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Here's a very active website by a very well-known couple,
Janet Kira Lessin and her husband Sasha Lessin, which has
ongoing seminars and conferences in tantric (and polyamory,
as well, if that might be of interest). Here's a page with
a one-day tantric event in New York on October 1, 2005.
$145 Singles, $195 pairs:
"(This event is gender balanced. To qualify as a pair you
must register together. Same sex pairs are permitted)"
http://schooloftantra.org/Seminars/CelebrateSacredSexuality.htm#TANTRIC_CELEBRATION:_SACRED_SEXUALTIY_
They also have a one-day event on the following day for
those who are interested not only in tantric, but in
polyamory as well. It's also in New York on October 2,
2005. $145 Singles, $195 pairs, with the same note as
above:
"Our blend of tantra and modern transformative, spiritual
sexuality exercises with Jungian psychology gives you
hands-on experiences, reverent relationship rituals,
inspirational demonstrations, fun-filled fantasy
fulfillments and coached coupling. Choreograph the dance
of yin and yang at each chakra. You raise your consciousness,
improve pairing and model more love. Connect deeper with
your partner or find new love...ideal for beginners as
well as experienced polys, tantricas and lifestylers."
Much more on the page:
http://schooloftantra.org/Seminars/polyamory/PassionPolyPlayParadise.htm#POLY_PLAY_&_PASSION_IN_THE_BIG_APPLE!
Their homepage is here:
http://schooloftantra.org/
There's also a World Polyamory Conference in Bryn Mawr, PA,
which is about a 2-hour drive from New York City, on October
23-25, 2005:
http://www.worldpolyamoryassociation.com/conferences/BrynMawrPA2005/bryn_mawr_index.html
Here's another site, The ChakraSambara Meditation Center
based in New York. with classes which started in September
which have already started, but you may be able to start
late. The focus seems more on the concepts of tantric,
with a greater emphasis on it as a path to spiritual
enlightenment:
"Mahamudra Tantra"
"During this course, based on the brand new book by Ven.
Geshe Kelsang, we will explore the extraordinary practices
of Tantra, especially the training in Mahamudra, the very
essence of tantric practice. Mahamudra Tantra is the swift
path to enlightenment taught by Buddha. These teachings
will revolutionize our outlook. If correctly practiced and
understood, they will enable us to integrate even our busy
urban lives with this blissful and imaginative spiritual
training."
Classes in New York City:
http://www.meditationinnewyork.org/new-york-meditation-class.php
Classes in Manhattan:
http://www.meditationinnewyork.org/mcm-chelsea.php
Here's a tantric coach named Amara, located in midtown NYC
who offers private coaching sessions:
"Discover your ecstatic self through individualized tantra
sessions for men, women and couples in a warm, tranquil
and safe environment. You and/or your partner will explore
unimaginable levels of sexual pleasure, deepening your
emotional, physical and spiritual connections."
More on the page (including impressive qualifications):
http://www.tantra.com/teacheast.shtml
Laurie Handlers is also listed on that page, and has a
one-day Tantra & Bliss workshop coming up on 10/26/2005,
as well as a subsequent 3-day workshop on 11/4/2005
called Ecstasy - Advanced Tantra Intensive:
http://www.butterflyworkshops.com/courses/coursesDetailsAll.asp?courseLocation=New%20York
You can access a 12-minute video which is representative
of her workshops on her main page, here:
http://www.butterflyworkshops.com/
Carla is also listed on Tantra.com and works some of
the time in New York:
"Carla offers private tantric energy sessions for men,
women and couples in New York, San Francisco, Maui and
the DC area and presents Tantra workshops for groups
in those regions several times a year. Her twenty years
of experience as a psychotherapist, yoga instructor and
relationship counselor add insight to her Tantra work,
conducted across the U. S. and Europe."
http://www.tantra.com/teacheast.shtml
Here's the schedule page for her workshops, which hasn't
been updated lately, it seems, but you can always contact
her directly for either workshops or private sessions:
http://www.1tantra.com/workshops.html
Also on that Tantra.com page is Mark Michaels (Swami
Umeshanand Saraswati) & Patricia Johnson (Veenanand)
at the Kailash Center for Personal Development, Inc:
"We are a married couple with extensive experience in
Tantric Kriya Yoga and are committed to providing
students with authentic, lineage-based instruction
and initiation when appropriate. We incorporate some
of the best elements of modern, neo-Tantra in our
teaching. Contact us for more information about our
workshops, on-line courses, classes and private
sessions for couples or to sponsor a workshop in
your area."
Their website is listed, and their page about their
courses seems to indicated that they schedule them
based on contact:
http://www.tantrapm.com/Classes.htm
Melissa Zwanger is also listed on the Tantra.com page
as living in New York:
"Melissa is a relationship counselor, tantra instructor
and clairvoyant offering Love Coaching for singles and
couples.Sessions DO NOT include sexual contact or disrobing."
You would need to contact her to schedule a private Love
Coaching session:
http://www.transformnow.com/enter/love.htm
Here's another couple that has scheduled events:
"September 29th, Daily Devotions: tantric connections for
couples, techniques & principles to be the love that you
are in relationship with - teenidakini and TJ Bartel"
"Contact Sexy Spirits to register (212) 696-7495"
http://www.teenidakini.com/events.html
The Body Electric School is offering a Two Spirits workshop:
"Two Spirits: A Retreat for Men & Women With EMaya Dillon-Shaw
and William McMeniman or Selah Martha and Collin Brown"
"Upstate New York (Easton Mountain), Oct 6-10, 2005"
"Women and men have so much to learn from and to teach each
other. This four-day retreat creates a supportive community
that explores and celebrates the potential healing power of
all human beings. We will use conscious breath, massage and
guided rituals to awaken the connections between sexuality
and spirituality, and between the feminine and masculine
within ourselves. When we honor our bodies and connect from
our hearts, we can access collective wisdom to nourish body
and soul."
More on the page:
http://www.bodyelectric.org/classes/cl3.html
Finally, here's a recent, previous answer to a very similar
question, answered by my colleague politicalguru-ga, which
provides some additional resources which may be useful:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=545371
As you can see, there are a variety of approaches to Tantra,
from a primarily spiritual approach based on a hierarchical
traditions from Eastern religious disciplines and practices
such as Mantra, to the more hands-on and physical approaches
based on personal expertise rather than a lineage, as such,
but which also focus on the spiritual aspects of the ultimate
in intimacy and union with the Divine through union with your
partner. There's also everything in between.
I've tried to present a smorgasbord of possibilities from
which you can choose, if this will be your first exposure
to tantra. If you already have some idea of the sort of
experience you're seeking, it will be much easier for you
to select from the options I've presented.
Please do not rate this answer until you are satisfied that
the answer cannot be improved upon by way of a dialog
established through the "Request for Clarification" process.
A user's guide on this topic is on skermit-ga's site, here:
http://www.christopherwu.net/google_answers/answer_guide.html#how_clarify
sublime1-ga
Additional information may be found from an exploration of
the links resulting from the Google searches outlined below.
Searches done, via Google:
"tantric class OR classes OR workshop" "New York" OR NY
://www.google.com/search?q=%22tantric+class+OR+classes+OR+workshop%22+%22New+York%22+OR+NY
"tantric class OR classes OR workshop" "New York" OR NY "September * 2005"
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