Internal tools for tantra include:

• visualizations and contemplation techniques,

• internal muscle contractions (or relaxations),
• mantra repeated internally, and so on...

Secret tools for tantra are a little different:

Secret tools for tantra are the:
• extraordinary visions
• inner realizations about the nature of the Self or the Absolute
• supra-normal emotional, mental, or physical "states,"
realized by the meditating practitioner while using the inner and external tools of the sadhana.

These secret levels of awareness are confirmed for the practitioner by a guru ("one who has gone before"). If the
experiences of the practitioner are merely delusional, the guru will disprove the initiate's illusions. As a
practitioner becomes a master of the secret levels of a tantric practice, the practice itself becomes exponentially
more powerful.

This "secret" level to tantra is virtually impossible to communicate to a seeker until she starts to experience it
firsthand... It is only then that dialogue about this innermost level of experience has any real value. Describing
these states is like describing swimming to someone who has never gotten in the water...

Tomorrow in Tantra Tips: The Three Great Secrets to Tantric Success (Part Two) - Why understanding
technique isn't enough for tantric success...

For every student, there is a teacher.

Keep in touch!
Smile, breathe right, and keep your tongue up!
Your Friend,
Tao Semko of www.UmaaTantra.com

P.S.
To "get in the water" and begin practicing authentic tantra, yoga, and qi gong with the right tools, join Umaa
Tantra's Tantric Inner Circle.
You can find out more and join here:
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Tantric Success Story: Esly Caldwell

"I lived in India for 18 months - sometimes sleeping in caves- studying and practicing several kinds of Buddhist
meditation and Hindu yoga and looking for the most effective techniques to reach spiritual ecstasy and self-
realization. When I returned to the US, I ended up in Miami almost by chance. After one weekend of practicing
with Santiago and Tao I relocated to Miami. I knew that I had finally found the spiritual system I had been
looking for my whole life. In my travels I found many systems that produce results and lead to profound
spiritual states. But all of them were dogmatic and gave teachings from a closed fist, while Umaa Tantra is an
open-handed system. These systems were often isolated from one another while Umaa Tantra combines the
wisdom of multiple traditions- principally Hindu, Tibetan, and Taoist- into a comprehensive and highly efficient
methodology that leads invariably to the development of paranormal faculties and enlightenment. I owe a
tremendous debt to Santiago and Tao. Under their guidance over the past year, I have grown tremendously as a
person and made great strides in my personal and spiritual development."

Esly Caldwell III

Yoga Instructor, Qi Gong Healer,
Miami, FL