What Are the Best Beginner Practices to Start Exploring Tantric Sex?


(No, You Don’t Need a Guru, a Gong, or a Yurt—You Just Need Breath, Presence, and a Willing Soul) 🌬️🔥🌹

So you’re ready to dip your toes in the tantric river?

You’re craving deeper connection, next-level pleasure, and real intimacy that cracks open your chest and activates your soul?

Welcome.
You don’t need a certificate.
You don’t need to chant in Sanskrit.
You just need to start.

Tantra isn’t a technique.
It’s an attunement.
A way of being.
And I’m going to show you how to step into it—today.

Let’s GO.


❓ Where do I begin?

Right here:
With your breath. 🫁

The breath is your gateway drug to presence, to energy, and to mind-blowing connection.

Try this now:

  1. Inhale through the nose—deep into the belly
  2. Exhale slowly through the mouth with sound
  3. Repeat. Feel. Melt.

Do that for 3 minutes with your eyes closed and you’ve just done your first tantric practice. 🎯


❓ What’s the second easiest thing I can try?

Eye gazing. 👁️👁️

It’s intimate. It’s edgy. It’s electric.
And it’s the fastest way to stop the performance and drop into real connection.

Here’s the practice:

  • Sit across from your partner (or a mirror if solo)
  • Set a timer for 3–5 minutes
  • Breathe together. Soften your gaze. Don’t look away.
  • Don’t speak. Just see each other.

You’ll feel things.
Tears, laughter, fear, arousal.
Let it move.

Eye contact is sacred contact.


❓ What else can I practice solo?

Tantra starts with YOU.

Here’s your solo starter kit:

🌬️ Tantric Breathwork: 10 minutes of belly breathing with awareness
🤲 Sacred Self-Touch: Slow, mindful, sensual—not goal-driven
🧘‍♂️ Meditation: Sit and feel the energy inside your body
🌊 Sounding: Let your breath turn into sound. Let energy move through your throat.

This isn’t about performance.
It’s about presence.


❓ What should I STOP doing?

❌ Rushing
❌ Checking out
❌ Chasing orgasm
❌ Being in your head
❌ Judging yourself

Slow is sacred.
Deep is divine.

Tantra teaches you to feel more by doing less.
It’s not about adding.
It’s about stripping away everything that blocks your full YES.


❓ Can I do Tantra without sex?

YES. 💯

Tantra is about energy, not intercourse.
You can have a tantric walk.
A tantric conversation.
A tantric meal.
It’s all about being fully alive, fully present, fully in your body.

That means…
No pressure.
No agenda.
No need to “get it right.”

Just be with what’s alive inside you.


❓ What’s a simple couple’s ritual we can try?

Here’s a beginner-friendly couple’s ritual that hits:

  1. Sit facing each other
  2. Place one hand on each other’s heart
  3. Breathe together in sync
  4. Gaze into each other’s eyes for 3–5 minutes
  5. Speak a few words of appreciation
  6. Let energy guide you—touch, explore, play, or stay still

You’ve just created a sacred container.
From here, everything opens.


❓ Final truth bomb? 💣

You don’t need years of study to become tantric.
You need devotion to depth.
You need to get curious.
To slow down.
To listen.
To feel.

Tantra is a return.
To your body.
To your breath.
To your lover.
To the divine intelligence within your own skin.

No perfection.
No pressure.
Just presence.

Start now. Start simply. Start with your next inhale. 🌬️🌺


About the author

Shiva Rajaya

Tantrika / Life coach / Activator of new evolutionary codes for the planet and humankind