This Tantric Life is a podcast created by Layla Martin. The profound conversations throughout This Tantric Life are dedicated to exploring the deep wisdom and practices of Tantra, Sacred Sexuality, and conscious relationships. Join host Layla Martin as she invites her mentors and friends to dive even deeper into the Tantric philosophy and approach that can transform life, intimacy and relationships. Each guest shares their wisdom through deep, thought-provoking conversations that explore the mysteries of conscious living and loving and the opportunity Tantra and Sacred Sexuality present to help us free ourselves.
Layla Martin believes Tantra is the last bastion of personal development, and whether you're a seasoned practitioner of Tantra looking to deepen your practice or simply curious about the intersection between spirituality and sexuality, This Tantric Life with Layla Martin is the perfect podcast to guide you on your journey toward a more fulfilling and meaningful life. This Tantric Life with Layla Martin will inspire you to embrace your truth and awaken your full potential as a human being.
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How Shay's childhood taught her the impact trauma has on adult relationships
Why we have a tendency to draw in partners who are a perfect match for our wound
How to know if you're in a dead end dynamic in your relationship
The one question Shay asks herself when her inner saboteur comes up
The importance of loving your parts so they don't hijack you in destructive ways
Bio
Shay Aiyana is the best-selling author of Becoming the One and the founder of Rising Woman, a global community dedicated to self-healing, relational transformation, and spiritual embodiment. Her work blends somatic awareness, inner child healing, and grounded spiritual insight to guide millions through the landscapes of heartbreak, love, and personal rebirth.
With a writing style that is both poetic and piercingly clear, Shay weaves personal storytelling with practical tools to offer readers a deeply human, emotionally resonant experience. Her words are a balm for those who have been lost in self-abandonment, teaching them how to come home to themselves with compassion and truth.
Having grown up in foster care and overcome cycles of abuse, addiction, and heartbreak, Shay's teachings are not theoretical – they are lived. Through Rising Woman, she has helped millions remember that healing is not about becoming someone else, but about reclaiming the love, power, and wholeness that was always theirs.
00:36:03 - How changing your self-approach to "I've got you little one" shifts everything
00:40:52 - How being honest about your hurt in the moment improves your relationship
00:46:30 - How bringing "death energy" to her husband deepened Shay's marriage
00:49:49 - The one question Shay asks herself when her inner saboteur comes up
00:52:31 - A breakdown of Shay's first book, Becoming the One
00:56:52 - Layla's biggest takeaway from this powerful conversation
01:01:43 - True mastery is loving your parts so they don't hijack you in destructive ways
01:04:40 - 4 pieces of wisdom Shay used to create a better life than she was born into
01:06:38 - Conclusion
What to Do When Your Life Is "Perfect" but Your Soul Is Screaming
Sunday, November 2, 2025 • Duration 01:06:49
Shownotes
What Sarah's awakening and transition into feminine magic looked like
What sacred feminine ceremony actually is
How Sarah's marriage was impacted by her awakening
Why women's true happiness lies in their connection to themselves
The hardest parts about learning the Priestess path
The process Sarah went through to overcome her witch wound
Bio
Sarah thought she was destined to have an "in the box" life after going to a top college, working in advertising and then creating a successful emotional eating company. All of that changed when Sarah was introduced to Ceremony. After hearing "you're not who you think you are" while sitting in Ceremony and feeling the nudge from the Goddess to become a Priestess – she dove headfirst into training and ultimately became an Ordained Priestess.
Sarah has a way of making spiritual work incredibly approachable and reaches over 100,000 people all over the world. She works with doctors, lawyers, CEOs, stay at home moms, teachers, life coaches and healers. You can join Ceremony by joining the Living Temple, which Sarah co-founded with Kelly Taveras, to experience this work for yourself.
00:04:01 - Sign up for Layla's newsletter at LaylaMartin.com
00:06:25 - Sarah shares what her awakening and transition into feminine magic looked like
The Deepest Relational Work I've Ever Done {New Podcast!} | 62
Season 4 · Episode 62
Sunday, June 29, 2025 • Duration 01:28:42
Shownotes
Why relational work has the ability to heal things that solo work can't
How to be fully present with what's true in the moment
Why deeper inquiry into yourself is at the heart of the spiritual journey
The beautiful thing about disintegration and why it's so important
Why hiding your power creates disarray
Tom's top advice for connecting with yourself on a deeper level
Bio
From a young age, Tom Slater sought to learn through direct experience, a path that has taken him across the globe, immersing himself in many traditional and indigenous cultures. His quest to understand himself and the life he was experiencing led him to explore the very nature of his existence, often guiding him down challenging paths, including struggles with addiction and depression.
Through this deep exploration, Tom gradually opened up to a more profound connection with his own humanity, confronting the limitations that prevented him from fully feeling and embracing it. His personal journey has taught him invaluable lessons, enabling him to be present with others in a spontaneous and creative way, facilitating their own process of discovery.
Tom's work, particularly through The Sapience Retreat, focuses on helping individuals integrate all aspects of their being – mental, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual – in a way that fosters a true sense of homecoming, both within themselves and in connection with others. At the heart of his approach is cultivating an open awareness and a deep sense of choice, empowering people to show up more fully and authentically in life.
The Best Sex Advice of 2025 with Dr. Emily Morse | 61
Season 4 · Episode 61
Sunday, June 15, 2025 • Duration 01:20:57
Shownotes
The best and worst sex ideas of 2025
The one piece of advice Layla would give to everyone
Why safety is the #1 ingredient for being orgasmic
The biggest sexual problems people face
Dr. Emily's take on why people cheat
How sex is a multi-layered experience
Bio
Emily Morse is a doctor of human sexuality and host of the award-winning #1 sexuality podcast, "Sex With Emily," which has been on air for two decades. She's a MasterClass instructor on sex and communication and the bestselling author of Smart Sex: How to Boost Your Sex IQ & Own Your Pleasure. Emily has been profiled in The New York Times, Forbes and Men's Health and has been featured by The Today Show, Conan, Entertainment Tonight, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Bustle and others.
Dr. Emily's mission is to liberate the conversation about sex and pleasure. Her candid conversations challenge cultural taboos, misinformation and awkward sex talks to create a future where people can deeply connect and embrace pleasure-filled lives.
Learn more about Dr. Emily and find her work on her website.
Timestamps
00:00:41 - Guest introduction
00:02:20 - What made you so good at talking about sex
00:04:43 - If you can't talk about something, then you can't have an empowering relationship to it
How to Create Secure, Lasting Love in a Long-Term Relationship with Dr. Stan Tatkin | 60
Season 4 · Episode 60
Sunday, June 1, 2025 • Duration 01:12:56
Shownotes
The difference between secure attachment and secure functioning
Why a deep desire for love is underneath all attachment styles
How shared purpose in your relationship brings you closer
Why you have to become a whisperer for your partner
One of Dr. Tatkin's top ways to create safety for your partner
The biggest mistake people make in modern dating
Bio
Dr. Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT is a clinician, author, researcher, PACT developer, co-founder of the PACT Institute and an assistant clinical professor at UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine. He also teaches and supervises family medicine residents at Kaiser Permanente, Woodland Hills, CA.
He maintains a private practice in Southern California and leads PACT programs in
the US and internationally. Dr Tatkin is the author of In Each Other's Care, We Do, Wired for Love, Your Brain on Love, Relationship Rx, Wired for Dating, What Every Therapist Ought to Know, co-author of Love and War in Intimate Relationships and co-author of Baby Bomb.
Dr. Tatkin received his early training in developmental self and object relations (Masterson Institute), Gestalt, psychodrama, and family systems theory. His private practice specialized for some time in treating adolescents and adults with personality disorders. More recently, his interests turned to psycho-neurobiological theories of human relationship and applying principles of early mother-infant attachment to adult romantic relationships.
Dr. Tatkin was clinical director of Charter Hospital's intensive outpatient drug and alcohol program and is a former president of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Ventura County chapter.
He is a veteran member of Allan N. Schore's study group. He also trained in the Adult Attachment Interview by way of Mary Main and Erik Hesse's program through UC Berkeley.
Why you have to grieve to step onto a new timeline
The key to digesting a negative or heavy experience
How to do Sex Magic in 10-15 minutes
Bio
Layla Martin is a visionary and thought leader who teaches on sexuality, relationships and self-love to people across the globe.
Her devoted study of Tantra for 20+ years along with her sexuality, neuroscience and human biology studies at Stanford University have informed her unique teaching process and the creation of her proprietary VITA™ Methodology.
Layla's programs have taught over 12,500 women, men and non-binary people her method of using breath, sound, movement, meditation and energy awareness to awaken their sexuality and reclaim their power and worthiness.
Layla has shared her work with over 150 million people and 500,000+ subscribers through her YouTube channel and has a weekly email audience of 375,000+ people. Her top-rated podcast, This Tantric Life, has reached over 1.6 million downloads.
Timestamps
00:00:36 - Introduction
00:01:39 - Why Layla created this manifestation ritual
How to Stop Chasing Unavailable Men and Magnetize a Devoted Husband with Mel Wells | 58
Season 4 · Episode 58
Sunday, May 4, 2025 • Duration 01:04:29
Shownotes
Why the archetype of successful women is often unsuccessful in love
The hardest thing about keeping things sexy as a mother
Why rewiring ourselves for healthy love means being available to be chosen
How the feminine archetypes impact dating and relationships
Why we choose the love that feels comfortable to us, even if it hurts us
Mel's best advice for anyone who is worried about dying alone
Bio
Mel Wells is a world-renowned 7-figure love and leadership mentor for successful female entrepreneurs. She empowers women to create the love lives and intimacy they deeply crave by fully understanding and embodying their feminine power, unlocking their wild magnetism and irresistible energy. Mel also mentors ambitious, spiritually driven women to scale their businesses by harnessing the power of their feminine energy and unique superpowers. Through her work, Mel helps women thrive in both love and leadership, embodying their most authentic and radiant selves.
Timestamps
00:01:33 - Guest introduction
00:04:29 - The archetype of successful women is often unsuccessful in love
00:07:34 - Why we think of feminine energy as less powerful
00:08:04 - Sign up for Layla's newsletter at LaylaMartin.com
00:09:56 - Mel shares about the relationship that sent her into a deep portal of reflection
Meet My First Boyfriend and All the Ways I F**cked It Up | 57
Season 4 · Episode 57
Sunday, April 20, 2025 • Duration 01:29:37
Shownotes
The story behind the quasi-cheating incident that ended the relationship
Why Ryan and Layla's first kiss went horribly wrong
How to take full responsibility for your actions and impact on others
Why Ryan showed up at the Stanford campus in a full-on chicken costume
How radical love is different than self-sacrificing
What Ryan and Layla learned from opening their relationship
Bio
Ryan Cheney is a therapist, seeker, and guide devoted to the process of inner transformation. Based in Austin, TX, he works with individuals and couples to uncover what stands in the way of lasting change – and how to meet those blocks with presence, compassion, and courage. His work is deeply rooted in Internal Family Systems and a profound curiosity about how people evolve.
Before turning his focus inward, Ryan was the founder of Raaka Chocolate, a Brooklyn-based bean-to-bar company built on transparency and ethical sourcing. But his truest calling lies in the inner landscapes: the quiet, tender spaces where real healing happens. His path has been shaped by deep inquiry, spiritual practice, and a love for the moments when people reconnect with the truth of who they are.
Ryan believes transformation doesn't have to be a battle – it can be a remembering. He's most alive when exploring the alchemy of change, the courage it requires, and the unexpected grace that can come when we stop striving and start listening.
Timestamps
Hot Flashes to Hot Sex: The Power of Pleasure in Menopause with Eva Clay | 56
Season 4 · Episode 56
Sunday, April 6, 2025 • Duration 52:02
Shownotes
What Eva learned through menopause that she wishes she had known
The science behind body changes in perimenopause and menopause
Some of the key practices Eva recommends for midlife
How meditation supports perimenopause and menopause
How Eva's needs with men and relationships changed through menopause
Why Eva calls Kali the Patron Goddess of Menopause
Bio
Eva Clay is an acclaimed sexologist, psychotherapist and professional troublemaker whose mission is to illuminate the ménage-a-trois of soul, sex and science. She's helped thousands of people unlock their innate potential for pleasure, and as a former professor of neuroscience, she bodaciously reminds us that smart is sexy. As a practitioner of sexual tantra for 13 years, her work is an elegant marriage of the profound and the playful - and she has a particular passion for elevating women in their midlife portal to enjoy the most wildly succulent phase of their lives.
00:04:02 - Eva shares the story of her first hot flash
00:06:20 - The medical model around perimenopause and menopause
00:07:59 - What Eva learned through menopause that she wishes she had known
Taking Psychedelics and Learning to Love Yourself Dr. Nick Brüss | 55
Season 4 · Episode 55
Sunday, March 23, 2025 • Duration 01:20:48
Shownotes
Exactly what Internal Family Systems therapy is
The actual mechanism that creates the most profound level of healing
Psychedelics as a loving catalyst to know ourselves more
The truth about psychedelic stigma
Why it's important to prepare your set and setting with psychedelics
The difference between doses of psilocybin
Bio
Nick Brüss, EdD, LMFT, is a leading licensed psychedelic therapist, researcher and educator who is passionate about inspiring and helping people heal, grow and live creative lives. He's pioneering treatments and programs that harness the synergistic power of combining psychedelic medicine with cutting edge therapy and coaching.
Dr. Brüss was a clinical researcher and supervisor on the ground breaking FDA Phase III clinical trial of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD sponsored by MAPS, and is currently a lead therapist on the Phase III Psilocybin therapy study for Treatment Resistant Depression sponsored by Compass Pathways.
In private practice, he specializes in concierge ketamine-assisted and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. He trains nationally and speaks internationally on psychedelic-assisted therapy safety and efficacy, and is a co-founder of the Psychedelic Coalition for Health, a psychedelic medicine education and training platform.
Dr. Brüss is also a Certified Mindfulness Facilitator through UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, and a certified teacher of both Mindful Self-Compassion, and the Compassion Cultivation Training through the Center for Compassion, Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University School of Medicine.
00:11:02 - What is a sacred feminine ceremony?
00:13:43 - How Sarah discovered that her experience with the sacred feminine was real
00:42:48 - How psychedelics can be a loving catalyst to know ourselves more
00:44:28 - Layla shares her experience with psychedelics
00:47:22 - Dr. Brüss and Layla drink MOOD Sex Magic
00:55:28 - Psychedelic stigma was intentionally created
00:57:02 - The war on disconnection
00:57:27 - Enhance your sensitivity and pleasure inside Crystal Pleasure
00:59:15 - Why it's important to prepare your set and setting with psychedelics
01:04:33 - Dr. Brüss shares about his first psychedelic experience
01:07:24 - The difference between doses of psilocybin
01:12:06 - How different psychedelics work on different situations
01:19:53 - Conclusion
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