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Anastas
Harris and Steven Vogue have been together for 19
years and have been in an open relationship
throughout that time. Initially Anastas
spear-headed the open relationship and Steven gladly
co-operated. He then upped the ante and
Anastas moved into the stretching game of letting go
of fear and jealousy. Our approach has been a gentle
one that required the one who was least at ease
(usually Anastas) to stretch just a little beyond
their comfort level, in order to reach towards the
higher poly values of the relationship and support
both partners in being as free and self-actualized
as possible, and for the other to have patience and
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This
approach has worked for us in creating a trust filled, pain
free, happy polyamorous relationship in which jealousy is a
thing of the past. Freedom is an ever expanding
dimension of our existence mainly limited by the busyness of
our work lives. We live and work together out of our
home. We have a family of friends and lovers who are
scattered mainly throughout California and most of whom we
meet every few months for a long weekend love-in at our home
or sometimes at some other members homes.
We play with others together and
separately in a single location. When parted we have
the freedom to be with others. We only rarely have
gone out on separate dates when together because of
our busyness which does not give us enough time to spend
with each other. However, we are at a point where the
prospect of this is comfortable to both us. We are looking
forward to life slowing down a little and allowing us more
time to play with each other and to date and enjoy old and
new loves.
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Anastas
Harris, B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. has a Bachelor of Arts
from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, a Masters of
Education, specializing in Adult Education and Counseling
from the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. in Humanistic
Psychology, specializing in Transpersonal Psychology from
the University for Humanistic Studies in San Diego,
California. She also has numerous other certificates
and qualifications, including advanced hypnotherapy training
with Irv Katz, Chris Belletis and James Maynard, an
Organization Development internship with University
Associates, intensive programs in Gestalt Therapy training
with both The Gestalt Therapy Institute of Toronto and
Irving and Miriam Polster, and numerous other trainings in
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The most important of these were her experience of Sannyas with Osho whom she has regarded,
together with her partner Steven, as her main spiritual
guide for about 25 years. Other important trainings
were the slew of Tantra workshops taken from most of the
major and many or the minor Tantra teachers of our time,
including Margo Anand, Daniel Odier, the Muirs, Bodhi
Avinasha, Lori Grace and Robert Fry.
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Anastas has worked in many
capacities, including the following, which are presented in
chronological order:
Library
Research Assistant at the La Trobe Research Library
in Melbourne, Australia - 1 year
Staff Development Researcher for the Australian Post
Office, Melbourne, Australia - 2 years
Staff Development Trainer and Organization
Development Consultant with the Ministry of
Transportation and Communications in Toronto, Canada
- 4 years
Co-producer of the Mandala Holistic Health
Conference in San Diego - 2 years
Founder, national President and local San Diego
leader of the national Holistic Education Network,
for which she produced wrote a bi-annual newsletter,
produced many conferences and workshops, and edited
two books on Holistic Education - 7 years
Founder and President of the non-profit
Institute for New Education, San Diego - 26 years
Psychological counselor and Assistant Director at
the Optimum Health and Chiropractic Center in
Encinitas - 12 years
Workshop leader in Tantric and personal development
workshops in the San Diego area. - 10 years
Presenter of the Intimacy Oil Experience - 5 years
Private Tantric Coach - 6 years
Occasional Marriage Minister - 4 years
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Steven
has a chiropractic degree from the University of Pasadena,
College of Chiropractic. He is also has a doctor of
naturopathy, certified by the American Naturopathic Medical
Association. For approximately 2 years he worked part
time at the "Health & Life" alternative Cancer
clinic in Tiajuana, treating cancer patients. He was
Director of The Optimum Health and Chiropractic Center in
Encinitas for 22 years.
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Together with his partner Anastas
he has lead workshops in Intimacy and Tantra in the San
Diego area for 10 years, has co-produced and co-lead the
Intimacy Oil Experience for 5 years, and, on an occasional
basis, has been a private Tantric coach for 6 years.
He has trained with most of the major and many or the minor
Tantra teachers of our time, including Margo Anand, Daniel
Odier, the Muirs, Bodhi Avinasha, Lori Grace and Robert Fry.
The most important of his spiritual and Tantra teachers has
been Osho.
Faculty
Bio
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Anastas
Harris Ph.D. &
Steven
Vogue, D.C., N.D.
Drs.
Steven Vogue and Anastas Harris have been Tantra teachers
for 10 years and have had a Tantric, polyamorous relationship
for 19 years. They belong to a poly family of beloveds, of about
26 individuals, who they meet with for an extended weekend
approximately every three months, usually at their home. They
present workshops on Tantra and Polyamory and do private Tantric
coaching with couples and singles.
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Anastas and Steven teach the art of super-conscious, sacred sex,
by creating a Tantric relationship with their clients, and, if
they are a couple, bring them into Tantric relationship with
each other. They teach Tantric skills and awareness, including
Ejaculation Mastery, Full Body Orgasm and a sex that is based on
creating a union of the sexual and spiritual energies.
Their clients learn the art of running and transmitting life
force sexual energy, in the context of the Sacred Heart Space,
rather than friction sex. They assist their clients to
overcome their sexual challenges and experience extended bliss
in love-making. They are co-authoring a book on female orgasm.
Steven
and Anastas teach out of their coastal, north San Diego,
California home where they have a Tantric bed and breakfast.
Couples who wish to do so can enjoy the Tantric bed and
breakfast service while taking a Tantric training. They are well
known for their Tantric workshop “The Intimacy Oil
Experience” and invite you to be on their mailing list for
this and other events. Anastas is also a
psychological therapist and Steven, a chiropractor and
naturopath.
San Diego - North County, California
Phone: 760-929-9988
E-mail: Sacredsex@TantraTurnOn.com
Web sites: http://www.tantraturnon.com/,
http://www.thetantraexperience.com/
Anastas
and Steve are featured at these World Polyamory Conferences:
Laguna Beach, CA - October 22-24, 2004
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