Tantra sex is based on Eastern traditions and differs greatly from the way of making love we are used to in the West.
It’s a joining of spirituality and sexuality. Orgasm is manipulated and suppressed for spiritual reasons, to feel simultaneously one with the partner and with the universe.
Various methods have been developed to delay or prevent orgasm and to trigger these states of intensified consciousness. Meditation and breathing techniques are for instance used to extend the arousal period.
By preventing orgasm, and for guys retaining the semen, the sexual energy moves from the lower charkas to the higher charkas, prolonging sexual ecstasy. The energy is not released, but stays within the body, streaming through it like a river.
Sex is transformed in a kind of sacred ritual, becoming a meditation. The person is excited and at the same time totally relaxed, feeling one with the universe.