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Leslie and Marc are the founders of WildHugs, relationship therapists, somatic sexologists and embodied tantra teachers working with individuals and couples.
Together for almost two decades and living between Germany and Mexico, their work draws on both professional training and their own experiences of long-term love, intimacy and changing relationship dynamics. Through 1:1 sessions, retreats, workshops and events, they explore conscious sexuality, embodied connection and what it takes to sustain intimacy over time.
How would you describe yourselves in 3 words?
Wild, magnetic, loving.
Tell us more about yourselves…
We are Leslie and Marc, founders of WildHugs. We’ve been together for almost two decades, living between Germany and Mexico, sharing what we actually live ourselves.
We are trained in somatic sexology, embodied tantra and conscious and therapeutic relationship work, offering 1:1 sessions, Love & Intimacy retreats, workshops, Temple Nights and more.
Our work has always been inspired by our own real-life experience, not just by the concepts we learned along the way.
We have walked the path of long-term love ourselves and moved through all the phases of growth, disconnection and deep reconnection, times where intimacy felt super alive and times where it faded, changing desires, evolving sexual dynamics and opening our relationship to certain experiences.
As individual beings, we continuously explore what it means to be in a deep relationship with another imperfect human.
We guide individuals and couples to reconnect with their bodies, soften emotional defences and rediscover intimacy beyond performance or expectation.
The way we work involves contrasts, as we truly believe in the power of polarity:
- Depth and playfulness
- Structure and intuition
- Vulnerability and strength
- Intimacy and sexual tension (yes, those are contrary to each other)
We don’t believe healing means becoming someone else, but rather remembering what is already there when we drop the masks of conditioning, pressure and patterns.
What services do you offer on Sensuali?
We are trained in somatic sexology, embodied tantra and conscious and therapeutic relationship work, offering 1:1 sessions such as Private Tantric Immersions for Couples, Conscious Relationship and Sex Therapy Sessions and Opening Your Relationship Sessions, as well as Love & Intimacy retreats, tantric workshops, Temple Nights and other pleasurable events.
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What turns you on?
Emotional intelligence, mature masculinity and femininity, playfulness and sensuality.
What was your journey into this world?
We entered sexual spaces quite early, but recognised that many of the connections felt unconscious. We were missing sensuality, aesthetics and feminine energy.
So we knew we had to create those experiences and rituals ourselves. Ones that land on your soul rather than just the body.
What do the first 60 minutes of your day look like?
Waking up naturally without an alarm, kissing each other good morning, reading, meditation and naked sunbathing (if sun is available).
Why do you do what you do?
Our drive is nothing less than creating a Love Revolution.
Seeing and feeling the positive impact our work has on the lives of so many people is such a rewarding experience that keeps us hooked and motivated every single day.
Clients stripping their shame and guilt, dissolving blockages and gaining confidence in their bodies and relationships is why we do what we do. The moment we understood that mature intimacy and conscious sexuality are skills we can actually develop, we knew that teaching those skills is our gift to humanity.
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What is an unexpected pleasure you discovered in your work?
One thing that surprised us was how much pleasure lives in teasing.
We used to think pleasure came from intensity, but in our work real depth often shows up in the in-between, the edging and the slowness.
Sometimes it’s a moment held just a little longer or eye contact that lingers.
This subtle tension creates pleasure that often lasts far beyond the moment itself.
What should more people know about your work?
People often come with the intention of just growing their sexual tools, but before handing out tools, we focus on building a deeper understanding of themselves and each other.
And maybe more people should know that our work is deeply ritualistic and sometimes combined with consensual touch, alongside its therapeutic background. Touch can guide them to stuck energy in the body, rituals are the path to sexual liberation.
Our work is not necessarily about healing (that’s more of a byproduct), but it’s a lot about creating intimate experiences and playfully improving your love life.
What’s your superpower?
Strong commitment, recognising patterns and loops and breaking them, and radical honest communication.
We love vices. What are yours?
- Good dark chocolate
- Slow mornings in bed
- Flirting a little too much
- Deep conversations that turn into something else
- Saying “just one more” and meaning three
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On SensualiWho are your sensual inspirations?
We’re inspired by real people and real moments more than by fixed roles or teachers. We found a lot of these lovely human creatures at Hedoné.
Closing thoughts?
If there’s one thing we care about, it’s that this work doesn’t stop with us. We need more people who are willing to hold space for real intimacy, for honesty, for connection, and also more spaces where this magic can happen.
That’s why our community started the WildHugs Love Revolution.
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