Wake Down: Returning to the Erotic Holy Body. Practices, Philosophy and Feeling
Why We Leave the Erotic Body—and How We Return
Many of us have learned to leave our bodies long before we realize we've gone.
Through shame, trauma, cultural conditioning, religious teachings, heartbreak, stress, and survival, we learn to disconnect from our sensations, desires, emotions, and innate vitality. We become skilled at functioning, performing, and achieving while quietly abandoning the living intelligence of the body.
Yet beneath these protective adaptations lives something essential: our erotic nature.
The erotic body is not merely sexual. It is the seat of aliveness, creativity, intuition, pleasure, connection, and presence.
This teaching explores why we leave—and how we return.
Why We Disconnect
The Shame Story
Many cultures teach that desire is dangerous, pleasure is selfish, or the body is somehow untrustworthy.
These messages create a split between who we are and what we feel. Over time, we learn to suppress, numb, or override our natural impulses in order to belong, survive, or be accepted.
Trauma and Protective Adaptation
When boundaries are crossed or safety is compromised, the body develops intelligent strategies to protect us.
Dissociation, numbness, hypervigilance, overthinking, perfectionism, and emotional withdrawal are not failures. They are survival responses that once served a purpose.
The body learns to leave when staying feels unsafe.
Cultural and Gender Conditioning
Women are often taught to prioritize others over themselves. Men are frequently conditioned to suppress vulnerability. Many LGBTQ+ individuals grow up navigating judgment, erasure, or misunderstanding.
These experiences shape our relationship with intimacy, pleasure, and embodiment.
Your Invitation:
As this is a practice class, each session is $54 (no teaching credits)
People are encouraged to come to all of courses/classes. Confidential, Includes Dialogue and Group Process.
Upcoming Sessions:
July 1, 2026 (Women Only)
July 22, 2026 (All Genders)
August 8, 2026 (All Genders)
12:00-2:30 pm Pacific Time
Online Class
12:00 PM Pacific · 3:00 PM Eastern · 8:00 PM London · 9:00 PM Central Europe · 12:30 AM India (the next day)
Upcoming sessions
July 1
(Women Only)
$54
Wednesday, 12:00-2:30pm PAcific
July 22
(All Genders)
$54
Wednesday, 12:00-2:30pm PAcific
August 8
(All Genders)
$54
Wednesday, 12:00-2:30pm PAcific
Meet your Guide
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Meet your Guide 🏵
Christine is a founder, author, and teacher at the intersection of Tantra, neuroscience, and modern life.
She’s the founder of Rosebud Woman, Radiant Farms, and Sundari Gardens, and the host of The Rose Woman Podcast (top 5% worldwide).
Her eighth book, The Nine Lives of Woman, was Kirkus’s Indie Book of the Month for August 2025.
Her work weaves ancient wisdom and modern science to help women live in full vitality and reverence for their bodies.
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