Welcome to the Intimate Arts Center!
This is our official Substack publication which we hope you will enjoy.
Our Mission
To provide empowering erotic education to everyone, of every gender, orientation and inclination, using our integral Wholistic Sexuality™ framework.
Our Vision
We envision a world where sex is understood, honored and free from shame, where our bodies’ ecstatic potential is explored and celebrated, and relationships are based on integrity, compassion and love. We envision an integral model of healthy, loving, responsible, respectful and ecstatic sexuality for everyone!
Our Origin Story
The Center for the Intimate Arts is the brain-child (and heart-child!) of Sheri Winston. Sheri worked as a nurse-midwife, gynecology practitioner, registered nurse, childbirth educator, doula & massage therapist for over two decades. In her clinical, educational and counseling work, she became aware of the great need we have in our culture to heal our sexuality and learn to use our full sexual potential.
Over twenty-five years ago, Sheri retired from birthing babies and birthed a new vision. The core ideas of an integrated, healthy, deliciously pleasurable and ecstatic model of sexuality became her Wholistic Sexuality™ paradigm. As a lifelong educator, she developed a curriculum based on that vision: classes that cover a wide spectrum of learning needs about sexuality, intimacy, women’s health and relationships.
In 2005, Sheri established the Intimate Arts Center as the next step in the evolution of her vision. In 2009, entrepreneur (and life partner) Carl Frankel joined her team, bringing his business and writing acumen to the enterprise.
Our publishing imprint Mango Garden Press publishes an ever-increasing roster of books about sex and relationships.
Sheri’s 2010 book Women’s Anatomy of Arousal: Secret Maps to Buried Pleasure received the Book of the Year award from AASECT (the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists). This was followed in 2014 by Succulent SexCraft: Your Hands-On Guide to Erotic Play & Practice, written with Carl Frankel.
What We Do
Teach online classes and courses about sex, intimacy, relationships and sexual & women’s health. View all of Sheri’s online courses and classes here.
Write about sex, intimacy, relationships and sexual & women’s health. Check out our books or read our Substack.
Provide private counseling and coaching services.
To support your sexual wellness journey from the inside out, we’re partnered with Fullscript, a trusted platform for high-quality health supplements. When you register and order through our link, you get 25% off your first order and 20% off subsequent orders. Not only that, 20% of net profits will be donated to Planned Parenthood, helping protect reproductive rights in the U.S.A, at a time when they need defending more than ever.
About Sheri
Sheri Winston is a celebrated sexuality teacher, award-winning author and medical professional.
Sheri offers online classes and courses.
Sheri’s 2010 book, Women’s Anatomy of Arousal: Secret Maps to Buried Pleasure, won the 2010 Book of the Year award from AASECT (the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists).
Sheri’s 2014 book, the visionary yet practical Succulent SexCraft: Your Hands-On Guide to Erotic Play and Practice, offers a detailed road map to supercharging your erotic life and becoming sexually whole and empowered. With its wealth of ideas, practices and games, readers are able to access extraordinary pleasure, overcome challenges and learn to play masterfully with their inner ‘sexcraft’ toolkit. “A must-read for anyone who wants to improve their erotic virtuosity.” (Jaiya, award-winning sexologist, author and creator of The Erotic Blueprints™.
We look forward to helping you achieve your full pleasure potential!
Juicy Blessings,
Sheri, Carl, and The Intimate Arts Center Team
