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I Got Married. Again. ~ Candice Holdorf

by on May 21, 2013

“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” ~ John Steinbeck I got married. Again. Something I vowed I would never do. But vows are funny things, you know. Life is constantly in a state of flux. What we vow one day gets flipped upside down [...]

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Overcoming an Eating Disorder & Learning to Be Healthy.

by on May 20, 2013

In the fourth episode of SRO Conversations, model Kate Dillon-Levin opens up about how she found joy of movement in the outdoors and a center of health after overcoming an eating disorder, brought on by insecurities within the world of fashion. This was an incredibly enlightening conversation and encourage everyone to take the time to [...]

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Growing Up Sexually.

by on May 18, 2013

I have been making love with the same man for some 30 years, and although I can honestly say it has gotten amazingly and increasingly better over the decades, it is important to add that this improvement was in direct proportion to the work and willingness we brought to growing up sexually.

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You’re a Plus-size Model?

by on May 17, 2013

In the fourth episode of SRO Conversations, model Kate Dillon-Levin talks with Paul and me about the definition of a plus-sized model and how the fashion industry has changed over the years as it relates to a woman’s size. Twenty years ago, models were a size 6-8 and weighed 8 percent less than the average [...]

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10 Reasons to Have More Sex.

by on May 15, 2013

It’s not a secret that sex sells or that just the mention of sex gets everyone a little hot under the collar. Humans were designed to be sensual beings and are drawn to sex as a profound vehicle to connect, feel, experience pleasure and euphoria, make babies and love others. When the time and space [...]

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The Deep, Dark Secret of Western Yoga. ~ Kevin Macku

by on May 14, 2013

Amid the cheap Collegetown cocktails of attraction, scandal and drama that my peers and I indulged in whilst throwing darts at our degrees, there’s a theme I noticed that kept coming up time and time again: mostly, the women to whom I found myself attracted did this thing; it’s either a practice they followed, or, in many cases, they taught: yoga.

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Naked. Perfection. Celebration. {Nudity}

by on May 12, 2013

​ The most important relationship you have in life is the one you have with yourself; that is the relationship on which all our other relationships are built. This is me. I have spent years sub-consciously (sometimes consciously) trying to be perfect. The perfect woman, daughter, mother, dancer, yogini, student, teacher. These photos are a part [...]

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6 Stupid Sex Lessons My Mother Taught Me. ~ Lori Ann Lothian

by on May 11, 2013

Source: dawntonabbey.tumblr.com via Kathleen on Pinterest Or, what not to teach your daughter about sex. Every Mother’s Day I cringe a bit at the onslaught of predictable, sentimental ‘Ode to My Mom,” even if she is or was as elegant as Grace Kelly, as sassy as Kate Hepburn, as funny as Tina Fey or as [...]

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Making Menstruation Less Taboo.

by on May 10, 2013

Sisters Miki and Radha Agrawal and Antonia Dunbar of THINX underwear talk about how to make the topic of menstruation less taboo. To watch the full-length version of this conversation, visit here or watch below. To view all conversations, including this one, visit the Summer Rayne Oakes Conversations Podcast page. Please feel free to direct [...]

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3 Women Revolutionizing the Underwear Industry.

by on May 8, 2013

Did you know one woman disposes 17,000 tampons and pads in her lifetime? Sisters Miki and Radha Agrawal and Antonia Dunbar of THINX underwear talk about revolutionizing the underwear industry and making one’s periods less painful. To watch the full-length version of this conversation, visit here or watch below. To view all conversations, including this [...]

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Five Quotes on Spring.

by on May 5, 2013

“Perseverance furthers. Success and failure fade in importance when we follow our bliss. Why? Because when we love what we do we persevere. We learn from love and loneliness, joy and pain, success and failure alike, and never take ourselves too seriously. We can finally begin to cheer up.” Photo: Follow @waylonlewis or @elephantjournal on [...]

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Bandhas Are Sexy! ~ Jessica Cartwright

by on May 4, 2013

Bandhas: they amp up your sex life, transform your yoga practice and make you feel alive and full of goodness inside. Simply put, they make everything better. So what exactly does this weird word mean, anyway? Bandhas are subtle energy locks or holds, engaging certain muscles within the body to seal off energy. In doing [...]

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Ravishing Ishtar: Reclaiming Masculine & Feminine Fierceness. ~ Rebecka Eggers

by on May 1, 2013

The male lover who lacks the warrior’s fierceness and commitment to a transpersonal cause is a Don Juan running about the streets with a bouquet of flowers in one hand and his dick in the other. The female lover who lacks the warrior opens her knees indiscriminately without asking for honor and reverence or else she gets lost in the idle romantic fantasies of the Don Juan seeing only the flowers.

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Blessed Beltane! Invitation to the Greenfire Dance.

by on Apr 30, 2013

  I’ve understood Beltane in regards to fairies. I’ve understood Beltane in regards to sex. What I never understood was its nature of fire. The pagan Wheel of the Year has eight holidays: four that correspond to the stations of the Sun: the Solstices and the Equinoxes. The other four are called Cross-Quarter days, the great Celtic Fire Festivals of Beltane, [...]

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Happy or Right? The Modern Day Woman’s Dilemma. ~ Sara Plummer

by on Apr 27, 2013

I considered calling this article, “How feminism f#*ked us” or “A feminist contemplates getting her boobs done.” The truth is, women’s liberation was essential, empowering and beautiful, but in our modern day male/female relationships, it totally hurt us. Today’s relationships are hitting a major wall, and it’s not that surprising. The gender pendulum needed to swing—probably just not [...]

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Reclaiming the Garden of Our Sexual Soul.

by on Apr 26, 2013

  “The soul of sweet delight can never be defiled.”  ~ William Blake We all have a sexual soul, or more accurately, a piece of our soul is reflected deeply in our sexuality. This sexual space that inhabits the deepest recesses of our consciousness is one of the most meaningful ways that we know ourselves, and, [...]

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Body Orgasmic: 7 Ways to Great Sex.

by on Apr 26, 2013

Yoga practice helps us feel better in body, mind and spirit but what if it also offered access to a deep, blissful, connected state through sex? There are millions of women practicing yoga around the globe. We stretch, sweat and strengthen ourselves so we may be more radiant, powerful and beautiful on and off the yoga [...]

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7 Easy Steps to Writing a Money-Making Positive Mind-Body-Spirit Blog that doesn’t actually Help Anyone (except Yourself!).

by on Apr 24, 2013

With thanks to Amy Ippoliti and Taro Smith for the over-lunch brainstorm. ~ ed. Rocking Buzzword Spirituality is as easy as filling out Mad Libs! How to sell out for the greater good that is You! Put a fake Gandhi quote on it! 1. First, choose a number (any number, circle one):   1      2     [...]

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I don’t want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living {Grimes}

by on Apr 24, 2013

The best (truest) thing I’ve heard in too long. Like manna from heaven. Grimes just made my day. And, likely, yours. Words from the heart and experience of truth and genuninity are unmistakable. ~ ed. I don’t want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living i dont want my words [...]

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How I Embraced My Inner Pin-Up Girl & Got My Sexy Back. ~ Lori Ann Lothian

by on Apr 23, 2013

  I started out as a five-year-old starlet perched on the round coffee table in my parent’s living room, the paparazzi photographer none other than my Kodak-camera infatuated father. In this kindergarten diva phase I’d ham it up with arms flung wide, gleeful smile and mischief in my eye. I loved being the center of the [...]

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Dove Experiment Parody: How Men See Ourselves. {Video}

by on Apr 19, 2013

This is a parody of this: Sketch artist draws women how they describe themselves vs. how they are described by others. (Illustrations, Video) “I have a balanced face, almost like a white Denzel Washington.” People often ask me, hey, you know who you look like? And I say…yeah, I get it all the time: Paul [...]

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Beautiful Agony: 8 Songs that Parallel the Rhythmic Path to Orgasm.

by on Apr 17, 2013

Beautiful Agony. A few of my favorite songs, I realize, follow a pattern fundamental to life: and fundamental, too, to what makes life: sex; and fundamental, even more precisely, to the rhythm of sex that conceives life: that is, orgasm. They start gently, methodically, but steadily, sweetly…they wander to and fro, but build all the [...]

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Unrequited Sex.

by on Apr 17, 2013

Surely I wasn’t the only hot-blooded, spiritually-minded woman on the planet who was short a good match? How did the others manage?

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Do Women Want Sex More than Men?

by on Apr 17, 2013

A girlfriend of mine caught me by surprise the other day while we were sitting at lunch. The conversation started out of nowhere when she began to express to me that she has no desire to ever marry.  She indicated the only thing she really needs from a man is sex, and that she doesn’t [...]

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Sketch artist draws women how they describe themselves vs. how they are described by others. (Illustrations)

by on Apr 16, 2013

Update: a brilliant parody: Dove Experiment Parody: How Men See Ourselves. {Video} We are beautiful. This is amazing, and moving, and feels true. From Dove: Women are their own worst beauty critics. Only 4% of women around the world consider themselves beautiful. At Dove, we are committed to creating a world where beauty is a [...]

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How to Unleash Your Sexual Energy & Enjoy Incredible Orgasms. ~ Jerry Stocking & Melissa Russell

by on Apr 14, 2013

Nobody really knows how good your sex is, not Masters and Johnson and not even you. Certainly, you can compare your sex to other sex you have had or to what you imagine great sex to be, but there is no language and there are no set rules to determine what really good sex is. [...]

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Forget Coffee: Start Your Mornings with ‘Explosive Sexual Healing.’ {Adult} ~ Candice Holdorf

by on Apr 10, 2013

Explosive Sexual Healing: three words that would pique anyone’s interest. When I first heard it, I was taken a little aback at the audacity of the name. I mean, Explosive? Really? Maybe I’m a chronic skeptic. Maybe I’m a little jaded. Or maybe I’ve just had my share of guys promising ‘explosive’ nights of ecstasy, [...]

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Touch Me… Please!

by on Apr 10, 2013

We’re built to thrive on love… but I wonder how many people go through adult life without being properly touched?

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Eco Boy vs. Yoga Girl: The End.

by on Apr 9, 2013

The Adventures of Eco Boy vs. Yoga Girl: Game Over. “’Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing,’ …said that famous football coach. Vinnie something. I’m not so sure about that. When it comes to love—and love lost—well love is a battlefield from which no one emerges alive. No one wins. We learn something, hopefully. Or [...]

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Libido, Libido! Wherefore Art Thou?

by on Apr 8, 2013

When it comes to ramping up the passion between you and your partner, or even that delicious surge you feel (or wish you felt) within yourself, the most pertinent question might not be “What kind of sex are you having?” or even “What kind of sex do you wish you were having?” You might ask yourself instead, “How am I living?”

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The Joys of Erotic Education.

by on Apr 6, 2013

Source: gorgeouscompany.wordpress.com via Sasha on Pinterest     “Conservatives say teaching sex education in the public schools will promote promiscuity. With our education system? If we promote promiscuity the same way we promote math or science, they’ve got nothing to worry about.”  ~ Beverly Mickins Most of what matters and gets better in life happens [...]

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American Apparel’s latest edgy softcore fashion must-have: “assless tights.” {April Fool’s edition}

by on Apr 1, 2013

This might be the ultimate April Fool’s day post—I was google-image-searching for “assless jeans,” looking to write an April Fool’s post making fun of American Apparel’s neverending (and successful) search to offend the world and further-sexualize women through fashion. And google offered up this (click image for more):  

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Tiger Woods Now Claims Affairs “Were part of my Buddhist Tantric Practice.” {April Fool’s edition}

by on Apr 1, 2013

Vanity Fair is set to reveal new details about Tiger Woods and his many affairs (the cover above is from a previous issue in which they profiled the embattled golfer prior to the scandal becoming public in November) – from mouths of the women with whom he slept. Early Thursday morning, Woods came forward with [...]

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What If Bad Girls Taught Yoga? {NSFW} ~ Anne Clendening

by on Mar 31, 2013

“Only good girls keep diaries. Bad girls don’t have the time.” Tallulah Bankhead I don’t always feel like doing the right thing. Last week I taught three yoga classes in a row. Four and a half lovely, life-affirming hours on heart openers and non-judgement, all to the hypnotic sitar sounds of Ravi Shankar. And then the [...]

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Embodying Erotica: Purr, Growl & Sex Talk.

by on Mar 29, 2013

“Be no longer tender. Cover me with frenzied kisses—even as I would drench my body in the cruel torrents of the rain. Envelop me from throat to ankle in delirium intolerable….” ~ Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff Accessing our deepest erotic selves can be as simple as tapping into the power of our own voice, exploring the [...]

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Eco Boy vs. Yoga Girl & the Best Yoga Class Ever.

by on Mar 22, 2013

The Continuing Adventures of Eco Boy vs. Yoga Girl. For more chapters & to reserve the book: join Eco Boy vs. Yoga Girl. “Yoga isn’t a lifestyle. Meditation isn’t spiritual. These are tools to wake up—no matter how tired you are—and live life fully, simply, freshly, directly, honestly, straightforwardly, with integrity. That’s it. Respect your [...]

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Eco Boy vs. Yoga Girl & the Case of the See-Through Lululemon Hot Shorts.

by on Mar 22, 2013

The Continuing Adventures of Eco Boy vs. Yoga Girl. For more chapters & to reserve the book: join Eco Boy vs. Yoga Girl. “This life is full of confusion, neurosis, selfishness, PR & Marketing hype. But all that bullshit is just clouds in the sky. The solution is simple: don’t rearrange the clouds. Drop the [...]

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Bondi Hipsters: It’s the Life Organic for me (3 3 3).

by on Mar 21, 2013

F*ck Gluten. F*ck “the Mindful Life.” It’s the Life Organic for me (3 3 3, irony). Hunky Bondi Hipsters are backatit. PS: True Definition of a true Hipster? Here. The best video making fun of, well, us (minus the coke) since the last one they did that we loved: Official Music Video to the song “The [...]

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Sex & the Siddhi, Part Two: Touch. ~ Jazmyn Burton

by on Mar 21, 2013

My partner is instructed to stand in a crouched, straddle position with his back against the wall, with his legs wide enough apart for me to maneuver myself between them in a down dog position.

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“Sites like Huffington Post should have sections for male anatomy hanging out instead of just the idiotic celebrity “side boob” & “nip slip” camera ops…” It’s Henry Rollins on Steubenville.

by on Mar 20, 2013

I appreciate the below for a few reasons. One, we’re all guilty, as a culture, and until we accept responsibility for our taste in porn (or at least clicking degraded links on Huff Post or Gawker), we can’t judge too easily. One point: to be fair, there’s plenty of hot hunky mostly-naked men and talk [...]

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If you don’t want to be labelled a sex offender.

by on Mar 18, 2013

Reminder: this case was buried. Evidence was lost. It was reallllly bad, way beyond “just rape.” NY Times, Anonymous, and many individuals through twitter, instagram worked to get this case public. This is a case of social media illuminating corruption and saving the day, such as it is. From two months ago (warning: graphic, horrible): [...]

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I Love to Do it in the Sun.

by on Mar 16, 2013

I realized that each asana is a prayer, both separate from and woven with the one before and after, like one flowing, sun-lit conversation with God.

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