Nice Guy vs. Toxic Masculinity ~ Ori Dahan

Most men have been put off by dark masculinity that in unconscious...the abuse and domination of our world. As a result, many good men develop the "Nice Guy" persona. But what if this is at the expense of their sexuality and power? How can a man with heart activate his dark masculine without being "toxic" or harmful? (and the irony is, most women WANT this) Shashi Solluna chats with men's facilitator Ori Dahan.

Why do so many people feel unable to be sexually expressive? Freya Mc Farlane, Tantra Facilitator and ex-midwife, talks about the inhibitions she witnessed at numerous births, and how this is linked to sexual expression. She goes on to talk about how playing with archetypes can free us from our limitations. www.livetantra.com

Do we currently have a porn problem? According to Tyson Adam's estimation, this problem is biggest than we estimate, and is causing havoc to men's sexuality and couple's relationships, as well as being a huge loss of life force energy, Join Shashi Solluna in this interview to explore the issue and how to move out of the grips of an addiction, and towards buukding a healthier sexuality.

It is a common phenomenon that many women do not enjoy sex as much as they would like to. Many suffer from numbness or pain, and do not know why, nor how to heal themselves. As a result, there are women who just endure intimacy as a way to connect with their partner, and others who just avoid it. Laura Walter is an expert in this topic, because she herself used to suffer from numbness and pain. Through Tao Tantra tools she began to heal and turn around her situation. Now she coaches many women to heal the same issues, and reclaim their right to pleasure. Join Shashi Solluna and Laura Walter in a conversation about this issue and the steps required to move through it. If you want to go on a deeper journey with Laura, she is offering her guidance and tools on a 4 week live course: https://livetantraacademy.com/p/from-pain-to-pleasure

This episode is exploring the field of Conscious BDSM, renamed BDSI (bondage, domination, submission and impact) by Jonathan Beger. This field of exploration is becoming increasingly popular, even in mainstream society, and yet still the depths of which are often misunderstood or indeed misused. Several facilitators have been creating a new field, they call Tantric BDSM/BDSI, which works with trauma healing, shadow work, energy awareness and cultivating higher states of consciousness. I chat with Jonathan to find out more about it. Find Jonathan at www.consensual.eu.

https://live-tantra-academy.teachable.com/p/tantric-massage-for-couples Tantric Massage is a way for couples to enter into deep intimacy and union together, as well as a way to totally transform their love life. I chat with Maria Sky about how a couple can use Tantric Massage, what it is, the difference between healing and pleasure, the triggers that can arise and how they can enter this world together.

Both classical tantra and neo tantra have always been known as being controversial paths, diving shamelessly into shadows such as desire, lust and longing. Recently there has been a growing awareness around trauma, and participants are often looking to Tantra as a place to heal traumas. Others report that the Tantra field re-traumatized them with its confrontational practices, or questionable boundaries between facilitators and students (most schools do not allow this, but a few believe it should be allowed). Today I talk to Buster Radvik, who is both a Tantra facilitator and a professional psychotherapist, and we explore the question: can we heal trauma with Tantra?

Tantra is sometimes seen as a pretty heteronormative field, with its teachings on masculine and feminine energy. But once you start to dive into it, it becomes clear that these terms are about how energy flows, and is not limited to the physical body or gender. In fact, we could rename masculine and feminine energy as "Yang" and "Yin", or as penetrative energy and receptive energy. What we can see then, is that the way we channel energy can be a choice. A choice that is open to everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or preference. I chat with Kamela Love about Queer Tantra, and the experiences available. In this conversation, we explore how it is for same-sex couples to explore Tantra. But also beyond even that...Tantric practices can give us all the opportunity to step out of the box. We chat about the new term: "pansexual" and how many individuals find that there is a meeting point beyond identification...an experience of letting sexual energy flow that is not limited by who we think we are or who we think we are relating with. ***** Kamela Love (you'll find her on facebook as Kamela Peace) is a lifelong student of mysticism & Sufism, a devoted sacred sexuality practitioner and EFT/tapping practitioner, a Senior Love Coach, a skilled facilitator of sex-positive workshops and play spaces, a community harmonizer through family mediation and restorative justice work… she/they particularly love curating spaces for the queer community! Kamela is on a mission to open hearts, bodies, and minds deeply to healing powers within sexual expression and to empowerment through aligning our sexual energy with the Sacred. www.TransformIntoLove.com

Margot Anand was very much at the beginnings of Neo Tantra, as she was asked to teacher Tantra by the mystic Osho. She has been a huge part of the development of the modern Tantra scene. In this interview she chats about the changes she has seen in this scene and the future of Tantra in the world. Hear her juicy stories and an incredible perspective on the evolution of Neo Tantra. For the training she refers to: CLICK HERE.

We are drawn to relating so that we can enjoy giving and receiving...the very foundation of what makes a relationship. And yet, these are areas that we are not taught about in our education, and indeed there is a lot of confusion about it all. One of the leading voices on this topic is Betty Martin, who created the Wheel of Consent. This is a practice and a model for exploring the intricacies of true giving receiving, both as the "doer" and being "done to". Once we start to takes these pieces a apart, only then can we begin to understand all of these dynamics. In this interview, you will learn: * Why doing and giving are not synonymous * Why being done to and receiving are not synonymous * Understand more about how to take pleasure * Why receiving is so challenging * How to learn what you really desire * How to activate your senses to really take pleasure from touch * Why even long term couples can benefit from consent and agreements Find out more about Betty here: https://bettymartin.org/ and her book here: https://wheelofconsentbook.com/