What is a Dakini? | Liv Pavlov on Tantric Bodywork and Sensual Alchemy

Have a question or comment? Send it to Kristin!In this episode, Liv Pavlov, dakini, tantric guide, and sensual alchemist, returns for a third round to explore tantric bodywork. We dive into what it means to be a dakini, how trauma and desire manifest in the body, and how presence, breath, and pleasure can become a form of medicine.Liv shares her four-step sensual medicine therapy process, how to expand your capacity to feel, and the truth about the body’s innate wisdom to heal through sound, movement, and conscious touch.Timestamps:00:00 – Welcoming back Liv Pavlov: the first three-peat guest 01:24 – What is a Dakini? 03:37 – Tantra defined: weaving together all parts of the self06:02 – The deeper purpose of tantric bodywork beyond the erotic07:28 – How to bring more presence into intimacy08:54 – The power of breath and awareness09:44 – Liv’s 4-step Sensual Medicine Therapy method12:06 – Eros as life-force energy: reclaiming your erotic aliveness13:10 – Tantric practices for mothers and busy women15:34 – Mirror work and five-minute sensual practices16:43 – Yoni eggs, postpartum healing, and energetic cleansing18:08 – Trauma and ancestral memory in the body20:23 – How Tantric touch releases tension and stored emotion22:46 – Why the body doesn’t need the story to heal24:39 – What to know before receiving Tantric Bodywork26:16 – The naturalness of Tantra and returning to ancient wisdom28:09 – Lightning Round: hips, pleasure, and peaking practices30:19 – How to work with Liv and learn moreConnect with Liv:IG: https://www.instagram.com/livlovetantraWebsite: https://www.oliviapavlov.com/Support the showConnect with Kristin:WebsiteInstagramFacebook YouTubeKristin’s Book:Sex, Drugs, & Soul Spotify AudiobookSubscribe:YouTubeSpotifyApplePeptides:Oral Quicksilver GHK/Copper Peptidehttps://elliemd.com/kristinbirdwellMicrodose 🍄 https://myfeelium.co/password: opensesameCode: kristin20 for 20% off