Somananda

Early Life and Awakening

In his youth, this intensity was channeled into martial arts, where he trained under elite masters in Budokan and Shotokan Karate, earning the equivalent of a brown belt.

At 18, he fulfilled his compulsory military service in the Israeli Army. Afterward, to honor his parents’ expectations, he pursued a conventional path, graduating from law school in 1996 and beginning a career as a lawyer. Yet, beneath the surface of his professional life, a fire was burning.

The Turning Point

During his academic years, Somananda’s spiritual hunger became impossible to ignore. He began leading a double life: practicing law by day and immersing himself in the lineage of Sivananda Yoga by night, devouring ancient yogic texts. By 1999, his spiritual calling was too strong to resist. He left everything behind and traveled to India, where he discovered true yogic and tantric masters.

For the next decade, Somananda dedicated himself to intense sadhana (spiritual practice) and retreat in Southeast Asia. It was a time of deep transformation, honing his abilities as a serious practitioner and teacher of Yoga, Tantra, and meditation.

A New Name, A New Destiny

In the authentic yogic lineages of India and Tibet, receiving a spiritual name from an enlightened master is a sacred rite of passage — a rebirth that shifts one’s destiny. In 2009, Somananda received this honor from his guru.

His name combines soma, the ambrosia of rejuvenation, and ananda, the body of bliss, signifying “reaching the body of bliss through the mysterious power of the soma.” This moment marked his transition from a seeker to a spiritual guide.

Building a Global Legacy

That same year, Somananda relocated to Europe to birth his vision: the Somananda Tantra School. Conceived as a pioneering spiritual university, the school was created to meet the needs of seekers worldwide by sharing the authentic, ancient knowledge of Tantra and Yoga.

Since its inception, the school has hosted hundreds of courses and retreats in more than 25 countries, touching the lives of tens of thousands of students. Today, Somananda leads an international team of teachers and project managers as they continue to expand the school’s global footprint.

Media & Impact

Somananda’s unique abilities have captivated audiences globally. He authored the book Tantra: Sex for the Soul in 2014, which has been translated into multiple languages. He also launched the school’s YouTube channel, which has amassed over 26 million views. One viral video demonstrating a full-body energy orgasm has been viewed over 23 million times.

He was a featured speaker at several European Yoga and Tantra festivals. Together with his wife Liisa, Somananda co-founded and organized an International Tantra Festival in Estonia, which went on to become the largest Tantra festival in the world at the time.

His mastery has even been put to the test of science. In a 2016 experiment broadcast on Danish National TV, doctors and researchers monitored Somananda as he moved energy in another person using only his mind.

The results showed a medically inexplicable 40% increase in parasympathetic nervous system activity, baffling the medical experts and cementing Somananda’s reputation as a true modern mystic.