Blog
By Martina Hughes & Rod Gordon
To be honest, it was Rod that started the move, and I was resistant for a long time. I had spent 15 years creating and building Tantric Blossoming.
When I started in the neo-tantra space, there were only two...
It's very easy in relationships to recognise the changes that your partner "should" make, especially in times of tension, conflict, and hurt.
Pointing this out to your partner rarely goes well. It often creates...
I spent most of my life cultivating independence, it took a long time for me to see that independence hindered the quality of my relationship.
There were so many reasons for me to be proud of my self-sufficiency, I...
The desire for relationships, intimacy, and connection has fueled my entire life.
I was a Chartered Accountant for 10 years, and it was the people who mattered most for me. They even called me “The Care...
Right now, I have this memory arising, and I feel a strong desire to cringe, I feel so uncomfortable. I feel shame, awkwardness, and a sense of “not getting things right”.
I really don’t want...
This is a question that comes up for both women and men. Relationships are not easy. It’s easy to believe that if we find “the right partner” the relationship should just work. That if we find the...
It can be a challenging path for men to navigate sexual desire. Even in a committed relationship men can feel like there is no space or permission to express their sexual desire.
In a world that has many examples...
AM I TOO FEMININE?
So many questions about men being too feminine, women being too masculine, attraction, sexuality, polarity. What’s a man to do with all that?
Here’s my view on the foundational basics.
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I can see how I have used the word 'intimacy' flippantly and as a euphemism for sexual activity.
Now, I realise it’s about so much more…
Finding The Extraordinary
I spent much of my life craving, longing for,...
I have spent many years of my life wondering whether my desire and longing for deeper intimacy was pure fantasy, or if there was a real possibility of something more?
It has taken me many years of trial and error to...
Recently, I shared the below photo on social media with this caption: “This photo is an example of me shining with love and blossoming from the effect of Rod’s presence, holding space and capacity to evoke my...
I can still feel the first shrinking, the cringe, knowing that what I was feeling in my body was something I had to hide.
My memory of that time is fuzzy, I can see the unit where we lived, but I can’t remember my...