The second day's workshop of 50 participants included two sitting meditations, a basic Tantra meditation with a gentle focus on a circular breath, and a chakra breathing meditation. The chakra breathing, which included visualizing the associated colors as we moved up the "inner flute" along the spine, stimulated a question from a young woman who sees auras. She described seeing specific colors with different people in her life. As we explored the energies she felt from these individuals, we found a fascinating correlation between the colors of the auras and the chakras.
The workshop also covered such principles as the balancing of male and female energies and how this applies to everyone, gay or straight. The emphasis in Tantra on sex as energy rather than behavior was of great interest both days. How do we feel this energy within the self and learn to circulate energy with a partner? In what tiny space we could find, a volunteer and I demonstrated flowing energy through the mirroring exercise where partners lead and follow each other without words. With soft eye contact, we imagined we were reflecting the other in a mirror. We had a lovely energetic connection and our ability to be spontaneous and graceful through following the thread of energy was clear to the group.
The evaluations from both days' workshops raved about this opportunity to explore Tantra. Comments included: the desire to learn more about Tantra, to explore more with meditation, an increased understanding of how Tantra assists in knowing your boundaries, seeing a path that can bring more meaning into sex, and encouraging the organizers to repeat this workshop for next year. Clearly, the True Colors teens were ready for the Tantric perspective on sexuality and interested to further explore its path of spirituality.