Summary: Today we're going behind closed doors, exploring something that's universally experienced but rarely discussed. Sex. Or more specifically - sexual intimacy, physical connection and sensuality. Today's episode is an incredible foray into sexuality and everything you could want to know about it, and I couldn't think of two better guests to have on the show to accompany us on this journey. Michelle Temminghoff is the owner of Passionfruit - the sensuality shop. Michelle opened the store after seeing a disconnect between the "goodness" of sex and how awfully devious she felt having to walk into a sex shop. Twenty years on and the store is a local institution for women, for couples and for anybody looking to learn more about sensuality. My other guest is Carol Mikhael, a professional tantrica and somatic sexologist. A tantrica is somebody who studies tantra and takes people through practices so they can access their sexuality on a much deeper, more connected level - and Carol sees her job as to create safe spaces for people to journey through their body and to access their sexuality in a present, safe and embodied way. She runs some of these workshops through Passionfruit. This episode is slightly longer than usual but I encourage you to listen to it all the way through, because we cover some really interesting topics. Including: • The history of the vibrator, and how they were created after doctors were developing RSI from manually penetrating female patients with (and I quote) "hysteria". • We cover myths that you may have heard about sexuality and intimacy, and some of the biggest challenges that people bring to Michelle and Carol through their work - and how to move past them. • Excellent resources and places to turn to if you'd like to learn more about sexuality in a more honest and empowering way.We giggled A LOT while recording this one. I'd love to say it was mostly Carol but I think it was me. You'll giggle too with this one. Enjoy! + For more information about this episode head to the show notes: www.allbeingwell.com.au/episodes/sensuality ++ Are you enjoying All Being Well? Please subscribe, rate and leave an honest review on your favourite podcast app. It will help other people to find the show. +++ Thanks for listening!
