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Tantra therapy
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THE HANDS-ON TRUTH
Give it a go: Heck,
yes. There's a reason
the concept of
Tantra and its
implementation for
spiritual awakening
has been in use for
centuries. To be
clear, this is Red
Tantra (connected to
sensuality and
sexuality) rather than
White Tantra, with its
more spiritual
approach. Oh, and
Barbora also works in
psychosexual
somatic therapy - a
truly fascinating soul.

High point:
Posttreatment
buzz

Low point:
When you're
first naked,
yet that's
Britishness
getting in the
way. You soon
embrace it.

BOOKING INFO

Cost
£90 per hour

Contact
tantric-journey.co.uk

well
informed
IF LIFE'S MOVING
TOO FAST, HERE'S
HOW TO SLOW IT
DOWN A LITTLE

44

hen it comes to sex, I'm
a lot like the former
Barcelona, Bayern Munich
and current Manchester City manager Pep
Guardiola. Not because I'm in demand the
world over thanks to the sort of free-form
expressionism that wins trophies, while
leaving keen admirers quivering.
Rather, I always come first.
Oh, sure, there's been the occasion that
I haven't but, as with Guardiola, such
moments are the exception that prove the
rule. I always finish on top. Sadly, that works
on two levels; anything other than missionary
and my internal monologue has been known
to scream: 'Woah! We're not in France!'

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS
And so there are few people more in need
of Tantra Therapy, an intense, potentially
life-changing practice that, on this occasion,
takes place near Elephant & Castle. This is
about the exploration of sex, the feeling of
one-ness, an opportunity to go on a spiritual
journey, the chance to be given the tools to

be a better lover and, in turn, a better
human being. And it's not often you get to
say all that about Elephant & Castle.
I meet the therapist, a charming, intelligent
Dane called Barbora, who welcomes me into
her front room. Here the treatment begins,
as we sip water and she ascertains exactly
why I'm here.
It's a good question. 'Journalism' aside, I tell
her that I want to be the best husband I can be.
My wife and I have been together nearly nine
years and the vagaries of raising a family can
take its toll on our sex life. Barbora patiently
points out the language I've just used: 'best'
husband. It piles on the pressure. 'Happy'
trumps 'best', she says. Isn't that the truth?
For many of us, Barbora explains, sex is
just about the release, the chance to relieve
tension. And, with stress more prevalent,
the quality of sex suffers. No wonder some
couples can't conceive - the pressure can be
unbearable. And that's where Barbora steps
in: she's helped couples have children, and
can assist with erectile disfunction, premature
ejaculation or simply having a more fulfilling

As people get older, time has a
funny way of speeding up, with
days quickly turning into weeks,
weeks into months, and months
into years seemingly in the blink
of an eye.

indeed possess the ability to slow
down the passage of time, after all.
According to a recent study, the
way we view time is influenced by
the number of new experiences
we're exposed to.

Slowing down time
We find ourselves wondering where
that time has gone and longing for
the days when we seemed to
experience life at a much slower
pace. Well, it turns out we do

Try new things
For example, if, over the course
of a day, we encounter lots of new
experiences, we divide that day into
smaller chunks making it feel longer.
In other words, the more familiar

our lives are, the more it feels like
time's passing in one big chunk.
In theory, by 'unchunking' time
we can slow it down. So, try
breaking away from routine,
mastering new skills and embarking
on adventures - you may not be
able to turn back the clock, but you
can certainly trick it.
Laura Hill, Senior Editor and
Wellness Trends Expert,
welltodoglobal.com

ILLUSTRATION: ACUTEGRAPHICS.CO.UK

It involves nudity and massage, but it's
about more than sex, as Balance Deputy
Editor James Gill discovered; it's about
reminding people that pleasure is about
the whole body, not just the groin
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