Why We Must Feel: The Sacred Power of Emotion in the Tantric Body

We are divine humans, embodied and pulsing with sensation.
Born to feel. Designed to feel.

In the tantric view, this human form is not a prison, but a temple—a sacred vessel for consciousness to taste itself through breath, sound, and yes, movement—movement of energy.

E-motion: Energy in Motion

Emotions are one of the most powerful fuels we have to light up the fire of magic in our human world.
So don’t see them as an inconvenience, a problem, or a barrier. See them as a potent fuel you carry to co-create the life of your dreams.

They are energy in motion—E-motion—designed to flow through the body like rivers of aliveness, guiding us, moving us, awakening us.

When we allow ourselves to feel, we are letting that sacred energy—from the center of the Earth to the vast cosmos—pass through us.
This is what makes us divine humans.

Can you imagine biting into your favorite cake, but not being able to savor it?
Looking into a lover’s eyes but feeling nothing stir in your chest?
Hearing your grandmother’s laughter, but not receiving its warmth?

This is what happens when we become numb.

Our emotions are the language of the soul, the way we understand what is happening within and around us. They are the bridge between our inner and outer worlds—between thought and experience, body and spirit.
When we suppress them, we sever our connection with life itself.

What Happens When We Don’t Feel?

Modern life numbs us.
We scroll. We hustle. We bypass.

We store emotions rather than express them. They begin to accumulate in the body like stagnant water.

The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study found that people who suppress emotions or live with unresolved trauma have a 2–3x higher risk of developing chronic illnesses, depression, and even dying prematurely.¹

In tantric and yogic philosophy, these stuck energies are called samskaras—imprints left on the energetic body from unprocessed experiences. When ignored, they calcify, manifesting as pain, anxiety, or a general sense of disconnection.

Have you ever felt:
• Heavy?
• Emotionally stuck?
• Chronically tired or uninspired?
• Like you're not really here?

Chances are, your vessel is full—clogged with feelings you haven’t yet allowed yourself to fully feel.

Your Body is a Portal, Not a Problem

In Tantra, the body is not something to transcend.
It is the path.

Your sensations are the entry point to higher awareness.
Your feelings—especially the intense, messy, tender ones—are not enemies; they are initiations.

To feel is to open yourself as a living prayer to life.

Tantra teaches that when you fully feel an emotion—when you surrender to it without resistance—it transforms.
This is the most powerful alchemy.

You have the capacity to transmute this energy into exactly what you need: creativity, clarity, turn-on, forgiveness, vision.

This is the alchemy of Eros.
How life becomes life.

So without the fuel, this alchemical process cannot happen.
Are you letting this magical opportunity go?

The Avatar Body: You as a Sensory Antenna

Just like the beings in Avatar, we are wired to connect.
We are antennas—subtle, electric, divine.

Our nervous system, fascia, and energetic field are constantly responding to the world around us.

But if the body is cluttered with old emotions, outdated stories, and unexpressed grief, it cannot receive life clearly.
It becomes like a clogged pipe. Nothing flows. Pleasure becomes flat. Connection feels impossible.

And we end up just surviving our lives, instead of living them.

Feeling is Healing

You were not meant to just “get by.”
You were meant to:

• Feel the wind kiss your skin
• Cry at a sunrise
• Tremble with joy
• Collapse in grief
• Rise in power

 Orgasm into life

You were made to feel it all.

Because feeling brings us back to truth.
To our wild hearts.
To our presence.

And from there… life becomes poetry again.

You’re Not Broken—Just Full

You are not alone in this.
The world we live in doesn’t teach us how to feel.
It teaches us how to perform, to numb, to achieve.

But your emotions are not liabilities—they are superpowers.

Clearing your vessel isn’t about “fixing” yourself.
It’s about coming back to your natural state: clear, open, alive.

Want to explore your emotional body through tantra?

Because darling, feeling is not always easy.
Especially when the emotions we carry have been shoved down, swallowed, or shamed for years.

This is where emotional release becomes a sacred tool—not for drama, not for ego—but for liberation.

Through breath, movement, sound, and intentional ritual, emotional release allows us to move what has been buried. It clears the stuckness from the vessel so that life, pleasure, and power can flow again.
It is one of the core tantric technologies for cleaning the temple of the body and honoring what has been unfelt.

Tantric rituals like emotional release are not about fixing ourselves. They are about making space for our truth.
For softness. For rage. For joy. For grief.
For full-bodied prayer.

Because when we release, we receive.

Much Love,

Arushi

¹ Felitti VJ, Anda RF, et al. (1998). The Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Adult Health: The ACE Study.