In this heartfelt and eye-opening episode of Initiations in Love, Britta sits down with Diana Richardson—Tantra teacher and pioneer of the slow sex movement—for a deep dive into the healing potential of sexuality. Together, they explore themes of deep connection and awareness on the journey to understanding sexuality, and how we can move beyond performance and pressure toward a more relaxed, joyful, and curious connection with our bodies and our partners.
Diana shares insights on how conditioning shapes our sexual habits, why slowing down can radically transform intimacy, and how sex can be a practice of love—not just stress relief. They also touch on the power of pleasure, the emotional awakenings that can follow loss or tragedy, and how reclaiming your sexuality can be a path to spiritual and personal transformation.
🎧 Tune in if you're curious about how to bring more ease, awareness, and sacredness into your sexual life—and how sexuality, when approached with presence, can become a powerful portal to self-discovery.
Originally from South Africa with a background in law and therapeutic massage, Diana Richardson is a leading authority on human sexuality and a pioneer of the Slow Sex movement. For over 30 years, she has been teaching couples how to integrate sex and meditation for a more fulfilling love life. Together with her partner, Michael Richardson, she co-leads the renowned Making Love retreats in Switzerland, drawing participants from around the world. Her approach, rooted in ‘generative sex’ or ‘cool sex,’ offers practical tools for deeper intimacy, encapsulated in her Love Keys teachings. An acclaimed author, Diana has written eight books on Tantra, sharing her insights in multiple languages.
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Show Notes
1:09 - The Brave Heart: An 8-Week Compassion Cultivation Training
4:00 - Britta introduces special guest Diana Richardson
5:47 - Diana details the Awakening she experienced when she realized she wanted a different kind of sexuality for herself
12:35 - Britta inquires further about why Diana doesn’t feel she had an attachment to inherited sexual conditioning (and what that means)
15:06 - Diana continues to detail her Awakening
19:25 - Diana reveals how her body (and body of work) changed when she changed the way she made love
23:25 - Diana shares how a challenging time in her thirties quickly became a turning point in her journey
27:06 - Diana describes her approach to sex as opposed to society’s tense, goal-oriented act
35:25 - Diana explains how to reorient the act of sex from merely stress relief, to love
38:16 - Diana highlights her distinction between “orgasm” and “orgasmic”
41:49 - Britta and Diana discuss different ways we can receive information, support, and awareness that could lead to transformation
48:20 - Diana breaks down what “Love Keys” are as tools
52:15 - Diana and Britta discuss the pressure modern folks feel that sex has to be “hot” and “intense” - as well as what the alternative is
1:01:06 - Diana shares some advice for single people who want to open to this kind of love making
1:05:27 - Britta reflects on the episode’s message of coming back to love
1:07:08 - Britta brings the episode to a close and briefly reminds us about The Brave Heart
