Taryn Harvey
Okay, let's start
with some of my training & experience that has created my life of
divine service and healing today. I've learned many things, especially on
how to hold the space for you at any stage of your journey....
Course
Attendance & Accreditations
*prior
to 2000 (See LinkedIn)
Various Certificates in
Marketing, Advertising
Degree in Communications
Media Sales, (TV &
Print)
Senior PR Manager
Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Healthcare
2000-2009 Owner, Balance
Communications; Freelance Health & Nutrition PR
2001-2002 Spiritual
Sabbatical "Hero's Journey" Reconnecting with Gaia
through Greece,
Pompeii, Italy, Portugal (joined the pilgrims at Fatima)
Spain & Alhambra
Palace
2002 Transformational
Life Coaching (Diploma)
- Meditation
- Shamanic journeying
& Rituals
- Focussing
- Goal setting &
mind mapping
- Vision Quest (Blue
Mountains Retreat)
2002 Transpersonal
Counselling & Life Care (Diploma)
- Psychodrama
- Gestalt therapy
- Understanding Loss
& Grief
- Relationship dynamics
- Body Image
Attachments, Addictions & Wholeness
- Nutrition Counselling
- Counselling Children
and Adolescents
- Safe practice
- Clinical practice
hours
2003 Tarot training
in the cards - mythology, practice and meaning (with Paul
Fenton-Smith)
2004 Workshops;
Understanding therapeutic practice & healthy boundaries (Psychotherapists
Jane Daisly Snow & Margaret Bailitis)
2004 Certificate;
Applied Control Theory- Perceptual Control 'Diet No More' *In relation to Food;
sensate analysis & quantum evaluation of behaviours (with Judy
& Jenny McFadden AACTA)
2006 Tantra Teachers
Training (with Bhakti Shakti & various Tantra Schools on-line webinars)
2006 Pranayama &
Kriya Yoga in practice
2006 Training:
Introduction to energy, Spiritual Healing & Chakra balancing (with
Annie Evans)
2010 Soul Sessions
(Presenters Yasmin Boland Astrologer & Leon Nacson, Hay House Managing
Director)
2010 Training;
Disciplinarian practice (light BDSM & Roleplay)
2010 Training; Astrology
basics with Kellie Surtees - Sydney
2011 Sex &
Consciousness Conference - Byron Bay
2012 Tantric Nights -
Tantric Blossoming - Sydney
2012 Training; Astrology
mapping with Kellie Surtees - Sydney
2013 Training; Energetic
Healing (on-going Diploma studies)
2013 Anatomy & Physiology
- sexual portals to healing
2013 Meridian;
connective energy source points
2013 Presentation: Dr
Brene Brown (on Vulnerability) - Melbourne
2013 Conference: AISHM
Sexual Health (presenters include Dr Bettina Arndt, Dr Michael Lowry)
2013 Presentation: The
Biology of Belief, (presenter cell biologist Dr Bruce Lipton) - Sydney
2013 Conference: Uplift
Byron Bay (several presentations on positive psychology etc)
2014 Women's Circle -
evening of divine dance & ritual - Sydney Tantra Temple
2015 Presentation:
Talking about Love & Sex when Death is in the Room (Buddhism &
Psychotherapy)
Presentations + Event Facilitation
1998 Men's Health Forum (Leveraging Viagra launch
of which I was involved with KOLs worldwide. Erectile dysfunction discussions -
wrote materials pertaining to prostate, testicular cancer programs for
prompting check ups - collaborated with Urologists) - Hosted Adelaide
component
2000 Australasian Women's Menopause Society
Round-table (Organised collaboration with Women's Health
specialists & oncologists) - Sydney
2001 Poduction of women's menopause information
tools (Collaboration with sex therapist & author Dr Rosie King) - Sydney
2007 Presentation
at school assemblies & clubs on wellness, vision & philanthropy -
QLD
2010 Organiser & host of Forums on heart
health (Research & collaboration with cardiologists) - NSW
2011 Facilitator Run Club meetings,
major marathon evens & community engagement; building
relationships & empathy to support uptake of healthy lifestyle & fundraising
for research - Sydney
2014 Organiser
& Presenter; Women's Intimacy & Sexuality Workshop - Awareness
Institute - Sydney
2014 Organiser
& Presenter; Conscious Sexual Healing & Tantra Teachers Training
- Awareness Institute - Sydney
2014 Organiser & speaker; Trust - Sex &
Self Esteem; Women's Small Talk on Sex & Intimacy - Adelaide
2014 Organiser & Speaker; Small Talk on Sex
& Intimacy - Gold Coast
2015 Organsiser & Speaker; Small Talk on Sex
& Intimacy; Women - Sydney
2015 Facilitator; Women's Tantric Sexuality
Workshop - Gold Coast
Media appearances & Publications
2002 Publication;
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (interviews with Key Pharma Managers)
2014 Publication; Balboa
Press 'Trust' (experiential research into sexwork & my
clients; data collated over ten years; contains tantric / sex education
plus relationship & intimacy insights and advice)
2014 Interview on
Channel 7 The Daily Life - About sexwork & sexual healing (launch of my
book)
Interview in Mosman
Daily - about sexwork, sex & relationships counselling
Interview on American
Radio Show 'Unapologetic Womanhood' (Let's talk about Touch as therapy)
2015 OM Times Radio 9
July "The Emergence of a Modern Tantric Goddess in Therapeutic Practice
(Singapore; with Dr Martha Tara Lee)
...then there's my
personal story. Who am I? And how did a girl like me end up in an
industry like this?
I've chatted
with a lot of people over the years, and when they hear that I'm
a Tantra Teacher, Sexuality & Self Esteem Coach + Healer, they want to
know what it takes.
It's always
worth revisiting because there are so many others now coming out and talking
about their incredible evolution.
That's the thing with this life of ours. We humans - we evolve.
That's the thing with this life of ours. We humans - we evolve.
So to get
the ball rolling, let me tell you a little bit about how I started out.
I began my career in the area of sexuality when working in PR on the
launch of Viagra back in '98. Successful, savvy and with no real regard for my
wellbeing (although I WAS very health conscious) I crashed out completely;
Adrenal Fatigue ending my career!
It's
hard to believe I was engaging with specialists in sexual and
nutritional health and yet there I was on the treadmill - deflecting the
messages of stress that my own body was sending me.
Being busy for me was easy, especially because I knew I had finally found my passion! This work allowed me to connect with a long held desire to heal others.
Being busy for me was easy, especially because I knew I had finally found my passion! This work allowed me to connect with a long held desire to heal others.
An
abundance of resources became available and soon I was learning more about
the communication link between our bodies and minds, finding evidence to show
that having a positive mindset and a healthy life style (regular physical
activity and good nutritional eating) can enhance health - no pills necessary!
I could see how it helped in the prevention of disease and why good living
would cultivate positive self-esteem.
So
why did this all begin to resonate more deeply?
Because
I could sense there was a deeper purpose.
I
was also a binge drinker, but of course no one notices when everyone's at the
pub - it was a given that we drink to celebrate life, and yet I knew I needed
to stop.
So that's
where the Adrenal Fatigue comes in - and bam! I quit my career at its peak and
began my sabbatical, which is when I stumbled upon the magic of bodywork & breath work. This is
when I began to feel better, and so I explored this field to discover more
about the benefits of listening to the body. Teachers and healers introduced me
to modalities that proved just how adept our body is at mastering past pain
(I went through divorce years earlier and never really got over it -
which is why the drinking felt so good!). Yes, trauma is absorbed and
embedded into our cellular memories quietly waiting for something to trigger it
so that we can find release and move on!
That's
when my whole life became a new practice - a dedication to my body as a temple
to be nourished with whole foods and abundant days filled walking and
meditating outdoors. Spirituality became a mantra
undeniably creating a lifestyle I embraced. Interestingly, I had resisted
this path when I was a child, since my father was incredibly health focussed -
teaching Tai Chi to all my friends and the community over 35 years ago; and my
mother's intuitive nature meant we were introduced to psychics regularly while
growing up; empathic to the point that even my sister and I have
a 'knowing' - reading each other telepathically which is an awesome way
of tuning in whenever one of us needs to get in touch. (It's also
great because we don't worry about things unnecessarily. We can simply 'tune
in' and trust our 'gut instinct' that everything is ok, which it usually
is!)
Intuitive
spiritual realms have since been welcomed as I healed, accepting that this is
inherent in us all - and so a gift I no longer repress. Hearing that I'm an
Empath is no longer something that has me baulk. In fact, everything about my
life now makes total sense!
Accepting
Meditation, breath and Tantra as a way of life then opened me up to
Kundalini energy. To experience sexual energy at its purest is an incredible
awakening; my curiosity peaked, leading to studies in Energetic healing and
Psychology which highlighted the many ways in which our lives can become
more about ‘being’ and less about ‘doing’, inspiring me to honour pro sex work
attitudes and encourage healthier positive views on sexual freedom.
It
is appropriate for me to add here that as I began studying, I chose to go into
sex work because it meant working very few hours and having the time
to do double Diplomas - without becoming exhausted!
Having
realised the impact of living in a shadow existence was the life experience
upon which the foundation of my own deeper healing work began. To look back
upon my journey, I now realise that it took a great deal of energy to juggle
persona's for fear of judgement or shame. Acknowledging my life choices with
acceptance & deep gratitude for what this has taught me about the human
condition has armed me with empathy and unconditional love for those of you who
seek guidance today. Academic training has nurtured my capacity to fully
integrate a healing practice that covers all aspects of body-mind-spirit wisdom
and dedication.
'Too many people live less than blissful lives
because of shame, guilt or fear'
And that's
basically why I can understand and honour this calling for me to encourage
you to live a more blissful life; in some cases this may mean confronting what
isn’t working in your life and why (maybe it's due to a lack of intimacy or
living in a toxic relationship). In many cases, it may simply be that you are
living without a partner and therefore lack the delicacy that is human touch,
which is every human’s right.
Now let's
talk about how I can assist you...
AS A SEX & INTIMACY COACH: (Psychosexual Tantric Therapy)
By mentoring,
it is my approach to guide you through a process of identifying relational
needs, helping you understand what feels good and what doesn’t; emotionally,
physically and spiritually utilising pranayama (breathwork) energetic
healing& Tantra.
As a sensual
woman and trained therapist with a fervent fascination for all things
spiritual, aesthetic and universal, I have a vision for one and all to better
understand not only the fundamentals of emotional wellbeing (psychological), I
can help provide sexual education, medical or relational support (regarding
erectile issues, women's health; menopause, eating disorders, low self-esteem
and stress).
There’s
ample opportunity to explore & share with many of you who visit me here,
and I have become very comfortable in offering a tantric therapeutic experience
'because you're worth it'. We all deserve passion and understanding in our
lives, so why not share and nurture one another whenever we have the
opportunity to grow and feel alive?
In relation
to counselling, often when battling issues of low self-esteem or struggling
with stressful relationships (love relationships or our own personal one) it’s
important to have someone neutral on hand as opposed to our best friends or
people who give caring advice. I am able to listen and reflect back with
guidance, helping you to gain the strength and courage it may take to master
positive thoughts and feelings. To be centred and in control will allow a
better flow of energy and create balance in your everyday life.
Living
with love, laughter and passion is essential for everyday health. Feeling
pleasure is our human right - and loving yourself first is vital.
AS A TANTRIC / ENERGETIC BODYWORKER: (Somatic / Experiential)
Once we
become acquainted, you can feel safe to explore your deeper desires whatever
they may be. Tantra is a spiritual journey more than anything, and with
bodywork I provide ample space for your body to connect with the natural
energetic experiences that transpire in such a setting.
Do you need
to express yourself without fear of judgement but don't know where to start?
Are you in need of touch & more intimacy or do you wish to explore the
depths of sensual lovemaking (maybe just bored with casual sexual encounters or
need to learn more skills in soulful & intimate pleasure?)
Given all my
training, sex therapy can be integrated where there may be a need to explore
the subtle messages of the psyche; the resonance of trauma or any emotional
imbalance either due to personal conflicts in relationship, sexual abuse, fear
of intimacy or any other issues pertaining to illness (post-operative ED/ birth
trauma / testicular cancer / breast cancer / ovarian cancer). Trouble
within your sexual/intimate relationships (or if single, fear of intimacy or
lack of seduction & dating technique) may surface via depression or a
sense of anger, and frustration.
Once we have
discussed in length what it is that brings you to call me, we may consider what
session may meet your needs. Next step is simple! You can come in and relax,
get naked if you wish and begin exploring your sexual/sensual &
holistic wellbeing in safety and comfort.
I look forward
to supporting you upon your expansive sexuality and tantric journey
today!
Love Taryn
DISCLAIMER:
Please be aware that Tantra & energetic healing are alternative health
practices and I will ask about your physiological state i.e. are you taking
drugs, drinking, on medication as this is considered when we arrange your
session. Note that by booking a session at Tantra Sydney, you accept liability
in relation to the above statement.
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2010-2015:
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