Self-paced Program
Sexual Empowerment is a process of taking back your power from anywhere you have been giving it away. It is based on an understanding of sexual energy, and how what we feed our energy to in life determines the quality of our life. Ideally we want to feed our sexual energy to whatever serves our purpose, and to love and to our higher self.
One of the biggest places where men give away their power is to porn. Porn starts off feeling like it is for our pleasure. But before we know it, it can feel like it is taking over our life and hijacking our sexual energy.
It is actually often designed to be addictive, and unfortunately often has the effect of diminishing our in-body sexual experiences.
Issues such as impotency, premature ejaculation, dissociation during sex, sex addiction, lack of sex drive in physical situations and craving for violent experiences can all be caused by use of porn, leading to sometimes severe disruption to our intimate life.
Yet still we keep using it.
That's because, like other addictions, it is not as simple as just wanting to stop.
This is where ancient Taoist and Tantric techniques can be of immense value.
These ancient tools understood sexuality in terms of ENERGY. There is the saying "where attention goes, energy flows". Thus we are not only spending our money on porn, we are spending our precious life force energy, our sexual energy.
Tao Tantric tools enable us to see where our energy is getting drained and draw it back into our core, circulate it in our body and choose where we share that energy.
It is also wrapped up with deep emotions, often on an unconscious level. There are deep laters of shame and guilt wrapped up around our use of porn, and these emotions result is us feeling drawn to and yet ashamed of our use of porn.
Neo-Tantra brings many methods for discovering the emotional impact of our behaviour, and reveal the underlying desires and needs. Once we can uncover these, we can find other healthier ways to fulfil our needs and to express our desires.
Shahid facilitating on the Mens' Initiation Journey
What this course is
This course is a four-week program, guided by Shahid van Helden.
He teaches practices and leads exercises to help you unpack your experience with porn and sexual fantasy, heal shame and guilt, and learn to contain your energy. As well as guiding practices, he will make space for your questions along the way.
You can also join our private online community with other brothers also wanting to master their sexual energy and together with you on this journey.
What you will receive from this course:
- Lectures with fundational theory
- Emotional healing techniques
- Guidance into uncovering unconscious desires and needs
- Tao Tantric mediations for containing sexual energy
- Tao Tantric methods of conscious self-pleasure
- Methods to take back your energy from porn
- Ways to re-channel energy into activities that will serve your life and purpose
All classes are offered live (USA mornings/ Europe afternoons) in a confidential space. They will also be uploaded to watch at your own convenience (with any interactions from participants edited out).
To get the most out of this, we recommend that you join the private community group at community.livetantra.com. You will meet brothers on the path with you, you will find that you are not alone, and find a group who can support each other on the journey. In the group you can also ask your own questions.
However, if anonymity is important to you, then you can watch the classes here and ask questions to the teacher via email.
Your Instructor
Shahid van Helden has been involved in men´s work and Tantra for a decade.
He entered the world of Tantra with a (previous) long-term partner, who explored it as a couple. As well as Tantric retreats, they both trained in Tantric Bodywork.
Shahid trained in Tantra Massage on a two-year program, and further took an immersive training with John Hawkin.
Shahid has worked professionally offering Tantric Bodywork, as well as teaching at festivals.
For several years, Shahid has run a men's group in The Netherlands. He was also highly involved with the Hieros Gamos Festival, as a teacher and co-organizer. This festival separates men and women for two days and then unites them again.
Shahid's training with Ma Anand Sarita as a Tantra Teacher empowered him to bring even more material to the couples' retreats with his beloved Shashi.
His activities include:
- Teaches The Tantric Couple retreats with Shashi Solluna
- Co-facilitator of The Initiation Journey for Men with Aaron Kleinerman
- Part of the Organisation team of Hieros Gamos Festival, Netherlands, in which men and women separate for two days and then reunite.
- A regular Men´s group in the Netherlands
- Training with Sarita Ananda in Tantra and Hyridaya in Tantric Yoga.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are ready to take back your power from porn and channel your energy towards things that actually serve your purpose and well-being, then come and join me on this journey together.