Pleasure Mechanics

Exploring Erotic Possibilities with Barbara Carrellas

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Do you ever sense that there is more – much more – possible in your sex life? Do you ever want to go beyond your normal experiences and taste the ecstatic side of sex?

Get ready to get your sexual permission slip! Barbara Carrellas joins us to talk about erotic possibilities and gives us tools to explore the world beyond our everyday orgasms.

Barbara travels the world teaching about sexuality, focusing on an embodied spiritual approach that she calls Urban Tantra. She is the author of 3 books including Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century and Ecstasy is Necessary: A Practical Guide to Sex, Relationships and Oh So Much More. She is an advocate for radically expanding our perceptions of pleasure, gender and what is erotically possible. Discover more at BarbaraCarrellas.com

In the interview we talk about our mutual friend and teacher Chester Mainard. Here are a few videos of Chester’s wisdom. Chester Mainard was Chris’ friend and teacher, and she took care of him for 9 months before he died of brain cancer in 2006.

Erotic Breathing with Annie Sprinkle, Ph.D.

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Discover how the simple act of rhythmic breathing can be an incredibly powerful sexual skill. In this interview with sexual pioneer and activist Annie Sprinkle, we dive deep into the profound erotic experience of adding breath to any sexual experience.

To discover the power of erotic breath work for better sex, join us in the Mindful Sex online course, where we share all of our incredible erotic breath practices!

In this podcast episode, we cover:

  • How Annie discovered breath as a sexual tool
  • How breathing can unlock more sensations, emotions and intimacy during sex
  • The simple way to start exploring erotic breathing
  • How to have a “breathgasm”
  • What Chris taught Annie about using breathwork for an unexpected outcome
  • How to open up to a more expanded understanding of sexuality
  • How to be a “metamorphasexual”

Find out more about Annie Sprinkle at www.AnnieSprinkle.org

Breathing for Sexual Enhancement

Breath is an essential sexual skill. We breath without thinking much about it our entire lives- and yet most of us breath only enough to survive.

Deliberate deep breathing can help the body relax, flood the bloodstream with fresh oxygen, create more sensation in the body and fuel your erotic fire.

It is no surprise that breathing is a central skill not only in all sexual traditions around the world, but also in most devotional religious traditions, and for professional singers and athletes.

Learning to breath more fully allows us to live more fully, and experience new kinds of relaxation and sensation in the body.

Breathing is also a way to develop your ability to pay attention and be present in each moment. When someone learns to meditate, often the breath is the first tool of mindfulness.

When you are paying attention to your breath, you are paying attention to what is happening in that very moment in your body, and you can begin cultivating the ability to clear the mind clutter and notice physical sensations more fully.