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| Maybe Jason Tantra is in for some BLISS of a different kind. |
If he does not have a license to practice, he may be breaking the law...
If Jason Tantra is not registered with state authorities as a business, which he is, and he's not collecting or paying taxes on the money he and his associates are collecting, he could be in for a lot of trouble.Furthermore, if he's conducting massage or training where a state requires a license, as it does fo rmassage or for conducting certain types of education, he could be in legal trouble.
Finally, if he doesn't have accreditation or authority to issue certificates or training as an educational or training entity, he's issuing misleading and fraudulent training certificates or "diplomas."
Tantra4GayMen and Jason "Tantra" have become the focus of an investigation into what Neotantra is and what it does. If we are to go by some of the statements made on many of the Tantric Sex or Tantric Massage sites, they may come under the oversight and licensing authority of a state department of health or department of education. Furthermore, some of those offerings and some of the claims and statements in Jason's promotional material marketing those offerings may also be in direct violation of established public health policy.
Jason Tantra is preying on the vulnerable gay and bisexual men
Admittedly, if we are to take some of Jason Tantra's statements, if they were even intelligible, we'd not necessarily take them seriously; nevertheless, as Barnum is reputed to have said, "There's a sucker born every minute." What does concern me are his YouTube videos, some of which are clearly bad advice — even if you can ignore the wind noise and the vulgarity —, especially if viewed by a vulnerable person. And Jason Tantra is preying on the vulnerable gay and bisexual men out there with his lofty promises.
Ignorantia juris non excusat / ignorantia legis neminem excusat
(Latin: "ignorance of the law excuses not" and "ignorance of law excuses no one" respectively)
(Latin: "ignorance of the law excuses not" and "ignorance of law excuses no one" respectively)
If Jason Tantra's messages through his Internet site and his YouTube presentations are inaccurate or unclear, whether through ignorance, ineptitude, or by design, he is being irresponsible and perhaps even legally negligent. That is not the kind of teacher I would recommend to anyone who thinks he has an existential, emotional, sexual, relationship, or spiritual problem!
In fact, what Jason Tantra is doing, despite his assertion that "Tantra is an unregulated industry/practice" may be a mistaken assumption. In fact, if we rely on Jason Tantra's own statements, he may be providing psychological counseling/therapy, sex therapy, marriage/relationship therapy, therapeutic bodywork/massage, all activities that require specific training and licensure by either a state department of health or department of education in most states and locales. If Jason Tantra's activities meet any of the definitions of such activities then he must be licensed to practice those activities in a particular state and, if he does not have a license to practice, he may be breaking the law. Even if he is licensed to practice in the UK or anywhere, if he is practicing in NYS he must apply for reciprocity. I wonder if he has even made the necessary inquires to avoid a legal hassle. I've made inquiries with the New York State Department of Health and the New York State Department of Education, the state's licensing authority. I'll keep you posted on their responses.
Jason Tantra's advice may be interpreted to be running counter to public health policy
I've reviewed a number of Jason Tantra's YouTube videos and find that some of the content,that is, Jason Tantra's advice may be interpreted to be running counter to public health policy or may just be plainly bad advice. I mention his diatribe on how porn can be beneficial and also include his statements in his YouTube video "Unashamed Sex," in which he advises viewers to "do anything" and "do everything."
Bad advice for a price.
Will Jason's massaging hands find themselves in cuffs?
There are quite a few "Jason Tantras" out there and they have been plying their dark-side trade in sex practices for some time throughout the United States. Some recent events organized by Jason are to take place in New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. We are requesting the opinions of the regulatory authorities in those states and have directed them to Jason Tantra's Tantra4GayMen web site and to YouTube for their information.
I'll keep my readers posted on their responses.
Stay tuned: Our next questions will be about Jason Tantra's and Tantra4GayMen's tax status. Are they paying taxes on the money participants pay? Is Jason paying US or UK taxes?
In the interest of keeping you in the best of physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
You can run but you can't hide.[/caption]
