Red Wings

Red Wings

When a woman has her regular flow of blood, the impurity of her monthly period will last seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean till evening. Anything she lies on during her period will be unclean, and anything she sits on will be unclean. Whoever...
Busy and Disconnected from My Body

Busy and Disconnected from My Body

This is the most embarrassing story. And maybe even a little TMI (too much info) but if you stick with me there’s a point. Rewind to 2010. My days were fast-paced. At that time, my to-do list was never-ending. I’d earned two promotions at work so I was part of the...
Circles of Women are Powerful, Healing Spaces

Circles of Women are Powerful, Healing Spaces

These past few months have been hard.  I want to blame it on perimenopause.  I want to disconnect from my body, disassociate from the flight response building in my limbs. I think that’s why we scrape orgasm off our plate: it allows us to live without feeling, live...
Fantasy

Fantasy

Our coaches wrote about their relationship with fantasy. Browse the links below to read the full post. Life Is Just a Fantasy “That’s what fantasy is for, really, to help you push your self-imposed limits and find out who you really are.  I’ve realized that I’m...
My First Bodysex Experience

My First Bodysex Experience

When I arrived at Menla Center that Friday afternoon, I was tired yet excited. I drove all the way down from Quebec—a seven-hour straight drive to Upstate New York. For the first time, I crossed the frontier alone behind the wheel. “Is this your vehicle, Ma’am,” asked...
My Dirty Mind

My Dirty Mind

Art by Betty Dodson He smelled like gingerbread. We made small talk as he prepared me for bed. Then he instructed me to lay down on my back and get comfortable. He pulled the covers over my body and tucked me in. “If you need anything just call out my name,” his deep...