Presenters for The Great North East Sacred Sexual Round Up
in New York City, Fall 2009
Presenters
BABA DEZ
Presentation: Traversing the cutting edge of Spiritual Sexual Shamanism.
Sharing foundational information with energetic transmissions and exercises for presencing, activation, and integration. Exploring internal and cultural guilt, shame, and fear and how beliefs, judgments, and telepathic agreements can limit and mute our lives. Realize how understanding and experiencing a conscious connection with our nervous systems can bring us all the way into living freedom and bliss. We will then deepen our ability to support ourselves, our people, and all humanity in conscious evolution.
Bio:
BABA DEZ NICHOLS is a Internationally renowned speaker and teacher, Daka, author, singer-songwriter, and transformational guide, trained in the Sacred Temple Arts to share, inspire, and support others in their integration of the divine masculine and feminine (Shiva/Shakti) energies within.
He is the founder of the Sedona Temple and School of Temple Arts and the Annual Daka-Dakini Conferences for sacred sexual healers, Tantra teachers and practitioners.
He has studied, assisted, and been blessed with the presence and wisdom of many masters around the world for over 30 years. His path is to travel worldwide and help others deepen in their truth and power, find healing & enjoyment in transformation, and manifest grounded results.
He is currently on tour promoting the release of his documentary Sex Magic, his book Sacred Sexual Healing: The Shaman Method of Sex Magic and his music CD Thank the Moon.
Baba Dez's Links:
www.babadez.com (Baba Dez's Home Page)
Daka/Dakini Sessions
Daka/Dakini Training and Mentoring
Couples Relationship Coaching
Educational Courses for Couples Massage
Nutritional Coaching and Cleanse Support
Shamanic Land Journeys and Healings
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 Wayne Clayton
Presentation: How Tantric Healing Can be Helpfull for everything from Childhood abuse to Debilitating Diseases like Parkinson's and MS
This segment is intended to give you an introduction into Tantric techniques I have used to help people with a range of challenges from childhood abuse problems, abuse from spouses or partners, relationship problems, to debilitating diseases like Parkinson's and MS. Case studies from my client base will be discussed as well as my own experiences and how these techniques have helped real people. One of the aims is to demonstrate the wide range of conditions these techniques can help heal. One of my major goals of this work with abuse and disabling diseases is to bring Tantric Healing into mainstream medical care.
Bio:
Wayne Clayton is an open-hearted, Tantric Energy Healer and Teacher with over 15 years of experience working with clients individually and in groups to assist them on their spiritual path. He has taught multilevel Tantra courses and intensives along with energetic techniques like Stem Cell Reactivation and others. Clients acknowledge his calming yet powerful ability to hold space, witness and safely guide them on their healing path.
Wayne works on acute and chronic physical and/or emotional problems in addition to wellness care. Some of the tools he uses are essential oils, tuning forks, minerals, touch, and remote healing methods.
Some examples of emotional problems Wayne has worked on are depression, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, stress, hyper-activity, low self-image, and many more. Some examples of physical problems are TMJ, headaches, stomach problems, nerve damage, skin rashes, digestion, pain management, injuries, and even long-term illnesses, like Cancer, Parkinson’s and MS.
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 REID MIHALKO
Presentation: Dating for the Spiritually Minded: The Dos and Don'ts of Tantric Dating
(A.K.A., Dating the Goddess is Driving Me Crazy! or Attracting the Divine Masculine Is Darn Near Impossible!)
Do any of these sound familiar to you?…
- Dating men in the Tantra and workshop communities is driving you crazy ’cause “they just aren’t ready for a relationship!”
- You’ve found a beautiful goddess to love and worship, but “she’s a complete nut-job!”
If you’re feeling that dating these days is hard enough without adding spirituality to the mix and that dating in the Tantra and Yoga communities is a constant struggle with jealousy, boundaries and agreements, the good news is that YOU'RE NOT ALONE!
The "bad news" is: Dating as a spiritual practice is simple, but it's not easy!
Join world renowned sex and relationship educator Reid Mihalko in Times Square, New York, for a humorous and practical 40-minute crash course in Dating as a Spiritual Practice. Show up and laugh while you learn the Do's and Don'ts of Dating inside of Sacred Sexual Community!
Some things Reid will cover:
- What not to do (Relationship Pitfalls and Tantric Dating No-Nos!)
- How to tell when the man and woman you’re resonating with is ready for an actual relationship!
- When is holding space for someone’s own spiritual growth holding yours back?
- Ways to increase your dating success and deepen your spiritual practice even when the odds seem stacked against you
- What NEVER to do after a Tantra workshop or conference weekend with someone you like!
- And, if there's time, much more…
If your spiritual path and dating seem at odds, show up for what promises to be an enlightening conversation with lots of self-aware giggles and illuminating anecdotes to dissolve your frustration and stress while expanding your capabilities. Who knows, you might just meet your soul mate!
Bio:
Reid Mihalko helps people create more self-esteem and greater health in their relationship and sex lives, no matter what their self-expression of those happen to be or where their interests lie.
Reid has worked with thousands of individuals from myriad walks of life, orientations, relationship styles, countries and religions. Known for his charisma, wit and emphasis on integrity, Reid travels the country teaching, coaching, consulting and collaborating. He has been a writer and producer on a number of film and television projects about sex and relationships, and appears regularly in the media.
Reid has been a featured speaker at dozens of conferences on relationships and sexuality. He has also appeared on the Emmy award-winning talk show Montel, Fox News, VH1’s Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Showtime’s Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, Canada’s The Sex Files and SexTV, and the short-lived Life & Style, on NPR, Sirius’ Maxim Radio and Cosmo Radio, and in Marie Claire, GQ, People, Newsweek and The National Enquirer, as well as media across the globe in thirteen countries and at least seven languages.
Find out more about Reid and his projects by visiting www.ReidAboutSex.com and www.CuddleParty.com
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Richard "Anton" Diaz
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Bio:
Richard "Anton" Diaz enjoyed a 25 year career as a professional competition ballroom dancer where he twice represented United States at World Dance Championships and achieved a World Title in Latin dancing. His training in the both the physical and psychological aspects of partnership dancing led him to appreciate the powerful ³dance between the sexes² and the necessary integration in order to achieve mutual goals and purposes.
He is a certified Taoist Instructor under Master Mantak Chia http://www.universal-tao.com a certified Tantric Sexual Healer and creator of a special sensual massage video entitled Sensual Loving Touch.
He founded SexySpirits.com in New York City in 1990 as a sex-postive education center specializing in the upraising of consciousness through Tantric and Taoist sexual cultivation practices.
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 PATRICK RUSSELL
Presentation: Bringing the animal to the surface
The body is the gateway to consciousness. Movement can offer a new window, view, or perspective within. Patrick Russell invites you to experience/participate in this Kikaido exercise of animalistic movement intended to help open within each individual a dialog with the subconscious and new awareness of some of the “unseen” dimensions of our reality.
Bio:
Patrick follows the self-developed practice of kikaido. Incorporating physical regimen from Taoism, Buddhism, and Tantra with energetic conceptual foundations from quantum physics kikaido opens a door for the individual to experience and exercise an expanded landscape of perception, energetically and dimentionally. www.kikaido.com
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Carla Tara
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Bio:
Carla Tara is an internationally-acclaimed teacher of Tantra. She masterfully integrates a variety of tantric approaches with body-oriented psychotherapy. Her background as a psychotherapist, yoga teacher, and relationship counselor contributes to the strength and creativity of her work.
Carla maintains a successful private practice in NYC and Maui helping individuals and couples to attain their highest potential for intimacy, passion, and spiritual connection. As the host of Tantra Today on Voice America radio network, she presented a series of 20 interviews with major Tantra teachers, including Charles Muir, Lori Grace, Kutira and Raphael. Her most recent achievement is her new book, Lessons from a Tantric Tango Dancer, available NOW at Amazon.com.
To know more about Carla Tara please visit her website: www.1tantra.com
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Michael and Patricia Johnson Michaels
Presentation: Key Principles of Tantric Practice: Become a sexual AKROBAT
We came up with this acronym as an effective way to explain some of the key principles behind the tantric approach to sexuality. And we liked the flexibility, fluidity and creativity the term suggests because tantric practitioners strive to be fluid, flexible and creative, both physically and mentally.
Tantra can seem arcane, daunting and alien to the beginner. It certainly did to us when we were starting out, and we've found that many students are left groping for some great secret that will lead them into this alien world. An understanding of these key principles will make Tantra comprehensible for beginners and open new possibilities for more experienced practitioners.
Bio:
Mark A. Michaels (Swami Umeshanand Saraswati) and Patricia Johnson (Devi Veenanand) are a devoted married couple and have been teaching Tantra together since 1999. They have lectured throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Europe, and Australia, work privately with couples, and offer online instruction. Michaels and Johnson have been featured on television and radio and in numerous publications. Their approach combines traditional lineage-based Tantra with the best contemporary methods so that students can bring heightened awareness and an expanded capacity for pleasure into all aspects of everyday life.
Michaels and Johnson are the authors of The Essence of Tantric Sexuality (Llewellyn, 2006), which won the USA Book News National Best Books 2007 Award in Health: Sexuality. Their second book, Tantra for Erotic Empowerment: The Key to Enriching Your Sexual Life (Llewellyn 2008) won the 2008 USA Book News Award, also in Health: Sexuality, was selected as an Indie Excellence Awards finalist in New Age Non-Fiction, and is a ForeWord Magazine Books of the Year Award finalist in the Body, Mind and Spirit category.
You can find them at www.TantraPM.com
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Teeni Dakini
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Teenidakini has been actively studying and experiencing energy work since 1990. Her first studies included emotional release and energetic structures of the body based on core energetics, and later included deeper work into human sexuality and the dynamics between masculine and feminine.
She is an Advanced Certified Tantric Educator and Certified Process Therapist with a passion for energetic awareness and integrity in spiritual and sexual healing. Her website is www.teenidakini.com.
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Laurie Handlers
Presentation: Working with Intense Emotions - Emotional & Physical Intelligence
The 1st and 2nd chakras are the root of our existence. They store memories of survival as well as pleasure and pain from the past in our lives. Because we are seeking more pleasure in our lives and an experience of sacred sexuality, it is necessary to clear these two energy centers of any past emotional baggage before we can truly experience bliss. Laurie will discuss and demo body centered processes that enable people to deal with emotions such as anger, fear, pain, jealousy that get triggered in love-making and in Tantric healing sessions.
Bio:
Laurie Handlers is a Tantra Teacher, author, talk show host, intimacy coach and Spiritual Leader. She holds a Masters degree in Education and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology. Her career includes over thirty years as a corporate change consultant, individual empowerment coach and international seminar leader.
Laurie is a dynamic speaker, facilitator and has taught Butterfly Tantra workshops for women, men, couples and singles since 1999 on ancient Indian, Tibetan and Egyptian Tantric techniques and secrets that are the basis of healing the body, releasing past emotional trauma, stopping the aging process, and reducing stress.
Pod casts from her internet radio show Tantra Café can be accessed through www.tantracafe.com.
Laurie is a global citizen and currently divides her time between the US, India and the UK.
Her Vision: “Women and Men Dancing in Eternal Ecstasy on Earth Now!”
Book: Sex & Happiness: The Tantric Laws of Intimacy
DVD: Bliss: Beginner’s Tantra
CD: What is Tantra?
CD: Shamanic Release & Latihan
Star of indie film: Tantric Tourists
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Eric Amaranth
Presentation: Sacred Sex vs. Lusty Sex! - When Spirit and Sweaty Come Together
Join Eric Amaranth in a frank discussion designed to deepen our understandings of secular and non-secular sexuality, the strengths and shortcomings inherent in each, and how one can serve the other.
Bio:
Eric Amaranth is a sex life consultant; ten year protege of Betty Dodson, Ph.D., the author of the feminist classic "Sex For One". Amaranth is best known for his individuals and couples sex consulting practice where he mentors clients of both genders and all sexual orientations toward the sex life and intimacy goals they desire most. Eric instructs with a wide range of models from phone call-teaching on up to guided sexual exploration and development sessions. He believes in building one's sex life by personal experience as well, better and better, for years to come, just like he designs and grows his own sex life.
In addition to his own experience, Amaranth continues his education with other sexuality and metaphysical educators, most notably Kenneth Ray Stubbs' Sexual Shaman training, Teeni Dakini's Energy Awareness Series, and Sherri Winston's Maps of the Clitoris class, and Dr's Carol Queen and Robert Lawrence of the Center For Sex and Culture.
Eric's Bio and a link to his Blog at DodsonAndRoss.com:
www.dodsonandross.com/eric-amaranth
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Amy Jo Goddard
Presentation: The Ritual of Sex
Sex, at its best, is a ritual. Sometimes when people’s sex lives become tedious, monotonous, or boring, they disengage or think something is wrong with their relationship or with their own sexuality. In actuality, identifying this pattern can indicate that one’s sex life needs a jolt of creativity! In this workshop, we’ll identify some red flags and explore ways to get creative about sex, honor it as a ritual and make it something that excites and/or reinvigorates us! In this fun workshop, we’ll share ideas for ritualizing our erotic lives and participants will be able to develop a sexy ritual they can try alone or with a partner!
Bio:
Amy Jo Goddard is a sexuality educator & trainer, writer, performing artist and activist. She travels to colleges, universities, communities and conferences teaching workshops and speaking about sexuality and maintains a private sex coaching practice. She is co-author of Lesbian Sex Secrets for Men and is a contributing author of All About Sex: A Family Resource Guide on Sex and Sexuality. Her article about queer performance artists and activism was published in 2007 in the Social Justice Journal and she has been published in numerous other publications including LOFT and Bust Magazine. Amy Jo was host of CherryBomb.com's web stream program "Fresh Advice,” developing, researching, writing and performing over 60 episodes on women’s sexuality.
A professional trainer of sexuality professionals, medical students, college students and youth for fifteen years, she has taught courses relating to sexuality at the City University of New York and the University of California at Santa Barbara. Amy Jo has taught breast and pelvic exams to medical/nursing students for 8 years and she is director/producer of the forthcoming documentary, At Your Cervix, a film that depicts this unusual work.
She is launching an intensive 6-month sexuality empowerment apprenticeship for women in New York City.
Amy Jo can be found on the internet at: www.amyjogoddard.com and www.atyourcervixmovie.com
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Brynn Bishop
Presentation: Tantric Intimacy: A New Model of Relating
Do you crave more erotic fire and deep intimacy in your relationships? Do you feel like more is possible, but aren’t sure how to get there? How do we balance being in relation to others and being true to ourselves? How do we express our needs and desires in a way that honors ourselves and others? (What fears prevent us from doing so skillfully, and how can we transform vulnerability into empowerment?) Gain new insights and tools you can put into practice immediately to take your intimacy and trust to the next level.
Bio:
Brynn Bishop is a Tantric Educator and Intimacy Coach with over twenty years experience in the fields of Somatics, Spirituality and Consciousness Relating. Brynn assists women and men in increasing their capacity for Intimacy and Pleasure, and in accessing their full Aliveness and Passion!
Her training in Taoist and Hindu Tantric Practices, the Hakomi Method of Body-Oriented Psychotherapy, Mindfulness Practices, Chi Gong, Orgasmic Meditation, Massage Therapy, CranioSacral Therapy, SomatoEmotional Release and Expressive Arts Therapy provides a uniquely integrative perspective and skill set she brings to her classes and private sessions.
She currently works out of Boston and New York City
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www.meetup.com/Tantric-Intimacy
(415) 244-1652
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Sheri Winston
Presentation: Women’s Anatomy of Arousal: Secret Maps to Buried Pleasure
Did you know that:
- Women have as much erectile equipment as men?
- Most women aren’t having as much pleasure as they could because they aren’t using their entire “instrument?”
- The whole truth about women’s genital anatomy is incomplete and misunderstood, even by professionals?
There’s more to the clitoris then meets the eye, and more to women’s arousal than the clitoris. We’re not just talking about the G-Spot here. An interconnected set of structures is responsible for arousal and orgasm, much of which is absent or misunderstood in both how-to sex books and medical textbooks!
When you come to the mini-version of this fascinating class, you’ll find out what’s really down there!
You’ll discover the largely unknown Female Erectile Network, a crucial part of an entire integrated system that’s responsible for arousal and orgasm. Whether you’re a woman or a lover of women, this invaluable information will transform your sex life—because knowing what’s actually there enables you to reach your full pleasure potential (or help your partner do so). Empowered sexuality, easier arousal, orgasmic abundance (easier, bigger, better, longer, more …), the secrets of female ejaculation, the joy of knowing you’re helping your partner achieve extraordinary ecstasy – all this and more awaits you once you know the secret maps of Women’s Anatomy of Arousal!
Bio:
Sheri Winston (CNM, RN, BSN, LMT) is a sex teacher whose classes and workshops for men and women are celebrated for their humor, comfort and superb content. She is the author of Women’s Anatomy of Arousal: Secret Maps to Buried Pleasure, which sexuality educator Patricia Taylor has called a “one-of-a-kind revolutionary new book that should be required reading for every woman (and her partner).”
Winston’s unique approach, which she calls Wholistic Sexuality™, is derived from decades of experience as a certified nurse-midwife, gynecology practitioner, registered nurse, holistic healer, childbirth educator, massage therapist and student of the esoteric erotic arts. She is the executive director of The Center for the Intimate Arts (IntimateArtsCenter.com) and the sexuality educator for Athena’s Home Products (Athenashn.com). Her weekly internet radio show, “Juicy Pleasures with Sheri Winston,” can be heard at VoiceAmerica.com.
Sheri Winston’s Center for the Intimate Arts is dedicated to providing empowering, enriching and entertaining erotic education. The Center is premised on the vision of a world where sex is understood, honored and free from shame, where our bodies’ ecstatic potential is explored and celebrated, and relationships are based on integrity, compassion and love. The Center offers a curriculum of over 45 intimate arts classes, available as in-person classes and workshops in the US and beyond. An increasing number are also available online.
Other sexual education products from The Center for the Intimate Arts include e-books, online classes, sexual health products and more. A companion DVD to Women’s Anatomy of Arousal will soon be available. Services include phone and in-person private consultations and counseling.
For more information, please visit our website: www.IntimateArtsCenter.com
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Valerie Green
Presentation: The Benefits of Sensual Massage for Couples
Many couples get stuck in a rut in their sex life. Sensual Massage can help couples be more intimate and connected, and increase creativity in sex.
I will share about the many benefits of sensual massage:
- By introducing fun ways to be sensual, and not always sexual, partners with differing libidos can both be satisfied
- You can learn how to guide your partner touching you exactly the way you want
- Sensuality can be about enjoying the connection, instead of just getting off
- Both people can give and receive fully
- Increase your sensitivity
I will share basic tips on massage and answer questions, as well as explain how I would with couples.
Bio:
Valerie is a certified Life Coach and has been practicing sensual bodywork and teaching sensual empowerment for the past 11 years, in addition to her previous work as a yoga teacher and holistic counselor. She has a BFA from NYU, over 1000 hours of Swedish Massage training, and has studied Tantra and Conscious Intimacy with leading teachers including Charles Miur, Barbara Carrellas, Mama Gena, More House, Body Electric, One Taste, and the Sexological Bodywork School. She has a holistic certification in Nutrition. She has spent the past 9 years studying yoga, meditation, Qi Gong, Martial Arts, Tantric and Taoist sexual practices, Reiki, and Massage-both therapeutic and sensual-so she can guide people in experiencing pleasure in a healthy, natural way. Most recently, she completed a Life Coach training, and counsels singles and couples in deepening intimacy. She works alone and with her partner, Bruce, and can be found at www.idealintimacy.com
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Kiana Love
Presentation: Womb to Be Wild Woman
- Wild: growing or living in a natural state not domesticated untamed.
- Womb: to create and cultivate safety and healing both inside your body and in your life.
“Wild” means living in a natural state, untamed, connected to one’s power, pleasure, creativity, and intuition. Integral to women’s empowerment, “wombing” helps you create the foundation you need to heal and cultivate relationship between you and your inner wildness.
Kiana shares wisdom from her wild wombing journey from depression & sexual trauma to joyful wild woman. Learn how wombing can help women reclaim their wildness and hold space for men to be wild too.
Bio:
Kiana Love, founder and director of The Kakini Healing Center and Be Wild Woman helps people free themselves from stress and trauma, integrate healing, and reclaim joy in their lives.At the Kakini Healing Center she empowers people to open to life’s flow in their bodies and lives through the chakras, reflexology, energy work ritual and body-mind integration. Kiana Love supports people in reclaiming offer private healing sessions, programs, classes, and events that support people in reclaiming joy.
She started Be Wild Woman to provide a nurturing space & community to help women to reclaim their wild creative power. Kiana specializes in supporting woman's recovery from trauma through her "Wombing" process. She has coined the term as creating and cultivating safety and healing both inside your body and in your life. Wombing is essential to a woman's sexuality, self worth and joy.
Kiana provides a compassionate presence that allows the body to express, and integrate its truth, which brings healing and peace of mind. For more info go to www.Kakini Health.com
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Diana Ferrante
Presentation: MEN: Tantric Chivalry with a Twist
Men, ever wonder how you might be able to enjoy your sexual desire without having it control you? Ever wish you could understand yourself more, so that you could better understand the wants & wishes of your partner? This talk delves into the changing nature of relating between men and women. We will discuss the concept of “tantric chivalry” and how this little principle, when learned and mastered, becomes a vehicle for elevating the feminine AND masculine simultaneously. Ladies, this discussion might be geared for the gentlemen, but there is important information here for you too… Join us, as we learn, love, and experiment with tools for consciously creating partnership in the new age.
Bio:
Diana, aka “the cosmopolitan shaman” uses her fun, spontaneous approach to make deep spiritual principles accessible to people leading highly active, worldly lives. She is a Reiki Master and Angelic Healer who incorporates energy medicine and teachings from the Andes Mountains of Peru, the Navajo and Lakota tribes, and the Siddha Yoga lineage. Her formal education includes a B.A. in History & Comparative Religion from the University of Rochester, graduate studies in Psychology at NYU, teacher certifications in yoga (anusara style), and formidable coach training programs with Landmark Education and Primeco Consulting.
Diana maintains her own private energy healing/coaching practice in Manhattan. She is founder of Bija Consulting, an energetic design firm specializing in feng shui treatments for home & office, and Beauty Be Bold, an organization that helps women strengthen their sense of self and be a bold voice in the world. Besides being a teacher & healer, Diana is also a dancer, model & actress. She has appeared in numerous yoga & fitness publications and works in film, television & commercials.
For more information about Diana’s creative and professional pursuits, please visit www.dianaferrante.com and www.corehappiness.org.
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Scot Vighi
Presentation: Exhale When You May
This Qi- Gong breathing exercise will anchor your innate ability to release yourself from fear and lead you into a more resourceful and flexible state of being. This resurrected skill will be available whenever you need it.
Bio:
Scot Vighi is a Qi-gong/ Reiki master, Kundalini yoga teacher, hypnotherapist, martial artist and personal fitness trainer. He has professional training and experience in classical theater, film and voice.
He is the founder of the Northeastern School for Whole Brain Communication, a program combining Ericsonian hypnotherapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programing and Qi-gong breathing. His first book, Exhale When You May: Lessons from a Semi-hostile Takeover of the Ego Mind., will be available in Spring 2010.
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Tracy Elise
Presentation: Magnetic Tantra – Feel This Now!
How would you like to experience the difference between Sacred Sex and regular sex, just standing there with your clothing on? In this presentation, you'll be able to feel the light of your soul in your solar plexus, sense the spinning of your chakra energy centers, and play with the yin/yang polarity of these wheels of light. Sexual healers help spiritual seekers to sense their energy body as a whole system, making root chakra activation & amplification work as a natural and integrated part of energetic health. Touching one another based on this electromagnetic 'template’ allows us to direct our life force in a powerful closed-circuit, creating a strong sensation of connection, union and wholeness. This simple and easy practice immediately gives you longer, more intense orgasms on the first try. Come ready to play together and feel the power of your own magnetic power with another person, or just watch and be amazed!
Bio:
Tracy Elise is the Temple Keeper & Mother Priestess of one of the country's largest sacred sex churches, the Phoenix Goddess Temple. She is a Mystic Mother of three, Sacred Sex educator, Radical Tantrist and genuine hippie chick living in Sedona & Phoenix, AZ. Her Neo-Tantra practice draws from the world’s most established spiritual lineages, including Judeo Christianity, Hinduism, Egyptian Tantra, Buddhism and Earth Worship / Paganism. Tracy is a guide with great compassion and insight for the soul's journey in a body. With over 5000 intimate hours spent in temple transformation chambers, she has deep experience with the infinite & subtle permutations possible in male/female play.
To learn more about Tracy’s devotional service for the Great Mother Goddess, please visit: www.phoenixgoddesstemple.org
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Kyle Applegate
Presentation: Gender in the 21st Century and beyond: One size does NOT fit all...
Many of us have either lived through the feminist movement or studied it in school. It seems the battle of the sexes wages on in tons of relationship books and across headlines of our most popular media.
The dialog surrounding sexuality continues to forge ahead in the frontiers of orientation and identity, are we as sacred sexual healers ‘keeping up with the times’ when it comes to gender? Tantric history is steeped in tradition and lineages based on incorporating male and female energies. But even these two boxes do not fit all.
Who are Two-spirit people? What does gender identity really mean?
As body workers, are we incorporating our client’s whole self, or are we inflicting on them what was passed on to us, or has work for us before?
Are we leaving our orientation at the door when we work with clients or incorporating it respectfully?
Come hear, first hand, of how the assumptions of ‘well meaning’ people can hinder and further traumatize a person seeking healing and safe space.
Gender will be illuminated in a new seldom talked about way. This class is a rare witness to the sacred path less traveled.
Bio:
Kyle Applegate, is a certified Tantric coach, and gender exploration specialist. A public speaker for over 12 years, he specializes in topics of gender, identity exploration, orientation, and diversity awareness. He serves on the Community advisory board for Callen-Lorde health clinic (The only one specializing in LGBTQQ care in the NYC area). He is also an active board member of the national and NYC Polyamory leadership teams and their communities.
His mission is to empower people from marginalized communities, and educate against discrimination. Drawing from his varied knowledge base, he continues to share his passions for those on a healing path.
He is based in NYC and can be contacted through his site www.sacredjourneyhealing.com
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