by Sonja Semyonova | Sep 26, 2025 | Beauty, Desire, Freedom, Journal, Sacred Feminism, The Body
One of the central teachings I received from nearly all my spiritual studies is this: I should not want what I want. I sat at the feet of yoga teachers and Eastern philosophers who told me over and over again that desires are traps of the mind. Wise ones, I was told,...
by Sonja Semyonova | Sep 17, 2025 | Beauty, Emotional Digestion, Freedom, Journal, Sacred Feminism, Self-love, Sensuality, The Body
None of us asked for this. None of us want this. None of us knows how to stop what’s happening from happening again. Yet, even though you might feel powerless, I assure you that you still have the capacity to shift back to center and stop letting the madness of the...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jul 28, 2025 | Beauty, Journal, Sacred Feminism, Self-love, Sensuality
When I was 13, I had a regular babysitting gig at a house where the mom subscribed to all the women’s magazines. Lemme tell you, I learned so much after I put the kid to bed about what it meant to be a woman. Behind the makeup tips, hairstyle advice, and fashion...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jul 3, 2025 | Awakening, Desire, Intimacy, Journal, Sacred Feminism, Self-love
Have you ever found yourself in bed with someone thinking, “If I just wait a while longer and eventually they will do something that I like”? Let me save you the headache – that’s not how good s*x happens. Here’s the thing – every body is different. Meaning that the...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jul 1, 2025 | Desire, Intimacy, Journal, Relationships, Sacred Feminism, Self-love, Sensuality, Sheroes, The Erotic, The Spiritual Side of Sex
Women: If you’re ready to change your life, stop apologizing for your erotic power. Women spend too much time apologizing. And there’s nothing we apologize more for than how we express our erotic energy. We apologize for everything about it. For wanting too much. For...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jun 30, 2025 | Awakening, Desire, Intimacy, Journal, Sacred Feminism, Self-love
You’ve been taught that there is a way to be a woman. Or, more specifically, you’ve been taught there are two ways to be a woman. The right way = always focusing on serving others’ needs in bed. Never enjoying sex too much. Never wearing your skirts too tight or...
by Sonja Semyonova | Apr 23, 2025 | Awakening, Confessionals, Freedom, Journal, Self-love
I spent the better part of this weekend without the dopamine drip that comes from my Instagram feed, the result of having my account taken down by the new world that looks like 1984. My digital detox was not by choice. It was quite the opposite of what I would have...
by Sonja Semyonova | Apr 7, 2025 | Confessionals, Journal, Self-love, Sensuality
I’ve been in my healing era for the better part of three decades. I’ve wept in classrooms as I released generations of trauma from my womb. I’ve driven two hours through the Mexican countryside to have a healer spit mezcal on my back. I’ve sung myself home in sweat...
by Sonja Semyonova | Mar 28, 2025 | Awakening, Confessionals, Intimacy, Journal, Relationships, Self-love, The Spiritual Side of Sex
Here’s a bittersweet pill on your screen: We cannot love without losing. I discovered this when I was writing my book, Letters to My Lovers. And when I first felt this sword in my throat, it stung. Until I learned it didn’t have to. So let me show you how to swallow...
by Sonja Semyonova | Feb 28, 2025 | Awakening, Confessionals, Intimacy, Journal, Relationships, Self-love, The Spiritual Side of Sex
Why this modern day fairy tale keeps you from your true power in love. Whenever I hear a client talk about wanting to find their soulmate, their twin flame, their divine union, the “one,” I know exactly the path our work will go. Namely: expanding their understanding...
