Welcome to episode 85 of the Sexology Podcast! Today, we are joined by Midori who talks to us about how she began her journey into sex education, learning to add new elements to your sex life gradually and recommendations to express power exchanges in the bedroom.
Midori is a renowned sexuality educator, author, and artist based in San Francisco. She emerged from the Sex Positive Movement in San Francisco in the early 1990’s, soon becoming a much sought-after international presenter on sexuality, personal fulfillment, and kinky adventures.
Her reputation as an authority and leading expert on alternative pleasures stem not only from her unique and entertaining process of teaching concrete skills but in her ability to deconstruct and distil complex matters of desire into surprisingly accessible lessons with eloquence and humanity. She’s known for tackling challenging topics with fresh and relevant insights. She calls this her “head-heart-hands” method to create a space where people are allowed individual self-exploration. Fundamentally she is motivated by helping people to create authentic and intimate relationships while emphasizing self-actualization, shame reduction, acceptance, and justice. Native of Tokyo, Japan, she brings a unique perspective to creative self-expression, pleasure and authentic living.
Her writing is extensive, ranging from numerous articles, columns, works of fiction, to instructional books. She is the author of ” The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage”, the first English language book on Shibari. She also wrote hot instructional essays in “Wild Side Sex”, and the darkly erotic science fiction, “Master Han’s Daughter”.
She leads transformative small group intensives, including Rope Dojo ®, ForteFemme: Women’s Dominance Weekend Intensive and Passionate Bonds: Creating Effective D/s Protocol. When she’s not traveling and teaching, she’s creating provocative and haunting art and performances.
In this episode, you will hear:
- How Madori began her journey into sex education
- Why bondage isn’t necessarily a form of art
- The need to enjoy your sex life and live in the moment of it
- The way in which movies, books and other forms of media can warp our view of the reality of sex
- Learning to add new elements to your sex life gradually
- Stripping away the stigma and falsehood that the majority of people don’t practice BDSM
- Understanding the pain aspect of BDSM
- Recommendations to express power exchanges in the bedroom
Ted X Talk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXiekEoMrvI