How to Have Conscious Sex; Exploring Tantra and Intimacy with Diana Richardson
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Diana Richardson | Tantra, Presence & the Healing Power of Slow Sex
Can sex be more than pleasure — can it be a path to presence, healing, and spiritual awakening?
In this powerful and grounded conversation, we speak with Diana Richardson, author of The Heart of Tantric Sex and pioneer of the Slow Sex movement. With over four decades of teaching and a background rooted in meditation and subtle embodiment, Diana offers a transformative perspective on how to approach sexuality as a conscious, healing practice.
A student of Osho since 1979, Diana shares how she moved beyond performance-based, goal-oriented sex to discover a slower, more expansive way of connecting — one rooted in presence, receptivity, and trust in the body’s innate intelligence.
In this episode, we explore:
- The foundations of conscious sex and slow, intentional intimacy
- The difference between goal-driven sex and presence-based connection
- Breath, awareness, and the role of magnetic polarity in the body
- Releasing cultural conditioning and restoring embodied sensitivity
- How conscious sex can foster healing and energetic integration
- Why tantra is not technique, but a movement inward
- Inclusivity and the universality of this practice across relationships and identities
- The possibility of sex as a spiritual path and portal for self-realization
Diana speaks with deep clarity and compassion about how sexuality, when approached with care and mindfulness, becomes a gateway to greater joy, intimacy, and wholeness. Her work invites us to reframe sex not as something we do, but as a way we be — with ourselves and with another.
Guest Bio:
Diana Richardson is one of today’s leading voices in conscious sexuality and the author of eight books, including The Heart of Tantric Sex, Slow Sex, Tantric Orgasm for Women, and Tantric Sex for Men (co-authored with her partner, Michael Richardson). She leads Making Love retreats in Switzerland and has spoken globally, including at TEDx, on how sex can be a sacred, healing force in our lives.
TEDx talk by Diana Richardson
The Power of Mindful Sex (2018, Linz, Austria)
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