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- 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (13): Seeing in the Dark - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland SEEING IN THE DARK The lights went out. Only then could we see withour our eyes. Al Link Time for Exercise: all day and night (short variation: one hour or more) Properties Required: blindfold Steps: One lover ...
Views: 1050 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (14): Mystical Maps - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland MYSTICAL MAPS Time for Exercise: 15 minutes Properties Required: none Steps: Take turns describing for your lover the qualities or properties of a mystical experience you have had. What were the ...
Views: 1546 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (16): Together Forever - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland TOGETHER FOREVER Lifelong commitment normally means growing old together. Think and talk together about how your relationship will mature as your age advances. Time for Exercise: five to 30 minutes Properties ...
Views: 968 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (17): From Here to Eternity - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland FROM HERE TO ETERNITY Time for Exercise: 15 to 30 minutes Properties Required: bed sheet or other large piece of cloth Steps: One of you lies down as if you were a corpse. Your lover sets the scene with ...
Views: 1444 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (18): Floating Lights - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland FLOATING LIGHTS Candles are one of the most useful aids for creating your own romantic rituals and celebrations, for remembering loved ones you cannot be with right now, or for healing the separation between ...
Views: 1166 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (2): What's Good - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do On Your Own by Al Link and Pala Copeland WHAT’S GOOD? Be careful what you pay attention to because you are going to get more of it. You can help people focus on what they do want by asking them the simple question, “What’s ...
Views: 950 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (6): Out of Body - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do On Your Own by Al Link and Pala Copeland OUT OF BODY Time for Exercise: five to 30 minutes Properties Required: none Steps: Each evening as you prepare to sleep, give your deeper consciousness instructions for going out of your body. Relax ...
Views: 1066 - 4 Freedoms Integration Exercise (7): Looking Back - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandINTEGRATION EXERCISES Exercises To Do On Your Own by Al Link and Pala Copeland LOOKING BACK Time for Exercise: 15 minutes to one hour Properties Required: pen and paper Steps: 1. Write out what different loved ones and friends might say at your funeral. Write out what you would ...
Views: 1027 - Body Freedom Exercise (1): Fit For Sex - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2008 from Al Link and Pala Copeland4 Freedoms Exercises Reclaim your 4 Freedoms through awareness and action. Manifest the ideas you’ve just read about by engaging in these exercises. Delight your body, awaken your mind, open your heart, and free your soul. Exercises are organized under the following headings: ...
Views: 1134 - Body Freedom Exercise (10): Minute Massage - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandBody Freedom Exercises Exercises To Do Together Minute Massage Massage makes your body happy. Its many benefits include stress reduction, lower blood pressure, enhancement of inner security, increased self-worth, relaxation, smooth energy flow within the body, and, of course, pleasure. You ...
Views: 843 - Body Freedom Exercise (12): The Parts Party - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandThe Parts Party Ignorance about human anatomy is monumental. Find out about each other’s parts, where they are, what they do, and how they are related to reproduction, sexual function, and sexual pleasure. Time for Exercise: five to 15 minutes per session (several sessions highly ...
Views: 1023 - Body Freedom Exercise (13): Touch Me Like This - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandTouch Me Like This Time for Exercise: 20 minutes to several hours Properties Required: water, oil, or silicone lubricants and sex toys (optional) Steps: Invite your lover to an erotic demonstration of some ways you would like to be touched sexually. Set a time frame or leave time ...
Views: 816 - Body Freedom Exercise (14): High On Hugs - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandHigh on Hugs Time for Exercise: 10 seconds to one minute per hug Properties Required: none Steps: Give your lover different kinds of hugs. Ask your lover to guess each hug’s meaning. Here are some suggestions for hugs with different qualities and various degrees and ...
Views: 968 - Body Freedom Exercise (15): Touch Time - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandTime for Exercise: 20 minutes to several hours Properties Required: water, oil, or silicone lubricants (optional) Steps: Set aside a special lovemaking time for learning about how you each like to be touched. Decide who will touch and who will be touched. The toucher says, ...
Views: 543 - Body Freedom Exercise (16): Stunning Sensory Stimulation - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandStunning Sensory Stimulation We rely on our eyes, sometimes at the expense of our other senses. They can become dulled without attention and use. This fun-filled exercise awakens you once again to the mystery of sound, touch, smell, and taste. Time for Exercise: 30 minutes Properties ...
Views: 796 - Body Freedom Exercise (17): Body Painting - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandBody Painting Time for Exercise: 30 minutes to two hours Properties Required: washable body paints, drop sheet Steps: Place the drop sheet (an old bed sheet or large piece of plastic) on the floor to protect it. Get naked. Take turns painting each other’s bodies. ...
Views: 1099 - Body Freedom Exercise (18): Dirty Dancing - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandDirty Dancing The phrase “dirty dancing” comes from the movie by the same name, but actually there is nothing dirty about doing a striptease for your lover. This is one of the most erotic gifts you can give each other. Time for Exercise: 15 to 30 minutes Properties Required: music ...
Views: 684 - Body Freedom Exercise (19): I'll Be Watching You - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandI’ll be Watching You Time for Exercise: two minutes to one hour Properties Required: none Steps: Ask your lover permission to watch as she does things that might ordinarily be completely private. Some ideas of things you can ask for: undressing, dressing, any particular aspect of ...
Views: 590 - Body Freedom Exercise (2): Body Gazing - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandBody Freedom Exercises Exercises To Do On Your Own by Al Link and Pala Copeland Body Gazing The commercial media encourage you to see your body as an ongoing renovation project—one that will never be completed and can never quite conform to the ideal type, no matter what you do. ...
Views: 871 - Body Freedom Exercise (20): Games Galore - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandBody Freedom Exercises Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland Games Galore Time for Exercise: 30 minutes to all day and night Properties Required: varies with each game Treasure Hunt I Place notes (e.g., sticky notes) to lead your lover on a search for sensual, sexual ...
Views: 607 - Body Freedom Exercise (3): Yummy Yoni (For Women) - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandYummy Yoni (For Women) Women are often taught, subliminally or overtly, that their genitals are smelly, dirty, and ugly. This exercise will help you see the power and the glory in your beautiful yoni (Sanskrit for vagina or vulva). Time for Exercise: 10 minutes to one ...
Views: 4361 - Body Freedom Exercise (4): Tantalizing Tastes - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandTantalizing Tastes Time for Exercise: 15 minutes to one hour Properties Required: cookbook, pen, and paper Steps: Pick a recipe from any cookbook. Add sexy words and images to any part of the recipe to create an erotic poem. (Food and poetry are so deliciously ...
Views: 945 - Body Freedom Exercise (5): Sensational Scents - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandSensational Scents Your sense of smell is intricately connected to your brain’s memory function and is a source of great erotic pleasure. Time for Exercise: one or more hours Properties Required: private vehicle or public transportation Steps: Identify the locations you ...
Views: 1023 - Body Freedom Exercise (6): Sacred Bathing - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandSacred Bathing Time for Exercise: 15 minutes to one hour Properties Required: fine bath soaps, bath oils, bath salts, bubble bath, fresh or dried flower petals, shampoos, incense, essential oils, music, candles, refreshments (optional) Steps: Make sure the room is wonderfully warm. ...
Views: 602 - Body Freedom Exercise (7): Sweet Feet - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandSweet Feet Time for Exercise: 15 minutes to one hour Properties Required: plastic dishwashing pan, two towels, bar of fine soap, sloughing cream, pedicure items, e.g., pumice stone, toenail clippers, nail file, nail buff, nail sticks, nail polish, foot creams, and lotions Steps: Gather ...
Views: 624 - Body Freedom Exercise (8): Baby Body - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandBaby Body Safety, security, acceptance, and belonging are universal human needs. The Baby Body exercise offers these things as unconditional gifts of love. Time for Exercise: five minutes Properties Required: none Steps: One of you holds the other with unimaginable tenderness, as ...
Views: 589 - Body Freedom Exercise (9): Body Sounds - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandBody Sounds The body makes very interesting internal sounds, including: digestion as food moves through the stomach and intestines, breathing, heart beating and pumping blood, and eating food, including chewing and swallowing. Listen to these sounds, become familiar with them, and notice how ...
Views: 828 - Body Pleasure And Relationship - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2007 from Al Link and Pala Copeland"Body Pleasure and Relationship – Body Freedom" (Part 3 of 7) by Al Link and Pala Copeland Fortunately, a mate relationship gives you a perfect arena in which to learn to overcome your negative body conditioning and to celebrate your body’s desires. When you are in a loving ...
Views: 692 - Ceremony And Ritual - Soul Freedom (Part 6 of 7) - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandThrough ritual, ceremony, and energy practices, we touch the unknown and the unknowable—the divine mystery. Ritual and ceremony are the language of the soul. They activate the awesome, magical possibilities in the imaginal realm of our creativity. We are amazed, astonished, and filled with ...
Views: 920 - Claiming Your Body Freedom - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2007 from Al Link and Pala Copeland"Claiming Your Body Freedom – Body Freedom" (Part 6 of 7) by Al Link and Pala Copeland Divesting yourself of your body’s armor, so that you can be fully at ease in your body and share it completely with your beloved, requires learning a few new things and unlearning some old ones. ...
Views: 601 - Classic Love Texts and Modern Practices II - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandDuring the 19th century Tantric writings were introduced to the west by British scholars and travelers, foremost among them Sir Richard Burton, translator of three classic texts that explain and illustrate the art of love with considerable emphasis on sexual lovemaking positions: the Kama Sutra ...
Views: 1402 - Emotion And Health - Heart Freedom (Part 3 of 8 ) - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandPart 3 of 8 Healthy Emotions for Healthy Lives A direct connection between your heart (emotion and feeling) and the rest of your body affects your state of health. Neurobiologist Candace Pert and a team of researchers with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified ...
Views: 569 - Exercise - How Important Is Your relationship? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2007 from Al Link and Pala CopelandExercise - How important is your relationship? by Al Link and Pala Copeland How important is your relationship? Here are some questions to help you determine the importance of your relationship compared to other aspects of your life. When you become aware of exactly how you spend your time, ...
Views: 816 - Exercise: Life Reflection - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2007 from Al Link and Pala CopelandLife Reflection Exercise by Al Link and Pala Copeland The purpose of this exercise is to help you learn to become detached from the results of your actions. When you are detached from the results of your actions you can more easily stay completely immersed in the moment, fully enjoying each ...
Views: 931 - Freedom And Responsibility - Soul Freedom (Part 2 of 7) - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2008 from Al Link and Pala Copeland"Freedom and Responsibility" The essence of Soul Freedom is faith. Science is what you believe because of the evidence. In spiritual matters, faith is what you believe, despite evidence to the contrary. Faith enables you to keep going when all appears hopeless and to say, “That ...
Views: 685 - Freeing The Female Orgasm - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Al Link and Pala CopelandFreeing The Female Orgasm By Al Link and Pala Copeland - 4 Freedoms Relationship Tantra Women's capacity for orgasm is awesome. They can come over and over again, and still be ready for more! This capacity seems almost limitless. They can experience clitoral orgasms, g-spot orgasms, ...
Views: 5971 - Happiness - Soul Freedom (Part 7 Of 7) - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandHappiness is your birthright. Happiness does not need to be a fleeting, momentary, and fragile thing. Happiness is a natural accompaniment to Soul Freedom. Soul finds happiness in simplicity, in the mystery of everyday life—the warmth of a lovers’ touch, the interplay of stimulating ...
Views: 601 - Heart Freedom Exercise (1): Flower Power - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandFlower Power Painful life experiences can lead you to close your heart like a tender flower that closes its petals against the chill of the night. In this exercise, you learn to consciously open your heart so that you and all around you can share in the heavenly fragrance of its blossom. Time ...
Views: 908 - Heart Freedom Exercise (10): Lovers' Days - by Submitted on May 29, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandHeart Freedom Exercises Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland Lovers’ Days Asking your lover for what you want and giving your lover whatever has been requested are two sides of the same coin—a yin/yang balance of receiving/giving, and passive/active pleasure. Just ...
Views: 537 - Heart Freedom Exercise (11): Lovers' Scissors - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandHeart Freedom Exercises Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland Lovers’ Scissors Although this is an intercourse position, in this instance the focus is not on orgasmic release or simple physical pleasure. By combining mental focus, conscious breath, genital connection, and ...
Views: 1052 - Heart Freedom Exercise (12): Love Poems - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandTime for Exercise: five minutes to one hour Properties Required: books of poetry Steps: Browse through books of poetry to locate poems that elicit an emotional reaction when you read them. The poems might be about love, romance, commitment, or sex. Copy those you like the ...
Views: 1083 - Heart Freedom Exercise (13): Song of Love - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandHeart Freedom Exercises Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland Song of Love Songs of romance are sure-fire heart-melters, especially when they are sung just for you by the one you love. Time for Exercise: three to five minutes to sing Properties Required: Obtain the lyrics to a ...
Views: 666 - Heart Freedom Exercise (14): Love Potion - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandHeart Freedom Exercises Exercises To Do Together by Al Link and Pala Copeland Love Potion The use of sexual stimulants such as alcohol or herbal aphrodisiacs is well established in ancient sacred sex practices such as Tantra. Making your own love potions together is very sensual. Consuming ...
Views: 896 - Heart Freedom Exercise (15): I'm Yours - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandI'm Yours Time for Exercise: 15 minutes to one hour Properties Required: colored pens with washable ink suitable for writing on skin Steps: Take turns writing loving, sexy statements on your body and your lover’s body. Read each other aloud “like a book.” ...
Views: 543 - Heart Freedom Exercise (16): We Belong Together (For Men) - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Al Link and Pala Copeland
Views: 582 - Heart Freedom Exercise (17): Gift Wrapped (For Women) - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandGift Wrapped (for Women) Time for Exercise: one to two hours Properties Required: clay and paints Steps: With clay, papier mâché, or simple play-dough form a likeness of your yoni (Sanskrit for vagina). Paint your yoni with stunning colors and symbols. Wrap it ...
Views: 563 - Heart Freedom Exercise (18): No Boundaries - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandNo Boundaries Sacred lovemaking has no goal (you are not trying to get to orgasm) but there is a purpose—the union of the lovers. During sexual/spiritual ecstasy, the boundaries between lovers disappear. If you have secrets and barriers to protect yourself emotionally from your lover, ...
Views: 615 - Heart Freedom Exercise (19): Magic Wand - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandMAGIC WAND Time for Exercise: five to 15 minutes Properties Required: magic wand Steps: Make a magic wand from materials you find around the home, anything simple or elaborate, but beautiful. Take turns with the wand. Say to your lover, “With this wand I ...
Views: 628 - Heart Freedom Exercise (2): Novocain - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandNovocain How do you dull your emotional pain? How do you hide from hurting? Time for Exercise: five to 15 minutes Properties Required: none Steps: Identify any strategies you use to dull, deny, avoid, or suppress emotional pain. The first step for healing emotional pain is to ...
Views: 638 - Heart Freedom Exercise (3): Wishes Of The Heart - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2008 from Al Link and Pala CopelandOpen your heart. Keep your heart open. Open it again every time it closes. Time for Exercise: one minute Properties Required: none Steps: Imagine the one best thing that could happen for the following people in your life. What if you could grant each of these people one wish? What ...
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