Books, audio books, films and internet resources for your journey of Awakening
Useful Books On The Spiritual Path
Sahra, Jesus’s Secret Wife – Sahra Renata aka Dr Swan Montague
The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life – Drunvalo Melchizedek
We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love by Johnson and Robert A. (One of a trilogy of books: He, She and We).
Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood.
Codependent No More:How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love by Pia Mellody
Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach
Illusions – Richard Bach
The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle
The Disappearance of the Universe – Gary R. Renard
Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation becomes a crisis –Stanislav Grof
Maps to Ecstasy by Gabrielle Roth (Conscious Dance)
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron or any other of her books
The Way Of The White Clouds – Osho (A contemporary mystic’s views on life).
Journey Of Souls by Michael Newton
Focussing – how to gain direct access to your body’s knowledge by Eugene Gendlin.
Tantra Books
Tantric Love by Ma Ananda Sarita and Swami Anand Geho (Best one to start with).
Tantric Sex for Men: Making Love a Meditation by Diana and Michael Richardson (Highly recommended)
Tantric Orgasm for Women by Diana Richardson
Sacred Sexual Healing: The Shaman Method of Sex Magic by Baba Dez Nichols & Kamala Devi
The Heart of Tantric Sex by Diana Richardson
The Erotic Mind by Jack Morin (Explaining core erotic themes that drive us)
Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction by Gary Wilson
The Magdalene Manuscript: The Alchemies of Horus & The Sex Magic of Isis by Tom Kenyon and Judi Sion (For advanced tantric practice)
Films
A New Vision For Humanity and the coming of the Golden Age by Darpan and Temple step: https://www.youtube.com/watch v=OIm9Rs9GiTU&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR15eX5DMGSF5HIKr0HRMsIXxTtWsAb2Q8IaxLkKCZxjspVVpFUXYnhASr0
Good explanation of Tantra – Lalla The Buddha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA6x2x8h5Mg
New film on Mindfulness with Thich Nat Han (Enlightened Mindfulness Teacher) in selected cinemas: http://walkwithmefilm.com/trailer
For Your Inner Child – The Fox and the Child: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhz9zskApZA
Recommended Therapists
Sian Johnson Creative Sexuality – tantric pleasure educator & therapist
https://www.facebook.com/sianjohnsoncreative/ & www.creativesexuality.co.uk
Debs Mc Carthy – Deep Tissue Massage & Cranio sacral: 07554 391846. debs3001@icloud.com and https://healinghandsandhomeopathy.com also on FB. Clinic bookings in Cheltenham: www.handsonwellbeing.com.
Dr Swan Montague – World class therapist for cosmic issues, spiritual enlightening, healing from past lives, karmic, energetic imbalances and physical ailments that defy conventional treatment: Based in Italy WhatsApp: 07826 831149. Dr.Swan@SacredBySwan.com and www.sacredbyswan.com/
John Leigh Dent – Body psychotherapist who runs Heart Body & Touch Group evenings in Bristol and retreats in various places, for building confidence with the opposite sex and receiving non-sexual consensual touch: 07847 970 973, johnleighdent@gmail.com and www.johnleighdent.com.
Sarah Brown aka Kira Swan – Tantra teacher and founder of Gnostic School of Energy Healing in Bristol. Teaches the Priestess Tantrika Training and Energy Healing. Groups for women and men. 07824813934, jadelotus14@gmail.com.
Useful Links
Pema Chodron, meditation teacher, talks on fear and fearlessness. Any videos books by her will help you gain wisdom and start to befriend your mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVRT-y2wTBY
Tantra encourages ejaculatory control and energetic orgasms rather than ejaculatory orgasms because it takes 17 days to recover from one ejaculation and 21 days to overcome the ‘addiction’ to ejaculate and create a new habit. See the short video and get the app from the New Tantra: https://courses.thenewtantra.com/#21-day-challenge.
The Secret to Desire in long term relationships: www.ted.com/talks/esther_perel_the_secret_to_desire_in_a_long_term_relationship
Understanding Shame: www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame#t-23863
The Power of Vulnerability: www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability
Monthly Tantra Newsletter: gary_obrien_99.yahoo.co.uk (Sign up to Gary’s mailing list to receive your own copy of this newsletter free of charge).
The Wheel of Consent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KCzpNBNbVM – 3 minute game (14m)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auokDp_EA80- Betty Martin explains the Wheel of Consent (45m)
Audio CDs
The End Of Reincarnation – Gary Renard (Audio CD) or any other of his CDs
Living a Life of Inner Peace – Eckhart Tolle (Audio CD) or any other of his CDs
Meditations
Basic Mindfulness Meditation – a description of how to do it.
www.personalpowermeditation.com/basic-mindfulness-meditation/
Kundalini Meditation – a dynamic meditation from the Indian mystic Osho. www.osho.com/meditate/active-meditations/kundalini-meditation.
Tonglen – a specific meditation practice for difficult times
Pema Chodron, Buddhist nun, explains and demonstrates: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwqlurCvXuM
An article – www.huffingtonpost.com/waylon-lewis/pema-chodron-how-to-do-to_b_278213.html
Vipassana Meditation – As taught by Buddha
www.dipa.dhamma.org/about/how-to-learn/
Tantric meditations For Men
In the book Tantric Love by Ma Ananda Sarita and Swami Anand Geho p22 and p96.