views from inside the practice of a Sacred Intimate in Chicago

Hello! My name is Larry and welcome to my small corner of the web. I am happy that you have found your way here!

Sacred Intimacy is a way of working rather than a specific technique. As a Sacred Intimate, I employ many different forms of touch and holding space to help the client become more awake to his physical, erotic and sensory beauty and connection to All That Is.

I have been doing Sacred Intimate work for more than twenty years. In this time, I have encountered certain things in my clients over and over again - attitudes, thought patterns, actions - that bear comment. Also, in receiving body work, I have experienced both positive and negative things that impact the way I consider my own work and frame of mind when dealing with clients.

Commenting on these various mindsets or experiences would not be appropriate during a session because of time constraints, willingness of the client, or the actual nature of the subject. But here, potential or current clients have the time to read and absorb at leisure. So I hope to post short articles of interest that will help clarify certain things about the practice, the way that I work, and my opinions in ways I cannot do in person or on my web page.

Here's to living more comfortably and fully in these amazing bodies!!

Monday, June 6, 2011

Seven Signposts of Erotic Health

I want to start with this wonderful list taken from Jack Morin's insightful book "The Erotic Mind". I like the way these markers outline a way of thinking about this part of ourselves in a refreshing, non-judgmental and open way.


1. The erotically healthy person develops a clear set of ethical values that possess           intrinsic personal meaning and applies them in the sexual arena
2. Erotically healthy people establish safe parameters within which to let themselves go.
3. Erotically healthy people recognize that sexual fantasies and behaviors operate in two separate yet interrelated spheres.
4. Erotically healthy people not only enjoy their fantasies but also use them to gain insights into their emotions and motivations.
5. Erotically healthy people who are involved with children take an interest in their sexual development, especially the promotion and nurturance of positive, self-affirming attitudes toward sex.
6. Erotically healthy people accept and appreciate their sexual uniqueness rather than fearing or fighting it.
7. Erotically healthy people appreciate sexual diversity in others as well as in themselves.  
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2 comments:

  1. StephenJune 9, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Very interesting checklist for erotic health. Thanks for posting a thought provoking "code" for sexual conduct.

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  2. Queer DharmaJune 9, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    Thanks for your interest, Stephen. I hope you will keep reading as I post more!
    Larry

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