by Regina Karsh-Helsten | May 4, 2020 | Blog
Who’s Responsible for My Arousal? When your partner isn’t showing up sexually the way you’d like… blame, shame, or get up and create change from within? For most of my experience with sexual partners, they’ve largely ignored both my arousal and my...
by Regina Karsh-Helsten | Apr 4, 2020 | Blog
Flogging: For Introspection and Catharsis BDSM Explained The inner psychology of being “hit” for the pleasure of the recipient The first time I visited a “dungeon” at a sex-positive party, I was a bit surprised to see people tied up, spanked, and flogged,...
by Regina Karsh-Helsten | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog
Somatic Coaching: For the Body and Soul Tales from a Session: A woman seeking respite from anxiety and early-development trauma Somatic literally means, of the body. Many therapeutic experiences rely on verbal processing or education only. At the Somatica Institute, I...
by Regina Karsh-Helsten | Oct 7, 2019 | Blog
Tantric Sexual Foreplay What is Tanta? Relationships require communication. It’s a Hindu or Buddhist mystical text from the 7th century or earlier that outlines the principles and rituals of meditation, yoga, and sexuality. ‘The weaving and expansion of energy’...
by Regina Karsh-Helsten | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog
Somatic Exercise in Session Animals and Snuggles He sought me out because he wanted to spice things up in his marriage. Between kids, work, projects on the house, and weekly dinners with other couples, he and his wife had forgotten how to find their passion. We...
by Regina Karsh-Helsten | Sep 1, 2019 | Blog
Who are Wise Hedonists? Wise Hedonists are lovers of life. They seek to maximize their fulfillment and pleasures sustainably. What good is pleasure if it comes at a detrimental cost to your future self? Wise choices in the now will afford the long-term opportunity to...
