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Below is additional information about our Women's Seminar, titled "Passport to Pleasure."  These day-long seminars contain informative lectures, throught-provoking activities, real life situations, and funny anecdotes -- all designed to solve some of your most pressing sexual concerns.

If you are worried about the topics we cover, or wonder what our day together will look like, keep reading.  I want you to leave my seminar with useful tools and ideas to utilize in your everyday life.

In this opening segment, you'll learn more about me and my philosophy, and together we set some goals for what we'd like to accomplish.  I guide you through two key exercises to help you focus, relax, and set the tone for our day together.

This section starts with an entertaining look at the many ways we obtained information (and often misinformation!) about sex.

We will view female sexuality through a multi-dimensional lens, analyzing how we have been influenced by historical, cultural, religious, familial, and even physiological factors.  It may surprise you to learn how complex our sexual functioning is, and how susceptible we often are to the outside influences of our culture and the opinions of others.

You and I both know that thinking about cellulite or the size of our breasts during a romantic interlude can put the kibosh on feeling confident and sexy.  Let me teach you how to stop the thoughts that invade your mind at the worst possible moment, and how to make peace with your body instead of succumbing to that harsh critic in your head.

You may think you learned about anatomy in your high school health class, but we're going to study our bodies from a different, adult viewpoint.  I illustrate how important our brain is for sexual functioning, as well as share the latest evidence about how complex a woman's sex organs really are.

There are a surprisingly vast number of factors - ranging from medications to simply insufficient stimulation - which can impede upon your pleasure in the bedroom.  Learn how we may be disrupting our enjoyment of sex, and how to put a stop to it.

If you are pre-orgasmic, this is your opportunity to gain the knowledge and confidence you need to begin to have orgasms.  If you already experience orgasm, there are lots of techniques I share for enhancing what you already know.  We utilize visualizations, sensate focus, and other hands-on techniques for enhancing your arousal and enjoyment of sexual encounters - with or without a partner.

This segment focuses exclusively on topics which come into play when you're having sex with your mate.  Faking orgasm, foreplay, oral sex, and premature ejaculation are but a few of the arenas covered in great detail.  We also have some fun learning how to communicate more openly and honestly with our partners.

Becoming a mother presents unique challenges and changes for a woman's sexuality.  Whether it's post-partum depression or just finding the time to be intimate, becoming a mother needn't hamper your sexual self.  Learn how to take care of yourself while you're also caring for your child, and how to avoid some of the common pitfalls of new (and not so new!) parents.

Join me in a spirited discussion about sex before, during, and after menopause.  What happens to our bodies at menopause?  What should you do about hot flashes, vaginal discomfort, and low sex drive?  Sign up for my seminar, and you'll learn how to approach this phase of your life with grace and compassion.

If you are one of the millions of women who have been sexually abused, raped, or had a disturbing sexual experience, you are not alone.  While sexual abuse can influence your sexual functioning, you needn't allow it to obscure what for most of us is a soothing and sensual experience.  Join me as I illustrate specific exercises and rituals designed to help you reclaim your healthy, strong, sexual self.

Sign up for my seminar, and learn how to tackle the tricky problem of bedroom boredom.  I'm not going to suggest 1,001 new sexual positions or anything kinky.  What I am going to give you is a basic understanding of why our interest wanes, and how you can banish the "sexual blahs."