Intimacy, Touch, Sex Ed, & Mindfulness Resources
***For all of these: take what is useful; leave the rest! Follow your intuition about what might speak to & serve you at this time.
Traditional Tantra
- Tantra Illuminated (book), by Christopher Wallace
- The Radiance Sutras (book), edited by Lorin Roche
- Buddhist Tantra (audio set), by Dr. Reginald A. Ray (also available at the Seattle Public Library on CD)
Neo-Tantra
Urban Tantra (book)
Emotional Intimacy
Conscious Communication
- Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
- Conscious Language by Robert Tennyson Stevens
Sex Education
- Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that will Transform Your Sex Life: * (book – audiobook is wonderfully read! – incredibly normalizing of bodies and behavior, & educational re: the building blocks of arousal)
- Women’s Anatomy of Arousal* (book)
- The New Body Electric School (workshops throughout the country)
- Slow Sex: The Path to Fulfilling and Sustainable Sexuality, by Diana Richardson (book about sustainable lovemaking throughout the lifespan)
- Clitoral Revelations (online course for women’s anatomy – link under construction)
- The 5 Erotic Blueprint Types (understanding the core nature of your erotic self – online info, quiz, featured on Netflix Sex, Love & Goop)
*these books are geared towards women AND would HIGHLY benefit anyone who LOVES a woman! 🙂
Sensual/Sex Education & Events in Seattle
The Pan Eros Foundation (Calendar)
Sensual Touch
- Sacred Pelvic Healing Massage (step-by-step guidebook with pictures. Accompanying video available if you take Amara Karuna‘s Sacred Pelvic Healing Massage class in person)
- Eroticmassage.com (educational videos, associated with the monumental Sex Educator Joseph Kramer)
- Fire on the Mountain (video – cheesy as hell & great for working with lingams – let me know if you can find a copy!)
- G Marks the Spot (video – for working with yonis)
Mastering Your Erotic Energy – Taoist wisdom from Mantak Chia
Tantra Festivals
Consent and Boundaries
- The Wheel of Consent (videos and lessons)
- Cuddle Party (great for intro boundary-setting and speaking desires)
- The Art of Receiving and Giving (book)
Polyamory/Ethical Nonmonogamy
- Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What it Means for Modern Relationships
- Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships
- The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love
Conscious Creation
- Conversations with God (book), by Neale Donald Walsh
- What the Bleep Do We Know? (movie)
- Conscious Language (book), by Robert Tennyson Stevens
Manifesting a Partner
- My Divine Partner Now (video)
- The Law of Attraction (book), by Jerry and Esther Hicks
- Existential Kink (book)
Understanding Trauma
- Waking the Tiger (book), by Peter Levine
- The Body Keeps the Score (book), by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
Mindfulness (to develop a calmer mind at all times, including the intimate ones)
- The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (book), by Michael Singer
- How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind (book), by Pema Chodron
- Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (book), by Rick Hanson
My Reading List:
Just finished:
Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
Reading now:
Lighter by yung pueblo
On deck:
Magnificent Sex: Lessons from Extraordinary Lovers by Peggy Kleinplatz
Other Integrous and Talented Practitioners
Sacred Eros: Practitioners throughout the U.S. & Europe
Ava Ananda: Boston, California, D.C., Nashville, Philly
Paz: Sensual Guide & Tantric Muse
- Seattle base
- Boston visitations
Charlie: Sex Educator & Practitioner
- Seattle base
- Zoom sessions
Trauma Recovery Therapy
Hands-on work:
Certified Sexological Bodyworkers in Seattle
Certified Sexological Bodyworkers Internationally
Sacred Womb Services – Holistic Pelvic Care (personal recommendation)
Somatic Trauma Therapy Counseling (hands-off):
About Somatic Experiencing
Somatic Experiencing Directory
Snuggly Resources
Snuggly Organizations
- Cuddle Party (international)
- Cuddlist (throughout the U.S.)
Recommended Professional Cuddlers in Seattle (strictly platonic, please read the Cuddlist Code of Conduct prior to booking)
- Anna Joy, Certified Cuddlist