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Category Archives: David Deida
David Deida & Polarity Therapy
Gemini says: The concept of polarity in male-female relations has moved from the fringes of esoteric spirituality into the mainstream of modern dating and relationship coaching. It is primarily built on the idea that attraction and intimacy function like magnetism: … Continue reading
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David Deida – Sexual Therapy, Sexual Yoga, & Spiritual Practice
David Deida is one of my favorite thinkers. He seems to carry a lot of tension in his shoulders. David: “You can be entirely dysfunctional therapeutically, psychologically and emotionally, you can be a wreck and still be a master yogi.” … Continue reading
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Jealous Of Her Dog
I am wary about how emotionally attached she is to her dog. It’s not even her dog. It’s a friend’s dog that she takes home many nights. She’s more attached to this dog than she is to me. I’m losing … Continue reading
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Tagged abusive owner, best friend, David Deida, dogs, little dog, photographic evidence, rotweiler, sexual essence, sloppy seconds, vet
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Creating Passion
I met a girl last week who was talking about her lousy love life. I recommended the work of David Deida to her to understand love, sex and passion. I particularly pushed Deida’s first book, "Intimate Communion." I saw her … Continue reading
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‘They Were In Danger Of Becoming Inseparable’
That’s a great line from one of John Updike’s final stories. I know what it is like to feel close to someone, to not want to live without them, and simultaneously feeling an urge to destroy it all so one … Continue reading
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Tagged David Deida, expression of love, inseperable, john updike, pg, urge
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When Do You Leave A Relationship?
David Deida says in a chapter for men: "If it is time for your intimate partnership to come to an end because you have outgrown it, then you will most likely feel a mixture of pain, grief, sadness and love, … Continue reading
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Tagged David Deida, intimacy, intimate communion, intimate partnership, lack of communication, pain grief
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Lustful Thoughts Are A Sin
I got some very bad news this afternoon. I was lying on my bed of nails listening to Torah talks by Rabbi Ari Kahn. In his second lecture on Rosh Hashanah, he says that lustful thoughts are a sin. Most … Continue reading
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Instant Enlightenment – Fast, Cheap And Nasty
I’m getting into the teachings of David Deida. Here’s a book of his: David Deida – Instant Enlightenment
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