Barbara Carrellas

Barbara Carrellas, ACS, is a sex educator and sensual revolutionary. She is the author of Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century, Ecstasy Is Necessary, and Luxurious Loving. She is the founder of Urban Tantra®, an approach to sacred sexuality that adapts and blends conscious sexuality practices, from tantra to BDSM. She was named Best Tantric Sex Seminar Leader in New York City by Time Out/NY magazine for her Urban Tantra workshops. Barbara is a proud graduate of the Coney Island Sideshow School with a double major in fire eating and snake handling.

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