Join the Menbodied Institute in September! We all need intimacy. Unfortunately, many of us know first hand that a life without intimacy is painful. It hurts physically and emotionally. Without intimacy, we often feel at a loss, disconnected. Lonely. Continually spinning our wheels, reaching toward connection in the obvious, tried and true ways but find they haven’t worked for us. Or we give up trying entirely. Whether single or in relationships, intimacy can be elusive. Like

Ever since I was a little kid, I always had a best friend. Never a group of friends, but always one deep close friendship at a time. I would pour everything into these friendships. Others would often speak of my deep bonding with these friends as extensions of myself. Like spiritual marriages. I needed to go deep. I needed to connect with my heart and soul in order to trust. I fell in love again and again with that level of intimacy. Now, I see how that part of me shows up in

What is intimacy? And why is it so hard to find? I hear from so many men that intimacy is painfully lacking in their lives. Especially when the intimacy they are seeking is connected to their erotic lives. We all long for deep intimate connections, but finding intimacy is as elusive as finding the Holy Grail. Some believe they need to be in long term monogamous relationships in order to find intimacy. From my years as a sacred intimate, I can tell you, intimacy is available a