In my effort to drive home the need for touch, do away with esoteric talk, allowing the human connection to come through, in everyday language, gave birth to Tactile-Intimacy, Tactile-Meditation, inTouch workshops.

 

Below are people who I believe cut through the fluff, speaking directly,  and share in depth what they know, not just theory. 

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Exploring through art : 

 

Ryan McGinley, New York: Photography: selfies into modern art 

 

Orly Faya, Australia: Mental Health Therapist, Body Painter

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If I had to choose one main topic: What is Touch Deprivation?

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• Brene Brown: a researcher, storyteller who has spent the past 2 decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy 
   

• Esther Perel: a Psychologist know for her work on human relationships
   

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The next few bullets, are about others who are along the same lines with inTouch group sessions / workshops
 

• Sensate Focus, developed by Masters & Johnson leading the way: a technique developed to improve intimacy and communication between partners around sex, reduce sexual performance anxiety, and shift away from ingrained, goal-oriented sexual patterns that may not be serving a couple. Masters & Johnson, were deemed to be the pioneers on the science behind Sexual Response Cycle. Of course it goes to say, nothing, especially on the topic of sex, goes without controversy 

• Harry Faddis: 3 minute game [ interview on Somatic Consent .com ]
  Harry is the creator of the 3-Minute Game. in response to the aids epidemic He developed the game for a BDSM workshop, on power, surrender and intimacy, using concepts from 12 step program & Rumi
   

• Betty Martin: Valuable resource for Wheel of Consent, which developed through the above mentioned 3 minute game.
   

• Caffyn Jesse:  Sexological Bodywork & Intimacy Instructor, trainer for the professional, from whom the term, and not limited to, Voice and Choice resonated with me, since my continuing education is currently with her. 
   

• Body Electric: Erotic based workshops

 

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• OMGYes: Science on Women's Pleasure: Research study, and paid for prerecorded videos, based on said responses of 20,000 women (I have not ordered the video at this time, so cannot claim their worth, but might be wort looking into)

• Sex Positive Families : Resources on how to communicate with children for all ages, to help families raise sexually healthy children.
   

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Research Studies on Sexual Health:

 

1. World Health Organization. Defining sexual health: report of a technical consultation on sexual health, 28–31 January 2002, Geneva. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2006 [1]

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2. Wellings K, Johnson AM. Framing sexual health research: adopting a broader perspective. Lancet. 2013;382:1759–62 [2]

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