From Before Anyone Called It “Polyamory,” To Now, And Into Tomorrow…

Polyamory, literally meaning “many loves,” is the practice of simultaneous, close, emotional, and possibly sexual, relationships with two or more other individuals with the knowledge and consent of all partners concerned. The growing practice of polyamory in the U.S. indicates a significant shift in the way marriage and intimate relationships have evolved over the last few decades.

Join Reid Mihalko for an intimate conversation

with Dr. Deborah Taj Anapol, one of

the first authors to write about

polyamory, to see where her current book

on poly has ended her up!

Join Reid Mihalko for an intimate conversation with Dr. Deborah Taj Anapol, author of one of the first books on poly (Love Without Limits, 1992), about her latest book, Polyamory In The 21st Century,  and where she see’s consensual non-monogamy, as well as monogamous relationships, heading into the future.

Whether you’re poly, poly-curious, or just a relationship geek, join Reid at San Fran’s Center for Sex and Culture for what is going to be an amazing dialogue and interview!

Date: Friday, July 16, 2010
Time: 7:30-9:30pm Pacific (Doors open at 7pm.)
Where: San Francisco’s Center for Sex and Culture
1519 Mission Street @ 11th and S. Van Ness, SF, CA 94103

Eavesdrop in on this intimate, one-on-one conversation. Participate in the Q&A period, and ask Taj your questions. Meet Taj and Reid, and mingle with like-minded, sex-positive men and women. Come experience one of the great pioneers and herstorians of polyamory!

$10 suggested donation.
No one turned away for lack of funds.

This event will be filmed and begins promptly at 7:30pm.
Please arrive early to get a seat. This event will fill up!

ABOUT TAJ: Deborah Taj Anapol, Ph.D., (www.LoveWithoutLimits.com) attended Barnard College, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Berkeley in 1975 and received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Washington in 1981. She is a leading edge healer, writer, and teacher. In 1984, she founded the Sacred Space Institute (formerly IntiNet Resource Center and The Abundant Love Institute), a national organization dedicated to reintegrating sexuality into spirituality and health care and expanding the boundaries of the family.

She is the author of several books. Her latests are Polyamory In The 21st Century (2010), and The Seven Natural Laws of Love (2005) and she is currently at work on a book about harmonizing feminine and masculine energies. Dr. Anapol also authored Polyamory: The New Love Without Limits (1997), and co-founded Loving More Magazine as well as produced the video, Pelvic Heart Integration.

Dr. Anapol has worked with groups, partners, and individuals who are exploring conscious relationships and sexual healing for over two decades, leads workshops nationwide, and is an inspiring and illuminating speaker. She is available for individual coaching, phone counseling, seminars, and public speaking engagements.

Deborah can be reached at 415.507.1739 or visit her at www.LoveWithoutLimits.com

ABOUT REID: Reid Mihalko of www.ReidAboutSex.com helps people create more self-esteem and greater health in their relationship and sex lives, no matter what their self-expression of those happen to be.

Reid has worked with thousands of individuals from myriad walks of life, orientations, relationship styles, countries and religions. Known for his charisma, wit and emphasis on integrity, Reid travels the country teaching, coaching, consulting and collaborating. He has been a writer and producer on a number of films and television projects about sex and relationships, and appears regularly in the media.

Reid has been a featured speaker at dozens of conferences on relationships and sexuality. He has also appeared on the Emmy award-winning talk show Montel, Fox News, VH1’s Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Showtime’s Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, Canada’s The Sex Files and SexTV, and the short-lived Life & Style, on NPR, Sirius’ Maxim Radio and Cosmo Radio, and in Marie Claire, GQ, Details, People, Newsweek and The National Enquirer, as well as media across the globe in thirteen countries and at least seven languages.

Watch and Learn as Real Sex Educators Go Head To Head and Reveal Their Best Bedroom Moves…

What better way to learn about practical sex education that you can actually use than to watch two sex educators literally go head to head?

Let’s face it, sex is one of the few things we’re not allowed to learn by watching others. You go to a fancy dinner. You don’t know which spoon to use. You watch to see what spoon everyone else uses… But don’t know what to do how in the bedroom, or want to add a few tricks to your repertoire? No such luck!

Tonight’s Iron Slut Sex Educators:
Reid Mihalko
VS.
Nurse-midwife and Gynecology Nurse-practitioner-turned-Workshop Guru…
Sheri Winston!

Join world renowned sex and relationship educator Reid Mihalko and celebrate author Sheri Winston, Wholistic Sexuality Teacher and Counselor, Founder & Executive Director of the Center for the Intimate Arts, and watch as they go hand-to-hand sharing their personal stories and bed room secrets!

DATE: Saturday, July 31st, 2010
TIME: 7-9:30pm
LOCATION: Fruitopia event space
1080 23rd Ave. Ste. 110, Oakland CA 94606
COST: $30 day-of at the door; $25 advanced, on-line tickets and $20 for Threesomes and Moresomes!

“The Intersection of Social Media, Feminism and Sexuality,” is where you’ll find Reid, of course…

SEATTLE – Sex 2.0 celebrates its third year May 22-23, 2010, in Seattle, Washington, at the Quality Inn.  For the first time, the conference is heading to the West Coast and expanding across an entire weekend, attracting local and national influencers, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts who are defining the future of sex and technology.

Sex 2.0 focuses on the intersection of social media, feminism, and sexuality.  How is social media enabling people to learn, grow, and connect sexually? How is sexual expression tied to social activism? Does the concept of transparency online offer new opportunities or present new roadblocks — or both? These questions, and many more, are addressed within a safe, welcoming, sex positive space.

Topics this year include building your sex positive presence online, using the internet to connect with people as a sex coach or educator, participatory community organizing for social and sexual freedom, the new sex educators, with panels on new media, sex work, and more.

Featuring certified sexologist and author, Veronica Monet, as the keynote speaker and a discussion leader.  Other session leaders include educator, writer, and founder of Cuddle Parties and Show-N-Tell Sex Education, Reid Mihalko of ReidAboutSex.com; executive director of the Center and Foundation for Sex Positive Culture, Allena Gabosch; rope bondage podcaster, author and activist, Graydancer; president of Love U Parties, author, sex educator and activist, Ducky Doolittle; author, high priestess, and founder of Temple of the Red Lotus, Inara de Luna; and many more.

The conference welcomes all sex positive individuals 18+, the GLBTQ, poly, kinky, sex workers, podcasters, eroticists, activists and more.  At Sex 2.0, everyone is a participant, rather than a passive attendee, joining conversations rather than listening to presentations. Respecting the confidentiality and protecting the identities of participants who wish to maintain a degree of anonymity is a top priority at Sex 2.0.

Profits will go to the Northwest chapter of the Sex Workers Outreach Project, which is dedicated to the fundamental human rights of sex workers and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education and advocacy, and to the event producer, the Foundation for Sex Positive Culture.

Advance registration is mandatory, given the relatively sensitive nature of this event. Registration is open and tickets are $50 until May 19 or tickets sell out.

The conference is being held at the Quality Inn at 618 John St., in the heart of Seattle beside the famous Space Needle and Seattle Center.  It officially runs from 9 a.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday, with parties on Friday and Sunday.

Read about the THREE TALKS Reid is leading, who else will be there, and how to register at www.sex20con.com.

Sex 2.0 is being produced and sponsored by Seattle’s Foundation for Sex Positive Culture, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes the many ways sex is beneficial through education, outreach, the arts, advocacy, and research programs that serve the public.   For more information, please visit www.foundationforsexpositiveculture.org.

Just in time for Mother’s Day…

The menage a trios is a popular fantasy with twice the pleasure potential, but navigating a three-way romance (if only for one night) can be tricky.

Join world renowned sex and relationship educator Reid Mihalko of www.ReidAboutSex.com for this R-rated, fun-filled, two-hour workshop (with live demonstrations!) and enough laughs and sex “edutainment” for three!

Really…

If the idea of “doubling your pleasure” gives your tummy the butterflies, have we got the workshop for you… (With live demonstrations, too!)

DATE: Friday, May 7th, 2010
TIME: 7:45-9:45 p.m.
Cost: $25 pre-paid, $30 at the door
WHERE: Sexy Spirits, 301 W 55 St #4, NYC

Due to limited space RSVP early!

Not only will you get a chance to ask questions, but we’ll cover:

• What are the best techniques to satisfy two lovers at once?
• Ways to overcome fears and concerns – Yours AND your partner’s!
• The most common threesome mistakes (and how to avoid them!)
• How to negotiate boundaries and safer sex protocols to make your next menage a trios tré bien!

Interested in M-F-M threesomes, F-M-F threesomes, F-F-F threesomes or M-M-M threesomes?… Whether you’ve had more threesomes than Jim Morrison or are just beginning to consider three-in-a-bed might be something you’d like to explore, this workshop will give you plenty of tools, tricks, perspectives and laughs to enhance your love life and strengthen your relationships!

Even if you would NEVER be interested in a 3-way, this fun-filled class will give you lots of ways to talk to your loved ones about the things you DO WANT in the bedroom – no matter how tame or outrageous!

Bring your loved ones, bring your friends, and enjoy an educational and entertaining evening on how to successfully navigate one of the most common sexual fantasies: the threesome!

ABOUT REID: Reid Mihalko of www.ReidAboutSex.com helps adults create more self-esteem, self-confidence and greater health in their relationships and sex lives, no matter what their self-expression of those happen to be.

From his rated-PG/PG-13 workshops (Cuddle Party, Speed-Flirting) to the rated-R (Iron Slut Sex Educator Showdown) to his explicit, NC-17 rated, Show-N-Tell sex education workshops (where audiences get to watch, take notes, and ask questions), Reid has worked with thousands of individuals from myriad walks of life, orientations, relationship styles, countries and religions. Known for his charisma, wit and emphasis on integrity, Reid travels the country teaching, coaching, consulting and collaborating on fulfilling his mission: Create more self-esteem, self-confidence and health adults in and out of the bedroom.

Reid has been a featured speaker at dozens of conferences on relationships and sexuality and is a sought-after presenter and teacher at colleges and sex positive stores across the country.

Reid has been a writer and producer on a number of films and television projects about sex and relationships, and appears regularly in the media. He has also appeared on the Emmy award-winning talk show Montel, Fox News, VH1’s Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Showtime’s Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, Canada’s The Sex Files and SexTV, and the short-lived Life & Style, on NPR, Sirius’ Maxim Radio and Cosmo Radio, and in Marie Claire, GQ, Details, People, Newsweek and The National Enquirer, as well as media across the globe in thirteen countries and at least seven languages.

Watch and Learn as Real Sex Educators Go Head To Head and Reveal Their Best Bedroom Moves…

What better way to learn about practical sex education that you can actually use than to watch two sex educators literally go head to head? Let’s face it, sex is one of the few things we’re not allowed to learn by watching others. You go to a fancy dinner. You don’t know which spoon to use. You watch to see what spoon everyone else uses… But don’t know what to do how in the bedroom, or want to add a few tricks to your repertoire? No such luck!

Tonight’s Iron Slut Sex Educators:
Reid Mihalko
VS.
Seattle’s very own…

Allena Gabosch!

Join world renowned sex and relationship educator Reid Mihalko and Allena Gabosch, executive director of Seattle’s Center for Sex Positve Culture,  and watch as they go mano a mano and blow for blow, sharing their personal stories and bed room secrets!

DATE: Thursday, May 27th, 2010
TIME: 7-9:30pm
LOCATION: The EM Fine Art Gallery, 410 Dexter Ave N., Seattle WA 98109
COST: $20 day-of at the door; $15 advanced, on-line tickets!

The slower you go, the faster you get there…

Curious about anal play and pleasure but not sure how to proceed? Maybe you’ve tried it once or twice with some success and want to upgrade your info and level of self-confidence? Perhaps you know it’s something you love, but you don’t know how to talk to your loved ones about it?

While everyone has a butt, anal play isn’t for everyone. But unless you have good intel on what to do and how to best explore your rear (or your lover’s), it’s all too easy to mess up what, for some people, is a whole new world of exciting, stimulating fun lurking right around the bend!

While everyone has a butt, anal play isn’t for everyone…

Date: Wed, June 23rd, 2010
Time: 8-10pm Central
Cost: FREE!
Where: Chicago’s The Pleasure Chest
3436 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago IL 60657
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Join sex and relationship expert Reid Mihalko of ReidAboutSex.com for 2-hrs of laughter and useful information designed to loosen up the “uptight” and give you tools to put the “us” in anus…

In this R-rated workshop where you get to ask all your questions, we will cover:

• The common misconceptions surrounding Anal Sex
• Ways you can talk about backdoor desires while lessening the chances of a partner freak-out
• The ins and outs of anal anatomy
• Safer sex as it applies to butt-play
• Hygiene tips and tricks
• Lube, lube, lube! – and why it’s important!!!
• Butt toys for girls and boys!
• And much, much more…

Bring a friend, bring a notebook, and be sure to bring your questions! Drop by and let Reid do what he does best: Up your self-esteem and self-confidence when it comes to sex and relationships!

Even if you’re not sure you’d be into anal pleasuring, the communication skill sets and pragmatic sex information covered in this workshop can be applied to the areas of sex and lovemaking that you ARE into.

This workshop is part of June’s…

ABOUT REID: Reid Mihalko of www.ReidAboutSex.com helps adults create more self-esteem, self-confidence and greater health in their relationship and sex lives, no matter what their self-expression of those happen to be.

From his rated-PG/PG-13 workshops (Cuddle Party, Speed-Flirting) to the rated-R (Iron Slut Sex Educator Showdown) to his explicit, NC-17 rated, Show-N-Tell sex education workshops (where audiences get to watch, take notes, and ask questions), Reid has worked with thousands of individuals from myriad walks of life, orientations, relationship styles, countries and religions. Known for his charisma, wit and emphasis on integrity, Reid travels the country teaching, coaching, consulting and collaborating on fulfilling his mission: Create more self-esteem, self-confidence and health for everyone in and out of the bedroom.

Reid has been a featured speaker at dozens of conferences on relationships and sexuality and is a sought-after presenter and teacher at colleges and sex positive stores across the country.

Reid has been a writer and producer on a number of films and television projects about sex and relationships, and appears regularly in the media. He has also appeared on the Emmy award-winning talk show Montel, Fox News, VH1’s Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Showtime’s Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, Canada’s The Sex Files and SexTV, and the short-lived Life & Style, on NPR, Sirius’ Maxim Radio and Cosmo Radio, and in Marie Claire, GQ, Details, People, Newsweek and The National Enquirer, as well as media across the globe in thirteen countries and at least seven languages.

An Outrageous Evening of Safer Sex Info and XXXtreme Sex Education with Reid Mihalko

Feel a little intimidate or embarrassed by the idea of adult toys? Do you think deep throating is impossible to learn? Perhaps your asking yourself, “Dental dams? What the heck are dental dams!?”

Let’s face it, most people want to feel confident in between the sheets and our culture does a horrible job educating us on being sexually savvy. Worse, when it does, sex education often feels like going to the dentist.

That was, until now…

Date: Tues, June 22rd, 2010
Time: 8-10pm Central
Cost: FREE!
Where: Chicago’s The Pleasure Chest
3436 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago IL 60657
Map

Join world renowned sex and relationship expert Reid Mihalko of ReidAboutSex.com for an outrageously informative, irreverent and hilarious evening of R-rated, adult education and demonstration.

In this 2-hour workshop, you will learn…

• The ins and outs of dildo use
• Why the phrase “professional tools create professional results” is key to building an amazing sex life!
• Why using sex toys means you’re awesome and not “less-than” as a lover…
• What a dental dam is and how to use one
• How to deep throat and how to teach your lovers!
• Great tips for oral sex on men and women
• The basics of safer sex and how to negotiate safer sex with ease

If you (or your partners) think “prophylactic” is the name of a Star Wars character, get your butt to this workshop!

If you want a dildo or want to upgrade on the one you already have, if you don’t have a clue where to start or which one is right for you or your lover… If you think that deep throating is only for porn stars or that dental dams are just for the dentist’s office… Then Reid’s Dilods, Dental Dams and Deep Throating is for you!

This is a two-hour, co-ed workshop for all sexual orientations, identities, and relationship statuses. This workshop includes some live, fully-clothed demonstrations, explicit language and lots of laughter. Like all of Reid’s R-rated workshops: No participation or nudity required by participants. Bring a notebook, watch, giggle and ask questions!

This workshop is part of June’s…

ABOUT REID: Reid Mihalko of www.ReidAboutSex.com helps adults create more self-esteem, self-confidence and greater health in their relationships and sex lives, no matter what their self-expression of those happen to be.

From his rated-PG/PG-13 workshops (Cuddle Party, Speed-Flirting) to the rated-R (Iron Slut Sex Educator Showdown) to his explicit, NC-17 rated, Show-N-Tell sex education workshops (where audiences get to watch, take notes, and ask questions), Reid has worked with thousands of individuals from myriad walks of life, orientations, relationship styles, countries and religions. Known for his charisma, wit and emphasis on integrity, Reid travels the country teaching, coaching, consulting and collaborating on fulfilling his mission: Create more self-esteem, self-confidence and health for adults in and out of the bedroom.

Reid has been a featured speaker at dozens of conferences on relationships and sexuality and is a sought-after presenter and teacher at colleges and sex positive stores across the country.

Reid has been a writer and producer on a number of films and television projects about sex and relationships, and appears regularly in the media. He has also appeared on the Emmy award-winning talk show Montel, Fox News, VH1’s Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Showtime’s Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, Canada’s The Sex Files and SexTV, and the short-lived Life & Style, on NPR, Sirius’ Maxim Radio and Cosmo Radio, and in Marie Claire, GQ, Details, People, Newsweek and The National Enquirer, as well as media across the globe in thirteen countries and at least seven languages.

If the idea of “doubling your pleasure” gives your tummy the butterflies, have we got the workshop for you…

The menage a trios is a popular fantasy with twice the pleasure potential, but navigating a three-way romance (if only for one night) can be tricky.

Join world renowned sex and relationship educator Reid Mihalko of www.ReidAboutSex.com for this R-rated, fun-filled, two-hour workshop (with live demonstrations!)…

DATE: Friday, May 21st, 2010
TIME: 7-9 p.m.
Cost: $20 per person, $15 for Sex 2.0 Conference attendees
WHERE: The Sharma Center, Seattle, WA
Due to the center’s limited space (40 people tops!), the address is only given out after you RSVP • Please RSVP for all Sharma Center Events at rsvp@sharmacenter.org • Please call on the day of the event 206-898-5876 for availability if you haven’t RSVP’d.

Not only will you get a chance to ask questions, but we’ll cover:

• What are the best techniques to satisfy two lovers at once?
• Ways to overcome fears and concerns – Yours AND your partner’s!
• The most common threesome mistakes (and how to avoid them!)
• How to negotiate boundaries and safer sex protocols to make your next menage a trios tré bien!

Interested in M-F-M threesomes, F-M-F threesomes, F-F-F threesomes or M-M-M threesomes?… Whether you’ve had more threesomes than Jim Morrison or are just beginning to consider three-in-a-bed might be something you’d like to explore, this workshop will give you plenty of tools, tricks, perspectives and laughs to enhance your love life and strengthen your relationships!

Even if you would NEVER be interested in a 3-way, this fun-filled class will give you lots of ways to talk to your loved ones about the things you DO WANT in the bedroom – no matter how tame or outrageous!

Bring your loved ones, bring your friends, and enjoy an educational and entertaining evening on how to successfully navigate one of the most common sexual fantasies: the threesome!

ABOUT REID: Reid Mihalko of www.ReidAboutSex.com helps people create more self-esteem and greater health in their relationship and sex lives, no matter what their self-expression of those happen to be.

Reid has worked with thousands of individuals from myriad walks of life, orientations, relationship styles, countries and religions. Known for his charisma, wit and emphasis on integrity, Reid travels the country teaching, coaching, consulting and collaborating. He has been a writer and producer on a number of films and television projects about sex and relationships, and appears regularly in the media.

Reid has been a featured speaker at dozens of conferences on relationships and sexuality. He has also appeared on the Emmy award-winning talk show Montel, Fox News, VH1’s Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Showtime’s Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, Canada’s The Sex Files and SexTV, and the short-lived Life & Style, on NPR, Sirius’ Maxim Radio and Cosmo Radio, and in Marie Claire, GQ, Details, People, Newsweek and The National Enquirer, as well as media across the globe in thirteen countries and at least seven languages.

Flip jealousy and kick it’s ass while increasing your relationship skills, all in one day!

• Do you fear jealousy’s kick in the stomach?
• Often find yourself getting sucker-punched in your relationships by negative emotions or an inability to communicate what your needs are?
• Wish you could see your partner telegraph their emotional freak outs and side step them in time?

Perhaps you flinch when it’s time to have a difficult conversation, or maybe you chicken out all together? Do you wish you and your partner could navigate difficult emotions, emotionally spar and intellectually wrestle without hurting one another? Maybe you’re just looking to achieve a Zen-like state of mind when you’re taking a relationship from dating to “serious.”

If you long for more relationship techniques… If you feel like a white belt when it comes to love…

If you long for more relationship techniques, feel like a white belt when it comes to love, dating and commitment, or just want to feel confident in your love life, this five-hour workshop on Jealousy Judo and other Relationship Kung-Fu is for you!

DATE: Saturday, March 27th
TIME: 1-6pm
LOCATION: Reid’s Fruitopia event space, Oakland, CA
COST: $97 for the day workshop (extra charge for Sacred Sexuality Play Party Lab that evening). Group Discounts and VIP Passes available!

Join relationship blackbelts Reid Mihalko and Kamala Devi, creators of the informative and humorous relationship DVD Earning Your BLACKBELT In Relationships, in their Relationship Dojo for an inspiring, informative and jam-packed day devoted to honing your communication skills and giving your relationship the workout it deserves.

In this 5-hour intensive, designed to incorporate your own, unique relationships challenges as well, we will delve into:

• New ways of understanding jealousy so that you can deflect it’s crushing blows
• How to maintain your emotional balance during an argument or heated discussion and even diffuse the situation
• Ways to communicate your needs and leverage your partner’s strengths to create a win-win for both of you
• Blackbelt tips and tricks for creating powerful relationships with minimal effort!

Whether you are single, newly dating, married, divorced or on Match.com for years… Whether you’re monogamous or a swinger, poly-curious or have been practicing open relationships for years… Gay, straight, queer, undecided, or something that has yet to be named… This day-long workshop along with it’s “play party lab,” where you can test out your newly practiced communication techniques and relationship Kung-Fu is the perfect place for gain the confidence you need in a safe, controlled, interactive and playful environment.

You’ll be amazed by how deep you can go and how high you will soar. Please consider experiencing the rewards and transformation Kamala Devi and Reid Mihalko can generate and facilitate!

DATE: Saturday, March 27th
TIME: 1-6pm
LOCATION: Reid’s Fruitopia event space, Oakland, CA
COST: $97 for the day workshop (extra charge for Sacred Sexuality Play Party Lab that evening). Group Discounts and VIP Passes available!

ABOUT KAMALA: Kamala Devi ofwww.BlissCoach.com is a down to earth tantra goddess who has been studying and practicing yoga, tantra, sacred sexuality, and sexual healing during her extensive travels for the past eleven years.

A prolific writer, Kamala is the author of Don’t Drink the Punch: An Adventure in Tantra, Sacred Sexual Healing with Baba Dez Nichols and Teaching Tantra the EROTIC WAY as well as numerous stage plays. She has most recently release her collaborative DVD with Reid Mihalko, Earning Your BLACKBELT in Relationship.

Kamala has recently appeared nationally on Tyra Banks’s Tyra, theMorning Show, Inside Edition, MTV and several programs overseas.

ABOUT REID: Reid Mihalko helps people create more self-esteem and greater health in their relationship and sex lives, no matter what their self-expression of those happen to be or where their interests lie.

Reid has worked with thousands of individuals from myriad walks of life, orientations, relationship styles, countries and religions. Known for his charisma, wit and emphasis on integrity, Reid travels the country teaching, coaching, consulting and collaborating. He has been a writer and producer on a number of film and television projects about sex and relationships, and appears regularly in the media.

Reid has been a featured speaker at dozens of conferences on relationships and sexuality. He has also appeared on the Emmy award-winning talk show Montel, Fox News, VH1’s Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Showtime’s Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, Canada’s The Sex Files and SexTV, and the short-lived Life & Style, on NPR, Sirius’ Maxim Radio and Cosmo Radio, and in Marie Claire, GQ, People, Newsweek and The National Enquirer, as well as media across the globe in thirteen countries and at least seven languages.

Join world renowned sex educators and relationship “black belts” Kamala Devi and Reid Mihalko in Oakland, California, this March as they celebrate the East Bay launch of their newest and most powerful educational DVD yet: Earning Your Black Belt in Relationships!

Discover the ten relationship lessons hidden within the acronym B.L.A.C.K.B.E.L.T. while meeting the masters, Reid and Kamala in person!

Mingle and connect with a bevy of like-minded, amazing and exciting people. Meet and ask questions of the Pros. Watch a bit of the DVD, and get your very own copy of the full DVD to take home with you!

DATE: Friday, March 26th, 2010
TIME: 7pm to 10:30pm
LOCATION: Reid’s Fruitopia event space, Oakland – Address and Directions upon Registration

Party and a DVD, all for the $19.95 admission!

Everyone who dresses up as a Ninja, Samurai, Karate-Kid for our launch party (or just wears black) will be entered into our door-prize raffle, too!

That’s right, just under twenty-bucks gets you into this not-to-be-missed, gala event full of humor and deep learning, just like the DVD!

Who knew upgrading your relationship skills, improving your intimacy mojo, and meeting fabulous people could be this fun and enlightening?

Whether you are a white belt in love or a bedroom ninja with amazing, heartfelt skills, this launch party is for you! Bring your friends and lovers, walk home with a DVD of your own, and help Reid and Kamala celebrate their newest offering! Learn how to struggle less in your relationships, love more deeply, and have fun while doing it!

A 5.0 out of 5 stars, Amazon review of Earning Your BLACKBELT in Relationships:

An authentic, funny and practical examination of a healthy alternative to monogamy…

December 16, 2009
By Joyful Body Mind Spirit (San Diego, CA)

I’m a self-help junkie and that extends to podcasts and DVDs. I want to be the best person I can be. Lately I’ve been learning a lot about relationships and how to make them work, as well as my role in said relationships. This DVD offers a fresh, honest and out-of-the ordinary look at how to master romantic partnerships.

But wait, this isn’t just your regular feel-good collection of mumbo-jumbo marriage therapy diced and sliced into bites of information. Rather, this DVD explores real-world issues in a way you’ve probably never considered. Or if you have, you might have felt bad about it or thought you were alone. While Earning Your Black Belt in Relationships focuses mainly on how to make polyamorous–or “open”–relationships work, the ideas presented are excellent tools for any relationship. Even single people can take the ideas and apply them to their lives. The best viewer for this DVD isn’t someone who’s solely interested or labeled as polyamorous, but rather someone who is tired of making the same mistakes and wants to delve into different ways of thinking and being that actually work.

Sex and relationship coaches Kamala Devi and Reid Mihalko share tools and tricks to successfully sustaining multiple open relationships. That’s right, more than one. And guess what? If you can’t get one right, it’s not likely you’ll be able to get more than one right. So start small and blossom as your communication and awareness skills grow.

There are 10 chapters in this DVD, and the “lessons” spell out BLACKBELTS, which also echoes a fun ninja theme (it’s subtle, but clever). Mihalko and Devi explore the lessons in detail after you watch intriguing, real-life footage about the topic from people who live it. And no, not everyone is labeled as strictly polyamorous. One person is single and “poly-curious.” Another is monogamous but open-minded. Each topic ends with an exercise or “mission” to help anchor the ideas presented. Here’s a peek into the chapters:

1. Be Real: learn to be transparent – This chapter stresses how important it is to know who you are and what you really need. This is easier said than done, as many people live in a fog much of their lives. So before you do anything, get in touch with your authentic self.

2. Labels and Lovestyles: define your own terms – Figure out what works for you in relationship. Be specific and know that there are many different “fits” or “configurations.” You may even choose to not label yourself, but know that you still need to be able to communicate your needs, and words might be necessary.

3. Agreements and Boundaries: authentic negotiations – This chapter explores the importance of setting clear agreements and boundaries. Communication and transparency are the keywords here. When you know what works for you and you ask for what you need to feel safe, you create more freedom. These can evolve over time. The “mission” here is to determine what your bottom line is.

4. Clear Communication: express yourself fully – Without clear communication, you are not going to make it. If you like to withhold information or if you are unable to listen to and hear your partner, you have work to do. Develop your ability to speak your truth and hear your partner. Say what’s not being said.

5. Know your needs: and how to get them met – This chapter talks about “needs work,” which is pretty deep emotional work. You are in charge of your own needs. Be aware of what your needs are and meet them in a healthy way–needs aren’t bad. Use the communication skills you learned in previous chapters.

6. Break-ups and Transitions: let go with grace – Change is inevitable and break-ups aren’t necessarily bad. Longevity is a “horrible metric with which to measure the quality of a relationship.” Relationships are organic and seasonal. Be realistic about what’s healthy.

7. Emotions are Welcome: honor your feelings – Believe it or not, it is all right to feel whatever it is you are feeling. Be willing to express yourself and be willing to hold space for your partnerships. Emotions are meant to be felt. You can raise your emotional intelligence and apply it to your relationships.

8. Learning Curve: give yourself room to grow – This chapter normalizes the time it takes to get things “right.” Be gentle with yourself and see relationships as growth opportunities. Don’t try to be perfect. Expect breakdowns and work with them. Welcome the learning curve, learn and apply the lessons.

9. Takes a Tribe: creating alternative community – Surround yourself with support, community or tribe. Don’t isolate yourself. This can be online, a potluck, church, whatever works for you.

10. Sex and Spirituality: honoring your lovers and self – Approach your relationships with a sacredness and respect, regardless of whether or not it’s “mystical.” Elevate it to a higher co-creation. Be free from guilt, shame and fear.

Devi and Mihalko are real and engaging, and their down-to-earth rapport is charming. While the camera work is a little shaky at times, the content is so strong and the advice so compelling, it’s easy to forgive. Get ready to open your mind and your heart with this entertaining, educational and endearing DVD.

Watch and Learn as Real Sex Educators Go Head To Head and Reveal Their Best Bedroom Moves…

What better way to learn about practical sex education that you can actually use than to watch two sex educators literally go head to head?

Let’s face it, sex is one of the few things we’re not allowed to learn by watching others. You go to a fancy dinner. You don’t know which spoon to use. You watch to see what spoon everyone else uses… But don’t know what to do how in the bedroom, or want to add a few tricks to your repertoire? No such luck!

Until now…

Tonight’s Sex Educators:

Reid Mihalko

and

Sacred Sexuality Coach and published author

(direct from San Diego)

Kamala Devi!

Date: Thursday, March 25th
Time: 7-9:30pm
Location: Reid’s Fruitopia event space, Oakland, CA

Join world renowned sex and relationship educator Reid Mihalko and watch as he goes mano a mano and blow for blow against some of this country’s best, most talented and most experienced sex geeks!

In this entertaining, informational, guaranteed-to-be-funny and friendly, “competitive” throwdown, we’ll let the audience watch, take notes, ask questions, and, when the dust finally settles, hang out and mingle with the experts and guests!

Show up to Reid’s latest Rated NC-17 workshop designed to empower adults around their sex lives and get folks smiling!

Show up to this fun-filled 2-and-a half hour workshop and learn:

• What sex educators do under the covers and how
• Their best tips and tricks (and probably not the kind you read about in Cosmo)
• Their favorite, black belt sexy-sexy time moves!
• And much, much more…

We can’t promise you badly dubbed voice-overs or high-jinx dramma like televisions Iron Chef show, but we can promise you some down-to-earth applicable sex and relationship education.

If you were a big fan of “I’ll show you mine, if you show me yours” as a kid, or you always wished there was a reality show called “Shagging With the Stars,” then this workshop might be for you. Tell your friends. Bring a date. Bring a note book, too, while you’re at it!

Because of this workshop’s explicit and frank nature and live demonstrations, no one under 18 admitted. Please try to arrive on time. And, as with all of Reid’s workshops, you can always leave early.

Date: Thursday, March 25th
Time: 7-9:30pm
Location: Reid’s Fruitopia event space (Register for driving directions and, please read ‘em. It can be tricky if you don’t read the directions and we don’t want you to get lost and be late!)

ABOUT KAMALA: Kamala Devi of www.BlissCoach.com is a down to earth tantra goddess who has been studying and practicing yoga, tantra, sacred sexuality, and sexual healing during her extensive travels for the past eleven years.

A prolific writer, Kamala is the author of Don’t Drink the Punch: An Adventure in Tantra, Sacred Sexual Healing with Baba Dez Nichols and Teaching Tantra the EROTIC WAY as well as numerous stage plays. She has most recently release her collaborative DVD with Reid Mihalko, Earning Your BLACKBELT in Relationship.

Kamala has recently appeared nationally on Tyra Banks’s Tyra, theMorning Show, Inside Edition, MTV and several programs overseas.

ABOUT REID: Reid Mihalko helps people create more self-esteem and greater health in their relationship and sex lives, no matter what their self-expression of those happen to be or where their interests lie.

Reid has worked with thousands of individuals from myriad walks of life, orientations, relationship styles, countries and religions. Known for his charisma, wit and emphasis on integrity, Reid travels the country teaching, coaching, consulting and collaborating. He has been a writer and producer on a number of film and television projects about sex and relationships, and appears regularly in the media.

Reid has been a featured speaker at dozens of conferences on relationships and sexuality. He has also appeared on the Emmy award-winning talk show Montel, Fox News, VH1’s Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Showtime’s Penn & Teller’s Bulls**t!, Canada’s The Sex Files and SexTV, and the short-lived Life & Style, on NPR, Sirius’ Maxim Radio and Cosmo Radio, and in Marie Claire, GQ, People, Newsweek and The National Enquirer, as well as media across the globe in thirteen countries and at least seven languages.

March. 25th-27th in Oakland California. Kamala Devi and Reid Mihalko will be offering a series of  fun sex education events. Whether you are monogamous, single, poly-curious or have been practicing open relationships for years, this weekend offers events for all experience levels, you’ll be amazed by the rewards and transformation of these playful, deep and interactive events.

The fun festival schedule is as follows…

Thursday: 7-10pm with an Iron Slut Showdown with Sex Educators Reid Vs. Kamala Devi

Friday: 7-10pm There will be a DVD Launch party $19.95 (includes DVD)

Satuday: 1-6pm Relationship Dojo: Jealousy Judo intensive only $97

Saturday: 8-Midnight Sacred sexual play party!  $60 per couple/twosomes. Free for Jealousy Judo attendees! Limited 40 people, so purchase your tickets asap.

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for more info soon!