Everyday Ecstasy

Join Sam for conversations about everyday ecstasy - how to orient to pleasure and purpose and live a life worth savouring. This podcast explores the existential, the esoteric and the erotic, getting phenomenological about the phenomenal, offering practices and pro tips for swimming in this cosmic soup. Season one is a series about altered states in somatic sex education - what are they, how do they come about and how can we work with them ethically and usefully?

Everyday Ecstasy is a health podcast hosted by Sam Beer, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Sam Beer hosts Everyday Ecstasy, a health show with 9 episodes published.

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  Altered States, with Barbara Carrellas

  Jul 7, 20261h 18m

  Sam Beer and Barbara Carellas discuss the transformative power of somatic sex education. Barbara, author of "Urban Tantra" and "The Book of Ecstasy," shares her journey from healing circles during the AIDS crisis to developing ecstatic states through practices like the breath and energy orgasm and erotic massage. They explore the concept of ecstatic states, the importance of integration, and the role of curiosity and radical acceptance in teaching and practice. Barbara emphasizes the need for a supportive community and the potential of ecstatic experiences to enhance life, even in the context of serious illnesses like cancer. For more of Barbara's work head to https://barbaracarrellas.com/ Find out more about Sam and their work at www.integratingintimacy.com The Interactive Erotic Educator Training is now taking enrolments for 2026. Find out more at www.intereros.com Have an experience of somatic sex education in the comfort of your own home by signing up for queer erotic embodiment classes at www.queereroticembodiment.com

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  Altered States with Rahi Chun

  May 26, 20261h 1mS0

  <p>Rahi Chun discusses his journey in somatic sex education, focusing on genital dearmoring and altered states. He emphasizes the transformative power of sexuality in healing and expanding consciousness, likening it to psychedelic experiences. Rahi highlights the importance of creating safe spaces for clients to explore their bodies and emotions, using techniques like full-body and genital mapping. He also shares his personal experiences with altered states, including meditation and plant medicines, and stresses the need for aftercare and integration post-session. Rahi advocates for practitioners to explore their own bodies as labs for altered states and to ensure proper support systems...

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  Altered States with Joseph Kramer part 2

  May 13, 20261h 15mS0

  <p>In a follow up conversation, Joseph and Sam shift focus to the phenomenological qualities of altered states in somatic sex education, discussing the distinction between educational states and upper echelon states. Joseph shares his 40-year experience with erotic massage, emphasizing the importance of preparation, attention, and safety. He describes a two-day class called "Celebrating the Body Erotic," which includes prolonged erotic massage and group activities. Joseph also highlights the benefits of videotaping solo sex practices for self-coaching and the concept of sustained sexual arousal. They explore the potential of group experiences and the critical learning period post-intense experiences.</p><...

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  Altered States with Joseph Kramer part 1

  May 7, 20261h 7mS0

  <p>Sam sits down to chat with Joseph Kramer, a pioneer in somatic sex education, to discuss his 40-year journey in body-based work, starting with massage therapy in the 1970s. </p><p>Joseph developed and began teaching his approach to erotic massage during the AIDS crisis in San Francisco to provide a way of accessing pleasure and heightened erotic states without infection risk. This conversation traces how sexually, sensually and somatically induced altered states have shaped his life path and work, with a particular emphasis on sustained sexual arousal in self pleasure practice.  He highlights the therapeutic benefits of erotic ma...

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  Altered States with Ellen Heed

  Apr 20, 20261h 6mS0

  <p>Ellen Heed is a somatic sex educator and the creator of STREAM (Scar Treatment, Remediation, Education and management). In this episode, Sam and Ellen discuss the role of altered states in the integration of physiological and existential aspects in somatic sex education. Ellen emphasizes the importance of safety and presence in altered states, particularly when dealing with regression and emotional material. Ellen describes three layers of touch: basic nervous system regulation, deep provocation, and scar tissue remediation and offers the language of somatic time for the felt sense of a shared altered state experience in session. She highlights the...

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