Episode 53: Exploring “Compersion” with Dr. Marie Thouin
Dr. Marie Thouin is a mindful dating & relationship coach and a leading expert and scholar on compersion in consensual non-monogamy. Compersion is defined as the positive empathy we feel for somebody else, even when their positive experience does not involve or benefit us directly. Join hosts Craig Cullinane and Reno Johnston as Dr. Marie shares about her life experience that brought her to write the book “What Is Compersion.” We also explore how to activate and practice compersion in our lives and relationships.
You can learn more about Dr. Marie Thouin at www.mariethouin.com. You can learn more about Craig Cullinane at www.craigcullinane.com. You can learn more about Reno Johnston at www.itjustgotreno.com.
Episode 52: Queer Eros with Lizz Randall & Shai Saliba
Body Electric facilitators Lizz Randall and Shai Saliba have developed a workshop called Queer Eros. In this lively conversation, we explore the meaning of Queer and Eros and why it is so important to create this unique, radical space to explore pleasure, erotic energy, and community.
You can learn more about Lizz Randall at www.lizzrandall.com. You can learn more about Shai Saliba on Istagram @theembodiedexplorer. You can learn more about Craig Cullinane at www.craigcullinane.com.
December 2024 Newsletter
Year End Special Edition Edited by Andrew Willet Written by Tom Kovach Our 40th Anniversary Gala, held in Palm Springs on November 8th, 9th and 10th, was a huge success. Under the theme “Honoring the past and celebrating the future”, we brought back Dr. Joseph Kramer, Collin Brown, and Selah Martha and honored them for […]
Episode 51: Andre Lazarus: Intimacy Guide and Sacred Intimate
Andre Lazarus is a talented Sacred Intimate and Somatic Sex Educator based in the Asheville, NC, area. Join ELP hosts Craig Cullinane (www.craigcullinane.com) and Emerging BE Faculty member Stephen Mark as we explore Andre’s personal history, his pathway to Sacred Intimacy, and the incredible depths that this work can offer. You can learn more about Andre Lazarus at https://coming-closer.com.
Episode 50: A Final Conversation with Sequoia: Erotic Liberator
Sequoia has had a fascinating life as an erotic educator and healer of men. Sequoia died in the week following this podcast recording and we are so grateful we had this chance to hear his fascinating story, which spans the decades of queer history and erotic liberation. His captivating book Divining Desire: Exploring Sacred Eros offers up a lifetime of reflection, experience, and wonder.
The hosts for this episode are Craig Cullinane (www.craigcullinane.com) and Emerging BE Faculty Member Stephen Mark!
Episode 49: Exploring the Connection between Divinity & Eros with Jon Carl Lewis & Dr. Kevin Johnson
Body Electric is offering a new workshop designed specifically for religious or spiritual leaders and guides. It’s called Healing the Sacred Erotic Connection.
Join ELP host Craig Cullinane (and facilitator of this new workshop) with special guests Jon Carl Lewis and Dr. Kevin Jenson as they explore the connection between the erotic and one’s divinity and the opportunity for spiritual leaders to have a space to heal their own erotic wounds.
Jon Carl Lewis (he/him) is a spiritual guide and educator helping individuals and communities discern healthy practices and attitudes for themselves, those they love, and their communities at the places where the spiritual, the sexual, and the relational intersect. He enjoys helping individuals and communities of faith imagine embodied practices for the creation of stronger connections with themselves, their community, and the Sacred. Jon Carl is a candidate for the Master of Arts in Public Ministry at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary where his academic concentration is in gender/sexuality from an embodied, queer perspective. You can connect with Jon Carl and see what he is up to at https://bio.site/joncarllewis or make an appointment to chat at https://calendly.com/joncarllewis.
Dr Kevin Jenson is a bible scholar and sex educator helping Christian leaders talk about sexual ethics in ways that are biblical, practical, empowering, and inclusive.
Check out Dr. Jensen’s book Sacred Not Sinful and his other work at drkevinjenson.com.
And! Learn more about Craig Cullinane at www.craigcullinane.com.
October 2024 Newsletter
The Body Electric Archive: Preserving Our Legacy Written by Joseph KramerEdited by Andrew Willet For over 40 years, Body Electric’s history has been woven into countless bodies through touch and breath. Now, we are seeking to preserve this rich legacy for future generations through the creation of the Body Electric Archive. This project aims to […]
Episode 48: A Conversation with Polyamory Educator Koe Creation
Koe Creation is truly a Sex Educator for the 21st century. Having grown up as a child of a sex-positive, polyamorous family, Koe uses their unique knowledge as a second-generation queerspawn to provide prospective parents & families a framework for successful cross-generational communication about their identities and relationship(s).
In this engaging episode of the Erotic Liberation Podcast, Koe shares about her upbringing in a polyamourous family and how it influenced their ability to advocate for themself in relationships as an adult. We also talk about her book This Heart Holds Many – My Life As The Non-Binary Millennial Child of a Polyamourous Family.
Episode 47: Joshua Young and Khanyisa Mnyake and the Afro Erotic Body
Join the Erotic Liberation Podcast for a dynamic conversation with Joshua Young and Khanyisa Mnyaka about creating the not-for-profit The Afro Erotic Body. They talk about their beginnings of having conversations with BiPOC folk about being BiPOC, queer, and erotic. They explore why it’s so important to have BiPOC only erotic spaces. Joshua is a pleasure & sexual wellness enthusiast with a desire to guide queer bodies and minds to liberation. Khanyisa is a life coach, author, entrepreneur, and pleasure seeker. You can check out her books You Belong Here: Your Roadmap To Confidence, Purpose, & Authenticity and Traveling While Lesbian HERE.
Touching Buddha
by Lui Gervais When I open my eyes at the end of my daily meditation, the first thing I see is a statue of the meditating Buddha. He rests on my altar comfortably in perfect spiritual stillness. Somehow, he just breezes through our every morning practice. Internal and isolated, no ripples of thought ever disturb […]