Sex and Rhythm: Transcendent Experiences in Intimacy

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02/15/24 • 35 min

Welcome to our special Valentine's Day episode, let’s discover the profound connection between sexual experiences and transcendent states of consciousness, exploring the sexual trance theory and various practices. So grab your partner, cozy up, and let’s explore the wild and wonderful world of love and consciousness.

In this episode, we cover:

The idea of finding pathways to complete ecstatic bliss
Relational flow and sensory exploration practices
Sexual healing: the significance of relaxation and patience in sexual interactions
The connection between sexual experiences and transcendent states of consciousness
The sexual trance theory and exploration of the physiological and psychological changes
Importance of relaxation, safety, and ritual in enhancing sexual experiences
Different research about altered states of consciousness and sexuality
Erotic hypnosis, BDSM practices, and its role in enhancing sexual experiences on the concept of subspace
Insight into Kundalini Tantra and its use of sexual activity as a meditation or spiritual practice
Synesthesia in sexuality

Helpful links:

Benoit Lachambre
Kathi Joy
Margot Anand
Episode #73: Bearing Witness Series: Religion and the Feminine
Adam Safron
Transcendent Sex by Dr. Jenny Wade
Reverence: Creating Ritual in Modern Life by Christine Mason
Episode #114: Kundalini Tantra for Intimacy, Root Exercises
Song of Myself by Walt Whitman
Find Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman, Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman, and on Tiktok as @therosewoman108.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we cover:

The idea of finding pathways to complete ecstatic bliss
Relational flow and sensory exploration practices
Sexual healing: the significance of relaxation and patience in sexual interactions
The connection between sexual experiences and transcendent states of consciousness
The sexual trance theory and exploration of the physiological and psychological changes
Importance of relaxation, safety, and ritual in enhancing sexual experiences
Different research about altered states of consciousness and sexuality
Erotic hypnosis, BDSM practices, and its role in enhancing sexual experiences on the concept of subspace
Insight into Kundalini Tantra and its use of sexual activity as a meditation or spiritual practice
Synesthesia in sexuality

Helpful links:

Benoit Lachambre
Kathi Joy
Margot Anand
Episode #73: Bearing Witness Series: Religion and the Feminine
Adam Safron
Transcendent Sex by Dr. Jenny Wade
Reverence: Creating Ritual in Modern Life by Christine Mason
Episode #114: Kundalini Tantra for Intimacy, Root Exercises
Song of Myself by Walt Whitman
Find Rosebud Woman on Instagram as @rosebudwoman, Christine on Instagram as @the.rose.woman, and on Tiktok as @therosewoman108.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Alternative living arrangements beyond traditional partnerships
Single parents who are single at heart
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Helpful links:

Bella DePaulo (Ph.D., Harvard University) has always been single and always will be. The Atlantic calls her “America’s foremost thinker and writer on the single experience.” Follow her on Twitter
How We Live Now: Redefining Home and Family in the 21st Century
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In this episode, we cover:

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Neuro-Linguistic Programming
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