In this excerpt from The Somatic Pleasure Podcast, Dr. Kirstin Hotelling Zona reframes Eros as a sovereign life force—not something sourced from a partner, but reclaimed within and then shared. She speaks directly to the tension couples face when one partner feels the call to more aliveness, creativity, and erotic truth, and why that call can actually mean the relationship is strong enough to evolve. Watch the full conversation here:  YouTube  Connect with Kirstin: https://www.kirstinhotellingzona.com Instagram: @kirstinhotellingzonacoaching

↓ Eros as Capacity - tapping into the Life force ​🎧 Podcast Premiere:Friday, January 2 at 10:30 AM PDT Arrive with your body. Press play when you’re ready. Eros doesn’t start with desire—it starts with whether you can stay present with what’s already alive in you. This episode of The Somatic Pleasure Podcast features a grounded, unsentimental conversation with Kirstin Hotelling Zona about eros as aliveness—how it shows up in the nervous system, how it gets mistaken for stimulation, and what it takes to remain with it without performing or collapsing. But here’s the thing—this isn’t really about her. It’s about how you meet intensity. Where you rush past sensation. Where you call it desire instead of capacity. If intimacy, leadership, or creativity matter to you, this episode will land. You’ll be sitting with tensions like: - aliveness vs stimulation - slowing down vs shutting down - desire vs capacity - presence vs performance “Eros isn’t something you chase. It’s something you learn to stay with.” — Kirstin Hotelling Zona

My recording platform just sent this to me. Lot's of work was done. 25 episodes recorded. Several in the schedule and many just waiting to be scheduled. 2026 will be an amazing year (again). Let me know if there are any specific people you would like me to try and interview.

Ms. Organic Loven (@organicloven), AKA Taylor Sparks will be my guest on the next Somatic Pleasure Podcast premiere this coming Friday (Dec. 19) at 10:30am. Here's a little sneak peak for you all!! We talk about Ethical Non-Monogamy and communication and the joys of sensual biting ❤️‍🔥🐒❤️‍🔥 Enjoy and I hope you will join us Friday on YouTube.

Good morning everyone. I'm coming to you from Managua, Nicaragua and reminding you that at 10:30 PDT the Somatic Pleasure Podcast premier will begin. This week features my original Massage and Bodywork teacher, mentor and friend, Fred Mitouer. Fred will be watching the premiere with us and available on the live chat during the show. Description: What happens when two men meet at the edge of body and soul? In this unforgettable episode of The Somatic Pleasure Podcast, James Humecky sits down with his very first massage teacher and long-time friend, Fred Mitouer, Ph.D.—the legendary bodyworker, philosopher, and creator of Somatic Agency™. Their relationship spans two decades of reverence, friction, individuation, and full-circle respect. Together, they dive into the realness of transformation through the body: from rage to tears, from ancestral wounding to ecstatic artistry. Fred shares stories of building his Mendocino sanctuary on land laced with fault lines and iron deposits—a place he calls a vortex. He opens up about navigating shadow realms, metabolizing trauma through sculpture and sweat, and why touch is still the most radical act of healing. They explore the somatic roots of intimacy, how to "sculpt away the excess," and what it means to make love possible in a traumatized world. This conversation is a masterclass in embodied wisdom, touching on: The evolution from Transformational Bodywork to Somatic Agency™ How the body carries ancestral and cultural trauma. The art of collaborative healing and informed not-knowing. Movement, ritual, and shadow work as integration. Making touch sacred again in a disembodied age. Whether you’re a practitioner, seeker, or simply human, this episode will stir your cells. Watch Fred’s mini-documentary, "Grounding Light" at https://www.somaticagency.net/