Author: Celeste Hirschman

Celeste Hirschman, M.A. is the co-creator of the Somatica® Method, and the co-founder of the Somatica Institute. She trains coaches in the Somatica Method, and has her own private practice in San Francisco. As an author, she has written multiple academic articles in peer-reviewed journals and three books: Cockfidence, Making Love Real, and Coming Together.
Showing Yourself Out – an Erotic Energy Exercise
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Showing Yourself Out – an Erotic Energy Exercise

Each year, we offer a 6-months training to help people deepen the erotic and emotional connections in their lives. In this training, many exercises use verbal communications and others are more tactile and touch-based. But there is also a very unique technique around erotic energy we call “Showing Yourself Out”. Why Show Yourself Out Showing…

Somatica Sessions #4 – How To Ask For What You Want
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Somatica Sessions #4 – How To Ask For What You Want

How to ask for what you want – both in bed and in life – is intensely difficult for many people. In this real-life example of a Somatica Session, Sabrina works with Somatica Institute co-founder Celeste Hirschman on the themes of self-care, self-love, and self-worth. She wants to overcome her fears of displeasing her partner…

Somatica Sessions #1 – How to Create Desire with Self Connection
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Somatica Sessions #1 – How to Create Desire with Self Connection

What if you could learn how to create desire in others by simply fostering a deeper self connection? In this first episode of our brand new Somatica Sessions video series, Celeste guides her client Spiritchild on a journey of self connection. By finding a connection to his own erotic essence and bringing it to every…

Healing Shame: When in Doubt, De-shamify
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Healing Shame: When in Doubt, De-shamify

The signs of shame are all around us. Sometimes you can see people’s shame seep out slowly – other times, it explodes. When you pay attention and listen to people long enough, you begin to hear not only what they are saying about themselves, but what they desperately want to hide. Many people seek out…

What is a Somatica Sex and Relationship Coach?

What is a Somatica Sex and Relationship Coach?

Compared to therapists and other erotic coaches, Somatica sex coaches offer a very unique approach to working with clients on intimacy and relationships. They base their processes on the Somatica Method – a concept that was created to fill a learning gap in the sex coaching realm. It recognizes that for people to have emotional…