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About Lauren Harkness, ACTELauren Harkness is the Co-Founder of The Tantra Institute. At the Tantra Institute, Lauren develops and leads workshops, coaches private clients, and facilitates trauma release. She is passionate about Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual well-being. She is here to be a stand for everyone ready to heal and further ignite their sexual self: healthy, conscious, sovereign, and free! She teaches large group classes internationally and is a public speaker. She has a degree in Psychology from the University of Washington. She is an Advanced Certified Tantra Educator with Charles Muir’s Source School of Tantra, and Orgasmic Meditation Instructor. She is trained in the D/s arts and Shamanism with Om Rupani, Somatic Experiencing with Peter Levine, and is a Graduate of Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts.Lauren is a creative entrepreneur, Reiki Master, and Jewelry Designer. Her designs have been featured in media publications, on celebrities, and in art shows around the country.Lauren and The Tantra Institute have been featured in New York Magazine, The Sunday Times UK, San Francisco Chronicle, LA Times, Playboy, and Epix Channel’s Sex Life, among others.