Contact:
Seva Khalsa +01 (928) 282-8511
seva@sedonatemple.com

CASH DONATIONS IDEAL FOR SEDONA FLASH FLOOD DAMAGES

(SEDONA AZ USA) – The Sedona Temple announced today that a donations link has been set up to help recovery efforts to the Sedona School of the Temple Arts after the devastating flash flood on Sept 10, 2009. “The most appropriate way to help at this time is by sending a cash donation to assist in clean-up, materials replacement, remodeling and landscaping,” said Baba Dez Nichols, Founder of the Sedona Temple and School of Temple Arts. Cash donations can be put to immediate use and provide the flexibility to professional relief organizations to purchase what is most urgently needed by disaster victims, Nichols explained.

Donors should make contributions payable to Sedona Temple, a tax-exempt organization, and earmark the gift for an intended use, if it is to be restricted. Participants in the relief effort can donate at http://www.sedonatemple.com/donations.php.

Those wishing to volunteer their time, goods and/or services when they are needed should call the Donations Management Hot Line at +01 (928) 282-8511. Donors will be asked to provide a contact name, address and phone number as well as a description of available goods/services. Volunteers will be contacted only when a need for specific goods or services is identified.

“The love and generosity of the people of Arizona and our global spiritual network is overwhelming,” said Nichols. “However, in the interest of public safety and efficient emergency management, we ask that people do not send or bring any unsolicited donated goods directly to the disaster site and to schedule any visits ahead of time. We plan to be partially operational by the end of September and back to normal by the end of the quarter.”

About Sedona Temple
The Sedona Temple and The School of Temple Arts is a collective of experienced healers for those seeking deep transformation and wholeness through the practice of Sacred Sexuality and other healing modalities. We are a tax exempt church and school, a network of Tantra Teachers, Dakas/Dakinis, Tantrikas, Shamans, Healers, Sex Educators, Body workers and Spiritual Practitioners. We offer support for people who are willing to make a commitment to a path that can bring Embodied Bliss into their lives. http://twitter.com/sedonatemple http://facebook.com/pages/Sedona-Temple/153186715907

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It would be hard to dispense with the idea of a life force energy. We know via the limited understandings and vocabulary of quantum physics, that everything in our world, animate or not, is composed of particles, space, and energy. The reason your world looks solid is that relatively few particles are moving so fast that we experience them in millions of places at once (due to the slow speed of our perception).

The life force is a different sort of energy, hence referred to as mystical and magical earlier, as it animates material forms and adds the element of consciousness or awareness to existence. For more discussion on this definition go to the World Association of Tantra Porfessionals http://watp.org/definition.html

Dear activist,
Tell the Labor, HHS Subcommittee: End Abstinence-Only Funding Now!

And call Subcommittee and Call Chairman David Obey, (D-WI-7), at 202-225-3365 and tell him that failed abstinence- only sex education programs must not be included in the FY 2010 spending bill for Labor HHS.

On July 8, the House Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (Labor HHS) will be considering funding for FY 2010. Email the Labor HHS Subcommittee and Call Chairman David Obey, (D-WI-7), at 202-225-3365 and tell them that failed abstinence-only sex education programs must not be included in the FY 2010 spending bill for Labor HHS.

The evidence is irrefutable that spending for abstinence-only sex education is not only wasteful, but the programs put young women’s health at risk. Study after study documents the failure of these programs. A 2004 study by the House Committee on Government Reform, conducted at the request of Rep. Henry Waxman (D-30-CA) found that over 80% of the curricula used in the largest federally funded abstinence-only programs contained “false, misleading, or distorted information about reproductive health.”

The latest report, just released by the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Guttmacher Institute, reflects a rise in teen pregnancy rates in 2006 and 2007 and fewer teens are using contraception. These appalling statistics should not come as a surprise. During this same time period, millions of dollars that could have been used to provide guidance based on age appropriate sex education in our schools and communities has been diverted for ideological reasons to failed abstinence-only programs.

We must tell Chairman Obey and the Members of the Labor HHS Subcommittee that now is the time to stop funding for these programs that are destructive to our young women and men. Email them today and please call Obey’s office at 202-225- 3365.

For Equality,
Eleanor Smeal
President Norma Gattsek
Government Relations Director

1600 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 801, Arlington, VA 22209 | 703.522.2214 | femmaj@feminist.org

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The Lover’s Guide: How to Enhance Your Intimacy, Lovemaking and Self Esteem by Using the Kama Sutra, Tantra and Taoist Sexuality

By Suzie Heumann

On a scale of 1 to 10, where do you put your self-knowledge about sex? If you were lucky, someone more knowledgeable than you taught you a little bit about it. But if you were not, like most of us, you may not rate yourself very high on this scale. And how do we KNOW we’re good at loving? Most of us haven’t had many lovers, or maybe none yet, so how do we learn the finer points of Love and Sex?

The ancient societies of China, Japan, India and the Middle East were very well versed in sexuality. They considered it a science and delved deeply into the meaning and practices surrounding many aspects of sensuality, sexuality and love. As long ago as 2000 BC, the Love Arts became firmly established as an integral component of a healthy lifestyle.

Enter modern woman and man. Each of us has to re-invent the wheel, so to speak, when it comes to love and sexuality. Magazines, books, videos, friends, and sometimes family, help us learn the basics. But in many ways our culture still hinders us from having an ecstatic, vibrant love life. Yet, pleasure is your birthright.

Many books have been written on this subject but there is a set of ‘Keys’ that will help you right now to transform your sexual experience. You can experiment with and practice these keys for your own personal pleasure. Each of us is different, and yet each of us is the same in many ways, so your unique sexploration with these keys will depend on you and the experience you want.

Learn To Breathe Correctly
You may not think breathing is very sexy, but you couldn’t be further from the truth. The benefits are extraordinary and have direct health benefits, too. Learning to breathe deeply into your belly increases relaxation, decreases tension and stress, and puts more oxygen into your blood stream. Oxygen is what delivers the ‘O’ in Orgasm.

Deeply Relax Your Whole Body
Tightening the pelvic region shuts down the body’s capacity for full-bodied orgasmic pleasure. It is almost impossible to tighten the pelvic region while breathing deeply into the belly, which in turn, relaxes you completely. Many women get to about a 7 or 8 level of arousal (based on a 1 to 10 scale) during sexual activity and then something happens. The feeling slips away! They struggle to get it back only to have it slip again.

When arousal is building, the natural inclination is to start to tighten the pelvis and vaginal region and stop breathing. This constricts the blood vessels, decreases blood flow (and hence the oxygen flow) and begins to shut your body down to sexual stimuli. By relaxing your body completely and focusing your mind on deep breathing (instead of worrying about why you aren’t orgasming quickly) you not only gain all of this back, but you begin to build your arousal levels quickly again. With a little practice you can quicken your sexual responsiveness and smooth out the ride to orgasm.

Getting Present with Each Other
Before you begin making love, sit on the bed, facing each other, and eye gaze and breathe deeply together. Eye gazing is easy – simply soften your eyes and look into your partner’s eyes without "doing anything." The eyes are the windows to the soul. The next time you are making love look deeply into your lover’s eyes. Stay immersed in them and focused. Experience the whole event from that perspective, if possible. Come back to your breath if your attention lapses.

Become a Virtuoso
Learn the right way to do Kegel or PC muscle sexercises and DO them. You thought they were only for sprucing up your muscle tone after childbirth or fixing your bladder control, but their real importance is in sexual response. Your orgasms will be stronger and longer and more satisfying if you have strong PC muscles. You will want sex more often, and you’ll be turned-on more. Work up to 200 a day. This won’t take you longer than 5 or 6 minutes once you’ve learned them. You’ll like these if you want to up the ante on your sex drive. Avoid over-doing your sexercises when you start. These are muscles and they need to be grown, not blown.

Give Quality Touch
Pay close attention to how you are touching. Be very deliberate in the touch quality you offer. Put your attention on what you are doing. Notice if your own fingers feel exquisite to you. If they do, then your lover will be feeling it too!

Create a Sensual Spirit in the Bedroom
A deep sense of spirit and sensuality is easy to create, especially in your bedroom. Your bedroom can be a sanctuary and a hide-a-way where you start and end your day. To help create your best "set and setting," design a space that is sensual, cozy, and restful. Throughout most high cultures of the past, the art of decoration and placement was an important aspect of how life was conducted. Combining the sensual with the spiritual can birth a fresh essence in your relationship.

Communicate
Use your brain, your heart and your voice during sex. Communicate! Men actually don’t like being mind readers, and neither do women. Each person knows they aren’t getting it right sometimes. Your partner wants you to tell them but they want you to tell them the right way. Here’s a simple 3-step lesson to use when you aren’t getting what you want:

1. Make a small compliment about something that is right. "Honey, I like the light touch you’re using on my…"
2. Make a single request: "Could you try doing the same thing but faster?"
3. Make a comment: "Wow, I thought that would be great but it doesn’t work." Or "Yes, that’s it. Oh my!"

Get the picture? It’s called a sandwich: Say something that is working, ask for a single change, make an acknowledgement of the change, whether it worked or not. With this kind of a feedback cycle you’ll both be more empowered to learn so much more about each other. You’ll notice that you may start using this simple process with others in your life, too. It is one of the easiest and best communication techniques available.

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