The absolute best piece of information I ever learned about trauma-healing in the 13 years I have be involved in this work can be summarised in under 10 seconds:
Our ability to support others in healing their trauma 100% depends on our relationship to our own trauma.
This is because real healing happens by transmission.
Transmission is a communication between two systems (like a human being for instance….) that is beyond the understanding of the mind.
In the realm of sacred intimacy, I often talk about the archetypes of the Sex Shaman, and Sacred Protitute who both heal by transmission.
I have included a short video (under 4 min) that talks about this. And maybe this kind of thing is too woo-woo for you. I get it.
But beyond anything shamanic or energetic, this is actually also based in human neurobiology. Our nervous systems have mirror-neurone which share information about our inner state with others. Through a process of *entrainment, our inner states will then adapt to each other. Therefore if I am feeling safe, regulated, and resourced, others can naturally feel this way as well.
The Sacred Intimate
This is one of the key principles of our work as Sacred Intimates. What helps a client heal is not what happens in the 60 or 90 minutes we spend together but rather the decades of personal work we have done previously which they get access to in that moment, simply by feeling our presence and transmission.
Or view this short 4 min video to better understand what I mean by transmission and energy merging.
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Events & Courses
The Medicine of Sex - Spain
14-20 Jun
A 7-day course - A deep dive exploring the healing power of kink, desires, fantasies & taboo. Nothing is too daring, risky or too taboo for this space: BRING IT ALL. For facilitators or committed participants, this 7-day course will be a deep exploration of our desires, fantasies, kinks, a space to meet our edges A space to transcend the polarity between dark and light and pleasure and pain. It will be an experiential and somatic exploration of our sexual nature and how it can bring resolution to other areas of our lives.
An advanced and intensive 7-day workshop. For facilitators and those previously experienced in Kink and fantasy play. This course is for those who are ready for the next level, to be confronted and to expand beyond their edges and limits. Participants will not only explore their own desires and fantasies, but also those which scare and disgust them. We will learn advanced rope play techniques, we will expand on Dom/sub and switch techniques, This course will also involve practices of shamanic energy development and how to apply these to a kink context to support deep healing. The course will involve the possibility of working with a woman facilitator as a way of expanding our edges.
A 7-day facilitator training for sacred intimates. Teachings in energy work, somatic therapy and sacred sexuality form a deep journey of inner work and self-realisation for current and upcoming facilitators. Teachings revolve around the principles of power, presence and love as tools for supporting transformation and healing for others. Expect an intense week of individual practices, partner practices, mentoring and emotional processing. Learn about trauma for a sexual healing context, learn practices of shamanic development and space holding, receive mentoring and gain practical new tools to share your work with the world, and thrive as a sacred intimate.
An intensive journey based in the ancient Egyptian mystery schools. Our 8-day journey in Cairo will be a somatic and shamanic dive into deep realms of inner exploration. We will explore attunement as a form of death and rebirth in ways that are inspired by ancient Egyptian practices. We will gather in a powerful bedouin style traditional sound dome by the saqqara pyramid complex. The central pillar of our time together will be a 48-hour deep ritual process involving 3 private ceremonies in sacred monuments: Saqqara, the sphinx, and the great pyramid. Save the date - More info will be released soon 12 spaces