Sex & Art

For this podcast, I met Andy Buru, an inspiring, well-known, and fun to talk to rope bondage teacher and therapist from Stockholm in Sweden. I met Andy a few years ago at a tantra festival in Ängsbacka, where he also teaches sometimes.  As rope bondage and kink, in general, seem to become more and more popular around me,  I thought it might be interesting getting to know Andy a little better. So I asked him for an interview.

In this episode, we talk about a  project that is very dear to Andy: The amazing conscious kink event series "Salongen" ("The Parlour") where BDSM and art meet. These play parties will be taking place in a theatre setting and are a co-production of Andy Buru and colleagues from theatre and opera.  Listen to the interview to discover some of the secret ingredients of this playful artistic project.

If you want to know more about Andy Buru, his passion, lessons, and sessions you can find a lot of inspiration and information here:
www.andyburu.se

The event series "Salongen" has no official homepage, yet. But if you read Swedish you can catch a glimpse here: https://salongen892898617.wordpress.com/

Because we recorded the session on International Women's day, I asked Andy which women were most influential in his life. Here is some nutrition for your brain, body, and soul:

Ruby May https://www.know-your-flow.com/
Barara Carellas https://barbaracarrellas.com/
Judith Lewis Herman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Lewis_Herman
Esther Perel https://www.estherperel.com/

Thanks, Andy, for being such a delightful person to talk to.


Recorded by Siri Berlin

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If you would like to know more about me and my art don't hesitate to contact me. 

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Email: [email protected]
Insta: @siriberlin
Homepage: www.siriberlin.de

Hello wonderful humans, in this episode you follow me and my dear friend Boaz onto two meetings because we decided after the first talk that we needed to add a few more things. And we could have talked even longer. So here you find the essence of our talks. During the first recording, Boaz was still in Berlin. In the second one, he was visiting his birth country Israel.  Living in (between) two cultures while creating a new one is the main topic of this episode. We talked about Boaz art projects, his time in the military, masculinity,  and relations. I am impressed by how deep our talk went and I am still very touched by Boaz poem "My forefathers" which you can listen to at the end of the podcast.

Here you can find Boaz creations and contact him:
https://digitalboaz.com
https://www.instagram.com/digitalboaz/
http://digitalboaz.myportfolio.com/

And don't forget to check out the Sketch-O-Mat
https://www.instagram.com/sketch_o_mat/


Recorded by: Siri Berlin

If you like this podcast, please share it with your friends, subscribe or leave a comment on our social media. Thanks a million. Siri

Thanks, dear listeners, for spending time with us. Please like, share and subscribe to help us grow this channel.

If you would like to know more about me and my art don't hesitate to contact me. 

You can find me here:
Email: [email protected]
Insta: @siriberlin
Homepage: www.siriberlin.de

In this episode, you meet Sergio, an open hearted engineer from Spain, right now working and studying in Maastricht in The Netherlands. I met Sergio on an intense tantric workshop in Croatia in 2019. I got to know him as a kind human being, who is always committed to personal growth. And he has one of the most inviting smiles I have ever seen.

Recently he created his own men's group - due to his own longing to have a deeper connection with other men. In this episode, we talk about his way of creating a circle, the benefits, and challenges.

Sergio:
"In October 2020, I started a circle of men. It's been now 5 months and I can surely say that it's one of the most transformative experiences I have ever had. Not always easy to put yourself and your insecurities in front of other men, but definitely worth every time I did it. Here is an interview I did with a dear friend where we go a little bit deeper on the topic and my experience. Last but not least, I really really want to thank the men that had the courage to start this journey, stay and show-up in every meeting we have. I have loved seeing how much we are progressing all together and I keep loving every meeting we have  Love you guys."

If you are interested in creating your own men's group and you don't know where to start, you can contact Sergio and he will be happy to help: [email protected]

A few good ideas on how to create a men's group Sergio found on this page:

https://www.jordangrayconsulting.com/mens-group

Jordan Gray describes a men's group as:

"A men’s group is when a group of men meet regularly in order to better themselves as individuals. It is not a spiritual group, though spiritual things certainly can take place. It is not a therapy group, even though therapeutic benefits do occur for all who attend. It is not a self-help group, even though selves do get helped.

It is simply a regularly held group container wherein men are able to heal parts of their psyche, and become sharper, wiser, and more well rounded as people."

Recorded by Siri Berlin, Sweden

Thanks, dear listeners, for spending time with us. Please like, share and subscribe to help us grow this channel.

If you would like to know more about me and my art don't hesitate to contact me. 

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Email: [email protected]
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Homepage: www.siriberlin.de

In this episode, you meet Tarn, a smart, spiritual, and sensual human being, writer, editor, and journalist from the UK, right now living in Berlin. I met Tarn at a conscious event dinner table in Berlin. She is one of these light-like people, who - even when they just flicker by - leave a wonderful sparkle behind. In our conversation, we talk about the healing potential of hallucinogenic plants, her own experiences with substances, and about people she interviewed in the realm of psychedelics.

Tarn is also the host of a 9 episode long podcast about psychedelics. It's called "Psychonaut Sisters" and you find it under this name on the main podcast platforms.

Article by Tarn about a couple using psychedelics:
"The couple using mushrooms as relationship therapy"

The video about sex & psychedelics:
https://youtu.be/Veo99ID52nQ

Recorded by: Siri Berlin, Sweden

Thanks, dear listeners, for spending time with us. Please like, share and subscribe to help us grow this channel.

If you would like to know more about me and my art don't hesitate to contact me. 

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Email: [email protected]
Insta: @siriberlin
Homepage: www.siriberlin.de

In this episode, you meet Simon, a friend I met on a project in Germany. After the project ended we stayed in contact and a beautiful friendship developed. And because I never shut up about my passion topics - in this case my wish to become a sex therapist - he opened up about his desire for kinky play.

If you are interested in Kink or BDSM and need some good ideas on how to get started and what to avoid - or if you are just curious - this podcast is for you.

Here are some links for further research and support:

General Info:
https://www.glamour.com/story/a-to-z-kinks-and-fetishes

Meetups in Germany :
https://www.sklavenzentrale.com
www.schlagzeilen.com/de/smgruppen+und+stammtische/

Kink-Test
What kink do you like?
 https://www.kinktest.org/

Please let me know in case you have some good tools, pages, groups, workshops you can recommend to beginners. I will publish them after reviewing here in the show notes. Thanks.

Recorded by: Siri Berlin, Sweden

Thanks, dear listeners, for spending time with us. Please like, share and subscribe to help us grow this channel.

If you would like to know more about me and my art don't hesitate to contact me. 

You can find me here:
Email: [email protected]
Insta: @siriberlin
Homepage: www.siriberlin.de

After listening to the two first episodes of my podcast Sex & Art some of you asked me to share a little bit about myself. In this podcast, you'll get to know me and my perspective to Art and Sex a little bit better. Melanie - my dear guest from episode 2 - had the idea to interview me.  And her beautiful questions led to me talking about my spiritual and artistic awakening, my projects and what makes art and sex so precious to me.

If you want to reach out to me you can write me an email: [email protected]
or connect with me on
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siriberlin_drawings/
or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/siriberlinart

In case you are interested in my art and life, you can also subscribe for my monthly newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/dbe453b12862/sirismonthly

My projects you find on my homepage: www.siriberlin.de
(Shop is coming soon)

If you want to get to know my wonderful interviewer Melanie - I highly recommend to check out her services:
www.melaniewenzel.net
www.kamala.rocks
www.energetic-efficient-empowered.com

Thanks, dear listeners, for spending time with us. Please like, share and subscribe to help us grow this channel.

If you would like to know more about me and my art don't hesitate to contact me. 

You can find me here:
Email: [email protected]
Insta: @siriberlin
Homepage: www.siriberlin.de

In this episode, you meet Melanie, a lovely human being, sociologist, coach and sexual healer. By listening to Melanie you will get to know a sometimes rebellious introvert with a big passion for human beings. She recommends: "Dare to ask for more! Dare to be wild! Dare to be bold!"
And she also sells Yoni-Eggs. I am intrigued.

We met 6 years ago in a body-awareness workshop for women in Berlin and I am very thankful for the opportunity to reconnect over such an interesting topic.

I highly recommend to check out her services. You can find her here:
www.melaniewenzel.net
www.kamala.rocks
www.energetic-efficient-empowered.com

Thanks, dear listeners, for spending time with us. Please like, share and subscribe to help us grow this channel.

If you would like to know more about me and my art don't hesitate to contact me. 

You can find me here:
Email: [email protected]
Insta: @siriberlin
Homepage: www.siriberlin.de

 In this episode, you meet Isabell, a friend of mine from Berlin. She is a nail polish lover, occasional comedian, smart woman, activist, and artistic soul. In her mid 20ies, she was diagnosed with HIV, which clearly changed her life. Not only for the bad, though. Listen to her story and find out how she copes with humor, actively educating others and how she manages to find good in the bad...

Isabell says: "I don't want to downplay HIV. It is a very serious infection. But I can live until I am old, wrinkly, and grey. I can have good and bad relationships, I can have children - or not. Like all other human beings." 

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Find out more about Isabell's work as HIV ambassador:
https://wissen-verdoppeln.hiv/botschafter/#isabelle

If you want to find out more about HIV/Aids you can follow these links:
U equals U = undetectable means untransmittable:
https://sexualbeing.org/get-treated/uequalsu/
Aidshilfe: https://en.aidshilfe.de

If you want to support Isabell's and her coworkers' work you can contribute here:
https://secure.spendenbank.de/form/1026
https://www.berlin-aidshilfe.de/spenden-helfen/spenden/einmalig-spenden

Thanks, dear listeners, for spending time with us. Please like, share and subscribe to help us grow this channel.

If you would like to know more about me and my art don't hesitate to contact me. 

You can find me here:
Email: [email protected]
Insta: @siriberlin
Homepage: www.siriberlin.de