Meet Atena Martelloni: exploring Eros as a tool for transformation
Meet Atena Martelloni, a sexual wellness and intimacy advocate and erotic performer exploring Eros, sensuality, healing and authentic expression.
By Isobel Clark & Atena Martelloni
2 min read
4 September 26
Updated 17 October 26
2 min read
Updated 17 October 26
Atena Martelloni is a sexual wellness and intimacy advocate, erotic and ritual performer, and Ecstatic Dance curator. After 15 years travelling the world, she now creates spaces centred on freedom, expression and connection. In this interview, Atena shares how sexuality transformed her life, why Eros fuels her creativity and what she hopes others can discover through exploring their sensual intelligence.
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View Atena’s profile ›Atena Martelloni is a sexual wellness and intimacy advocate, erotic and ritual performer, and Ecstatic Dance curator who has spent over a decade creating spaces for self-discovery, expression and connection.
After 15 years of travelling the world, Atena sees Eros as far more than sexuality. For her, it is a life force tied to creativity, authenticity and transformation. We spoke to Atena about her journey, the role of sensuality in healing, creating spaces where people feel comfortable enough to explore, and why dancing naked might just be her favourite vice.
How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Sensitive, Deep, Passionate
Tell us more about yourself…
Traveling the world for the past 15 years has been my greatest education. It’s given me a life full of depth, adventure, healing and unforgettable experiences.
Yoga and ecstatic dance saved my life so I am now creating spaces for freedom, expression, and connection, where I can share those wisdoms.
I embrace intensity and always seek positive transformation for me and the collective, for me Eros is a life force: a source of creativity, authenticity, deep connection and is what fuels my life.
What services do you offer on Sensuali?
1:1 Sex educational sessions as well as erotic performances. I also offer nuru massage and occasional intimacy workshops.
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#sexeducation #art #therapy #bodywork
What turns you on?
Beauty, emotional intelligence, care, slow conscious touch.
What was your journey into this world?
Crazy, intense. I could write a Netflix series about my life.
What do the first 60 minutes of your day look like?
Tea or Cacao and meditation in front of my Altar.
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Why do you do what you do?
Because it saved my life and it’s now the fuel of my life, my mission is to help anyone to live sexuality in the most empowering way.
What is an unexpected pleasure you discovered in your work?
When people look at me with such curiosity about what I’m sharing, as if they’ve never heard it before.
What should more people know about your work?
That is always useful no matter what level of experience you are.
What’s your superpower?
I know how to make people comfortable.
We love vices. What’s yours?
To find environments where I can dance naked and feel safe.
Who are your sensual inspirations?
Hedone and the family that works behind it (me included now)!
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Sources & further reading.
- Packheiser J et al., Nat Hum Behav, 2024. A systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis of the physical and mental health benefits of touch interventions. Touch interventions and wellbeing.
- Koch SC et al., Front Psychol, 2019. Effects of Dance Movement Therapy and Dance on Health-Related Psychological Outcomes. A Meta-Analysis Update. Evidence that dance improves quality of life, mood and body image; backs Atena's view of (ecstatic) dance as a tool for healing and self-expression.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica. Eros (Greek god). Authoritative further reading on Eros, the Greek god of love and fertility, the figure behind the article's 'Eros as a life force' framing.
Isobel Clark
Isobel is a writer and creative based in Paris. She has been working with Sensuali since 2022 and is deeply passionate about eroticism, kink, the feminine experience of pleasure and its place in art and culture. Originally from a Northern UK seaside town, she is naturally…
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Atena is a Sexual wellness and Intimacy advocate, Erotic/ritual performer and Ecstatic Dance curator for over a decade she creates spaces for self-discovery, emotional awareness and authentic expression, exploring the relationship between sensuality and healing. Through her work, she invites people to embrace their vitality and…
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