Tag Archives: sensual living

On Courtesans, Skin Hunger and Sexual Healing

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

Nowadays, to call oneself a courtesan seems almost blasphemous to the herstorical truth of what that once meant, considering the delight to which Hafiz hints. In this Persian sages words, though pleasure certainly appears had by shy men and women … Continue reading →

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Voyeur With a Conscious | On Erotic Art, Beauty and Love

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

  Certain topics conjure up provocative assumptions, and erotica is one such subject; it has informed human sexuality for as long as we could string letters, stories and images together, generating tales of our most passionate selves. So when I … Continue reading →

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Sex with the Supernatural | ‘Dream Lovers’ by Kristina Wright

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

It’s confession time: I’ve not seen one Twilight movie nor read any of the books. It’s not that things that go hump in the night unaffect me, just that I prefer my supernatural fantasies to run amock more privately. Our … Continue reading →

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The Earth My Own Body I Explored

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

“One night as I walked in the desert the mountains rode on my shoulders And the sky became my heart, and the earth – my own body, I explored. Every object began to wink at me, and Mira wisely calculated … Continue reading →

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Polyamory, Monogamy and the Evolution of Love

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

There’s a deliberation going on in the sex-positive community, and sadly, it underscores just how much work needs to be done to advance the concept of sexual freedom. I’m speaking of polyamory vs. monogamy and the question of whether one … Continue reading →

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Purity Myth and Other Sexual Deceptions

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

I still recall the first time I realized that the notions of virginity with which I’d grown up were a whole lotta bull, packaged prettily in pink and spoon fed via messages of false altruism, religion and fear. It would … Continue reading →

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Pleasure Theory and the Shamelessly Sexual

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

SexIs Magazine, April 2011 What if everything we’ve ever learned about our basic motivation to have sex — the procreation of the species — is unequivocally wrong? What if making babies is a byproduct of the real purpose of our … Continue reading →

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Fearless and Naked over 40 in Youth-Obsessed Culture

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

“Women over forty have a very clear picture of who they ARE, but a distorted idea of what they actually LOOK like.” – Jillian Todd, photographer One of the best-kept secrets of women’s lives is that as they age sex … Continue reading →

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Scent-uality and Aural Sex | Why Women Go For Beastly Boys

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

We’ve long known that women are attracted to their mates in part by smell, not just via the subtle nature of pheromones, but man (speaking heterosexually here) in every aspect of his glorious scent. If it’s the one we love, … Continue reading →

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Thou Shalt Have Forbidden S-X

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

“In order for monogamy to work, it has to be ‘dirty.’ If the forbidden is what is exciting, we have to work hard to bring the taboo into our most intimate relationships. If transgression is so titillating, we have to … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Eroticism and Sexual Wounds | Tantra Tuesday

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

Sacred sexuality doesn’t just belong to the realm of priests, pastors or prostitutes, nor is it only those elusive all-night orgasmic rituals from ancient civilizations chanting in hypnotic tongue. I do not know Sanskrit, practice Wicca, hold modern certifications bestowed … Continue reading →

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