Los Angeles Psychotherapist specializing in Spiritual Psychology and Transpersonal Counseling

Archive for the ‘tantra’ Category

What’s the Difference Between Sensuality and Sexuality?

Everybody knows what’s sexy, right? We see images all the time of good looking men and women, smoking physiques, and enticing faces. People magazine tells us every year who is The Sexiest Man Alive! and men’s magazines are full of images of alluring women. There is one standard of beauty offered, and a real human [...]

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY “SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIPS?”

“WIFFM” is the primary motivator for many people in their relationships. WIFFM is a marketing term for “What’s In It For Me?” We have been taught to value people for how good they will look on our arm, how close they come to our fantasy of the ideal lover, or how we imagine they will [...]

ENVISIONING YOUR LOVER AS THE GOD OR GODDESS THEY TRULY ARE

One tantric exercise you can practice at home is to envision your lover as the god or goddess they truly are. That may seem a bit farfetched in today’s world, as modern lovers are well too aware of what is “wrong” with their partner. Constantly bombarded with images of what the perfect lover looks like, [...]

excerpt from Catherine’s novel "blissbody"

Laurel decided to take the back way home. Behind the ashram many Indians lived, first the compounds of rich families guarded by old frail Indian men sitting on folding chairs 24/7. Then came a depression of land gorged with tiny huts where the less fortunate resided. Adjacent to the settlement, she passed an enclosed shrine [...]

SIX WAYS TO HELP A WOMAN GET IN THE MOOD

First of all, do not ask her if she wants to have sex. This question will go straight to her head, which is not where you want to be. Second, long before you want to have sex, let her know how much you like her body. Start complimenting the day before, the week before, better [...]