The S&M Conversations

spiritual conversations

In this episode, Michaela Boehm answers questions at a women's workshop on topics including:

• Michaela’s most fundamental movement practice
• Advice on what makes an effective practice 
• The suffering caused by the dogmas of masculine and feminine 
• Application of masculine and feminine for hot sex 
• Common misuses of feminine polarity
• How to be fully feeling in your body even while at work 
• A secrets to staying in touch with pleasure even during stressful tasks
• How to amplify pleasure in the body 
• How to shorten the gap from numb to orgasm
• Michaela’s boardroom realization 
• Energy leaks 
• Changes in visibility as a woman ages
• Herbal supplements and dietary considerations for menopause
• How Michaela reconciles with the aging process as a woman
• Taking the advantages of youth for granted
• Casual sex vs full engagement
• The difference between men and women’s bodies in intimacy
• What makes sex great for a man
• God sex and what satisfies a woman
• Cervical orgasms through divine sex
• The role of erotic friction in relationship 
• Hooking and the cult of pairs
• Why deity yoga isn’t for everyone
• Strategies to train different flavors of expression into the body
• How to acquire another woman’s flavor 
• How to decide whether or not to have a child

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Music by Steve James: https://www.guruviking.com/

Podcast #08: Dance, Energy Leaks, and Going from Orgasm to God Sex

Hear the tantric dialogues of Shiva and Shakti come to life as Michaela Boehm reads from the Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra, the root text of her lineage of Kashmir Shaivism. 

Recorded live in Amsterdam during "Intimacy and Attraction" Teacher Training.

Music: 'Devadasi' by Steve James.
Translation: Lorin Roche "The Radiance Sutras" 
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The Tantric Dialogues of Shiva and Shakti - *LIVE*

Michaela and Steve host their fourth Q&A in their 'The S&M Conversations' series. Questions range from cooking to prioritizing. Enjoy!

0:00 - Cooking as a spiritual practice (Michaela)
15:00 - Dealing with ex-partners in lockdown
26:15 - Building practice and remedial practice (Michaela)
33:03 - Old grief re-activated (Michaela)  
36:25 - Overwhelmed by creative ideas (Steve)
40:06 - Prioritizing when busy (Michaela)
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Steve’s ‘Guru Viking Podcast: Pandemic Series: www.guruviking.com/category/interviews/

Music by Steve James

S&M Conversations: Spiritual Cooking, Creativity, and Grief - Live Q&A

New episode of the latest live-streamed Q&A from Michaela Boehm and Steve James.

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0:00 - Boredom and stagnancy in practice (Michaela)
05:23 - Resistance to work (Michaela) 
14:31 - ‘Authentic’ movement in NLMM (Steve)
21:53 - Nonduality and duality in practice (Michaela) 
26:00 - High risk behaviours as coping mechanism (Steve)
29:03 - High risk behaviours as trauma (Michaela)
32:26 - Feeling increasingly lethargic (Michaela)
38:55 - Strategies when in an atmosphere of fear (Steve)

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Steve recommends 'Recognizing Energetic Influences' by Bruce Frantzis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2pf0o-gvs4

Music by Steve James

S&M Conversations: Authenticity, Movement, And High Risk Behaviour - Live Q&A

New episode of the latest live-streamed Q&A from Michaela Boehm and Steve James.

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0:00 - Popular ideas about differences between men and women (Michaela)
3:43 - Concerns about life and uncertainty during lockdown (Michaela)
12:34 - Thoughts on uncertainty, Jesus, and meditating with nature (Steve)
18:48 - Sensitivity and yearning for a partner (Michaela)
27:39 - Retaining openness and space after lockdown (Michaela)
33:35 - Old traumas resurfacing in lockdown (Michaela)
39:38 - Constrictions in the breath under stress (Michaela)
46:12 - Working with difficult experiences  (Michaela)
54:38 - Reconciling different spiritual philosophies (Michaela)

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To order Michaela’s new book “The Wild Woman’s Way” : amzn.to/2BQ5WpY

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S&M Conversations: Facing Uncertainty, Releasing Trauma, and Creating Space - Live Q&A 6

A new episode of the latest live-streamed Q&A from Michaela Boehm and Steve James.

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0:00 - Old patterns and upsets flaring up under stress (Michaela)
5:55 - Working skillfully with ‘negative’ traits and old injuries (Steve)
10:13 - The Madonna/Whore Complex (Michaela)
31:13 - Are self-pleasure and orgasm depleting?  (Michaela)
40:44 - Why is nature so sexy? (Michaela)
45:47 - Sensual dancing and energetic containment (Michaela)
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S&M Conversations: Energy, Self Pleasure, and the Madonna-Whore Complex - Live Q&A

New episode of the latest live-streamed Q&A from Michaela Boehm and Steve James.

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Topics include:

0:00 - Intro
0:37 - Questions about movement and sleep
4:46 - Michaela on sleep (Michaela) 
13:33 - Approaches to creativity (Steve)  
16:46 - Opening up breathing (Michaela)
21:34 - Breath practices and pranayama (Steve)
29:58 - More about breath (Michaela)
34:48 - Emotional release and holotropic breathing (Michaela)
41:04 - Question about anxious activity
43:42 - Dialogue about anxious activity (Steve) 
46:05 - Accessing deeper levels of motive (Steve)
52:12 - Coming next (Michaela)

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Resources:

- Sleep Article: https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-used-to-sleep-in-two-shifts-maybe-we-should-again/amp
- Godfrey Devereux Breathing Class - https://www.guruviking.com/free-breathing-class-godfrey-devereux-guru-viking-podcast/
- Untangle And Be Free: https://www.guruviking.com/untangle-and-be-free/

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For workshops, teacher training and online courses: www.michaelaboehm.com

To order Michaela’s new book “The Wild Woman’s Way” : amzn.to/2BQ5WpY

Steve’s Guru Viking Podcast: www.guruviking.com/category/interviews/

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James 

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S&M Conversations: Breath Practice, Sleep Cycles, & Creativity - Live Q&A

Join Michaela in this live Q&A recording from a Wild Woman’s Way workshop: 
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0:00 - Past partners leave psychological imprints and DNA traces
3:54 - How to erase the imprint of a past partner
6:53 - Trauma and the energetics of a woman’s body
11:06 - How our childhood imprints influence our partner selection as adults
14:48 - How to break out of recurring relationship patterns of dysfunction 
15:39 - Why don’t I feel attraction to healthy men?
18:07 - How to spot energy vampires and fix energy leaks 
24:00 - Wasting energy and time management
28:12 - Why do I only open to bad boys?
32:30 - Working through intimacy blocks with my partner
38:48 - Can a woman have intimacy with multiple partners at the same time?
46:34 - Thoughts about the menopause   

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For instant access courses, events, and teacher training: www.michaelaboehm.com

To order Michaela's book "The Wild Woman's Way": https://amzn.to/3FJEBEa

Music by Steve James: https://www.guruviking.com/

Podcast #47: Bad Boys, Energy Vampires, and Multiple Partners

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Michaela Boehm teaches and counsels internationally as an expert in intimacy and relationships. Born and raised in Austria, Michaela combines her training in psychology and extensive clinical counseling experience with her in-depth training in the yogic arts. A gifted speaker and counselor, her unique body of work centers on the intersection of intimacy and embodiment. Known for her work with high-performing individuals, her ongoing private clients include Oscar-winning actors, multiple Grammy-winning musicians, producers, and business pioneers. Michaela is the Author of “The Wild Woman’s Way” and the founder of The Non-Linear Movement Method®, a powerful somatic release modality. Her work has recently been featured in Gwyneth Paltrow”s Netflix Show “Sex, Love & goop” and Will Smith’s bestselling memoir ‘Will’. She lives on an organic farm in California where she rescues and rehabilitates animals.