Shownotes

• Take your business to the next level with my FREE VITA Coaching Checklist

• Exactly what the "witch wound" is and where it lives in your body

• The one thing Layla would change in the Catholic teachings

• Why spiritual lies live inside our bodies as self-hatred

• How spirituality impacts our ability to be a sexual being

• What most people still don't understand about Mary Magdalene

Bio

Meggan Watterson is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Mary Magdalene Revealed. She is a feminist theologian with a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary.

Meggan is the founder of The House of Mary Magdalene, a spiritual community that studies the sacred texts left out of the traditional canon and practices the soul-voice meditation.

Her work has appeared in media outlets such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, HuffPost, TEDxWomen, and Marie Claire.

Meggan's most recent book, The Girl Who Baptized Herself, was recommended by Glennon Doyle in ELLE as "the book that kept me up way too late."

You can follow Meggan's work on Instagram and find her books, meditations, and offerings on her website.

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Timestamps

00:00:45 - Guest introduction

00:02:36 - The moment the gospel of Mary Magdalene began transforming Meggan's life

00:05:40 - Take your business to the next level with my FREE VITA Coaching Checklist

00:06:20 - Layla explains the messaging that Catholic scripture sends to women

00:12:32 - The shift in Christianity from fighting the unjust to enforcing it

00:19:41 - How distorted teachings contribute to loneliness and alienation

00:24:43 - A sovereign power exists within every person

00:26:36 - The one thing Layla would change in the Catholic teachings

00:33:00 - How experiencing rage helped Meggan finally return to her body

00:36:21 - The original definition of salvation

00:42:46 - We are only ever as far from our power as we are from our own embodiment

00:49:32 - Spiritual lies live inside our bodies as negative self talk and self-rejection

00:58:53 - Meggan shares her experience with self-doubt and a desire for external validation

01:05:18 - Layla shares the hallmarks of the Tantric tradition

01:17:37 - How spirituality impacts our ability to be a fully expressed sexual being

01:23:59 - It's easier to control men who don't have a power center outside of religion

01:30:15 - What most people still don't understand about Mary Magdalene

01:32:15 - A simple practice you can do right now to reconnect with the voice of love within you

01:43:09 - Conclusion

Shownotes

• Take your business to the next level with my FREE VITA Coaching Checklist

• Ian's definition of great sex and how you can bring it into practice

• Why basic chemical attraction is part of what keeps couples together

• How dating apps impact relational and sexual experiences

• The number one key to Ian and his wife's sex life after 25 years together

• A daily practice for men and one for women to enhance presence and pleasure

Bio

Ian Kerner, PhD, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist and nationally recognized sex therapist who works with individuals and couples on a range of relational issues that often lead to distress.

He's regularly featured as an expert in various media, such as The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Economist, and NPR, as well as contributes regularly on the topic of relationships for CNN.

Ian lectures frequently, with recent presentations for the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, the Ackerman Institute, Tony Robbins, Goop, and TED 2021, and is the New York Times bestselling author of She Comes First and the recently published So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex.

In addition to being a Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), Ian is certified by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists and is also a member of the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA).

He's the co-founder and co-director of the Sex Therapy Program at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, one of the oldest and most respected not-for-profit mental health training and treatment facilities in New York City.

You can learn more about Ian's work on his website.

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Timestamps

00:00:46 - Guest introduction
00:02:36 - Take your business to the next level with my FREE VITA Coaching Checklist: FREE VITA Coaching Checklist

00:05:21 - Ian shares how his personal experience inspired him bring his work to the world

00:10:28 - The science behind how pleasure is created in the vagina through intercourse

00:15:53 - How sensual touch above the waist and communication impact sex and pleasure

00:16:59 - How to get a woman's desire going and enhance it throughout sex

00:24:25 - Ian shares his definition of great sex

00:31:18 - Layla explains what a recap after a sexual experience is and how it helps

00:33:00 - Ian and Layla drink MOOD SEX MAGIC

00:37:17 - How basic chemical attraction is part of what keeps couples together

00:39:45 - Can you create sexual desire if it was never there in the first place?

00:43:39 - Chemistry comes in all different forms

00:47:33 - Why porn is easier than partnered sex

00:55:54 - Ian shares what he sees as the biggest contributors to sexual issues

01:00:11 - How dating apps impact relational and sexual experiences

01:06:37 - The role willingness plays when it comes to sex in a long-term partnership

01:09:55 - The 3 different ways sex gets started

01:13:10 - The big key to Ian and his wife's sex life after 25 years together

01:13:56 - Conclusion

Shownotes

• Take your business to the next level with my FREE VITA Coaching Checklist

• Different ways we unknowingly leak our sexual energy in modern life

• Key ways to begin rebuilding your sexual energy

• How exchanging energy with your partner leads to increased pleasure

• What obstacles men face in becoming multi-orgasmic and how to fix them

• A simple practice to feel your Qi in less than 30 seconds
  
  

Bio

Lee Holden is a Qi Gong Master who has brought ancient tradition to the mainstream. He's the author of the bestselling book Ready, Set, SLOW and a PBS favorite with shows such as Less Stress, More Energy and Your Fountain of Youth.

Lee is the founder of Holden Qi Gong, an online education center for Eastern Wisdom.

You can learn more about Lee's work on his website and find him on Instagram:

@holdenqigongofficial

Follow Layla!

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🌐 Website

💌 Weekly Email

🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts

🎶 Listen on Spotify

💋 MOOD Sexy Plant Activated Supplements

🔥 For Men: Men's Sexual Mastery

🌹 Obliss: The Sexual Masterclass for Women

Timestamps
00:00:00 - Take your business to the next level with my FREE VITA Coaching Checklist

00:00:51 - Guest introduction

00:02:11 - Discover the VITA™ Sex, Love and Relationship Coaching Certification

00:05:30 - Sexual energy as the source of vitality

00:13:26 - When you can celebrate your power, you no longer have to hate yourself

00:14:41 - Transforming sexual energy into life force energy into spiritual energy

00:17:50 - Sexual energy is universal energy

00:22:24 - Get 2 FREE stick packs of MOOD SEX MAGIC™ Elixir using code PODCAST

00:24:20 - Different ways we unknowingly leak our sexual energy in modern life

00:27:45 - Layla's shares her favorite question to take inventory of your stress

00:32:52 - When you're inspired about the future, you have more energy in the present

00:40:36 - Key ways to begin rebuilding your sexual energy

00:44:19 - How sexuality used to be part of prescribed medicine

00:49:54 - How exchanging energy with your partner leads to increased pleasure

00:52:42 - What multi-orgasmic means for men

00:58:34 - How Lee learned to become multi-orgasmic

01:02:03 - Layla's shares her story of how she learned to be multi-orgasmic

01:04:06 - What obstacles men face in becoming multi-orgasmic and how to fix them

01:06:34 - Why becoming multi-orgasmic is important for both the man and his lover

01:09:12 - Energy work can build a bridge so both partners feel in the mood

01:10:51 - How slowing down during sex heightens and amplifies sexual energy

01:11:59 - Lee shares a simple practice to feel your Qi in less than 30 seconds

01:15:08 - Conclusion