhas (body locks) or movement. Ipsalu Tantra will teach you how to use this force for spiritual advancement.

The Mystical Forces that Guide the Ipsalu Mission

babaji nagaraj leader of kriya yoga

Babaji Nagaraj

The capstone of the science of Kriya Yoga is the Cosmic Cobra Breath, a precious gift to humankind from Mahavatar Babaji Nagaraj. This ancient breath technique was long held secret because of its great power. It prepares the mind and body for the safe, controlled movement of kundalini.

Babaji is the source of the Ipsalu work. Born in 203 AD, he was initiated at an early age into the mysteries of Kundalini Yoga. He retired to a Himalayan cave, absorbed in intense yoga practice, finally to emerge “laughing at the limitations of death.” He has retained his form through the centuries, guiding the spiritual development of those who seek his help. He is not at all interested in gathering a following, and lives in seclusion in the Himalayas, in an ashram known only to a few advanced students. Babaji has made a commitment to remain on the planet assisting people to reach enlightenment until every Soul has completed that journey. Babaji added his enhancements to the Kundalini Yoga, renaming it Kriya. The Kriya tradition had been lost to the world during the Dark Ages. It was restored in the mid-1800s by Babaji.

If you practice the Cobra Breath, you attune yourself to Babaji, as he is the physical manifestation of that energy. It is a pure expression of unconditional love. You might find, in deep meditation, that you will get a glimpse of him or feel his presence. Some people want a guru-figure to assist in their spiritual evolution. Some enjoy having a highly evolved friend and role model. Babaji is very available and his presence brings some of life’s sweetest moments.

“Babaji” means “honored father.” “Nagaraj” means “King of the serpent,” referring to Kundalini which is often represented in serpent form.

Devotional chanting of the mantra “OM KRIYA BABAJI NAMAH AUM,” when used in conjunction with the powerful yantra which represents his energy, will call in the assistance of the Himalayan master directly.

osho tantra master from india enlightened mystic

Osho ~ Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

Osho was an enlightened mystic, a Tantra master from India, whose profound knowledge and wisdom has impacted millions of people around the world. His discourses have been transcribed into over 650 books (64 million words) in print!

He teaches about freedom, love, enlightenment, and how to heal our lives from the inside out. His emphasis on emotional healing sets him apart from other yogis. He said that Tantra begins where yoga leaves off.
Therapies from every western modality were offered at his ashram. His approach was psychological, not philosophical, existential not theoretical. The meditation techniques that he devised are psychotherapeutic because that is where most of us must begin.

Osho left his body in 1990, and yet the numbers of people who study his teachings continue to grow. His wisdom takes you beyond time, beyond the mind, for a glimpse of enlightenment.

Osho was one of the world’s best known and respected spiritual masters. He was also one of the most revolutionary and controversial. The words he used and the techniques he devised were specifically tailored to meet the needs of thousands of spiritual seekers from all over the world.

Countless statements from his vast outpouring could be invaluable quotations. The following is his response to a question about Shaktipat, energy infusion from a master as a short-cut. Here he is urging people to do their spiritual practice (sadhana), including emotional clearing, if they hope to attain enlightenment.

“A man never gets less than he deserves. It is the justice of universal law. You get as much as you are prepared for. If you don’t get it, you are lacking in preparation. We always get according to our own worthiness.
The ordinary man forever wants to get something for free, but nothing is ever obtained free. Many a time we come to know afterwards how expensive the free gift turned out to be. Never try to obtain anything for free. The greatest price we pay is through our sadhana. We always should be ready to pay the price. The more we show our readiness to pay the price, the more worthy we become.” Quote from “The Mystic Experience”

An Emerging Paradigm

Secrets of Tantra Bliss

The Eternal Now, being fully present in the moment, is the ultimate treasure of the Tantric journey.

Through the practice of Ipsalu Tantra you prepare your body and mind as a dwelling place for God, as a place where your Higher Consciousness is always present and available. Being present requires an unwaivering commitment to staying in your body. Most of us live in our thoughts, ignoring the body’s attempts to communicate its needs, disassociated from the currents of emotion that are seeking expression. Other spiritual paths encourage people to leave their bodies in meditation. The greatest challenge for a tantrika is to stay present. The dimensional doorway to transcend the lower mind is found in the present moment. The mind is absorbed in rehashing the past and fantasizing about the future. It cannot function in present time. Soul exists only in the moment. Coming into the Eternal Now opens up a space beyond pain or pleasure, a space beyond illusion and judgment, the body-temple where God can dwell, can create, can celebrate life.

All yoga practices benefit your health but Ipsalu Tantra Kriya Yoga provides benefits and rejuvenation that go beyond your highest hopes. The body can heal itself from most injuries and illness (assuming you provide pure air, water, food and rest) but that healing property can’t function when the body is stressed. Most people live in a constant state of stress, and so the body can’t maintain itself. Stress is a major cause of most diseases. The practice of Ipsalu Tantra teaches you to access your healing potential, how to shift out of stress into Bliss, how to transform your life.

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