More Spiritual Connection With Yourself And Your Partner With Dr Willow Brown and Leah Piper

On this episode of Intentional Marriage, co-hosts and married couple – Justin and Cresta Burt – talk to Dr Willow Brown and Leah Piper about Daoist sexology, tantra, sacred sexuality and using sexuality as a platform to have a deeper, more spiritual connection with yourself and your partner.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• For a lot of us growing up in the West with a predominantly Christian/Judeo society, there’s a lot lacking when it comes to modelling a healthy, romantic, spiritual, sex positive relationship. That’s what started my path in seeking a place where sex and God come together. Why is it so separate? Why was I growing up made to feel afraid, ashamed, guilty, and scared of the consequences of sexuality when something inside of me was telling me this is a place that you can open, where there’s some kind of profundity and a more meaningful connection to spirit. Why do we think that’s supposed to be left outside the door?
• I started doing yoga when I was 13, my grandmother was my first yoga teacher. It was always in my life. As I got into my early 20s and started teaching it  and talking to people in their 30s and 40s doing yoga for the first time they were blown away by the profound revolution they were getting. It’s like cleaning a really dirty surface and seeing the cleanliness underneath.
• The three types of couples we get to our sessions are: Kinda new and they are so into each other and excited for where they’re headed. They’re adorable, on an adventure and are so excited about life. Then you have another couple where we are their last stop before divorce lawyers. They’re praying for a miracle and the stakes are high. Then, we’ve got couples who have been married for 30+ years and they’re looking for something that will help them get closer now the kids are out of the house, or are preparing for retirement, they’re seeking something but they’re not quite sure what that is.
• We all come from sexuality, essentially it’s the root of who we are. If you look at it from a Chinese medicine or Daoist perspective, our sexuality is our essence. That’s one of the first things that I like to get people in tune with: What is your essence? What does it look and feel like, how does it move through the world, how do you nourish it? So many people have no idea or have never thought about it before.

BEST MOMENTS
‘My first experience with tantra was so beautiful, something opened inside of me that forever changed me… once you taste it you can never go back to regular sex!’
‘Wherever you’re at is where you should start… there’s no shame if you’re 40 and you haven’t learned this stuff before.’
‘60% of the time, the couples that are heading for divorce have a breakthrough at our classes and find each other again, the other 40% know it’s not going to work.’
‘Tantra doesn’t promise to save marriages, tantra promises to help you get connected to your truth.’

ABOUT THE GUESTS
Dr Willow Brown, a Chinese medicine doctor, functional medicine expert and internationally recognised teacher of sexology, bridging sexuality, spirituality, and medicine so that her students can truly understand how to use their sexual energy to create the life that they desire.

Website: https://drwillowbrown.com/ 

Leah Piper has taught thousands of couples and individuals all over the world over the past 20 years through her school, More Love Works. She’s an intimacy expert with multiple advance certifications in tantra, yoga, positive psychology, and somatic therapies.

Website: https://www.moreloveworks.com/ 

ABOUT THE HOSTS
Justin and Cresta Burt are marriage coaches who specialise in helping couples regain their intimacy inside and outs