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We live in a culture that is obsessed with obtaining perfection, and as a result, can ignore the needs of the body to favor the image of fantasy. The issue here is that the body cannot sustain this. After awhile, she starts to break down, become ill, ache, fail. And it’s doing nothing for our sensuality, pleasure, + sexuality. Dr Liz Letchford is here to talk to us about the shadow side of the fitness industry, how our emotions affect our body’s functioning, + how sensuality can heal. In this episode you’ll hear: What causes our body to become tense + rigid + how this impacts our pleasure + sex How old messages + distressing events from our past have built as rigidity + less sensitivity + pleasure potential overtime How tense pelvic floor muscles impact our orgasmic potential Trauma + mental health’s impact on the body + sensuality Sensuality as medicine - how it heals The impact of mental health on young women’s bodies + performance in athletics The shadow side of fitness + how it can contribute to disconnection from the needs of the body Practices to release the body’s armor + experience greater flow of energy + pleasure Our upcoming workshop collaboration - Body Release: Awakening Through Our Sensuality Then join us on November 7th at 11am PST as we present an epic collaboration of Dr Liz’s signature Release class fused with Dr Cat’s sensual intelligence. Grab your spot today: Body Release: Awakening Through Our Sensuality THE SKINNY ON OUR SEXY GUEST Dr. Liz Letchford is an Athletic Trainer and strength coach who takes a holistic approach to improving mechanics, posture and pain. With a PhD in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science, her research interests focus on injury risk reduction and the relationship between biomechanics and human emotion. She is the creator of The Release, a self-massage and movement experience designed to help students get out of their head and into their body. Liz is a founding coach for Tonal, a connected fitness company where she is also part of the research and innovation team. With a deep passion for using movement to improve quality of life, Liz plays an integral role in understanding and influencing change at the intersection of fitness and rehab. Learn more at lizletchford.com WANT MORE? Start your journey to coming back home to your body + developing a sensual relationship. Grab my FREE Sensual Sundays Guide full of all my favorite products + Sunday ritual to reconnect with your pleasure once again. Then head over to SexLoveYoga.com for more articles, practices, + events. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eatplaysex/message