This episode contains explicit and sexual content/language. It is not suitable for all audiences or ages.
This episode is about the juicy creativity of life: sex! Harmony, the founder of Kink From the Couch — a Somatica® counseling practice based in San Francisco, and I explore:
Ritual in relationships
BDSM as the “New Romance”
Her experiences as a professional dominant and Somatica Practitioner
Dominance and submission
Acceptance around “unacceptable” for oneself / Releasing shame around fantasies
Touching into core desire in your erotic themes
Seamless verbal and nonverbal consent and the #MeToo movement
Shadow and archetype in sexuality
Embodying fantasies
The Somatica Method recognizes that we learn primarily through our bodies. Using a combination of talk therapy and experiential exercises, Harmony leads clients to embrace their full sexual selves without shame. Under her guidance, you will find your own erotic embodiment, while developing your negotiation and practical BDSM skills, and other vital practices needed to bring healthy kink into your relationships.
Harmony’s path to becoming a sex counselor took her through many vibrant Bay Area communities, including tantra, orgasmic meditation, the human potential movement, and NLP. She was an independent professional dominant for a decade. She developed her D/s skills at Cleo Dubois’ Academy of SM Arts and studied bondage with Midori. From 2009–11, she wrote educational articles about BDSM as the editor for the Society of Janus, the Bay Area’s oldest kink non-profit. Her current practice synthesizes all the wisdom she’s gained along that winding road.
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