Barbara Carrellas
Barbara Carrellas | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Sex educator |
Known for | Tantric sex workshops and education |
Partner | Kate Bornstein |
Website | BarbaraCarrellas.com |
Barbara Carrellas is an
AIDS epidemic as a way for people to orgasm without physical contact.[5] Such techniques, she says, offers a way for "people to have more safer-sex options."[6]
Carrellas spent five years in the 1990s living in
TLC show Strange Sex.[6]
In November 2016 Carrellas was given an honorary Lifetime Achievement Award at the London-based Sexual Freedom Awards for her contributions to the field of sexuality spanning several decades.[9]
Influences and techniques
During the late 1980s, Barbara Carrellas began teaching Sacred Sex workshops with Annie Sprinkle and Linda Montano.[10] Carrellas says that tantra can be a bridge between different sexual practices, and she calls this "neo-tantra."
Books
- Luxurious Loving: Tantric Inspirations for Passion and Pleasure, 2006, ISBN 1-59233-237-4
- Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century, 2007, ISBN 1-58761-290-9
- Urban Tantra Essentials: A Bedside Guide to Erotic Massage, Conscious Breath, and Sacred Sex, 2011, ISBN 1-58761-071-X
- Ecstasy is Necessary: A Practical Guide, 2012, ISBN 1-4019-2847-1
See also
References
- ^ Barbara Carrellas's bio Archived February 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "ACS Directory - New York". Archived from the original on 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ "PhinLi: Barbara Carrellas (talent profile)". Archived from the original on 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ "Can you think yourself into an orgasm?". CNN. July 30, 2010.
- ^ Hunter, Aina (2010-07-23). ""Thinking Off"? Scientists Study Woman Who Claims to Orgasm by Thought Alone". CBS News.
- ^ a b Hunter, Aina (2010-07-16). "Orgasm Just by Thinking: Is it Medically Possible?". CBS News.
- ^ Balogh, Stefanie (April 4, 2008). "Kevin Rudd unknown to most Americans". News.com.au. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ a b c "CP24 - Sex Matters". May 27, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- ^ "2016 Finalists & winners". Sexual Freedom Awards. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ISBN 0826490697.
- ^ Minax, Eve (July 1, 2010). "Tantra for Skeptics". Carnal Nation. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21.
- ^ "Transcendent Bodies". Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- About.com. Archived from the originalon April 15, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ^ "Can Love Making Be Fun, Sacred and Spiritual?". Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- Time Out New York. February 3, 2010. Archivedfrom the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-02.