Six years ago, the words 'Tantric sex' were not in my vocabulary. At the beginning, I thought it was all about having sex, but I soon learned that Tantric sex isn't some stand-alone sexual practice -- it is based in the heart of the Tantra living philosophy.

I think it's safe to say that we can all get a sense of what Hippocrates meant when he stated that 'All disease begins in the gut.' At some point in time we have all felt the disease of indigestion, gas, bloating, acid reflux, constipation, or diarrhea, whether mild or intense.

When I say 'sex,' what are your first thoughts? They probably involve the physical parts of sex, such as touching or orgasm. Some of you might be daydreaming about specific desires or fantasies. Below these thoughts, though, we all have at least two needs that we are unconsciously working to balance.