Bio

The thinking person's Sexpert! Jacqueline Hellyer is a Sex Geek - unabashedly fascinated by sex, love and intimacy in all its aspects from the biological to the psychological to the spiritual. She is undoubtedly one of Australia’s foremost experts in relationships, sexuality and positive sex. She is highly-qualified in scientific, therapeutic and esoteric sexuality, and has thousands of hours of experience working with private clients as well as group workshops. She is regularly seen in the media, hosts her own weekly radio show The Tantric Lounge, and offers sex therapy & coaching, blog & podcast workshops & retreats, on-line programs, books & more... You can follow Jacqueline on Facebook, Twitter and Linked in.

Articles by Jacqueline Hellyer

The Basic Sexual Unit is One

The Basic Sexual Unit is One

The individual is the basic unit and it is only through you that change happens, or doesn’t. It’s up to the individual to find their spiritual connection, their connection to the environment, and their connection to their sexuality.

Sex is Good, Sleep is Better!

Sex is Good, Sleep is Better!

People often ask me why they don’t have any desire for sex. The answer is simple – you’re too tired. Exhausted, flat, overwhelmed, worn out, drained… None of these states are conducive to a raging libido.

Communing

Communing

Communing is enjoyable and relaxing and connecting. Beforeplay is at least as important as the Foreplay. It’s the way you relate and feel about each other (and therefore about yourself) before you even get to the bedroom.

So Many Boxes

So Many Boxes

We love our boxes. We have them around our work, our gender, our ethic grouping, our age, our relationship status. For so many people, their lives are boxes within boxes, constraints within constraints, limitations within limitations.

The Sum of Small Things

The Sum of Small Things

What are the small things that mean a lot to you and your partner? How can you keep the connection strong through frequent acts of kindness and affection? It can be words, it can be touch, it can be actions, or simply spending time together.

Consensual Non-Monotony

Consensual Non-Monotony

Yes, it’s a play on words, but it’s also an extremely important point. A couple can only have good on-going sex if they both agree to make it good. You both need to agree to ditch the monotony!

Being Real

Being Real

Our sexuality is one area where many people aren’t open and honest and true to themselves. No matter how much personal development work they’ve done, if they’ve missed out this crucial part of themselves, then they’re never going to be whole and real.

Love Thy Partner

Love Thy Partner

Are you treating your partner like your lover? Your bedroom is the practice ground for love. Allow the love in to yourself and allow it to flow out of yourself.

Solo Sex

Solo Sex

Solo sex is a healthy part of everyone’s sex life. People often think it’s only something you’d do if you weren’t getting ‘the real thing’. But solo sex is fabulous in its own right, and can enhance your ability to have better partnered sex.