Henika Patel on Demystifying Tantra

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Henika is the founder of School of Sensual Arts, an organisation aimed towards bringing the ancient Indian arts into modern society. We became friends over lockdown and she is a total inspiration, with the way she slowly transitioned away from her law career and into teaching yoga and tantra, and proceeding to uproot and travel the world for a few years. She listened to her soul and followed her gut instinct and truly, what can be more freeing than that? She now dedicates her time to educating the world about these beautiful arts that are often so misconstrued by the time they are brought over to the West.

We speak at length about her solo travels, especially as a desi woman, and what she learnt and experienced on that journey that she now incorporates into her work and purpose. She talks about what it was like travelling to China whilst not speaking the local language, and still finding kindness everywhere she went. We talk about what it took for her to transition away from the corporate world to really work towards what she really feels her true calling is, whilst overcoming any fears of financial instability and what people would think of this decision. We also discuss cultural appropriation of the yoga and tantra practices and what we as a society can do better to honour those ancient art forms the way that they truly deserve to be.

I feel so privileged to have had this chat with the lovely Henika, who is just such a gentle and calming soul and I genuinely feel like I've learnt so much from this episode. I also have attended her women's circles which I highly recommend to anybody who is looking to go deeper into their self awareness journey.

School of Sensual Arts: https://schoolofsensualarts.co.uk/

Henika can be found on Instagram on @henikapetal