Emotional Intelligence can be described as the ability perceive, describe and feel our emotions, to see them as positive and recognizing their effects on ourselves and others. At Oztantra we have added understandings in emotional intelligence to deepen our understanding and access of Tantra in our modern lifestyle.

Emotions are energy

Emotions are energies that are created within our bodies in response to physical experiences we have and thoughts we think. They are actual physical sensations in our bodies, flowing through our bodies like electricity flows through a wire, unable to be seen but readily felt and always on the move.

The amount of electricity flowing through a light bulb determines how brightly it glows. In a similar way the degree of openness we have in allowing our emotions to move through us determines the intensity of aliveness we feel. As energy in the body emotions form part of our vital Life force.

Emotional suppression

We have been trained to suppress our emotion. Sometimes this is necessary if it is not safe or advisable to feel the emotion at that time.

There is also a strong cultural pressure to suppress our emotions, to be strong and in control. The suppression of emotion does not mean freedom from them. This energy builds up in our body, becoming stuck, leaving us feeling stressed and in pain, ultimately resulting in illness.

This can also result in addictions such as smoking, eating, overworking or drinking where we attempt to fill the emptiness caused by our loss of sense of self  (through suppression of part of our being), and also many stress related diseases.

The healing is in the feeling

Emotions are innate to the human experience, part of our survival system. To be whole we need to embrace these unfamiliar aspects of ourselves, actually feeling them in our bodies.

When we allow ourselves to freely express our feelings they can flow through us quite harmoniously. Healing involves reclaiming and releasing any emotions we have suppressed, as well as learning to feel the emotions we experience in the now.