Universal Intimacy

In this deeply nourishing and soul-expanding conversation, Josephine Lauer sits down with intimacy guide, author, and intuitive teacher Shezza Sheryl, also known as The Intimacy Oracle, to explore how astrology can become a powerful map for understanding love, relationships, desire, and our deepest longings. Together they unpack why the relationships we crave often mirror our greatest opportunitie...

This video presents a first! A Sym-podcast, a fusion of a podcast with a Symposium, an ancient Greco-Roman practice of oratory arts and rhetoric; individuals with various opinions gathering together to discuss a theme they are passionate about. And of course we are here to discuss the theme of Eros! The participants, who include an intimacy coach, a bard, a scientist, a psychic/astrologer, a theat...

Josephine sits down with teacher, facilitator, and guide Dawn Cherie to explore the intersection of sacred intimacy, aging, caring for elderly parents, death and the evolution of modern love. Together, we unpack what it truly means to expand the capacity of the heart and why relationships remain one of our greatest paths for spiritual growth. Dawn shares profound insights on what prevents many of...

Josephine sits with trauma therapist, men's coach, and masculine embodiment teacher Steve Ware to explore the evolving landscape of masculinity, relationships, healing, and embodied leadership. Together, we dive into the heart of what many men are longing for: a path beyond performance, disconnection, and outdated gender roles. Steve shares his perspective on the emergence of a new blueprint for m...

There’s a moment on the path of Tantra when something inside you recognizes itself — not as a concept, but as a deep remembering. In this intimate conversation, I sit down with Priestess Mentor and Pleasure Socialite Mayra Leen during my recent time in Austin to explore the landscapes of spiritual awakening, erotic embodiment, sacred intimacy, and the initiatory path that so many of us are being c...

In this paradigm-shifting episode of Universal Intimacy, I sit down with Tiffany Hurd — a Microdosing Advisor, Psychedelic Mentor, and former neuroscience-focused medical executive who now guides individuals into intentional relationships with plant medicine for healing, growth, and transformation. She is the partnership advisor for The Golden Rule, a femme-owned company providing microdosing solu...

In Episode 19 of Universal Intimacy, I sit down with my dear friend, medicine keeper, and guide "Kate" for a heartfelt conversation about the power and potency of psychedelics in our healing journeys. Together, we explore the sacred landscape of plant medicines — including Ayahuasca, Iboga, and San Pedro — and the profound ways these ancient allies invite us into deeper connection with ourselves,...

In this episode of Universal Intimacy host Josephine Lauer sits down with Ashley Summers and Nicole Sonnefeldt, co-founders of the upcoming women’s empowerment retreat UNLEASHED: https://www.thisisunleashed.com/ taking place in Chicago on February 21, 2026. Together we explore the deeply personal journeys that led Ashley and Nicole to create a trauma-informed, sex-positive space for women to recon...

Lana Shay is a lifelong holistic living advocate, medicine woman, psychonaut, and practitioner of the Tantric arts whose journey weaves together sensuality, spirituality, and deep healing. With a background spanning integrated holistic medicine and psychedelic-assisted therapies, Lana brings a bold and embodied perspective shaped by transformation, devotion, and lived experience. In this episode,...

On this episode, I welcome Selene Ashé: a multi-disciplinary artist, erotic dancer, author of The Diary of a Bad Bitch: True Stories of Sensuality, Self-Discovery, and Spiritual Alchemy, and the mastermind responsible for "Conscious Cabaret" a sober cabaret that seeks to provide a safe space for erotic artists to express themselves fully and to cultivate presence for all involved using the magic o...

In this illuminating episode of Universal Intimacy, host Josephine Lauer sits down with Cheyenne Sapphire—a Divine Channel, Tantric Practitioner, and visionary guide known for her transformational Surrender Sessions. Together, they explore the rich and intricate terrain where art, spirituality, healing, and empowerment converge. Cheyenne, an elite empowerment coach and multi-modality healing artis...

Allan McGrath Isbell is an embodied intimacy mentor who works with men and women to truly live the teachings of sacred intimacy. At the core of Allan’s work is the sacred dance of polarity - the magnetic force that draws men and women together in their most natural and powerful expression. We talk about these concepts as well as a bit about Allan's personal relationship on this episode, sharing a...

This episode explores a unique intersection between education, health and kink / pleasure-based healing with my guest Faith Laux. Faith is a Somatic Sex and Relationship coach based in Asheville, NC. In May of 2022 she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Since then she has been adding pleasure as a healing modality to help her and her clients thrive and enjoy life. Faith weaves her experience...

Victoria Magnus speaks on grief, eating disorders, addiction, and the unexpected empowerment of sexual submission in this raw and real conversation on how losing control led her home to power, purpose, and feminine embodiment. This episode speaks to and for any woman, especially for the woman who’s done playing nice — and is ready to rise, raw and whole. This is for the woman who’s been silenced,...

In this episode we explore the underground world of Professional Domme-ing, a space when femme embodied practitioners help support the transformational healing journeys, pleasure seeking, edge play and erotic expansion of individuals. Honeybee is the founder of Flow Temple Chicago, a femme-bodied se.ggs positive space where individuals, couples and multi-dynamic relational beings get to express an...

In this intimate and deeply personal episode, musician Dan Allen and Tantrika Josephine Lauer come together to explore what happens when sound, spirit, and soul align. Through the lens of their own relationship, they dive into a candid conversation about love, creativity, and what it means to live authentically. Blending musical expression with Tantric wisdom, they discuss how tuning into your des...

Meet Chef Greg Christian of Beyond Green Partners and theSustainable Food Institute of America, focused on supporting public institutions (K-12 schools, adult care facilities and carceral facilities) to transition from their current reality of mostly processed food to food that is made from scratch by cooks who care with ingredients that are locally sourced and as sustainably produced as possible....

Step into the transformational world of Tantra with Pleasure Priestess and founder of Talk Tantra To Me, Leola! In this soul-stirring conversation, Leola and Josephina discuss the meaning of Tantra beyond the bedroom and in an application of authenticity via the spiritual path. Discover how healing your relationship with sexuality can awaken your authentic expression and life force energy. 💫 Leol...

I am so ecstatic to be joined on this episode by a dear sister of mine, Cleo. Cleo is a phenomenal Tantric body worker, a leader of freedom facilitation retreats, and devoted to sharing the mastery of the ancient Temple Arts with her clients. She specializes in empowering individuals to embrace their sensuality and sexuality to reclaim pleasure as their birthright and really is attuned to the impo...

Empower yourself and live a life you love, as Justin Gottlieb, sexual freedom facilitator and transformational guide shares in this episode! From corporate finance to helping humans discover their authentic selves, Justin's journey proves that your true path may be waiting beyond your comfort zone. In this episode we talk in-depth about the moment he left his corporate life behind and started the...

Feeling blocked in your sex life or troubled in your dating life? This episode if for you! I chat with my dear sister and fellow coach Olivia Dydyna. Olivia is your guide for integrating sex and spirit. Drawing from her extensive background in sex and relationship coaching, rooted in the transformative VITA method and Theta Healing, Olivia gently guides men and women to embrace their sexual energy...

This episode weaves together anthropology, theatre, sexuality and spirituality with Christopher Fuelling, founding member of the Kedesha Collective and founder of Teatro Korazon in Los Angeles. His projects explore ritual, the ecstatic, and the numinous in widely different contexts from Early Music liturgical reconstructions in European churches to experimental ritual theatre and outrageous rock o...

From a conservative Midwestern upbringing to a global journey of self-discovery, Gregory has walked the path of transformation firsthand. A former active duty Marine turned somatic coach, he has lived on five continents, immersed himself in diverse cultures, and explored the depths of human connection through movement, intimacy, and conscious self-inquiry. His work bridges neurodivergence, persona...

Josephina and Violet Starkey explore the field of somatics thru a journey into their sisterhood, and the webs of connectivity in their experiences. Violet is a transformational facilitator, passionate about creating somatically-empowered soulful group fields where people feel deeply seen, felt and heard. Through intuitively gently steering the shop towards the delicious experience of group possibi...

In this Introductory solo-cast, Josephine shares her journey of becoming embodied, including her upbringing in the Midwest, her education at Dartmouth and abroad, going to culinary school and working with farm-to-table chefs, mothering her 3 children and ultimately her journey on the Divine Feminine Embodiment and Priestess Path, which led her to become a Somatic Intimacy Coach. She shares why she...