by Natasha | Feb 23, 2026 | Body Awakening - An Intimate Journey Course, Body Awakening © |
When I first began working in the realm of sex and intimacy 11 years ago, I limited my work to women only. At that time, I was most interested/knowledgeable about women’s sexuality and, in all honesty, I didn’t have good enough boundaries to work with men. Today, out of the hundreds of clients I work with each year, half are men. I’ve grown to love working with men and I’m continually in awe of their vulnerability, honesty, commitment to personal growth, dedication, awareness, and desire for better intimacy. I know many people view men and women as vastly different (and there are differences) but I also recognize so many similarities. Just like many of the women I work with, men also express a deep fear that they’re broken or not enough, are afraid to be fully seen, have shame about their body, anxiety about performance, resort to pleasing and feel a deep longing for physical affection and touch. Many feel unworthy of time and attention, being heard and the kind of loving intimacy they desire.
A big difference between men and women that I do notice is that men seem very resistant to group work or activities where they might be seen in their vulnerability or as not knowledgeable about something. So far, partnered men (often brought by their partners), partnered women (attending alone or with their partner) and single women all come to my intimate group work offerings, but individual men don’t. This is unfortunate because small groups are ideal settings for learning that we aren’t alone in what we’re experiencing, and offer an environment where we can learn with and from each other.
There’s one week left to register for my Body Awakening – An Intimate Journey course and there are 2 spots left for our group (max of 15 and we have 13). I’m putting this out as a call to anyone, and especially those who might be interested in the course but are worried about how they’re going to be seen and perceived by others. If you’re on the fence, I want you to know that it would enrich our group to have your presence and perspective.
by Natasha | Jan 5, 2026 | Body Awakening ©, Courses and Certifications |
“I have never been a part of anything so transformational in my whole life and it’s something so tied to my self worth and pleasure. I’ve never ever been a part of a program that’s been so well done, has so much integrity and the information you’ve shared there’s been such a powerful amount of education so now I understand.”
– D.M, Body Awakening® Course Practitioner participant
Super early bird registration opens today for my Body Awakening Course, and one of the most important things I want to share with anyone considering joining, is that this course is about so much more than touch. When we value doing things well, we often take some form of class or training to gain confidence in, and develop our skills. As important as what can tangibly be taught, is the person behind the skill who expresses themselves through whichever medium they’re using — whether we’re an artist, musician, counselor, parent, teacher, coach and so on. When we open ourselves to flow through our work and interactions, we become what we’re doing and everyone can feel it. In Body Awakening, the medium of expression is touch. What makes this kind of touch so special though, just as what makes a work of art or piece of music so special, is not as much the skill as it is the person who’s touching.
In my experience, many of us have, over the course of our life, learned to dim and hide ourselves becoming who we think we should be or what we think other’s want us to be in intimacy. I imagine a filter with sticky mud blocking our essence and what we have to offer through our touch. With this sticky mud in the way, it doesn’t matter how many 5 step techniques we know or what skills we have, if who we are can’t really flow through.
Throughout this course, we’ll learn to reconnect to the parts of ourselves that have been hidden and, to do so, we need to get acquainted with the “mud” that’s in the way. This “mud” often began forming right at birth from our family of origin and continued sticking like glue through intimate life experiences thereafter. The better we are able to see, feel and understand the contents of the “mud”, the easier it will be to move beyond it and connect to YOU. Being you, is what will make the quality of your touch extraordinary and exceptional.
When I touch a body — whether it’s my husband’s, children’s or a clients — I want them to feel more than just the mechanics of my touch. I want them to feel me coming though. Will you join me? Follow link https://natashasalaash.com/body-awakening-course/ to register or email natashasalaash21@gmail.com
“All parts of this course guided me towards myself; it continues to offer me an expanded spectrum of available insights: sensorily, emotionally, and interpersonally. I am ever grateful for this guided time inwards amongst companions.” – L. Body Awakening Online Course participant
by Natasha | Dec 8, 2025 | Body Awakening ©, Courses and Certifications, For couples, Intimacy, Raising children with a healthy sexuality |
I spent over a year creating my Body Awakening Course, because I wanted it to encompass much more than simply learning a new style of touching. Intimacy, to me, is a whole person experience and I wanted the participants to, at the end of it, recognize touch as something sacred. I imagined them walking away from the 9 months with a feeling of reverence for; the gift of touching another person, the body of the person they touch (whether it be their own or someone else’s) and the sensations that can be experienced through all the wonderful textures that skin provides. Along with this, I wanted them to be aware of and prepared for what can come up when we touch another person’s body in a safe and attuned way. Soft, slow, present touch can create an opening that extends much deeper than the surface of the skin —bringing up intense sensations, emotions, pleasure, resistances, wounds, insecurities and unmet needs in both the person being touched and the person touching. To hold space for this requires self-awareness, attunement, curiosity, communication, reverence and lots of practice.
We began our 9 month online journey learning about ourselves and how experiences in infancy and childhood shape the way we interact in intimacy as adults. We learned to attune to our own breath as a tool for self-awareness and how to expand our breathing patterns so we can safely feel more and ultimately experience more pleasure. We practiced exploring and touching our own bodies to discover what sensations we could feel through our skin, and learned how to combine breath, touch and imagery to increase and plateau those sensations when feeling more gets too much. We developed self-awareness around what gets in the way of our ability to be present when touching others, noticing when it happens and how to continually come back to the sensations in our fingers we feel through our touch. While we practiced all of this individually or in partnership, we came together online every two weeks to share our discoveries, pleasures, doubts, feelings, insecurities, tears and lots of laughter. In this safe, shared space we discovered that we aren’t the only ones who find intimacy challenging, scary and exciting.
We spent 7 months ensuring the quality of what we are able to offer through our touch — whether alone, in partnered intimacy or with clients — before applying our learning to touching others. Body Awakening touch is less about techniques (although there are some) and more to do with getting out of our own way to be present, attuned, curious and reverent to the experience so that who we are really comes through our touch. This, to me, is what intimacy is all about. In the last month of learning, some of the participants chose to participate in the In Person portion of the course where they deepened their practice on each other and then with volunteers from the community. It was an absolute joy for me to witness them creating a cozy space for their volunteer touch partners and welcoming them in with reverence, compassion and curiosity for whatever might come up.
As the teacher and creator of this modality and course, the past 9 months have been more rewarding than any previous work I’ve done. Creating a course that embodies the integrity that I believe touching a body deserves, and witnessing the evolution of the participants as they grow and learn together has been beyond meaningful to me. When we touch in a reverent, present and attuned way, there is no limit to our potential for connection, pleasure, growth and intimacy.
I’m excited to be once again offering this course beginning in March of 2026. There are options for Individuals, couples or practitioners interested in Online learning, In Person Experiential learning and Certification. Early bird registration opens January 5th and I would be honored to have you join. Details on my site and please reach out if you have any questions.
https://natashasalaash.com/body-awakening-course/
by Natasha | Apr 23, 2025 | Body Awakening ©, Self loving/masturbation, Vulnerability |
Bundled up all winter, it’s easy to forget how sensual my body feels when it’s unencumbered,
open and exposed in nature;
On a break between client sessions,
I walk outside, take off my shirt, lift my skirt to my waist
and lay down on the old couch in my back yard.
Like a flower, my body turns slightly,
drawn towards the warmth of the sun and
I connect to the inhale and exhale of my breath.
As my belly rises and falls,
I feel a light breeze touch my legs,
dipping down between my thighs…
up and out again.
My body shivers, registering this surprise sensation.
My legs fall open, hoping it comes back.
As I wait, I notice a brush of air at my feet,
along my right arm, across my nipples and up my neck.
It’s dancing along my skin the way my lovers hands do.
My breath quickens.
The breeze swirls around my face,
taking a few strands of my hair with it.
I imagine the air as fingers lightly twirling my hair around them.
It feels so real, I’m tempted to open my eyes and see if anyone’s there.
But I don’t.
I keep on breathing.
The air stays still for what feels like minutes.
My body arches upwards, begging it to come back,
waiting and wondering where it will touch me next.
Then I feel it, like a soft exhale trailing along my breasts and stomach.
My breath stops.
The air loves to play.
My body loves being played with.
Feeling it’s delight, I wonder for a moment,
Is the air touching me or am I touching it?
It’s all perception.
I lay there, time irrelevant,
marveling at how the air knows exactly how to touch me,
as long as I’m present to feel it.
Like any great tease, I don’t want it to end
but eventually my timer goes off.
I put my clothes back on and
go back inside to meet my next client.
Cheeks flushed, body soft, smiling.
I wonder if they’ll see on me,
the face of a woman who just made love.
by Natasha | Jan 10, 2025 | Awakening, Body Awakening ©, For couples, Intimacy |
Registration for the Body Awakening© online Course for individuals and couples as well as the Practitioner training is now open!
Body Awakening is a beautiful practice for individuals and couples wanting to learn more about their body, how to increase their capacity for pleasure, understand what gets in the way of their optimal sexual functioning and connect with their self and others in a new and meaningful way. Body Awakening touch has been a game changer for my personal intimacy and has provided me with a wider range of tools to help clients struggling with lack of sensations, performance issues, fear of intimacy and desire for more. If you’re interested I invite you to join me in this exploration and welcome any questions you have. https://natashasalaash.com/body-awakening-course/ It’s never too late to have the intimacy you desire.
by Natasha | Dec 18, 2023 | Body Awakening ©, Intimacy |
As I get ready to turn the page of my client log book for 2023, I’m reflecting on how much growth and learning this year has given me.
I was fortunate to support 916 clients – 488 women, 366 men and 62 non binary humans this year. I started offering a piece of my heart through “Body Awakening” sessions which help clients learn to; identify what “yes” and “no” feel like in their body and communicate it, anchor to presence during intimacy so that they can feel MORE, relax into their body to allow for the natural function of arousal to happen, regulate with their breath and explore pleasure. I teach this through either touching clients myself or guiding couples in how to offer Body Awakening to each other. I facilitated my first week long “Intimacy Immersion” experience with a couple, completed level 3 of an Integrative Trauma and Attachment Treatment Model training, learned to “Love Another Way” in a course on boundaries and am currently training in Genital Dearmouring.
In 2024, I’m excited to go to California for hands on Genital Dearmouring training, expand my office space to include this as one of my services, offer couple’s intimacy workshops facilitated by myself and my husband (saying that is also new for me in 2023!) and continue writing my book on – you guessed it – Intimacy!
As always, I’m in awe of the endless connections between mothering babies, and helping adults feel safe enough to tip toe into experiencing their limitless capacity for connection and pleasure. Thank you to everyone who allowed me to accompany them on their intimacy journey this year and I’m excited to keep learning and expanding with you all next year!
