Rituals

Rituals by Tracy Lee “Honey, I’m home”, says the most important person in my life.  “Mmm hmm” I mumble, not ...

What is Erotic?

When we hear the word erotic we often think, “Oh my God, hot and endless passion and hard-action genital aerobics.  ...

Positively Kinky: Explore Kink to Strengthen Intimacy and Connection

Wikipedia defines Kink as “unconventional sexual practices.” We have all fantasized or secretly desired what may be considered unconventional. It’s ...

True Story! Last weekend I saw a couple here in Asheville for another tantra retreat!

True Story! Last weekend I saw a couple here in Asheville for another tantra retreat! By Melissa St Mari This ...

Relationships are Nourishing, Natural Medicine

Nourishing, Natural Medicine by Dakini Oceana Relationships are Nourishing, Natural Medicine Human happiness leads to health and fulfillment over a ...

Tantric Touch ~ What is it?

BLISS-touch (tantric touch) - what is it? The usual translation of the word tantra is "liberation through expansion.” How can ...

Honoring Our Bodies: The Benefits of Cultivating Organic Pleasures

Learning to Love our Bodies   The body is your beginning. Yogic masters say that your body is: “Matter ascending toward spirit; spirit ...

The Sacred Sexual Priestess

I love this ancient poem describing the sacred marriage ritual which was performed often yearly for more than two millennia ...

Reactive vs Responsive Desire

Reactive vs Responsive Desire by Tracy Lee Reactive vs Responsive Desire in Intimacy, a story of Paul and Mary.  I ...

Re-claiming Your Heart’s Safe Place

A client said to me today, "I want to continue on this path of creating more erotic pleasure.  What would ...

Melissa St Mari’s Couples Course

Melissa St Mari Couples Course How my couples course helped a marriage go from no sex and fighting to being ...

Sexual Trauma and PTSD

Sexual Trauma and PTSD keep painful memories from our past alive and present in our day to day lives. Hypnotherapy uses ...

What is Sacred Sexuality?

Where did it come from and what can it teach me about awareness and presence?  Is there something different about sex when we see it as sacred?

What does sacred mean? What are some tips for more intimacy and connection with my partner?

All this and much more in these articles on Tantra, sacred sexuality, intimacy and love.

For example:

As a sex and intimacy coach, my most important job is to give people permission to have more fun. I’m a pleasure activist. My mantras are “Choose fun. Do it for you. Have it your way. Say yes to desires—and express them!” I encourage women to flirt, turn themselves on, and brag. I help men trade in their intellectual minds and preoccupation with “doing” for timeless moments enjoying and feeling in their bodies. I see a softness wash over the faces of my clients, liveliness and hope returns, and the hidden girl or boy comes out to play. I’ve seen it and I love watching it happen.

I like to imagine a world serious about pleasure. You greet a friend excitedly: “Want to hear about the greatest orgasm I had last night?” Or, “The funniest thing happened when I was self-pleasuring in the laundry room this morning.” Or, teasingly, “Did I ever tell you about my imaginary lover?” We’re all ears. We’re kids at heart. When did we stop playing? When can we start again?

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