Ep161: Dating Strategies for the Modern Age

Join Michaela as she discussed dating strategies for the modern age, speaks to two major trends in today’s dating scene, the pros and cons of dating apps and how best to use them, and the effects of lockdowns on socialisation. Michaela also offers her tips and strategies for getting back into dating after divorce and for young adults considering dating for the first time. 00:00 - Personal update 00:30 - Autumn schedule 01:36 - Sweater weather 02:26 - Two major trends in modern dating 04:31 -Dating after divorce 05:25 - Dating app difficulties 11:04 - Michaela’s dating app tips 15:52 - Strategic dating 20:05 - Middle aged dating 20:36 - Relocating for better dating options 22:05 - Recommendations for getting back into dating 25:36 - Younger women who struggle with dating 26:28 - Impacts of lockdown on socialisation 29:58 - Further dating tips 30:54 - Getting dating experience 35:46 - Upcoming events Buy Michaela’s Flavors of the Feminine Deck: https://www.templeofthebodyintheworld.com/ For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Join Michaela in this live workshop recording as she answers questions about healing from childhood trauma, relational injuries, red flags, arranged marriages, and why she doesn’t agree with current spiritual teachings about “sacred rage”. 00:00 - Can you heal from childhood trauma and transgression? 09:13 - The power of flavour work 10:44 - Relational injuries 12:46 - Honour the red flags 13:58 - Arranged marriages 15:30 - Why families undermine addicts in recovery 16:30 - Inappropriate vs appropriate expressions of anger 18:19 - Debunking “sacred rage” 10:57 - How to express anger Buy Michaela’s Flavors of the Feminine Deck: https://www.templeofthebodyintheworld.com/ For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Join Michaela in this live workshop recording as she answers questions about how to the difference between intuition and paranoia, practices to develop interoceptive awareness, how to heal numbness, and how to cultivate joy. 00:00 - Intuition vs paranoia 00:57 - Insight or trigger? 04:39 - “I’m not good enough” 05:22 - Interoceptive awareness 08:50 - The intuition postmortem 10:38 - Signs of intuition 11:30 - Humans are noisy 13:58 - Healing numbness 16:24 - When embodiment feels bad 17:39 - Cultivate joy Buy Michaela’s Flavors of the Feminine Deck: https://www.templeofthebodyintheworld.com/ For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Join Michaela in this live workshop recording as she answers questions about energy in the body, how patterns of behavior function, why you get “stuck in your head”, and all about catharsis. 00:00 - Finite energy of the body 02:11 - How patterns of behavior are established and function 03:30 - Why you get “stuck in your head” 06:02 - Intimacy and lower body energy 07:40 - Trauma, coping, and trapped energy 13:04 - State experiences vs lasting change 14:24 - Training to receive goodness 14:51 - Is there a universal energy that can be accessed via shamanic practice? 18:16 - Epigenetics, ancestral trauma, and ethno-botanicals 21:28 - Discipline and behavior change 25:48 - Catharsis and other transient state experiences Buy Michaela’s Flavors of the Feminine Deck: https://www.templeofthebodyintheworld.com/ For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

In this live workshop recording, Michaela challenges menopause myths, offers skllful strategies for the transition, considers menopause as an initiation into sovereignty, and gives advice on how to relate to one’s partner’s desires while honoring your preferences. 00:00 - Luteal phase symptoms and panic attacks 01:50 - Why is menopause such a big deal? 05:24 - The benefits of menopause 07:48 - The downside of being hot when young 08:48 - Hormone replacement 11:04 - Dogma around women’s health 12:00 - How to make the transition easier 17:30 - Men’s ageing 18:32 - Sovereignty vs accommodating a partner 21:13 - Desire doublebind 25:09 - Codewords 26:49 - Taking turns 28:06 - Low libido 30:10 - Advice from older women 31:00 - Layers of menopause 33:03 - Intrusive thoughts during intimacy 39:17 - Most of human experience is energetics 42:46 - The Non-Linear Movement Method 46:09 - Masculine and feminine dogma 47:25 - Gender stereotypes 52:11 - Boy toys 52:50 - Assume the position to get what you want 58:31 - Codewords and Michaela’s parents 01:02:06 - Michaela’s capacious generosity 01:03:32 - You can’t abdicate something you’ve never had. 01:05:44 - Gender war Check out Michaela’s instant-access courses about relationships: - https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/instant-access-the-intimacy-toolkit-online-course/ - https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/instant-access-the-untamed-heart-the-relationship-course/ For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

In this episode, Michaela discusses four ways to improve your relationship, the power of strategic novelty to enhance intimacy, and how to motivate a partner who doesn’t want to work on your connection. Michaela also talks about her role models, inspiration, and her highest value. 00:00 - Different ways to improve a relationship 03:36 - What is relationship? 05:03 - Relationship problems vs intimacy problems 08:41 - Enhancing intimacy 11:55 - Flavours and seduction 13:27 - Clearing negative imprints 16:57 - Spiritual dimension of relationship 18:36 - Why do we resist novelty? 21:28 - Power of the new 22:59 - Spice up your routine 23:!9 - Risk of failure 24:31 - What if my partner doesn’t want to work on the relationship? 27:07 - Some things can’t be fixed 2809 - Relationship bootcamp and other events and courses 31:46 - Who does Michaela admire? 3:01 - The Tsoknyi nuns 36:09 - Inspiration and devotion 39:18 - Michaela’s highest value For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

In this episode, Michaela shares a big personal update, discusses how to choose adventure over stagnancy, shares her tips for following the lead of intuition, explains the importance of generosity to unlock abundance in all aspects of life, and reveals details about her upcoming “Calling in the New Year” free class. 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - A big personal update 02:05 - Creating a home 03:38 - Choosing adventure and creativity vs becoming stagnant 08:47 - Leaving the ranch behind 16:14 - Taking little steps 20:49 - Following the lead of intuition 23:50 - The importance of generosity and flow in wealth and other things 29:06 - Going beyond the transactional 32:01 - Powerful and empowering 33:09 - Free class and events 35:54 - Characteristics of the Winter Season 37:44 - Keys to envisioning your life 44:20 - Michaela’s Christmas reading list 48:20 - Steve’s Christmas reading list Join Michaela’s free “Calling in the New Year” class: - https://www.michaelaboehm.com/workshops/ For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Join Michaela in this live workshop recording as she answers questions about how to share your practice with your partner, common mistakes in spiritual monogamy, how to polarise with heart, and how to bring the sacred into your intimate relationship. 00:00 - Real men vs a relationship with the Divine 05:48 - Common mistake in spiritual monogamy 06:46 - How to open the solar plexus with breathing 09:02 - How to share your practice with your partner 11:10 - Polarising with heart 13:16 - Shorter practice session are best 14:05 - Advice for leaving intense retreat and reentering the world Buy Michaela’s Flavors of the Feminine Deck: https://www.templeofthebodyintheworld.com/ For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Join Michaela in this live workshop recording as she answers questions about narcissistic parents, tells stories of her own family traumas, discusses grief and abandonment, and how to open the heart. 00:00 - Narcissistic parents 06:04 - Michaela’s war traumatised grandmother 08:49 - Siblings can have very different perceptions 09:54 - Grief and abandonment 13:29 - Opening the metaphysical heart and neotantric mistakes Buy Michaela’s Flavors of the Feminine Deck: https://www.templeofthebodyintheworld.com/ For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com

Join Michaela in this live workshop recording as she discusses learning how to speak up for yourself, how to deal with looping thoughts, understanding generational trauma and social conditioning, and shares formative stories from her own childhood development. 00:00 - How to speak up for yourself 03:20 - How to deal with looping thoughts 04:56 - Generational trauma and social conditioning 10:13 - Michaela’s childhood story 13:21 - Michaela’s crucial mistake 17:04 - Social tropes 18:02 - Eros and psyche 18:43 - Nausea when releasing trauma 22:19 - Sweat and tears Buy Michaela’s Flavors of the Feminine Deck: https://www.templeofthebodyintheworld.com/ For workshops, teacher training and courses: https://www.michaelaboehm.com To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way" : https://amzn.to/2BQ5WpY Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James at https://www.guruviking.com