What is Sacred Eros about?
Here is a list of frequently asked questions and answers, everything you need to know about us, Tantra, Tantric massage and sex coaching.
What is Sacred Eros?
Sacred Eros is a curated directory of practitioners working in tantra, sacred sexuality, sensual touch, sex coaching and related fields involving intimacy, embodiment and erotic wellbeing.
We are not an agency. Each practitioner works independently and chooses how they practice. Our role is to curate how this work is presented and to feature practitioners whose offerings support meaningful client growth, learning and development beyond the session itself.
Who are the practitioners?
Our practitioners include erotic educators, tantra teachers, sex coaches, bodyworkers, intimacy guides and practitioners working at the intersection of sexuality, embodiment and personal development.
Some come from professional backgrounds such as therapy, bodywork or coaching. Others arrive through years of personal exploration and training in different disciplines.
What they share is not a single method, but a commitment to working with sexuality and intimacy in a way that supports awareness, skill-building and longer-term change in their clients.
What do they do?
Our practitioners offer experiences, guidance and coaching designed to support a deeper relationship with your body, your sexuality and your capacity for intimacy.
This may include pleasure, but it is not limited to pleasure alone.
Sessions can involve:
- developing awareness of your body and responses
- building skills for intimacy, communication and touch
- exploring patterns in relationships and sexuality
- expanding emotional and erotic range
- addressing specific challenges or blocks
- creating experiences that lead to insight, confidence and integration over time
For some, this may feel like a deeply restorative or pleasurable experience. For others, it may be more structured, educational or exploratory.
Most practitioners combine multiple approaches depending on your intention.
What do they cost?
Practitioners on Sacred Eros offer specialised, highly personalised services and generally charge more than a traditional massage therapist. Prices are listed on individual profiles or linked websites.
Are they trained?
Many of our advertisers have advanced degrees in healing modalities, therapies and bodywork. Most have completed various trainings and certifications for tantric practices and sexual education. Others have learned their skills through years of personal exploration. These are usually listed on the ads.
Do they work with couples?
Most of our advertisers are glad to work with couples. If you don’t see it on the ad, just ask.
What can I learn in a session that I can’t get from a book or video?
Information can be helpful, but lived experience is different.
Working with a practitioner allows for:
- real-time feedback
- personalised guidance
- embodied learning
- support in navigating challenges as they arise
This often leads to insights and changes that are difficult to access through theory alone.
What should I expect from a private session?
Each practitioner works differently, and sessions vary depending on their approach and your intention.
What matters most is not pre-planning specific activities, but having a clear sense of what you would like to explore, learn or develop.
There is no guarantee of any specific activity, particularly sexual activity. Agreements are made between you and the practitioner, within legal and professional boundaries. Please approach this work with clarity, respect and openness.
Can I get help with sexual problems?
Many practitioners support clients with challenges related to intimacy, arousal, communication and confidence.
Rather than diagnosing, the focus is often on:
- increasing awareness
- developing skills
- building capacity and confidence
- shifting patterns through experience
This can be particularly helpful for concerns such as erectile difficulties, orgasm challenges or relational dynamics.
Should I work with a man, a woman, or a couple?
This depends on your comfort, preferences and what you would like to explore.
Different practitioners offer different dynamics, perspectives and learning opportunities. There is no single “right” choice, what matters is finding a setting where you feel able to engage openly and safely.
How do you view spirituality?
At Sacred Eros, spirituality is not defined by belief systems, identities or specific traditions. We understand it as a way of relating to experience with attention, presence and depth.
For some practitioners and clients, this may include a sense of meaning, connection or inner exploration. For others, the work is approached in a more practical, embodied or psychological way.
We do not require spiritual language or framing. What matters is that the work is grounded, responsible and connected to real experience, rather than abstract ideas. The focus remains on what is actually useful and beneficial for the client.
What do you mean by Eros and the erotic energy?
We use the term Eros to describe the human capacity for aliveness, attraction, desire and connection. Erotic energy is not limited to sexual activity, it can be understood as the life force that drives curiosity, creativity, intimacy and engagement with life.
In our context, working with erotic energy means approaching it with respect, learning how to notice it, regulate it, express it and integrate it in a way that supports wellbeing and personal development.
While pleasure can be part of this, the emphasis is on how this energy is understood and used, whether it leads to greater awareness, choice, connection and growth over time.
What is Tantra?
Tantra is both an approach to life and a spiritual practice emphasizing physical experience. American, or Western Tantra, also called Neo-Tantra, teaches a set of practices to deepen sexual experience and use sexual energy as a ‘rocket fuel’ for spiritual growth and intimacy.
Learning tantra may include breathwork, movement, ritual, sound, touch and occasionally sexual touch and connection. Tantra is taught in one-on-one sessions and in workshops, both for singles and couples.
Many tantra teachers use an instructional approach, sometimes clothed. For others, tantra sensibilities are woven into an erotic experience, whether through massage or a mutual activity. Our advertisers do their best to clarify their approach in their ad.
For more about tantra, please visit the articles page.
Many of our practitioners offer Tantra in their sessions. See them listed here.
What is Sensual Massage, or Sensual Touch?
Hands on your body, for your enjoyment. The touch is one way only, not mutual. Sensual Massage, or Sensual Touch, focuses on pleasure as opposed to working on a particular muscle problem or therapy. The experience of sinking into deep pleasure can be healing, restorative and transforming.
While it can include pleasure, within Sacred Eros it is often used as a way to:
- develop body awareness
- explore responses and patterns
- support relaxation and nervous system regulation
- build capacity for receiving and feeling
The intention and structure depend on the practitioner.
Many of our practitioners offer Sensual Touch. See them listed here.
What is Sex Coaching?
Sex and intimacy coaching focuses on developing skills such as:
- communication
- boundaries
- self-awareness
- emotional and relational capacity
- embodied confidence
Many practitioners combine conversation with experiential elements to support integration and real change over time.
Many of our practitioners offer Sex Coaching. See them listed here.
What is Sacred Sexuality?
The intention of sacred sexual experience is to deepen the heart and meaning of sex and to awaken the natural connection of sexuality and spirituality. Intention is the key here, more so than a particular activity. The activity is chosen to spark and support the intention and attitude, and of course depends on the agreement of the partners.
A sacred approach to sex counters the common idea that sex is bad or unworthy of serious attention. Many people find this attitude helps them step out of their old habits and find an entirely new mindset about their own sexuality. There is much overlap here with sexual healing.
What is Sexual Healing?
Sexual healing, like sacred sexuality, is an attitude more than a set of treatments. Actual practices range from consultation, witnessing, non-sexual and sexual touch, body work and role play, to just generally loving and accepting you the way you are, which is healing in itself.
Many experiences are aimed at increasing self awareness and self acceptance. Others are aimed at addressing specific needs such as erectile dysfunction or orgasm difficulties. A common theme is healing shame and recovering natural joy in your body.
And don’t forget the possibility of a 4-handed massage!
Final Note
Sacred Eros is not a platform for transactional or purely pleasure-based services.
We aim to showcase practitioners whose work supports learning, development and meaningful shifts that extend beyond the session itself.
Please visit Tantra and Sensual Touch Definitions for more answers.
Glossary and FAQ kindly provided by Beth Morgan. Please let us know of other questions you may have.