Born in Vienna, raised in Salzburg, Jana finished her Bachelor in Molecular Biology 2012 and her studies in human medicine 2017. During her studies, she was also a member of achtung°liebe, an organisation for sexeducation, was an author for the Vaginamuseum.at and founded a group for meditation and hypnosis. She moved to Vienna 2017, worked for a year as a professional cuddler and started to manage a sex-positive location.
At TedX 2017 she was on stage with her talk “The Power of Saying No”, a reflection on her learnings as a professional cuddler, and her quest to find boundaries and empowerment in a space of paid intimacy. 2019 she founded her own sex-positive festival “The Intimate Revolution” with the goal to end loneliness and bad sex, a five day long festival with over 120 attendants in Berlin and Vienna. Since the festivals are always sold out, tickets are usually a year in advance. Her vision is to shed some light on the stigmatized and shamed aspects of our human existence, like loneliness and sexual violence, and to be a strong voice for connection and empowerment.
(1) We are afraid to say no, because we want to be loved.
(2) Intimacy is a playground were pretty much everything can happen.
(3) It takes a lot of courage to state your desires and boundaries. Be patient, authentic and self-loving in this process.
04:00 ▽ "After I experienced sexual violence, I wanted to be as invisible as possible…"
06:42 ▽ Let’s end loneliness and bad sex!
08:40 ▽ The power of saying no
11:26 ▽ Jana’s advice how on how to express personal boundaries and desires
15:16 ▽ The explorative beauty of playfights
19:45 ▽ What is intimacy?
21:20 ▽ Simple intimacy exercises
23:40 ▽ Her journey of studying medicine and founding The Intimate Revolution
27:08 ▽ How will corona effect our relationships and intimacy?
29:53 ▽ Death Reflections: If you die next week, what would you regret not sharing with your brothers and sisters across the globe?
Website: https://www.theintimaterevolution.com/
Instagram: @janasmiles | https://www.instagram.com/janasmiles
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Jana’s TEDx talk "The Power Of Saying No": https://bit.ly/3bRVRHu
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