About Us
The Spark
What if you could use something you already love to power your spiritual development? The Rainbow Body School was created to do just that. We believe that erotic energy is one of the most powerful forces in the body, and that we can use it to become more loving, authentic, and present in our every day lives. A fusion of classical spiritual tantra and the sexual neo-tantra movement, the Rainbow Body School believes that your body is your temple— and we want to teach you all its most sacred rituals.
Classical tantra is a powerful tool with a rich history, but it can be extremely intellectual and overlook the experience of the ordinary world.
Neo-tantra, in contrast, embraces your physicality and all that has to offer— but often falls short on the “so what?”
Unlike many schools, Rainbow Body actively draws from both of these traditions, to “start where you are” in the busy modern world, and also to start the journey of a lifetime— the pursuit of ultimate Truth.
Bridging the Gap
Two Candles,
One Flame
For most of its history, Tibetan Buddhism has been characterized by its four primary lineages. Often, this has lead to rivalry and factionalism among the lineages, and in some cases even sectarian violence. In response to this, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Jamgon Kongtrul developed the Rimé movement, a nonsectarian approach to Tibetan Buddhism that not only tolerates but celebrates the differences between lineages, seeing the variety as beneficial to different practitioners with different needs.
There are two living lineages of classical tantra— Nondual Śaiva Tantra (NST), which persists as Kashmiri Shaivism, and Tibetan tantric Buddhism, or vajrayāna. Traditionally, these have been separate threads with their own practices, teachers, and communities. Emulating the principles of the Rimé movement, Rainbow Body draws from both NST and vajrayāna, seeking not to fuse the two but to provide students with multiple vehicles for their journey so that they may choose what works best for them.
“To love oneself is the foundation of the love of other people. Love is a practice.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh