Tag Archives: sexual healing

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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When God Created Sex, She Smiled | Sexis Magazine

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

Sacred female sexuality, with its feelers in earth-based worship, meets resistance in dogmatic circles. The idea that woman with all her undulating curves and desires can cohabitate with formal religion creates waves of shock and awe shock, and conventional wounds … Continue reading →

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Non-Orgasmic Sex on Purpose?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

“And is there anything you would withhold? Some day, all that you have shall be given. The trees give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.” — Khalil Gibran The first time I heard of slower, non-orgasmic … Continue reading →

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Tantra Tuesday | Conscripting the Sacred Breast

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

My breasts became powerful before I knew what to do with their influence, the fullness and fecundity of their development occurring at a time before artificial enhancement was the norm. I angst long before their arrival, much like many young … Continue reading →

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Humanity’s Oldest Known Sex Surgery

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

To snip or not to snip is at the center of a resurgent debate, but are we seeing the whole picture? Medical pros and cons are only part of the complexities surrounding this simple procedure, with ‘intactivists’ pitted against those … 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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Goddess Archetypes | Virgin, Witch, Saint, Martyr

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

Look around and note a quiet and compelling cultural shift. In real time and in conjunction with the apparent demise of societal, political, organizational and communal structures, a quiet revolution is taking place; the resurrection of the divine Goddess, as … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Sexual Pariahs

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

“You are so lovely, and I’m a lonely, horny person who wants to have cyber-relations with you and we share at least 2 mutual friends, but since they don’t know me either, there’s no way for you to verify that … 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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Sadder Because We Are ‘Neurotic and Self-Absorbed’?

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

If a man (of the cloth) can write, “women are sadder because deep down men are shallower” about his gender, what truth, if any, is there in such language? And do I as a woman have any business repeating his … Continue reading →

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