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How has Kashmir Shaivism influenced my life this year?
Every so often we ask our Kashmir Shaivism students what the course has brought them. Here are this July's reflections from our Year 3 and Year 5 students, in their own words.
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30 July 2026 · Tara Yoga Centre
How has Kashmir Shaivism influenced my life this year?
Every so often we ask our Kashmir Shaivism students what the course has brought them. Here are this July's reflections from our Year 3 and Year 5 students, in their own words.
23 April 2026 · Foca Yariv
The Root of Attachment: Unconscious Participation ~ Part 2
Attachment is more than habit, it’s an unconscious way of living. In this part of the series, we explore how awareness begins to free us, the role of the first…
9 February 2026 · Foca Yariv
What Spiritual Detachment Really Means ~ Part 1
Often confused with indifference, detachment is a hallmark of the spiritually evolved being. It allows us to be fully involved in love, work, and family…
9 January 2026 · Maria Porsfelt and Morgan Arundel
Practical Steps to Embrace Polarity ~ Part 2
In this conversation, Maria and Morgan continue to explore polarity. They talk about the common pitfalls people encounter when relating to masculine and…
17 December 2025 · Maria Porsfelt and Morgan Arundel
Practical Steps to Embrace Polarity ~ Part 1
Polarity exists on many levels of our being and on many levels of planetary life. As we study the concept of polarity, we can begin to observe it playing under…
3 December 2025 · Morgan Arundel
Becoming Conscious in Your Dreams ~ Part 2
In Part 2 of this exploration into lucid dreaming, Morgan moves on from the basics he covered in Part 1, and now delves into the profound advantages, spiritual…
27 November 2025 · Tara Yoga Centre
What It’s Like to Study Kashmir Shaivism in London: Real Student Experiences
We asked our students: What touched you the most during this Kashmir Shaivism year? What were the highlights for you in this year? Trisha : You’ve taught us to make everything beautiful and sacred.…
13 November 2025 · Morgan Arundel
Becoming Conscious in Your Dreams ~ Part 1
What if we could use the time we normally spend sleeping, to learn, to grow, to solve problems and connect with our deep authentic selves? What if we stopped…
29 October 2025 · Foca Yariv
Beyond Religion & Spirituality ~ Part 2
In the concluding part of this series, Tantra teacher Foca Yariv explores how letting go of ingrained preconceptions reveals the unity that underlies all…
17 September 2025 · Ben Carver
The Challenge of Spirituality in the Modern World of Social Media
The tension between spirituality and the pull of social media is a clash of attention and intention. Social media is, by design, a dopamine-driven vortex of…
13 August 2025 · Foca Yariv
Beyond Religion & Spirituality ~ Part 1
In this first part of the series, Tantra teacher Foca Yariv shares his journey from the heart of Jerusalem to spiritual traditions across the globe. Drawing…
16 July 2025 · Foca Yariv
The Great Gap in Self-Development
There is a yawning gap in the education of men and women around their understanding of the erotic potential, and the opportunity that this potential brings for…
18 June 2025 · Tara Yoga Centre
Authenticity in Spiritual Schools
Despite a very clear initial direction, a spiritual school or religion may find itself swerving from its intended path as it grows. Some religions have become…
Podcast10 June 2025 · Bogdan Radasanu
My Tantric Journey Revealed: Awakening Masculinity
This podcast with teacher Bogdan Radasanu follows his journey from boy to man. We discover all the Tantric tools he has used that have guided and supported him…
21 May 2025 · Bogdan Radasanu and Alina Chereches
Tantric Lovemaking: Why men need foreplay too!
In the realm of tantric lovemaking and erotic fulfilment, foreplay holds profound importance. According to Tantra teachers Bogdan Radasanu and Alina Halauca…
Podcast14 May 2025 · Ben Carver
Yoga: Becoming your Authentic Self
To truly discover who you are is a wonderful gift. A genuine spiritual path will lead to the revelation of your true self and will equip you to cope with…
25 April 2025 · Foca Yariv
Religiously Erotic
I was born and raised Jerusalem, a city rich with religious history and culture and I have been a Tantric Yoga practitioner since 2001, I have come to deeply…
Podcast14 April 2025 · Maria Porsfelt
The Key to Contentment
It seems normal to ruminate over problems, to want, to solve and improve things. Or to throw a veil over life’s disappointments and cross our fingers until the…
Podcast17 March 2025 · Morgan Arundel
Traditional Spirituality & the New Age: Which path to take?
Ancient or modern, which spiritual path will you take? Since the 1960s an abundance of New Age Spiritual ideas and practices have flourished. Many New Age…
11 March 2025 · Uriel Yariv
The Wisdom of Emotions
Emotions are at the very core of human existence. They inform our decisions, shape our relationships, and profoundly influence how we navigate the world. Yet…
25 February 2025 · Tara Yoga Centre
Bridging Biology & Tantra ~ Part 3
From a Tantric viewpoint, Maria and Foca discuss the balance between the need for depth and connection in relationships, and the human desire for novelty and…
Podcast20 February 2025 · Maria Porsfelt
Rewiring Negative Perspectives
To be authentic and have integrity we need to acknowledge what is truly happening. If our minds attach to negative perspectives, asserting our point of view at…
Podcast6 February 2025 · Bogdan Radasanu and Alina Chereches
Keys to Tantric Couple Relationship
Most of us learn how to relate in a trial-and-error fashion but as the years and the relationships go by, we may get a little weary and even lose hope. The…
21 January 2025 · Tara Yoga Centre
Bridging Biology & Tantra ~ Part 2
The host, Vivienne, then raises the question of how hormones, while integral to our emotions and sexual desires, can often feel like they are working against…
Podcast21 January 2025 · Morgan Arundel
The Tantric Approach to Consent
To Boldly Go…but first consent! Everyone has different levels of sensitivities, different boundaries, different perceptions and responses to touch and…
17 December 2024 · Tara Yoga Centre
Bridging Biology & Tantra ~ Part 1
In this lively and insightful panel discussion, the intricate dance between biology and Tantra in shaping human emotions, relationships, and sexual experiences…
Podcast17 December 2024 · Tara Yoga Centre
Inner Spiritual Experience Vs Dogma
Despite a very clear initial direction, a spiritual school or religion may find itself swerving from its intended path as it grows. Some religions have become…
Podcast3 December 2024 · Morgan Arundel
Spiritual Community: Why do we need it on the path?
Social interaction is essential to every aspect of our being. As we develop spiritually through our studies and practices, we may look for companions to share…
Podcast1 November 2024 · Foca Yariv
Educate Yourself in Eros!
There is a yawning gap in the education of men and women around their understanding of the erotic potential, and the opportunity that this potential brings for…
4 October 2024 · Foca Yariv
A Men’s Guide to Ecstatic Lovemaking & Life
In today’s fast-paced world, love and intimacy are often misunderstood or rushed, leaving many unsatisfied with their relationships and their own sense of…
2 October 2024 · Tara Yoga Centre
49 Ways to Connect with your Guardian Angel
All of us have a guardian angel, but do we all believe that we do? If you believe and you would like to know how to awaken and deepen your relationship with your Angel, your communion with them,…
7 June 2024 · Eleni
The Importance of Keeping Your Inner Child Alive
As life unfolds, it passes through different stages, the different phases that we all pass through in a regular lifetime. We can consider the stages of life from the perspective of four distinct…
9 May 2024 · Magdalena Hau
Significance of Death on the Journey of the Soul
Death… an event that we usually associate with sadness and dread, if we dare to look at the subject at all. Death is seen as the ‘end’, and is associated with…
Podcast30 April 2024 · Foca Yariv
A Men’s Guide to Ecstatic Lovemaking & Life
Men, do you want to become better lovers? How can you be more romantic, loving, confident and passionate with your beloved? Is masculinity still a bit of a…
12 April 2024 · Tara Yoga Centre
A taste of Polarity Retreat 2024
Polarity, and the intensity of the game between the feminine and the masculine, is the source of power in our evolution and Spiritual awakening. When the game of polarity is alive and the process of…
Podcast1 April 2024 · Tara Yoga Centre
Love, Orgasms & Relationships
A lively discussion on the nature of love, orgasms and relationships with author Dr Liat Yakir and Tantra teachers Maria Porsfelt and Foca Yariv.
Podcast21 February 2024 · Maria Porsfelt and Morgan Arundel
Polarity: The Play of Life
Polarity exists on many levels of our being and on many levels of planetary life. As we study the concept of polarity, we can begin to observe it playing under…
Podcast6 February 2024 · Alina Chereches
Mapping Your Journey Through Astrology
If you want to embrace your potential more consciously, and to know who you really are , then the study of astrology may be your next step. In this podcast, Tantra and Astrology teacher Alina…
Podcast30 January 2024 · Tara Yoga Centre
Shedding light on Kashmir Shaivism
Kashmir Shaivism seems at times to be shrouded in mystery. This podcast aims to bring some clarity on what is Kashmir Shaivism, some fundamental notions of this spiritual path and why this path may…
Podcast10 January 2024 · Magdalena Hau and Mojdeh Moasser
Journeys of Awakening Shakti
Femininity on the Tantric path A vital part of a woman becoming her true, authentic self is to embrace the gift of Shakti , and connect with the creative life force inside her being, that is waiting…
Podcast15 November 2023 · Mojdeh Moasser
Art Initiation
Through this initiation you can access the art in you that is waiting to be expressed ! If you feel a longing to be creative, to be more creative, or if you are an artist and want to put more into…
Podcast17 October 2023 · Bogdan Radasanu and Alina Chereches
Art of Foreplay
Foreplay carries with it the dynamic energy of the beginning and the first tender touches of the soul of our lover. It sets the tone of beauty and sacredness…
14 September 2023 · Tara Yoga Centre
How can Kashmir Shaivism transform your life?
We asked our students, “What do you perceive Kashmir Shaivism has brought to your life?” . Read their touching and meaningful answers below: “ I am walking through a thick white fog. The earth on my…
9 August 2023 · Tara Yoga Centre
Solstice Meditation Stonehenge 2023 ~ Student Experience
“The fog revealed the stones rising up from a shimmering blue light.” I had the special opportunity to attend the Solstice Sunrise Meditation which took place on the morning of the 21st June from…
23 June 2023 · Tara Yoga Centre
The Life of Milarepa
Unwavering virtue is the best of all medicines . The Life of Milarepa is a book that reads like a poem and lifts the spirit at the turn of every page, a biography decorated with songs that seem to…
8 June 2023 · Tara Yoga Centre
Pilgrimage to St. Albans ~ Student Experience 2023
Having enjoyed the Pilgrimage to Canterbury in April again this year, I was very excited to be embarking on the second Pilgrimage of the season to my hometown, and the ancient Roman city of St.…
Podcast9 May 2023 · Foca Yariv
The Unifying Force Behind All Religions
The wisest way to look at world religions is to focus on what connects rather than what divides us. The ancient mystics deliberately hid meanings that have a profound, uplifting and unifying message…
Podcast13 April 2023 · Uriel Yariv
Becoming Emotionally Wiser
In this podcast episode, Tantra and Yoga teacher Uriel Yariv shares with us about how to become more emotionally wise, and how to consciously heal emotions in a healthy and wholesome way, as well as…
4 April 2023 · Tara Yoga Centre
Student reflections ~ Lucid Dreaming
I had the opportunity to attend this particular workshop at Tara Yoga Centre in London. I had heard of lucid dreaming before and I experienced it personally. Many nights I was aware that I was…
Podcast16 March 2023 · Nikos Frangi
Spiritual Healing
When we are ill, we have one wish, to be whole again, to be healed. There is often a sense that we should not be ill in the first place and that as soon as the symptoms appear we need to get rid of…
8 March 2023 · Tara Yoga Centre
Tribute to the Eternal Feminine ~ Part 1
Tribute to the Eternal Feminine & to the Feminine Mystery that exists in every woman What the woman wants, and when it is good, God wants it too. Even for the uninitiated, the feminine nature has a…
Podcast13 February 2023 · Morgan Arundel
Dreaming Lucidly
What if we could use the time we normally spend sleeping, to learn, to grow, to solve problems and connect with our deep authentic selves? What if we stopped being frightened about life after death…
Podcast17 January 2023 · Ben Carver
Tantric Massage Explained
To many, the word massage summons up experiences of being pummelled or kneaded like dough. Immediately banish this image from your mind! Tantric Massage is completely different. It is a path to self…
10 November 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
What is Tantric Massage?
Tantric massage is a spiritual practice in its own right. Like a river with many streams flowing into it, there are many aspects to the practice of tantric massage. To both give and receive tantric…
Podcast22 October 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Angels are Here
Angels are Here! Angels are here and yet…we forget to connect with them in our everyday lives. Ever modest and respectful of our free will, they will never intervene unless they are called. As human…
11 October 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Angels ~ The Bridge to God
“Every visible thing in this world is put in the charge of an angel” ~ St Augustine “To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic” ~ Alphonse Marie de…
4 October 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Pure Eros & Amorous Erotic Continence
Sexual practices are probably what has made Tantra most known in the West. However, in reality, Tantric practices of intimacy are erotic rather than sexual. Eroticism is the experience of our sensual…
4 October 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
The Law of Occult Resonance
What is Resonance? Of all the laws to know the structure of the Universe, nothing could be considered so essential as the discovery that the structure of the universe is based on vibration. This is a…
6 September 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Yama and Niyama
Yama and Niyama are referred to in the well-known spiritual text of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in which the 8 steps of the Yoga system are listed. The Yamas and Niyamas constitute the first two…
31 August 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Godly Attributes
For millennia there have been many different religions, beliefs, spiritual paths and methods used for discovering, understanding and reaching the creator of this universe. Any attempt of the mind to…
31 August 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Mea Culpa ~ A Bold Statement in Modern Times
“ What is a fear of living? It’s being pre-eminently afraid of dying. It is not doing what you came here to do, out of timidity and spinelessness. The antidote is to take full responsibility for…
31 August 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
The Universal Principle of Polarity
“ The Principle of Polarity states that all manifested things have ‘two sides’; ‘two aspects’; ‘two poles; and, ‘everything has its opposite’ with manifold degrees between the two extremes .”, The…
30 August 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
The connection between spirituality and quantum physics
The discovery of quantum physics in the last few decades has redefined the way we view the universe and has forever changed the face of science. Interestingly, many of the theories proposed in…
29 August 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
The Art of Consecration
The paths of Yoga and Tantra are not confined only to the yoga mat, meditation cushion or a certain time or place. Through the practice of these disciplines, it becomes possible to live every moment…
24 August 2022 · Magdalena Hau
The Role of Shakti in Tantra
by Magdalena Hau, Yoga & Tantra Teacher
16 August 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
An Ashram in the Middle of the City (Part 1)
A Sacred Place Amongst the Hubbub For centuries people had to undertake difficult and often dangerous journeys in search of monasteries and ashrams on distant mountain tops or on remote islands…
12 August 2022 · Maria Porsfelt
Negative thinking and how to transform it
by Maria Porsfelt, Yoga & Tantra Teacher “The bad stuff is easier to believe. You ever notice that?”, Pretty Woman (1990) Have you ever noticed how the ‘bad stuff’ is easier to believe? And how when…
10 August 2022 · Magdalena Hau
The Value of Experience on the Spiritual Path
by Magdalena Hau, Tantra and Yoga teacher
Podcast14 June 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
The magic of Stonehenge solstice meditation
THE SUMMER SOLSTICE YANG SPIRAL MEDITATIONS Need a boost of energy? Close your eyes and imagine this. You are in astrological alignment in a physical spiral next to the ancient standing stones of…
Podcast9 June 2022 · Morgan Arundel
The value of soul Archetypes
Tantra teacher Morgan Arundel on the Archetypes of the Soul, and how knowledge of the archetypes can be used to aid spiritual transformation.
9 June 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Student reflections ~ Bagalamukhi
Bagalamukhi In the Bagalamukhi workshop we learned about the Power of Stopping and Fascination. In this goddess we realised the incredible power that resides in moments of hiatus, of stillness, and…
30 May 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Student Star sign interviews ~ June & Gemini
Gemini is usually described as having a quick mind, communicative, versatile, curious with a thirst for knowledge… and high intelligence as their superpower. On the shadow side there is talking too…
17 May 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Win a scholarship to Tara summer retreat
Dear treasured student, Aspiration is a fundamental quality on the spiritual path. And while many of us begin our journey full of aspiration and enthusiasm, both can be dampened by the inevitability…
16 May 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Bhakti Yoga ~ the path of love and devotion
An introduction to this important but often misunderstood aspect of spiritual transformation.
Podcast12 May 2022 · Foca Yariv
Death and Spirituality
In this interview, our 4th-year Tantra student Vivienne interviews Tantra teacher Foca Yariv, about death and the perspectives spirituality can bring to the subject, about which Eastern and Western…
8 May 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Pilgrimage to Canterbury ~ student review
Last Saturday (30th of April) saw the inaugural Pilgrimage of the Tara outdoor spirituality group. An initiative formed as part of the aspiration to grow and nurture our spiritual community, the…
8 May 2022 · Cintia, Tantra student
The Ten Faces of the Goddess ~ Dhumavati
The journey with the 10 Great Macrocosmic Powers continues. This month our wonderful Tantra and Shaivism student, Cintia gives us her reflections on a day with Dhumavati: Like an invisible ghost we…
8 May 2022 · Nicolae Catrina
Book of the Month ~ May
Stages of Spiritual perfection, in and through love by Nicolae Catrina This book could rightly be called a handbook rather than a book. It is a very practical book written by one of the teachers in…
25 April 2022 · Cintia, Tantra student
The Ten Faces of the Goddess ~ Chinnmasta
The journey with the 10 Great Macrocosmic Powers continues. This month our wonderful Tantra and Shaivism student, Cintia gives us her reflections on a day with Chinnamasta: With Chinnamasta we…
24 February 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
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23 February 2022 · Inka Oravec
February recipe ~ Immunity porridge
As the winter weather insists on persisting, we thought it would be a good idea to revive this winter warmer, Immunity boosting porridge. Porridge is always a great choice and in this video, Inka…
21 February 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Our favourite post-workout salad
9 February 2022 · Daphne, Tantra student
Book Review: You can heal your life
We will be sharing book/movie recommendations from both our students and staff to inspire and help you go deeper in your spiritual journey… This week, Daphne, our first year Tantra student from…
8 February 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
A master from the Mahasiddha lineage
The Way of the Siddha The way of the Siddha is said to be revealed in Kali Yuga, when people are not able to follow other paths. A sign of Kali Yuga is the impatience of the disciple, and the…
6 February 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Famous and Inspiring spiritual guide-disciple relationships
The sacred relationship between a disciple and their spiritual guide is fascinating and life-changing. Ancient scriptures are full of references to the importance of seeking and accepting a spiritual…
29 January 2022 · Cintia, Tantra student
The Ten Faces of the Goddess ~ Bhuvaneshwari
The journey with the Maha Vidyas continues. This time we explored space, the spiritual heart, expansion, and so much more with the beautiful and gracious goddess, Bhuvaneshwari. Here our wonderful…
27 January 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Student Stars interviews ~ January
This month sees the turn of Capricorn to shine, albeit in a more understated way than perhaps a Leo might shine. This earth sign is known to be quite practical, good in business, steady, and…
26 January 2022 · Tara Yoga Centre
Introduction to Spiritual Guidance
An introduction to this important but often misunderstood aspect of spiritual transformation.
19 January 2022 · Cintia, Tantra student
The Ten Faces of the Goddess ~ student reflections
Over the past few months, the Ten Faces of the Goddess workshops have been moving and touching the souls of the women in our community. Here are some reflections from one of the particpants, Cintia:…
14 November 2021 · Tara Yoga Centre
Student community movie night
As we continue to grow our spiritual community, over 50 students and teachers of Tara came together for a spiritual movie night. The evening started off with tea and cake, followed by a very topical…
28 October 2021 · Tara Yoga Centre
Student community party ~ October
Saturday night saw the second of our student community events hosted at Tara, following on from the Yoga and Picnic in the park during the summer. We had a great turnout of enthusiastic, inspired and…
15 October 2019 · Tara Yoga Centre
The Power of forgiveness
The power of Forgiveness In these ego-driven times, forgiveness is often seen as a sign of weakness, an inability to defend ourselves and stand for justice, or rather revenge, which justice is…
15 June 2019 · Tara Yoga Centre
Transformation in June
Why does time seem to speed up evermore as we get older? Do you remember the summer holidays seemingly lasting an eternity when you were a child, yet now whole years seem to be gone in the blink of…
5 June 2019 · Tara Yoga Centre
Astrology in June
Astrology Gemini, communication and understanding The sun moves into Gemini on 21 st May 2019 and this is the end phase of the first cycle of the year and a period of assimilation and resorption of…
1 June 2019 · Tara Yoga Centre
Inspiration in June
Let go of that bag you have been carrying with you for a while and let your heart fly. Just like we understand there is the energy of love, the energy of beauty, or of wonder, so too is there an…
5 May 2019 · Tara Yoga Centre
Inspiration in May
Many people are under a misguided belief that to be truly spiritual one must completely renounce modern life and live a life of a monk, be unaffected by drama and chaos and usher in good vibes.The…
15 March 2019 · Tara Yoga Centre
Inspiration in March
Science and Spirituality
15 February 2019 · Tara Yoga Centre
Inspiration in February
As Osho once said, “ We are born with the capacity to love, but we are not born with the art of love. The art of love has to be taught, has to be imbibed ”. This notion was an inspiration for the…
15 January 2019 · Tara Yoga Centre
Inspiration in January
What is divine art and what is the meaning of the initiated art or divine artist? Hello Beautiful Loves and welcome to this month’s inspirational page on Sacred Divine Art. Stated by different…