We are five independent practitioners.
Each of us has, in the course of our career, created and delivered our own version of Interactive Erotic Education.
Now we come together to share with you what we’ve learned; how we bring our own flavour to this work, what you might consider if offering this work, and a community of practitioners to support you as you devise your own educational offering to the world.
Sam
Sam came to somatic sex education through a fascination with how humans conceptualise, construct and convey their identity through relationships. Through exploring sexuality and relationships in a range of educational spaces and working with hundreds of clients, Sam has witnessed firsthand how conscious touch, guidance in somatic awareness and unpressured pleasure and play can be creatively crafted into powerful transformative experiences. This work has also transformed her own capacity for intimacy, healthy relating and self-regulation, benefits she believes are accessible to anyone who intentionally explores eroticism.
Having completed a Graduate Diploma in Psychology, training as a Certified Sexological Bodyworker and Somatic Sex Educator, an Introductory Certificate in Embodied Counselling, Dan Siegel’s Mindsight Certificate, a Certificate in Somatic Attachment Therapy and Betty Martin’s Like A Pro workshop, she seeks to share the skills and knowledge gained through her work and study by teaching.
In this course, Sam shares what she has learned through doing erotic education and enrichment sessions with clients who desire a practice partner and guide with whom to develop sexual and relational skills. Permission to explore, turning novelty into knowledge by meeting the resilient edge, reducing pressure, expectation and judgement and making space for integration are the cornerstones of her professional practice.
Lorraine
Starting out working in strip clubs in the north of the Uk in 1998, Lorraine has spent many years working in the sex industry in many different capacities. Initially sex work was a short term solution until they found another laboratory research assistant job, but they found their calling and have continued to work with sexuality for the past 25 years.
By 2014 they had developed excruciating pelvic pain from years of wearing ‘pleasers’ and swinging round poles. They also had a feeling that they wanted to learn more about sexuality both for self development and also as a career change. So, after doing a few workshops with the Institute of Somatic Sexology they signed up for the Certificate of Sexological Bodywork.
Through Sexological Bodywork Lorraine was introduced to Ellen Heed’s remedial scar work which helped to heal their pelvic pain. Lorraine went on to study with Ellen in Los Angeles. Completing Their Certificate in STREAM in 2018.
Learning about somatic practice also led to the discovery of years of repressed trauma and finding solutions on how to work through it.
Since completing their CSB certificate in 2015, Lorraine has also completed the Certificate of Somatic Sex Education, STREAM Certification (scar tissue remediation and management), Introductory Certificate of Embodied Counselling, Dan Siegel’s Mindsight Certification, Certificate in Craniosacral Therapy levels 1&2, EFT Tapping Certificates levels 1&2, Certificate in Resolving Traumatic stress and EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) therapy, Tapping out of Trauma Certification, Inner Child healing and Ego State Therapy, as well as many short courses and workshops on urogenital bodywork, trauma and self development.
Lorraine has worked with two way touch in many different capacities; Often blending lap-dancing skills, erotic massage, nervous system regulation techniques, somatic practice and trauma therapy to create interesting and extremely effective results. They now specialise in working with the effects of pelvic pain and emotional trauma on sexual function. They work 1:1 with clients, teach online classes and provide supervision for sexological bodyworkers.
Anthony
Anthony, also known by the moniker Hazy, has carved a noteworthy path within the realm of erotic experiences. Commencing his journey in gay male adult establishments shortly after graduating high school, he seamlessly transitioned into environments frequented by men, such as intimate clubs and spaces dedicated to Leather and BDSM exploration. A significant turning point occurred when a former colleague from the realm of sex work recognized Anthony’s potential to inherit some of his clients. With this revelation, a new chapter unfolded.
Emerging as one of the select few Professional Male Masters in Australia, Anthony expanded his horizons to encompass erotic massage, culminating in his graudation of Somatic Sexlogical Bodyworking, which he accomplished in 2017. Subsequently, he embarked on the Urban Tantra Professional Training, deepening his expertise in the sensual domain. Fuelled by his fervent enthusiasm for the nexus of sexuality and mental well-being, Anthony attained a Bachelor’s degree in Counselling. In addition, he lent his talents to the Queensland Sex Work organization Respect Inc as part of the Career Development Program.
Continuing to intertwine his experiences in sex work with his counseling acumen, he started Touch Without Agenda. Within this capacity, he embraces the role of a sex coach, guiding individuals toward explorations in the realm of the erotic, all while emphasising fun, learning, and the pursuit of profound pleasure. His sessions often centre around facilitating pain-free anal exploration and supporting those seeking to enhance confidence and diminish anxiety in intimate scenarios.
Parallel to his ventures in sexuality, Anthony presently occupies a role in the mental health sector as a counsellor within a clinical setting. Beyond this, he continues to flourish as a sex coach, offering interactive therapeutic sessions that incorporate tactile engagement, as well as maintaining his commitment to facilitating BDSM experiences.
Uma
Uma’s particular interests lay in the intersection of sexuality and spirituality. This had been a passion and an interest from a young age and had driven her to study and practiced tantra, neo-tantra, sexual shamanism and Taoism for over 25 years. The sexual arena in its many forms had been the center of her professional and personal worlds for most of her adult life. She had worked as a full-service sex worker for many of those years sharing her knowledge and experience with her clients. She had the privilege of working and traveling around the world, meeting and learning from many.
She is one of the founders of the Institute of Somatic Sexology, an institute dedicated to teaching somatic sex education. Through the institute she teaches the Certificate in Sexological Bodywork and the Certificate in Somatic Sex Coaching.
Uma has a thriving practice, offering clients an array of modalities and different ways for them to engage with the work.
She specialises in working with people who have sexual difficulties and concerns, at times collaborating with other health care professionals, offering a holistic comprehensive approach to issues that people generally find difficult to address.
Jules
Jules works as a Pro-Domme, offering educational explorations called Expand your Kink and Trauma-informed Kink. They also provide online Embodied Counselling sessions, and particularly enjoys working with clients where sex / kink / sex work is an adjunct lived experience rather than the core focus.
Jules came to the sex industry with a determination to find their voice in addressing sex and shame, to become solid in establishing and maintaining boundaries, and to support their own and others’ transformational journeys.
Starting in brothel work, they came to see sex workers as the “tow-truck drivers for the soul”; first-responders with huge experience at the coal face of human sexuality, but with no formal training or support other than each other.
This strengthened their interest to study and attend professional and personal training in a range of related disciplines including trauma, somatic sexology, BDSM, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Safe and Sound Protocol, EMDR, Neo-tantra, Embodied Counselling and Wheel of Consent.
Their approach to independent escorting included developing their first version of, the now, Interactive Erotic Education modality which they named Naked Counselling.
Campaigning for sex worker rights is important to Jules and along with succeeding to bring through decriminalisation in Victoria, sharing this program with two-way touch practitioners is a dream come true for them, providing real-life fodder for a favourite past-time of fantasising about a sex stigma-free world.
