Awakening the Divine Feminine: Radhika’s Journey of Transformation Through Tantra

28 April Apr 2025
Liisa Maimon
Founder and Senior Teacher

Radhika’s story starts long before she found herself in Stockholm, where she now lives.

Her journey took her from one heartbreak to another, from the U.S. to Europe, and through many twists and turns.

It wasn’t until she stumbled upon Tantra that things finally started to click.

This story is about a woman whose deep sensitivity and search for meaning eventually guided her to the powerful awakening of her Divine Feminine — a profound inner strength that would ultimately transform her life.

The Roots of Sensitivity: Growing Up in a Chaotic Home

Since Radhika grew up in a home that was filled with shouting and emotional turbulence between family members, she learned quickly how to feel everything…whether she wanted to or not.

Radhika’s childhood was a whirlwind of emotions. Her mother was unpredictable and could swing from moments of joy to fits of anger. Her father, on the other hand, was more passive and often unable to step in when things got heated.

Radhika found herself stuck in the middle where she tried to mediate the constant tension.

“Can you just be kind and stop screaming?” was a phrase she found herself saying repeatedly in a vain attempt to ease the chaos.

The emotional chaos at home left Radhika hyper-aware of others’ feelings. She learned how to pick up on the energy in a room she walked into, even when people weren’t saying anything.

This heightened sensitivity made her incredibly attuned to the emotions of those around her, but it also left her feeling drained and overwhelmed.

“I felt like I was hearing everyone’s emotions but no one was hearing mine,” she reflects.

It wasn’t just that she could sense others’ feelings; it was as if she absorbed them.

The emotional chaos at home left Radhika hyper-aware of others’ feelings.

Discovering Her Inner Self: Radhika’s Search for Self and Love

Radhika’s sensitivity wasn’t just emotional. It was also mental and spiritual, which created a complex internal landscape that was both a gift and a challenge.

Her heightened awareness of the emotions of those around her made her hyper-sensitive to her external world, and it was this very sensitivity that would eventually lead her to discover the deeper layers of her own being.

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An authentic smile born from deep inner healing and spiritual growth. Radhika after becoming a Tantra Yoga teacher in India.

A Journey of Sensitivity and Self-Exploration

“I’ve always been very sensitive to people, to their energy, their ways of being,” Radhika says.

For years, she was on a constant quest to understand her emotions, and she turned over every ‘rock and stone’ in search of an explanation.

Her sensitivity led her to ask herself some difficult questions:

What is wrong with me?

Why do I feel so differently?

Despite her deep introspection, the answers were elusive. It was as if there was a missing piece she couldn’t quite find or an explanation that was just out of reach.

As her sensitivity grew, so did her belief that something was inherently ‘wrong’ with her. She believed that if she ‘could just figure it out,’ so to speak, she could find peace.

She attempted to fill the void with different relationships and romantic experiences, but nothing seemed to bring her the sense of completion she was seeking.

“I was always looking for love,” she says, looking back on her years of searching. “I was searching for something to fill that hole.”

In her early adulthood, Radhika found herself caught in the intensity of her first big love. This relationship swept her away to different countries from the United States to France to Sweden.

But as the relationship evolved, the spark began to fade.

Her partner, who was a musician with a destructive edge to him, became distant and Radhika found herself desperately trying to hold on to the love they once shared. The relationship had a magnetic pull, but it was also turbulent and ultimately unfulfilling.

“We didn’t match up anymore,” she admitted while reflecting on the day he finally broke up with her.

The breakup left Radhika heartbroken, but it was a pivotal moment that pushed her further into her search for self-understanding.

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Precious moments of grace: Radhika sharing joy and connection with fellow seekers during a Tantra Yoga retreat in Rishikesh, India, hosted by Somananda Tantra School.

Moving Beyond the Pain

After the breakup, Radhika’s journey took a different turn. She moved to London, England, where she worked in the bar industry and tried to move on from the pain of her failed relationship. She found herself in a cycle of fleeting romantic connections and one-night stands, hoping that they would somehow fill the void she felt inside.

“It wasn’t giving me anything,” she says, reflecting on how she kept chasing something outside of herself to fill the emptiness that only deepened.

She went through a crisis period where she shaved her head and she felt almost ‘genderless’ and unable to embrace her femininity.

“I didn’t feel sexual, and I didn’t feel feminine,” she says. “All I wanted was to find Shiva, to find God.”

This was a crucial turning point in her life as she began to realize that true healing and love had to come from within, and that the search for completeness would lead her back to herself.

This deep journey of self-exploration kick-started Radhika’s spiritual journey and would eventually lead her to discover that her sensitivity wasn’t a flaw after all.

It was actually a part of who she was meant to be.

Radhika’s search was relentless, but it wasn’t until later in life, through Tantra, that she began to realize the missing piece wasn’t something to “find” but something to allow within herself.

How Radhika Reclaimed Her Divine Feminine Power with Tantra

Radhika had always felt an overwhelming sense of longing for something higher, or what she would later recognize as a quest for divine consciousness.

From a young age, she felt this intuitive pull. But it wasn’t until she started her journey into Tantra that the pieces of her spiritual quest began to fall into place.

Awakening Through Tantra

After years of trying to understand the intense shifts she felt inside, Radhika stumbled upon

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A moment of heartfelt gratitude beside the Shiva statue — a sacred symbol that has become a profound companion on her journey of transformation.

Somananda’s teachings during a time of deep self-exploration. It was as if everything finally clicked.

“This is it,” she said when she realized how true and aligned Somananda’s courses were to what she had been feeling all along.

Her first encounter with Tantra was through the Tantra Massage Therapist Training course, which felt like a revelation.

The course didn’t just offer knowledge — it also gave her an experience of connection that felt deeply profound.

Radhika had always been sensitive to energy, but this training helped give her a sense of purpose and direction by teaching her how to channel her sexual energy and embrace it fully.

Embracing Vulnerability and Feminine Energy

One of the most transformative aspects of her Tantra journey was how it helped Radhika to embrace vulnerability and reclaim her feminine energy.

With its intimate exercises, the Tantra massage course provided the perfect safe space Radhika needed to confront her fears and heal from past wounds.

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Radhika embracing the radiant strength of her awakened Divine Feminine – a liberating photoshoot every woman should do.

Initially, she felt awkward and self-conscious, especially during the yoni and lingam massage training.

“I felt like a teenager again, giggly and nervous,” she recalls, laughing at her initial discomfort.

As the course progressed, the structure of the training helped to create a sense of safety. This allowed Radhika to open up and be vulnerable in a way she had never experienced before.

“For me, it was a very beautiful thing to receive,” she says, speaking about her experience of being in a position where she was able to receive, and not just give, while in a Tantra massage session with a man. “Especially since he had to tap into his masculinity, and for me to be vulnerable and awkward.”

Radhika believes that being in a loving environment was the most important part of the course. Without such a big focus on safety, she doubts that the effect on her would have been the same.

Thanks to the loving and safe atmosphere of the Tantra course, Radhika began to rediscover her womanhood in a new light. She realized that her vulnerability was not a weakness, but rather a strength that allowed her to connect deeply with her own feminine energy.

“I developed a mature femininity that I had been longing for,” she says. “I was genderless no more!”

It was also during the Tantra massage course that she experienced a yoni massage for the first time…and many more after that. This made her feel even more connected to her feminine self.

“It was beautiful, and it felt natural,” Radhika remembers. “When I went back home after the course, I wanted everyone to feel what I felt.”

By the end of the course, Radhika had learned to embrace her feminine power without shame and to honor her body as a sacred vessel of energy.

“I developed a mature femininity that I had been longing for,” Radhika says.

From Healer to Teacher: Radhika’s New Purpose

After Radhika’s transformative journey through Tantra, she realized that her life’s path had taken a completely new direction.

She now felt divinely guided to share what she had learned through Tantra by offering not just a healing experience but also a way for others to reclaim their own sense of wholeness.

Offering Tantric Healing and Sexual Empowerment

Once Radhika had embraced her own feminine power and the sacredness of sexual energy, she couldn’t help but feel a pull to share these teachings with others.

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In her treatment room, Radhika weaves her inner transformation into her work — offering not just treatments, but healing touch, presence, and heartfelt connection.

She started offering Tantric massages and healing treatments (both in-person and remotely) to help men and women connect to their own energy and awaken parts of themselves they might have been ignoring.

“I didn’t just feel safe around all these men being naked,” Radhika recalls of her own healing process through Tantra. “I felt like I could finally embrace my womanhood.”

Her work is about physical touch, but also about creating a space where people feel seen, heard, and empowered to explore their own desires and sexual energy within boundaries they can set for themselves.

Radhika also offers remote healing sessions where she connects with individuals who may not have access to in-person treatments, but still need the guidance and empowerment that Tantra can bring.

Radhika’s Moment of Transformation

The Divine Feminine energy awakened
Through dedicated practice, Radhika discovered profound joy and connection within herself.

As she deepened her work as a healer, Radhika came to realize that this wasn’t just a career or a way to make a living.

It was her divine path!

“I see now that everything is filled with energy and beauty,” she says.

 

Radhika now understands that her sensitivity, her search for love, and the pain she experienced in her adolescence were all part of the journey that guided her to where she is today.

She feels divinely guided to help others awaken their sexual energy and embrace their true selves, just as she did.

“It was so beautiful to get this deep spiritual insight that I’ve done everything right,” she reflects. “It’s just been a part of my journey.”

Now, as a teacher and healer, Radhika has a clear purpose: to guide others through the process of reclaiming their own sexual power and embracing their authentic selves.

Radhika now understands that her sensitivity, her search for love, and the pain she experienced were all part of the journey that guided her to where she is today.

Reaching Full Circle in Radhika’s Spiritual Awakening

Radhika’s journey to find Shiva has now come full circle.

“Finding an outlet for my sexual energy was just what I needed to discover that,” she says, reflecting on how Tantra connected her not only to her body, but also to something far greater.

The Art of Dying course deepened this connection by offering her a spiritual insight that she had been searching for her whole life.

Spiritual initiation
A sacred moment of initiation — Radhika receiving ancient teachings from her teacher, Somananda, marking a profound turning point on her tantric path.

It was in this course that she realized, “I’ve done everything right. It’s just been a part of my journey.”

Now, with a newfound understanding, Radhika sees that everything in her life has been part of her spiritual evolution.

Through Tantra, she not only healed, but also came to understand the sacredness of her own existence and the Divine Feminine presence within her.

The energy that once overwhelmed her is now flowing with purpose, and she has found much joy and fulfillment in simply being.

“My whole life has been a search for the Divine,” she reflected. “And now here he is.”

By embracing her feminine energy and sexual power, Radhika has been able to shift from feelings of constant stress and frustration to a life filled with fulfillment and a deep sense of inner peace.

She now lives with the understanding that her journey was never a mistake.

Rather, it was always part of the larger and beautiful design of her life.

Liisa Maimon

Founder and Senior Teacher

An inspiring tantric yogini, Liisa is a strong driving force of the school – both as a senior teacher and general manager.

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