A question of authority One afternoon 25 years ago, I found myself on a witness stand [...]
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Slow Sex in Manhattan
“I want to know what became of the changes We waited for love to bring. Were they only the fitful dreams Of some greater awakening? –Jackson Browne, The Pretender The cultivation of sexual mindfulness One rainy Friday afternoon in mid-summer, I traveled uptown to speak with Nicole Daedone, a former [...]
Before the last word is said about FiftyShades
Here’s a question: Does anyone have any idea why Fifty Shades of Grey has sold so many millions of books? I’m asking because in all that I’ve read about this book, I haven’t seen one mention of what it’s really about. And why it’s been such a runaway success. Is it because of [...]
On being deeply nourished. The Nicole Daedone interview, continued.
In previous articles in this series, we’ve been discussing a sexuality practice popularized by author Nicole Daedone – a technique she’s named “Orgasmic Meditation,” though it doesn’t necessarily involve sexual climax in the conventional sex. In her book Slow Sex, she describes how a woman can develop her capacity for sexual attention by [...]
SexualityResource interviews “Slow Sex” author Nicole Daedone — on going to the place of pure feeling
TEDx SF 2011 Alive – Nicole Daedone ©Suzie Katz via Creative Commons “Be who G-d meant you to be, and you will set the world on fire.” — Saint Catherine of Siena Slow Sex author Nicole Daedone says she first learned the technique she now calls “Orgasmic Meditation” (OM) from someone who’d [...]
Nicole Daedone, “Slow Sex,” and the art of eating a tomato.
“The Tao is like a vessel that can never be filled up. It is deep and endless, like the source of all things.” – Lao-Tzu Not far into her book Slow Sex, Nicole Daedone recounts the story of the first time she ever tasted a home-grown heirloom tomato. She was ten [...]
