Sunyata Satchitananda

consent and boundaries

  • A woman and a man stand at a respectful distance in a forest clearing, with a calm bear in the background, symbolizing women’s safety, personal boundaries, and men’s responsibility.

    Women’s Safety and Men’s Responsibility

    The Cornell sexual assault allegations and #IamJaneDoe renew difficult questions about women’s safety, men’s behavior, and personal accountability. Drawing on more than two decades of counseling experience, Sunyata examines how we can stand firmly against abuse, recognize conscientious men, and encourage greater mutual understanding without compromising women’s right to safety.

  • Safe Sexual Healing book cover

    Safe Sexual Healing the Book

    The authoritative guide to sexual healing ethics and safety by Sunyata Satchitananda ISBN 978-1982234423 Discover the bedrock of safe sexual healing

  • Male Tantric Healing practitioner offering conscious touch to a female client lying face down on a massage table in a warm, candlelit healing room

    What Is Tantric Healing and What Will It Do for Me?

    What Is Tantric Healing and What Will It Do for Me? offers a frank, safety-centered introduction to Tantric Healing as a body-based and energy-based practice. The essay explains how erotic energy, conscious touch, breathwork, consent, and embodied awareness may support healing from sexual shutdown, intimacy blocks, low libido, and emotional-sexual trauma while drawing a clear…

  • Symbolic image of sexual healing, embodiment, and restored sensual energy

    What is Sexual Healing?

    This essay offers a grounded introduction to sexual healing for those who are curious about the term, recovering from sexual trauma, or struggling with numbness, fear, shame, pain, or shutdown in intimate situations. It explores consent, boundaries, embodiment, sexual energy, and the path toward reclaiming a safer, more connected relationship with the body.