In this episode we'll explore:What is grief?How does grief affect relationships and our sex lives?What happens if we don’t integrate our grief?How to grieve in a healthy way, and why doing this can be beautifulWhat is a grief ceremony, and where can you find one?TOPICS & TIMES:3:44 - What is grief?9:08 - What happens if you don't deal with grief?15:39 - How does grief affect relationships and sex?28:13 - How can you tell if you have unresolved grief?32:07 - Unresolved grief lives in your body, not the mind.35:05 - What is a grief ceremony? (And how do you grieve in a healthy way).44:00 - Grief in community.47:00 - I cried during Spiderman. (And how crying gives you strength).51:21 - Techniques to work with grief.59:07 - How to deal with a breakup.Grief can be tricky to notice because we don’t talk about it much as a society.... For the most part, we don’t even acknowledge it exists. Grief is different from the sadness you might experience when watching a movie, and you can even have unresolved grief and not know it...Unresolved grief can impact your romantic and sexual relationships, your family relationships, your work life, and how you feel as you go through your day… which in turn has a subtle impact on every single decision you make. It’s a big deal… And this is part of the reason Josh Fox devotes a substantial amount of his health care practice to helping people work through their grief. RESOLVING YOUR GRIEF MAKES LIFE (AND SEX) AMAZING!How do you resolve your grief? Actually allowing yourself to FEEL emotions can be a good place to begin. This can be tricky though, because almost every message we've gotten from society says to NOT feel your feelings. It’s so important to actually allow your feelings to move, so they don’t get stuck in your body. (Techniques in the episode).WHAT IS A GRIEF CEREMONY? In this episode, Fox describes the grief ceremonies he facilitates as day-long events that start with authentic connection exercises and embodiment practices to get you really present and in your body. Then the grief ceremony moves into a more emotive phase where the process of grieving (actually crying, yelling and screaming) can happen in community. There is an ancestor/grief altar where you can place images of any deceased loved ones, and you’re invited to visit this altar throughout the ritual whenever you feel called.Grieving in community is an important part of this ceremony, because it normalizes the process of grief, and it provides support for everyone to see and actually feel in their bodies that they are not alone. Grief is a shared experience with all other humans, and on the other side of grieving is great release and the potential for more joy and pleasure than you’ve possibly imagined.RESOURCES MENTIONED: “The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief” - by Francis Weller“Atlas of the Heart” by Brené BrownCONNECT WITH FOX:Fox’s WebsiteTAYLOR'S LINKS:Orgasmic Mastery Course Free 7-Day Semen Retention Challenge Free Ejaculation Control Guide Taylor’s InstagramSupport the show

IN THIS EPISODE…The story of my first “Tantric Orgasm” (extended non-ejaculatory orgasm)Tools and techniques to help you have these experiencesHow non-ejaculatory orgasms can be psychedelicThe importance of emotional vulnerability in unlocking men’s abilities to experience non-ejaculatory orgasmsHow ejaculatory orgasms can actually be less pleasurable than a full-body, extended non-ejaculatory orgasmWHAT IS A TANTRIC ORGASM?There is no universally agreed-upon meaning for this term, but in the context of this story, I’m referring to a certain kind of orgasm where orgasmic pleasure is felt throughout the entire body (not just localized in the penis and genitals), and this orgasm can be experienced for many minutes at a time - without any ejaculation of semen or refractory period. Tantric Orgasms are non-ejaculatory orgasms, but non-ejaculatory orgasms are not necessarily “Tantric.”What’s the difference then?  “Tantric” in this context refers to what is happening in your internal state, feelings of connection (with self, lover and all), and awareness (of self, lover and all) while you are experiencing this orgasm. In contrast to just experiencing non-ejaculatory orgasmic pleasure in your entire body, a “Tantric” orgasm occurs when the extended non-ejaculatory orgasm is accompanied with experiences of altered/heightened states of consciousness where you might feel more expansive and connected to things than you normally would.It can actually feel psychedelic, and in this episode I talk about how this experience actually did become psychedelic for me (and for context, my partner and I were totally sober). I went to the bathroom to pee after making love for a long time and experiencing an extended non-ejaculatory orgasm, and when I got into the bathroom, the walls moved and sparked as if I was on psychedelics!HOW TO HAVE A TANTRIC ORGASMIn this episode I’ll share some surprising tips and insights that will help you get there. Think about this for contrast: the ejaculatory orgasms we’re familiar with are relatively simple to force, but extended, full body non-ejaculatory orgasms can’t be forced. You can’t “stroke harder” to get there. It’s an allowing process… It’s an unfolding process… like ocean waves of orgasmic pleasure rolling and crashing through your body, over and over and over again.NON-EJACULATORY ORGASM TRAININGIf you want to experience this kind of sex - having sex for hours and getting into the incredible realms of non-ejaculatory orgasmic bliss, check out my Orgasmic Mastery Course. It’s an in-depth training that will guide you through a clearly outlined, step-by-step journey to help you experience this kind of sexual magic and upgrade your intimate life forever. If you’d like to start with simply overcoming premature ejaculation, check out my free ejaculation control guide. It’ll start you off in a good direction. One of the next podcast episodes will help you in this department too - it’ll be about 13 common causes of premature ejaculation. Stay tuned!EPISODE RESOURCESOrgasmic Mastery CourseFree 7-Day Semen Retention ChallengeFree Ejaculation Control Guide  Taylor’s Instagram Support the show

This podcast will explore everything from non-ejaculatory orgasms and semen retention to threesomes, anal sex, breath work, energetic sex, play parties, sexual energy transmutation and more. You can sign up here to be notified when new episodes come out. --------------------THERE WILL BE THREE KINDS OF EPISODES:Interviews with guest sex experts from around the world"How-To" Episodes like "What Causes Premature Ejaculation" and "Intro to Semen Retention"Personal Stories from my journey exploring sex around the world, like the time I went to an anal sex party in Asheville, to the time I had my first Tantric orgasm, and then the time I had my first amazing threesome.You can search through these episodes by category on my podcast website.--------------------WHAT IS "EROS RISING"?Eros - refers to sexual attraction, sexual desire, sexual love, etc. Eros is also the name of the ancient Greek god of Love, who is the son of Aphrodite.Rising - literally means rising, to raise up, and figuratively it means to improve and make better.Eros Rising:Raising sex (and shame, anxieties and negative beliefs around sex) up from under the rug that society has swept it under, into the world of awareness, integrity and shame-free pleasure.The process men need to go through in order to experience non-ejaculatory orgasms and full-body pleasure. We need to literally raise our sexual pleasure up from our genitals into the rest of our body - into our bellies, hearts, and the entire rest of our bodies. --------------------THE FIRST SEASON WILL BE 12 EPISODESThey're already planned out, and they're going to be awesome. When the first 12 episodes are complete, I (Taylor) will evaluate how things have gone, and consider what direction to go in for the future of this podcast.If you like this podcast and want it to continue, please leave a thoughtful review wherever you're listening. It really helps, and it'll let me know you care.Thank you friend!-TaylorRESOURCES & LINKS:The Orgasmic Mastery Course (Be the best lover you can be).FREE 7-Day Semen Retention ChallengeFREE Ejaculation Control GuideTaylor's Youtube ChannelTaylor's InstagramMUSIC CREDIT:Song: "Pink Dolphins" (Numatic Remix)Written by: Tony Moss/Sunny Solwind/Shireen Jarrahian/David BrownRemixed by: NumaticSupport the show