Margot Anand
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Margot Anand is a French author, teacher, seminar leader and public speaker. She has written numerous books including The Art of Sexual Ecstasy
; The Art of Everyday Ecstasy; and The Art of Sexual Magic.
Margot (or "Margo") Anand (Sanskrit "Ananda"=Bliss) received her degree from the Sorbonne
in Paris. She began her writing career as a journalist covering the American pop culture scene for French magazines, after which she retreated from public life for an extended period to study Tantra
and related disciplines. Having visited the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ashram in Pune in the late 1970s and begun to teach tantra there, she subsequently became notable as one of the first teachers to introduce Tantra and Neotantra
to a broad public in Europe and America, and has been the subject of numerous articles and interviews. She made up a practice she calls "SkyDancing Tantra" that is promoted as a tantric practice. Institutes teaching her methods exist in England, France, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, Canada and the United States. Anand is adjunct faculty at Dr. Deepak Chopra
's seminars and conferences and has taught at Dr. Dean Ornish
's annual retreats for heart patients.
The Art of Sexual Ecstasy
The Art of Sexual Ecstasy is the best-known work of author Margot Anand. It presents the foundation of her method known as "SkyDancing Tantra". It has been translated into at least eleven languages and has gone through numerous printings...
; The Art of Everyday Ecstasy; and The Art of Sexual Magic.
Margot (or "Margo") Anand (Sanskrit "Ananda"=Bliss) received her degree from the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
in Paris. She began her writing career as a journalist covering the American pop culture scene for French magazines, after which she retreated from public life for an extended period to study Tantra
Tantra
Tantra , anglicised tantricism or tantrism or tantram, is the name scholars give to an inter-religious spiritual movement that arose in medieval India, expressed in scriptures ....
and related disciplines. Having visited the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ashram in Pune in the late 1970s and begun to teach tantra there, she subsequently became notable as one of the first teachers to introduce Tantra and Neotantra
Neotantra
Neotantra, or Tantric sex, is a term used for the modern, western variations of Tantra. The term refers to both the New Age and modern Western interpretations of traditional Indian and Buddhist tantra...
to a broad public in Europe and America, and has been the subject of numerous articles and interviews. She made up a practice she calls "SkyDancing Tantra" that is promoted as a tantric practice. Institutes teaching her methods exist in England, France, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, Canada and the United States. Anand is adjunct faculty at Dr. Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra is an Indian medical doctor, public speaker, and writer on subjects such as spirituality, Ayurveda and mind-body medicine. Chopra began his career as an endocrinologist and later shifted his focus to alternative medicine. Chopra now runs his own medical center, with a focus on...
's seminars and conferences and has taught at Dr. Dean Ornish
Dean Ornish
Dean Michael Ornish, M.D., is president and founder of the nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, as well as Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco....
's annual retreats for heart patients.
See also
Books
- The Art of Sexual Ecstasy: The Path of Sacred Sexuality for Western Lovers (1 January 1989) Jeremy P. Tarcher Inc.Jeremy P. Tarcher Inc.Jeremy P. Tarcher Inc., founded by Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, is a book publisher and imprint of Penguin Group focused primarily on mind, body and spiritualism titles...
ISBN 0874775817, ISBN 978-0874775815 - The Art of Sexual Magic (9 September 1996) Tarcher ISBN 0874778409, ISBN 978-0874778403
- The Art of Everyday Ecstasy: The Seven Tantric Keys for Bringing Passion, Spirit and Joy Into Every Part Of Your Life (15 June 1998) Broadway ISBN 0767901649, ISBN 978-0767901642
- The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana (Modern Library Classics) (Introduction by Margot Anand, Translation by Richard Francis BurtonRichard Francis BurtonCaptain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia, Africa and the Americas as well as his...
) (14 May 2002) Modern Library ISBN 0375759247, ISBN 978-0375759246 - Sexual Ecstasy: The Art of Orgasm (18 May 2000) Tarcher ISBN 158542028X, ISBN 978-1585420285
- The Sexual Ecstasy Workbook (3 February 2005) Tarcher ISBN 1585423971, ISBN 978-1585423972
DVDs, Videos, & Audio
- Margot Anand's Secret Keys to the Ultimate Love Life (3 DVD Set)
- The Art of Orgasm – The Multi-Orgasmic Couple (for Men & Women)
- Everyday Ecstasy: Music for Passion, Spirit (Music CD)
- Sexual Magic Meditations: Cultivating Sexual Energy to Transform Your Life (Audio Cassette) (September 1996) Sounds TrueSounds TrueSounds True is a multimedia publishing company based near Boulder, Colorado. It was created in 1985 by Tami Simon. The company has published approximately 1,000 titles, including spoken-word audio recordings, books, music, filmed events, multimedia packages and online educational programs from...
ISBN 1564553604, ISBN 978-1564553607 - SkyDancing Tantra: A Call to Bliss (Music CD)