A couple of weeks ago someone messaged me on twitter saying, "My buddy just told me about tantric experience! What is that?"

I replied, "In essence, tantra is the use of (sexual) energy to refine consciousness and awareness."

Only a few months ago David Cameron joked to journalists that...

It's been interesting to hear a range of responses to Fifty Shades of Grey. In conversation and through social media, I've heard boredom, fear, intrigue, disgust, excitement, hilarity, obsession, nonchalance, disappointment, flippancy, mild amusement, thoughtful interest and sheer fun.

Our collective range of response made me think about sexual...

Its easy to be overwhelmed by the energy of sexual attraction. Attractive energy bubbles up and escalates. Everything quickens. The pulse quickens; the breath can shorten - we tend not even to notice that this happens. With so much speeding up, we can fumble - we open our mouth to...

Last month saw the release of the film Friends With Benefits. Starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis, the film asks the age old question, "Can you have sex with someone and remain just friends?" The film was fun and touching, with a suitably romantic Hollywood ending. More interestingly, the film...

I've been thinking about how we inhabit our sexual energy. When we think of sex, we usually focus on the external experience - the activity between the people involved. But each of us also has a relationship with our own sexual energy. I'm going to offer a bold suggestion: how...

We tend to think of arousal as a precursor to sex. But if we reframe arousal as a state of the body to be enjoyed in and of itself, we can get more pleasure from it.

Over time, and especially in long term relationships, arousal can be hurried, tripped over...