WHO IS MY GUEST?
Born in Vienna, raised in Salzburg, Jana finished her Bachelor in Molecular Biology 2012 and her studies in human medicine 2017. During her studies, she was also a member of achtung°liebe, an organisation for sexeducation, was an author for the Vaginamuseum.at and founded a group for meditation and hypnosis. She moved to Vienna 2017, worked for a year as a professional cuddler and started to manage a sex-positive location.
At TedX 2017 she was on stage with her talk “The Power of Saying No”, a reflection on her learnings as a professional cuddler, and her quest to find boundaries and empowerment in a space of paid intimacy. 2019 she founded her own sex-positive festival “The Intimate Revolution” with the goal to end loneliness and bad sex, a five day long festival with over 120 attendants in Berlin and Vienna. Since the festivals are always sold out, tickets are usually a year in advance. Her vision is to shed some light on the stigmatized and shamed aspects of our human existence, like loneliness and sexual violence, and to be a strong voice for connection and empowerment.
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3 BIGGEST GOLDEN NUGGETS
(1) We are afraid to say no, because we want to be loved.
(2) Intimacy is a playground were pretty much everything can happen.
(3) It takes a lot of courage to state your desires and boundaries. Be patient, authentic and self-loving in this process.
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SHOW NOTES
04:00 ▽ "After I experienced sexual violence, I wanted to be as invisible as possible…"
06:42 ▽ Let’s end loneliness and bad sex!
08:40 ▽ The power of saying no
11:26 ▽ Jana’s advice how on how to express personal boundaries and desires
15:16 ▽ The explorative beauty of playfights
19:45 ▽ What is intimacy?
21:20 ▽ Simple intimacy exercises
23:40 ▽ Her journey of studying medicine and founding The Intimate Revolution
27:08 ▽ How will corona effect our relationships and intimacy?
29:53 ▽ Death Reflections: If you die next week, what would you regret not sharing with your brothers and sisters across the globe?
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CONNECT WITH JANA
Website: https://www.theintimaterevolution.com/
Instagram: @janasmiles | https://www.instagram.com/janasmiles
Facebook: Jana E Smileyface | https://www.facebook.com/janaesmiles
Jana’s TEDx talk "The Power Of Saying No": https://bit.ly/3bRVRHu
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Love,
Alisa
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