Are you going to Burning Man?
My friend Ed, my husband Dan, and I are teaching classes at Burning Man. (If you’ve never heard of Burning Man, it’s a crazy art festival and experiment in “temporary community” It’s held each year, in the midddle of the Nevada Desert.) [Read more →]
Why include an article about great vibrators on a blog about transforming sex? It’s crazy to think that talking about sex is all it takes to transform it. Ultimately, talking about self-expression and freedom, and experiencing it, are two different things.
So that said, it’s valuable to look at practical matters, like what brings you pleasure? For some people, it’s entirely about connection. For others, it’s about touch – bodies moving together. And for others, toys fit the bill. We’ll explore all them in this blog. But for today, the focus is vibrators! [Read more →]
My first version of Wild Wiggle (now 5 years ago!) was going to be a health-oriented online sex toy store. Only toys that were good for the body, lubes that didn’t cause yeast infections, etc. It took a wildly (please forgive the pun) different direction, as I’m now almost entirely focused on classes. But there has now been a rise in interest in health-oriented toys. The term “toxic toys” is slowly becoming mainstream, as a way to distinguish those toys that might be damaging.
What are Toxic Toys?
Most manufacturers add chemicals called phthalates, used in PVC plastic, to add flexibility to toys. When you get something that’s really flexible or skin-like, like cyberskin or a jelly toy, it’s probably made with phthalates. (Hint: if your toy smelt bad when you opened the box - especially if it was over-powering - it might be phthalates at work.)
There’s controversy about phthalates, with many people saying they’re toxic, while the manufacturers argue they’re safe. [Read more →]
My name is Ellie Pope. I coach people in love, relationships and sex, and I’m the founder of Wild Wiggle. But I have a special passion for transforming sex. My promise is that, by 2038, people everywhere will know sex as a loving, enjoyable, and authentic self-expression.
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