Mal Weeraratne is a British author, therapist and founder of the Tantric Journey School of Healing and Awakening, which offers professional training courses and workshops in London and around the world. He is known for his expertise in the field of tantra and has written several books on the subject, including “Emotional Detox Through Bodywork” and “How to Free Your Mind – The Practice of Natural Mindfulness”.

Mal Weeraratne’s approach to tantra is based on the principles of Taoism and Tantra, which underscore the connection between the body, mind and spirit and pursue the use energy as a tool for healing and spiritual growth. He believes that trauma and emotional blockages can be healed through tantric bodywork, which involves releasing emotional and physical tension through a combination of deep tissue massage, breathwork and emotional release techniques.

Taoism and Tantra are two distinct philosophical and spiritual traditions that originated in China and India, respectively. While they have different roots and historical contexts, there are some principles that they share. Both traditions emphasise the unity of all things and the interconnectedness of the universe. They reject the idea of a clear boundary between the self and the world. Both Taoism and Tantra place a great deal of importance on personal practice and experience. They see intellectual understanding as limited and incomplete without direct experience.

Both traditions take a holistic approach to human experience, recognising the importance of physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of life and of being in the moment and flowing with life rather than trying to control or resist it.

In both traditions, sexuality is viewed as an important part of the human experience and as a potential path to spiritual growth. Taoism and Tantra place a high value on nature and see it as a source of wisdom and inspiration. Personal growth and self-cultivation are seen as means of achieving spiritual transformation.

While there are some similarities between Taoism and Tantra, it is important to know that they are distinct traditions with their own unique beliefs and practices. Tantric Journey blends elements of Taoism and Tantra practices to promote healing and growth. It is based on the belief that the body holds emotional and energetic blockages that can be released through a combination of physical and emotional techniques. In Mal Weeraratne’s Tantric Journey, Taoist and Tantric principles are combined to create a holistic approach to healing. The therapy incorporates various techniques, including deep tissue bodywork, breathwork, and visualisation, to release blocked energy and emotions.

Taoist principles are used to ground the client, connecting them with the earth and helping them to release any negative emotions. Tantric practices are used to help clients release blocked energy and emotions using breathwork and touch. The therapy incorporates a form of bodywork called “yoni massage” (for women) and “lingam massage” (for men), which are designed to help clients connect to release any blocked emotions in the pelvic area. The blending of Taoism and Tantra in Tantric Journey creates a compelling approach to healing that aims to connect the client with their body, emotions and energy, promoting a sense of balance and harmony in all areas of life.

Mal face to faceDuring the last number of years, it has been acknowledged more than ever that there is a connection between mental and physical well-being and that mental well-being is just as important as physical well-being. Mental health issues have been on the increase globally and even more so over the last 3 years resulting from the global world-wide pandemic, Covid-19. A person’s health is one of, if not the, most important possessions a person can have. Mal Weeraratne has been most of his life learning about and understanding the root causes of health and well-being and has dedicated his book ‘Emotional Detox Through Bodywork: A Woman’s Guide to Healing and Awakening’ to answering questions relating to how to heal and recovery from an imbalance within one’s body. As a pioneer in his field, Mal Weeraratne developed a ground-breaking approach to mental and physical well-being through the Body Therapy. Using a technique called Emotional Detox, the patient can experience relief from issues arising from the interaction between the body and the mind.

It is the premise of ancient eastern techniques, that there is a connection between the body and the mind and when there is an imbalance of either body or mind, this can seriously impact the other. In other words, a person born with a disability or a genetic illness, cannot be said to have “caused” this by themselves and that rather this is an outcome of circumstances over which they have had no control. This in turn may cause hardship on the individual’s life which affects their outlook, rendering them mentally imbalanced. A mental imbalance can be experienced as depression, thoughts of self-harm, or result in choices which are not favorable for that person, such as toxic or co-dependent relationships.

Likewise, when a person experiences an imbalance in their mental well-being, which could also result from genetics or chemical predispositions or resulting from them observing their exterior world and identifying problems and issues which cause them undue stress, resulting in disorders such as insomnia, weight loss or weight gain, an imbalance in hormones and so on. Similarly, that imbalance can affect the physical health of an individual and manifest in diseases such as heart problems, lowered immune systems which can result in susceptibility to contracting opportunistic bacteria and viruses, or leaving the body prone to the likes of irritable bowel syndrome, acne and chronic pain and fatigue.

No matter the source of a physical or mental problem, imbalances in one aspect of the person’s body can affect other aspects of the body in a never-ending cycle of ill-health, disease and even be the cause of accidents in their workplace or social life, as well as increasing thoughts of self-harm.

Mal Weeraratne’s simple body-work techniques will alleviate the body of ailments and illnesses which it suffers as the result of mental or physical health. As a wellness practitioner, the techniques used are non-invasive and complimentary to any of the usual allopathic treatments which a person may be using meaning there is no risk to the individual. If you are someone who can relate to the idea of augmenting your usual therapies, Mal Weeraratne may just have the answer you are looking for.

Mal Weeraratne is a British Pioneer In the Area of Emotional Release through bodywork, Who has studied in various accredited institutes under pioneers & experts earning him the accolade of being the first Certified Tantra Educator in the UK.

Mal has worked in the field of Human Sexuality since 1994, both in learning and treating over 3000 clients from all walks of life.

An Overview:  How Tantric Temple Model Benefited Women and Men 

The problem How Tantric temple model could help
75% of women involved in prostitution started as children. Tantric Temple Model looks to heal men and remove blockages, thus preventing them from abusing children
More than half of UK women in prostitution have been raped and/or seriously sexually assaulted. At least three quarters have been physically assaulted (Home Office 2004b).Whilst the rape within marriage and domestic violence figures against women in the UK are unclear as only a small percentage are reported.In January 2013, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Home Office released its first ever joint Official Statistics bulletin on sexual violence, entitled An Overview of Sexual Offending in England and Wales.It reported that:Approximately 85,000 women are raped on average in England and Wales every yearOver 400,000 women are sexually assaulted each year

1 in 5 women (aged 16 – 59) has experienced some form of sexual violence since the age of 16.

According to a famous psychiatrist, Schrodinger, all men have the potential to be Rapists. Mal explains why he agrees with this rapist analogy,‘’I agree with this as most men do not know how to cultivate and process sexual energy within them, due to blockages of their energy channels due to emotions as a result of trauma. Not having the ability to control his sex drive could lead to rape and abuse. It is true when a woman says no, it could mean yes and at the same time when a woman says yes, it could mean no. This is due to women’s ever changing emotions like waves in the sea, unlike more stable and static emotions in most men. Therefor men need special communication skills, to understand woman. It’s always important to ask for permission and to get verbal approval before penetration and also to follow the woman’s sexual rhythm and not to lead her with the man’s sexual rhythm which a woman can get lost in it and lose her own rhythm. This is the time she wants a man to stop having sex and don’t know how to say No or Stop. So, most women get raped from this stage onwards as the man is doing something not for her pleasure but for his pleasure and ego totally unconsciously. To stop this rape most women fake the orgasm to encourage the man to have an ejaculation and orgasm by satisfying his ego. For this reason, It’s always safer to wait till women ask men to make love before penetration. To make this happen men must learn to arouse a woman and take time before penetration. It is woman’s nature to dress provocatively. This must not to be taken as a message to rape me, but it means take me I am the sexiest woman on this planet who could satisfy you. Men must grow spiritually to understand woman’s nature as they test men all the time with dress and giving confusing messages and signals such as Yes and No that they don’t mean. The one who pass the test will be invited to bed, where a woman can open up to be orgasmic and men must be patient for this invitation and not proceed otherwise.’’
68% of women in prostitution meet the criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the same range as torture victims and combat veterans undergoing treatment (Ramsey et al 1993). Women involved in prostitution will become damaged by the men that are using them, which is why the Tantrika in Mal’s model received healing treatments to prevent them becoming damaged and blocked.
The mortality rate for women in prostitution in London suffer is 12 times the national average (Home Office 2004a). The Tantric Temple Model , provided a safe and healing environment. The Tantrika were there on a voluntary basis and were free from fear and oppression.
As many as 85% women in prostitution report physical abuse in the family, with 45% reporting familial sexual abuse The statistics speak for themselves, many of the women damaged and hurt by abuse go on to suffer more abuse because they are unable find healing and re-build their lives. Women need to be able to access healing for the sexual abuse they have encountered and men need treatment to stop the abusive cycle. A Tantric Temple Model can provide a long term solution to these problems as oppose to prostitution that at best treats a symptom in a short term with no long term effect.
In the UK as many as 60 women involved in prostitution have been murdered in the last 10 years 80,000 women work in ‘on-street’ prostitution in the UK. The average age women become involved in prostitution being just 12yrs old This highlights not only the risk that prostitutes face daily, but also highlights a general trend towards abuse and violence to women and minors.
The Jimmy Saville Case is just the tip of the iceberg…Police recorded over 23,000 sex offences against children aged under 18 years in England and Wales between April 2012 and March 2013.More than one in three children (34 per cent) who experienced contact sexual abuse by an adult did not tell anyone else about it.Four out of five children (82.7 per cent) who experienced contact sexual abuse from a peer did not tell anyone else about it Whilst the Nation held their breath in horror as the extent of Jimmy Savile’s abuse of the young and vulnerable came to light; Mal Weeraratne has been troubled by what he calls an ‘epidemic of abuse in the UK’.Commander Peter Sindler said that Savile ‘spent every minute of every day’ thinking about his next sex attack’ He said the predator – who carried out a 54 years long campaign of sexual abuse across Britain – picked ‘the most vulnerable who were least likely to speak out against him’. Mal explains that this is far from extraordinary and is sadly happening across Britain every single day and is part of a culture and cycle of abuse that has to be stopped.Mal is a leading authority on how best to tackle the problem of child abuse, incest and domestic violence.