The last century brought a decisive break in the bond between humans and nature. In previous centuries most of mankind depended on nature to feed them, however now a minority of people feeds the majority. There are children who have never seen a cow and think that milk comes from a factory. Babies can now …
Read moreBodyfeeling in a book: Reconnecting with nature and your own body with “Orgasm”
In their book Orgasm Marion Schneider and Linda Troeller portray women with intimate pictures and interviews in their sexuality. Here, Marion Schneider talks about the coming to life of this book project. What inspired you to start the project? When I was a student, I realized that even among my most intimate girlfriends, it was …
Read moreInterview with Marion Schneider about her book “Orgasm” (co-editor: Linda Troeller)
The spa and wellness industry’s core business is the care for mind, body and soul of their customers. As we know today, mind, body and soul cannot be separated. What happens to one part of me happens to all of me and even to all of us as we are all connected. Many of us …
It was fascinating to hear from the many women we portrayed in our book Orgasm about their sexual lives which varied a lot. For example, Nirvano talked about how including water into her erotic life gives her a feeling of protection: “I have had many experiences in water or under waterfalls and I love surfing …
Read morePhotographer’s Journey: How water makes you feel safe
Our book Orgasm explains women’s early orgasm experiences. There has been little research done in this area, so I know these women’s narratives will help readers to reflect on their own youthful sexual growth which was one of our goals when creating the book. One of the women in our Erotic Lives of Women book …
Read morePhotographer’s Journey: Documenting the becoming of a woman
Orgasms can be great stress relievers. Here’s an excerpt from our book Orgasm in which Marion talks about how orgasms helped protecting her health and sanity: “I was a student and felt under pressure, both to produce good results and time pressure. At the same time, I was in the middle of a big personal …
For our book Orgasm women told us about their most orgiastic moments. Here’s an excerpt by Clara who talks about the feeling of freedom while horseback riding: “Once, as a little girl, I had a feeling of total happiness on the back of my horse while we were riding into the countryside. It happened again …
Read morePhotographer’s Journey: The ecstatic feeling of horseback riding