Tantra Mastery For Women of Color

(Group Training Program)

 

This program was created specifically for Women of Color by Women of Color; a program that could adequately and directly address our needs as women of color.

Our needs for emotional healing, our needs for psychological healing, our needs for spiritual healing, our needs for genetic healing, our needs for sexual healing.

Our needs for healing look different because of our history and what we must endure in our day-to-day existence.

Karen and Devi co-created this program together to support the needs for healing and liberation for ALL OF US as women of color.

 

 

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if you have a desire to...

  • Repair and deepen your connection to your body using the healing power of pleasure
  • Dissolve mental, emotional, and physical armoring
  • Heal your heart from past wounding and early life traumas
  • Awaken and expand the 4 forms of pleasure; physical, emotional, spiritual and sexual
  • Use pleasure as medicine to activate your FULL orgasmic potential
  • Re-establish healthy and enriching relationships
  • Deepen your intuition and inner wisdom
  • Heal and transform most types of modern sexual dysfunction such as: numbness or lack of sensation, painful intercourse, lack of sexual satisfaction, lack of desire, anorgasmia

In this program you are guided step-by-step through the process of using ancient, lineage-based and modern healing tantra techniques to release past wounding, cultivate embodied BLISS, and deepen your connection to yourself, your environment, and your community.

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IATE is a declared anti-racist organization, which means we strive to create equitable, accessible, and relevant Tantra education programs for ALL students, with a special emphasis on those who have historically been, and currently are, underrepresented and underserved in North American society.

Modern, Western Tantra offerings are largely presented by and promoted to white-bodied people, who may not relate to or understand the unique needs for healing and support that People of Color require, as survivors of both historical and ongoing socially accepted violence and dehumanization.

The Tantra Mastery for Women of Color Group Training Program was created to provide a more accessible pathway for Women of Color to complete the Phase #1 requirements for the two-phase, government-accredited, Authentic Tantra® Certification Program, while at the same time addressing the wounds and trauma unique to Women of Color, through communal healing and targeted support.

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Tantra Mastery For Women of Color Group Training Program Details at a Glance:

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YOU WILL LEARN...

  •  How to meditate using authentic, lineage-based meditation practices
  • How to use the Tibetan 5 Elements to heal, activate and enrich Body, Mind and Sex
  • Tantric Breathing for Healing and Restoration
  • Cultivating Orgasmic Awareness
  • Yoni Yoga and Tantric Dance
  • AND SO MUCH MORE!

This Program consists of 26 hours of group training over 24 weeks ( 5.5 months) and will include:

  • One private, 90-minute “Tantra Healing Intake” session with the IATE Tantra Mastery Instructor of your choice.
  • 13, 2-hour, LIVE Group Training Sessions, every two weeks.
  • All sessions will be recorded and uploaded to a private online training portal within 48 hours. 
  • An Online Training Portal or “Vault” containing all your course materials such as: 
    • All Recorded LIVE Training Sessions with Master Instructors, Devi Ward Erickson and Karen Craig.
    • Proprietary “Tantra Mastery Textbook”
    • PDF copy of Devi’s book, Shake Your Soul Song
    • In-Depth Tantra Training Videos to supplement your instruction.
    • Meditation Recordings
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Tantra Mastery for Women of Color Syllabus:

The Tantra Mastery for Women of Color Group Training Program was created to provide a more accessible pathway for Women of Color to complete the Phase #1 requirements for the IATE government-accredited, Tantra Certification Program, while at the same time addressing the wounds and trauma unique to us as Women of Color, through communal healing and targeted support.

The Program will consist of 26 hours of group training over approximately 24 weeks (5.5 months). The core curriculum for the program will be delivered in a series of LIVE group training sessions, hosted by IATE Founder, Devi Ward Erickson and Tantra Mastery Program Director, Karen Craig.

Your first session will consist of a Tantra Healing Intake Session. During the Tantra Healing Intake Session, your instructor will ask you detailed questions about your personal history, including your relationship history and previous sexual traumas, so that we may know how to best support you during your training program. These sessions are entirely confidential and may be recorded for your later review, if desired. 

Session 1: 
  • Program Introduction
  • Intro to Tantra ~ Traditional Tantra vs Neo Tantra
  • Intro to Healing with Authentic Tantra 
  • Meditation ~ How and Why
  • Lineage-Based, Authentic Tantra Meditation Practice
Session 2:
  • Community Connection
  • Healing, Activating, and Enriching Body, Mind, and Sex with Tibetan 5 Element Tantra 
  • Tibetan 5-Element Meditation
  • Intro to Tantric Movement with The 5 Elements 
Session 3:
  • Community Connection
  • Healing, Activating, and Enriching Body, Mind, and Sex with Tibetan 5 Element Tantra 
  • Tibetan 5-Element Meditation
  • Tantric Breathing for Healing and Restoration
Session 4:
  • Community Connection
  • Healing, Activating, and Enriching Body, Mind, and Sex with Tibetan 5 Element Tantra 
  • Tibetan 5-Element Meditation
  • Creating Sacred Space with 5 elements and senses
  • Cultivating the “Orgasmic Awareness” Practice
Session 5:
  • Community Connection
  • Healing, Activating, and Enriching Body, Mind, and Sex with Tibetan 5 Element Tantra 
  • Tibetan 5-Element Meditation
  • Cultivating “Pleasure Consciousness”
Session 6:
  • Community Connection
  • Healing, Activating, and Enriching Body, Mind, and Sex with Tibetan 5 Element Tantra 
  • Tibetan 5-Element Meditation
  • The Anatomy of Pleasure
  • The 15+ different types of female orgasm
Session 7:
  • Community Connection
  • Healing, Activating, and Enriching Body, Mind, and Sex with Tibetan 5 Element Tantra 
  • Tibetan 5-Element Tantra Practice {Advanced}
Session 8:
  • Community Connection
  • Solo Tantric Sexual Healing session
Session 9:
  • Community Connection
  • Tantric Speech
  • NVC for self-connection and self-empathy
Session 10:
  • Community Connection
  • Healing and Balancing Female Sexual Energy with “Yoni Yoga” 
  • Deepening The 5 Elements of Tantric Dance
Session 11:
  • Community Connection
  • Sexual Self-Awareness Survey
Session 12:
  • Community Connection
  • The 5 Principles of Sexual Communication
Session 13: 
  • Community Connection
  • Review Initial Goals and Desired outcomes
  • Moving forward with your practice
  • The Authentic Tantra Certification Program Overview
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Your Group Training Instructors!

Your LIVE Group Training Sessions will be led by Devi Ward Erickson and Karen Craig!

Devi Ward Erickson

Devi Ward Erickson is the curator of the Authentic Tantra ® modality and an accomplished Vajrayana Tantra Practitioner.

Authentic, lineage-based Tantra has given Devi the methods and tools to transform the dysfunction and pain of her childhood trauma into fuel for her spiritual path and professional accomplishments. Devi was a stripper in Detroit for several years while she attended Wayne State University for the Performing Arts. At the age of 24, she became a monk of the Ishaya order and dedicated her life to meditation, teaching, and spiritual realization. Nine years later, Devi was introduced to Vajrayana Tantric Buddhism and trained in the Tibetan Five Element healing practices as a sexual and non-sexual healing method.

Since then Devi has become an internationally recognized Tantra Expert, Certified Tantric Healer, and Board Certified Sexologist. In 2015 Devi completed a 53-hour Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocacy Counselor training. Her background includes certification in Reiki and Meditation. Devi Ward Erickson has been teaching meditation and personal growth workshops since 2000.

Devi is an author and the Host of Sex is Medicine with Devi Ward Podcast on Itunes and tunein.com. She has been featured as a Tantra and Sexuality Expert in countless articles and over 30 different radio and television networks worldwide including Cosmopolitan Magazine, Playboy Radio, Men’s Health Magazine, CBS, NBC, Rogers TV and the movie Sexology with Gabrielle Anwar and Catherine Oxenberg, and VH1's Love and Hip Hop Couples Retreat.

Karen Craig

Karen Craig, B.Msc., J.D., is co-owner of Live Heal Thrive Retreats™ and Explore the Art of Tantra™, along with her husband, Brion E. Craig, B.Msc. Through individual and group coaching and workshops, as well as through fun, powerful and transformative global retreats, they help men, women and ouples rediscover their power, authenticity and capacity for deep connection, intimacy and love. Karen is a Certified Metaphysical Practitioner, Certified Authentic Tantra® Educator and Practitioner, as well as a Certified Sexologist.

While in college, during which she received a B.A. degree in political science, Karen began her self-study and practice in various metaphysical modalities, including acupressure, aromatherapy, reflexology and massage therapy. After college, she went on to law school and earned her Juris Doctor degree. Following graduation, she became a trial attorney and later a Judge. Her interest and study of Tantra began in the 1990’s, when she was introduced to Tantra through books authored by Margot Annand. She completed her formal Tantra training and certification from the Institute of Authentic Tantra® Education, where she is now on the teaching staff as a Tantra Mastery instructor. She holds a second bachelor’s degree in Metaphysical Science and is currently working toward her Ph.D. in Holistic Counseling, with a second concentration in Relationship Dynamics. Karen has also completed training in Trauma Treatment from the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine and is a trained ho’oponopono practitioner. Her approach to practice is to utilize an array of modalities based on ancient wisdom and indigenous practices, combined with cutting edge approaches, to guide individuals and couples on their journey to experiencing wholeness and pleasure in all areas of life.

Karen is also the proud mother of a son and daughter, as well as three stepsons with her husband Brion.

Introducing Guest Teacher Tyomi Morgan!

Tyomi Morgan will be teaching “The 5 Elements of Tantric Dance” and “Yoni Yoga” on June 27th 2023!

Tyomi Morgan

Tyomi Morgan is an International Pleasure coach and certified Authentic Tantra® practitioner with over 9 years of experience in sexual health education and life coaching skill. She is a Chicago Native and content creator for several platforms including her sex education blog Glamerotica101.com.

Tyomi’s advice has been featured on dozens of platforms across the work including Askmen.com, Washington Post, Cosmopolitan.com, EBONY Magazine, Essence.com and New York Times. Authentic Tantra® is a passionate extension of Tyomi’s work as a practitioner of the sexual arts, and she is skilled at creating and holding compassionate space, presenting easily digestible information for all skill levels, and making sexual healing fun. Tyomi received her certification in Authentic Tantra® from IATE in 2018.

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