panama city here I come

Off to the Suez Canal......... see an old buddy and have my back fixed!

gypsy journals

I have just returned from the Amazon. I flew into Lima and cabbed it out to my hotel in Miraflores. The next day I flew an hour out to Cuzco and ventured through The Sacred Valley of the Incas; then I journeyed trance like through  the majestic Machipichu.  I felt the affects of the high altitude here, but I soldiered on as the views were too beautiful to miss -and this is an understatement. The next day I set out with cook, guide and driver to scale the altitues of the Andes. We entered at the Amazon Basin via Manu in South America. This 5 day trek through the jungle was an awesome experience rendering many epiphanies.

The most pressing thought that kept dancing through my head was how blessed I am.  I saw how desperately poor South America is. I was reminded every step of the way, from the Magnificent Andes to Lima and Cuzco in between, how blessed I truly am. I enjoy my basics, hot water and electricity almost to the point of expectation! I am embarrassed to even say that.

I have travelled wide and far and into many so called third world countries, Timor, South East Asia, India, and I have always experienced the gentle tenacity and spirit filled people of the villages and towns. But here, it is so -in your face- obviously poor and crime ridden.

These people work like Trojans, children and all! Rounding up cattle, digging soil, carrying massive loads on their backs, fixing the roads where land slides has corrupted their daily flow. They dressed like urchins, yet others were adorned in their traditional dress blinding with colour. Some sort of smiled while others looked through me like I was an alien. Inquisitive searching looks upon thier weathered little faces with red crusty cheeks and big brown eyes, while others put their hands out for food or solos. Most of the time I saw a reputable trade going on. These people would offer their wares for money, not simply expect a free handout. The entire experience had a humbling  impact on me, it soon got the -psychological- monkey off my back!

Bikram Yoga and health

Ok it is HOT, but it works, for me .......  I have done every exercise there is I'm sure, however, when I decided to try Yoga some years ago I my body LOVED it. I have tried several styles, but have come back to Bikram. Bikram and HOT yoga are different. If you try Bikram make sure it is with a Bikram Trained teacher, you will soon see why.

Bikram sheds not only weight, but depression, and other undesired ailments.......
I am off to India in July to do a yoga course and I will be posting events from this journey, so stay tuned...

Let me know about your Yoga experience and how it has changed your health.

sex-ed and our kids..........

Hi, I have opened this blog today because I am interested in bringing sexual pleasure thus, a sex-positive feeling back to our kids and, ourselves.

In my experience as a Psychotherapist and a Sexologist I have all too often come across women who have felt overwhelming anxiety from guilt or shame from expressing sexual pleasure with a loved one, or alone for that matter. Experience from a very early age taught these women that touching their genitals (which gave them natural pleasure) came with some kind of punishment, that was enough to let the kid know it was unacceptable behavior to touch! This is not our parents fault either, as they only followed the sex-negative teachings which were programed into their thought processes.

Unfortunately, this pleasure less society, or a society looking for pleasure in all the wrong places, is due to literally centuries of coercion from the Church, which sadly is in bed with the Politicians hence, the ongoing $'s and time into abstinence only programs that have proven over and over and over not to work. In America, teen pregnancy is the highest in the Industrial world! What does that say?
However, we can begin to make changes and treat our kids with respect and dignity for their developing sexualities. There is not much out there in the way of literature or books on sexual pleasure and infants, for fear of being labeled some kind of sexual criminal, but I'm working on it, as I type!
Thank you for listening. I hope this blog will take off the more I get into it and share human sexuality from around our wonderful Globe. Sexual pleasure with a loved one, or alone, can be a truly spiritual and transforming experience. Further, and soooooooo important, if taught early enough, it teaches our children sexual responsibility and, who they will choose to share their pleasure with as they get older. It is not only a win-win it is taking societal consciousness up a notch. Join me won't you?