Margot Anand (born 27 July 1944) is a French writer, teacher, seminar leader and public speaker. She has written numerous books including ''
The Art of Sexual Ecstasy''; ''The Art of Everyday Ecstasy''; and ''The Art of Sexual Magic''. Her mother was
Protestant
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, and her father was
Russian Orthodox
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and she was raised in Orthodox religion.
Margot (or "Margo") Anand (Sanskrit "Ananda"=Bliss) received her degree from the
Sorbonne in Paris. She began her writing career as a journalist covering the American
pop culture
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scene for French magazines, after which she retreated from public life for an extended period to study
tantra
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The term ''tantra'', in the Greater India, Indian tr ...
and related disciplines.
Osho Rajneesh was her tantra teacher when she learned it in
India
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in the late 1970s.
She began to teach tantra at Osho's ashram in Pune and subsequently became notable as one of the first teachers to introduce tantra and
Neotantra to a broad public in Europe and the United States. She designed a practice called "SkyDancing Tantra" that is promoted as a tantric practice.
Anand taught as adjunct faculty with
Deepak Chopra
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at his seminars and conferences for several years and has taught at
Dean Ornish's annual retreats for heart patients.
Bibliography
Books
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Introductions
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DVDs, videos, and audio
* ''Margot Anand's Secret Keys to the Ultimate Love Life'' (3 DVD set)
* ''The Art of Orgasm – The Multi-Orgasmic Couple (for Men & Women)''
* ''Everyday Ecstasy: Music for Passion, Spirit'' (music CD)
* ''Sexual Magic Meditations: Cultivating Sexual Energy to Transform Your Life'' (audio cassette) (September 1996)
Sounds True
* ''SkyDancing Tantra: A Call to Bliss'' (music CD)
References
External links
Official website
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1944 births
University of Paris alumni
Living people
French non-fiction writers
French Christians
Neotantra
French sexologists
Rajneesh movement