Teaching Tantra Through An Anti-Racist Lens
The Institute is an anti-racist organization committed to the liberation of humanity through the healing and integration of the body, mind, spirit, and sexuality.
We are passionate about dismantling internalized racial oppression within ourselves and our communities through the application of Tibetan 5 Element Tantra & The 4 Pillars of Healing 🪷
In order to serve our broader community, we are now offering our online Tantra and somatic sexual healing programs under the umbrella of The Institute of Holistic Sexology.
Click below to begin your journey of healing and liberation👇🏽
Tibetan 5 Element Tantra is...
Healing & Transformation
A system of healing & transformation anchored in the Pre-Vedic roots of Tantra tracing back over 17,000 years, incorporating the Indigenous roots of authentic tantra –Animism and Shamanism.
Liberation from Suffering
Tibetan 5 Element Tantra leads to liberation from all forms of suffering by healing and transforming emotional, psychic, spiritual, and sexual wounds.
The 4 Pillars of Healing
Incorporates meditation, movement, connection, and pleasure, drawing upon the regenerative power of sexual energy to fuel and enrich the process of healing and transformation.
The origins of Tibetan 5 Element Tantra pre-date the Vedas, pre-date the Caste system in India, and pre-date the rule of Patriarchy.
FREE tantra course!
FREE INTRODUCTION TO TIBETAN 5 ELEMENT TANTRA COURSE!
with Devi Ward Erickson
This FREE Tantra course will introduce you to:
- Animism, Shamanism, and The Tibetan 5 Elements
- What the Tibetan 5 Elements are and how they HEAL
- How to use the Tibetan 5 Elements for Healing
- A special Meditation practice led by Devi Ward Erickson
- PLUS, a special movement practice using the Tibetan 5 Elements!
WHY WORK WITH US...
WE ARE A GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED SCHOOL
Our programs are classified as instruction in “oriental medicine” and graduates are considered “Practitioners of Natural Healing” by the Canadian government.
WE ARE BLACK OWNED AND OPERATED
IATE was founded by bi-racial Black woman, Devi Ward Erickson and is committed to dismantling internalized racial oppression.
WE OFFER ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT
Tantra is medicine and support is required for healing. We offer an unparalleled level of in-depth, one-on-one support for all of our Tantra coaching programs.
What Our Students Are Saying...
You are literally being guided by the elements themselves
"When I returned to the United States from Costa Rica, post Graduation, the border control cameras at customs didn’t (couldn’t) recognize me… That’s how powerful this medicine is, it changes you at a cellular level! These practices take you by the hand, you are literally being guided by the elements themselves, trusting and resting into their medicine. This incredibly magical medicine encourages you to allow your OWN wisdom to arise and inform you… Tibetan Buddhist Five Element Tantra is a pathway (brightly lit) back to your infinite self.♾️"
I experienced immense growth, healing and transformation
"I would rate my experience as a student with the Institute of Authentic Tantra Education as an A++! During my 2 years as a student I experienced immense growth, healing and transformation by applying these ancient technologies to myself. As I studied to become a practitioner, I gained an immense deepening of the practices thanks to a cadre of talented, dedicated, compassionate and ethical teachers. I’ll forever be grateful to the Institute for providing access to these potent teachings and sharing them with such immense love and care. I feel inspired and prepared to do the same as a Practitioner!"
It wasn't easy, but it was such a valuable experience.
"I think I got out of the superficial life that stayed only in my head and started a sensuous life that I experienced directly with my body through the Authentic Tantra program. It wasn't easy, but it was such a valuable experience. I'm looking forward to a daily life full of the sense of being alive."
I would recommend Authentic Tantra to anybody, this is a deeper healing!
"For anyone that wants to dig deeper and really become fully and truly embodied and heal you gotta go through this course because it really is medicine!"
I wake up each day feeling happy, joyous, and free
"It is no exaggeration to say that my training at IATE has not only healed me but has also empowered me to guide others in their healing journeys with authenticity and compassion. Today, my life is filled with a deep sense of gratitude and vitality. Through my work as a Tibetan Five Element Tantra Practitioner, I get to teach others the self-healing practices that have worked so beautifully in my own life. I wake up each day feeling happy, joyous, and free—alive with the knowledge that this path of healing is available to everyone willing to take it. IATE gave me not only the tools for healing but also the confidence to share these teachings with others, helping them find liberation and fulfillment."
This is a bliss-filled way of life that transforms you!
“When I think about a transformative sexually healing and educational experience rooted in Spirit/Divine unlike anything I’ve ever seen before, I think about my beloved Authentic Tantra family. This is more than a program, this is a bliss-filled way of life that transforms you/me/we/us and offers healing for a lifetime! Trust the process and take the leap, your best life will catch you!”
These teachings have influenced my life in a really positive and beautiful way.
"I feel more deeply connected to myself, to spirit and my sexuality. I feel like my ability to give has expanded exponentially. I am so excited for the rest of this journey...I feel like I've just begun."
I am so grateful to be apart of IATE!
"The space created in this program for inclusivity and safety for me to unpack and heal has been the medicine my soul needed to take my sexual energy to the next level of empowerment. The retreat was a game-changer in teaching me to embody the practice of Authentic Tantra. I am excited and honored to share this practice."
Life changing and life affirming!
“IATE and the Authentic Tantra® Healing modality have been life changing and life affirming for me. Phase 1 of the training gave me the Tools, Support, and Resources to Authentically become my own healer. Phase 2 of the program gave me the Confidence, Methodology, and Guidance to become a Practitioner and know that I am able to integrally support my clients along their own Health and Wellness journey."
I knew this was the training I was meant to pursue...
“I was introduced to Devi and IATE early 2020 and I was absolutely drawn to her deeply embodied wisdom and passion about sexual healing and Tantra. I had been searching for a lineage-based Tantra tradition for over two years and upon meeting with Devi for entering Phase 1 I knew this was the training I was meant to pursue. Diving into the modality of Authentic Tantra helped initiate my process of moving out of the wounded healer archetype and drop deeply into the wisdom of my body after experiencing dissociation for most of my life."
The most extraordinary experience of my life.
"The wisdom and growth this program gifts to you is not only life changing, but is forever. I have learned to be more present, aware, and empowered throughout life, from the simplest day-to-day activities to the deepest sexual and emotional experiences with both myself and others."
This medicine works!
“The extensive training is absolutely rewarding and detailed with such clarity and understanding. An understanding of being able to incorporate powerful life changing practices into my own life and then take this modality and share with others so they have a chance of honoring themselves with love, awareness, and the ability to feel empowered by their Sexuality and embrace it."
Far more than I could have ever imagined
“On this journey, I have found peace, support, family, friendship, sisterhood, mentorship, health, and a much deeper purpose. I wish I could rewind and do all 6 days of retreat over again because I have never experienced anything like what I experienced during our embodiment retreat in any other program. My heart is so full and open. What a medicine."
I looked at a lot of different Tantra programs...
In this program from Day One I felt connected to my primary instructor and I felt so connected to each and every individiual in the group sessions. I don't think that I have ever received an education and a feeling of family from any other program that I've ever tried.You can't put a price on serenity, and I feel the most serenity that I have ever felt in my entire life, there is no amount of money that I wouldn't spend on that feeling. This program was absolutley the right one for me.
Simply put, this program works!
“It healed somatic wounds. It resolved lifelong chronic pain. It helped me communicate and connect more deeply in my intimate relationship with my girlfriend. I learned what it means to connect to my own sexuality in order to engage more deeply with others. I was able to implement and expand the pleasures in my own life including and beyond the bedroom. Through the ancient practice of semen retention I gained more energy, focus, and drive. Work is better! And my play life is AWESOME!"
OUR FAVORITE Tantra VIDEOS and ARTICLES!
Our Mission...
THE INSTITUTE OF AUTHENTIC TANTRA EDUCATION IS AN ANTI-RACIST ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO DISMANTLING INTERNALIZED RACIAL OPPRESSION
We are dedicated to providing ethical and effective Tantric instruction to ALL individuals and communities who are seeking a healthy, balanced, and sacred approach to sexuality and holistic healing.
Unlike many styles of yoga and meditation, Tibetan 5 Element Tantra embraces human sexuality and its innate potential for healing, when it is honored as sacred and practiced with awareness, compassion, and loving-kindness. In accordance with our lineage and root Lama, we dedicate the merit of our authentic tantra practice to the benefit and welfare of all sentient beings.