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On the Cover: Sharon Gannon and David Life from The
Art of Yoga, photography by Martin Branding.
This photograph expresses Shiva Shakti energy through asana.
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Tantra:
Thoughts & Practice From the Root of Yoga
By
Dr. Corynna Clarke
Tantra
Yoga is both a written and oral tradition that dates back at least
6,000 - some say 20,000 - years. It is common in the West to equate
Tantra with sex, but in actuality it is a spiritual science more
concerned with artfully approaching every activity and creating
a well-rounded and masterful balance of each aspect of life.
Tantric
Art
Tantric art has many two- and three-dimensional images for this
multi-dimensional union between God and Goddess, or Hindu equivalents
to the Chinese Yin-Yang symbol or the complementarity of the male
and the female. Museums around the world house sculptures and
paintings depicting this universal concept. Modern artists continue
to depict the concept of Tantra through the use of various media.
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