Night of the Senses is an annual fundraising event for the Outsiders Charity and the Erotic Awards form a major part of the event.
Hilly & Sue were delighted to receive Erotic Awards, Hilly was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award & Sue received the award for Sex Therapist.
Shakti Tantra assistant Jewel Inthelotus also received an award for her fabulous dancing.
Sue Newsome on CNN
Sue Newsome appearing recently on CNN in an item concerning sex surrogacy. To view the whole item – please click the image above and CNN will open in a new window.
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Sue Newsome: 07866 520352
I want to share a recent experience which links me back to the start of my love affair with tantra. Over 12 years ago, I clearly remember sitting in my first workshop and feeling that so many of the structures that I had learnt and experienced were so applicable to many people in my life. Consequently I put on my tantric uniform of a pair of embroidered wrap-around trousers and a top adorned with beads and bells and eagerly tried to spread the word of tantra and persuade everyone to sign-up to a workshop. When my enthusiasm was met with raised eyebrows, nervous giggles and the occasional damming judgement, I realised that this was a mirror of society’s confusion, shame and fear around sex.
I then focused on my own learning and, as my relationship with tantra deepened, I planted a very small seed of yearning deep within my being. My dream was to be able to stand with confidence, authority and credibility and talk about how our work within Shakti Tantra can be translated and widely applied to individuals and couples with relationship and sexual difficulties. I had a sense of translating the teachings to make them more accessible for different groups in society. The gestation time for this dream has been long as I have learnt, questioned and re-learnt every aspect of my understanding. Recently this dream was realised when I was invited to present to a group of NHS professionals who were interested in hearing how bodywork can be used as a therapeutic option. This felt like a fantastic opportunity and I drew on all of my knowledge and experience to present aspects of our work as viable treatments for sexual difficulties. During the talk, I used my nervousness and excitement to fuel my passion and conviction and I felt immensely proud as I presented to an attentive audience of doctors, nurses, psychologists and psychotherapists. They listened, nodded and asked relevant and meaningful questions – it felt like such a breakthrough – a significant step in taking the work of Shakti Tantra to the NHS.
Sue Newsome, Shakti Tantra
September 2011
Disability: Sex, relationships and pleasure
Shakti Tantra had significant presence at a recent Conference that was held at the Royal Society of Medicine, London. It was organised by Tuppy Owens of SHADA and the aim was to educate, inform and inspire health professionals about the importance of recognising and supporting the sexual needs of people with disabilities.
Sue provided a demonstration of a multi-sensory experience that she has developed with Dominic who is a tetraplegic and shared examples of how she has worked with people with disability. It was fantastic to have the opportunity to explain how some of the principles of tantra can be applied and how they are so relevant to different groups of people.
The demonstration received very positive feedback including that some people were actually moved to tears! If you want to see more, please see the following articles:-
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/relationships/article6912760.ece
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/relationships/article5716226.ece
Would you like to talk about sex without guilt, shame and embarrassment?
Are there questions you would like to ask about sex but have been too self conscious to ask?
Sexperts Hilly Spenceley and Colin Lambert invite you to join them for an informal evening of light-hearted, educational, informative discussion and questions and answers on the subject of sex. The evening will start with a 30 minute talk about the history of sex and after a short break, the audience will be invited to submit anonymous questions. Hilly & Colin will answer these questions in a sensitive manner providing practical advice and information.
If you have an established group and would like to run a Lets Talk About Sex evening with them, please contact us on 07968 665729 or e-mail info@shaktitantra.co.uk
