by Mieke & Stephan Wik
156 page paperback, 10 line drawings
How to transform your sex life into a healing love story... for real. Beyond Tantra is a down-to-earth guide to bringing the ecstatic powers of Taoist Sacred Sex into your love life. Based on the true story of the authors' successful journey of discovery and healing, it provides Westerners with a step-by-step, tastefully illustrated, practical introduction to the ancient Chinese Art of Sexual Dual Cultivation.
The authors draw on original Taoist sources together with years of personal experience and practice. They share both their successes and challenges to create a personal, encouraging and inspiring story of hope and success.
Reviews
Professor Livia Kohn, Boston University
"There is a very fortunate and highly effective balance in the book between personal narrative, technical background information, and practical advice. It is very well written and never boring—in fact, I read it right through from beginning to end, without putting it down once! [...] As a Taoist scholar and teacher, I have read many of these books over the years and they were either highly technical and complicated or very quickly demanded actions that I felt in no way prepared for. This book, in contrast, seems entirely doable and the descriptions of the practices are so positive and unintimidating that one finds an eagerness to try them." Read entire review here.
The Library Journal:
"Amid the bewildering bounty of Tantra- and Taoist-based sex books, Beyond Tantra stands out as an engagingly simple, friendly, and motivating resource for Westerners [...] What's not to like? An excellent 'Taoist Sex 101' for wary beginners; recommended for all public libraries." Read entire review here.
Taoist Master Mantak Chia:
"This is an open-hearted true story of a couple who transformed their relationship while learning to charge their vitality and health with enriched sexual energy. [...] They obtained the ultimate confirmation of health and healing through life-enhancing Taoist sacred sexuality—hand in hand with love, beauty and truth in their personal life." Read entire review here.
Author Michael Winn:
"Beyond Tantra is the best introduction I've read for the 'next-generation' practice of Taoist sacred sex with its unique cultivation of chi flow." Read entire review here.