78. [From The Archives] Living a Tantric Life with Layla Martin

Why Isn't Everyone Doing This? with Emily Fletcher

Emily Fletcher

Education

4.9 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Why isn’t everyone using pleasure as a pathway to power? In this Best Of season finale of Why Isn’t Everyone Doing This?, Emily Fletcher sits down with her best friend and legendary Tantra teacher, Layla Martin—and this episode is pure magic. Layla is a Stanford graduate who spent 19 years studying Tantra in the jungles of Asia before bringing her teachings to the world. She’s helped millions reclaim their sexuality, awaken their deepest desires, and unlock states of bliss most of us didn’t even know were possible. In this episode, Emily and Layla dive into: 🔥 The truth about Tantra (it’s way more than just sex!) 🔥 How ecstasy was once used as a purifying force—and why it’s time to bring it back 🔥 The #1 reason so many people suppress their pleasure (and how to break free) 🔥 How embodiment and manifestation are directly linked 🔥 Why fear of our own power holds us back—and how to reclaim it 🔥 The role of sacred sexuality in personal and collective transformation This conversation is fire from start to finish. Layla doesn’t just share wisdom—she embodies it. And if you’ve ever felt even a little disconnected from your pleasure, your power, or your purpose, this episode is a must-listen. 💫 Plus: The Ziva Magic Retreat is officially happening! If you’ve been curious about embodied manifesting, this is your sign to listen to this episode right now. 🔥 Press play and start living a life that turns you on. — 🔗 More from Emily & Ziva: ► LIVE: The Ziva Magic Retreat [Colorado Springs, May 29 - June 1 2025]: https://zivameditation.com/magicretreat ► Join Emily Fletcher's transformative new Embodied Manifesting course - get 15% off with promo code WHYTHIS: https://zivameditation.com/magic ► Commit to a daily meditation practice you love with Ziva Meditation - get 15% off with promo code WHYTHIS: https://zivameditation.com/jointoday ► And follow us on Instagram ► If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, click here: YouTube Channel About the guest: Layla Martin is a leading expert in sexual wellness, Tantra, and personal development. Dubbed the "Headmistress of Pleasure" by Women’s Health, she founded the VITA Method, certifying professionals in a Tantric approach to love, sex, and relationships. With a Stanford background in human sexuality and neuroscience, plus 20 years of global Tantra training, she blends science and ancient wisdom to help people heal, release limiting beliefs, and unlock deep pleasure. Follow her here: Website: https://laylamartin.com/ Instagram: @thelaylamartin YouTube: @laylamartintv

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0:00.0	You've heard me talk about today's guest so many times in email on other podcasts on social media.
0:06.5	This person has changed my life so deeply, created so much more magic and beauty and possibility
0:13.2	and honestly help me to wake up to the true essence of who I really am.
0:18.6	In addition to being my best friend, she also went to Stanford. She also studied
0:23.1	Tantra in the jungles of Asia for 19 years. She's been studying this stuff. She has reached over
0:29.8	120 million people through her YouTube channel. She has 325,000 people who read her beautiful
0:36.7	emails every week. She's trained over 12,000 men, women,
0:40.8	and non-binary people to be sex, love, and relationship coaches. When she teaches, she channels
0:45.8	the ancestors, the enlightened masters. And when I look deeply into her eyes for the first time,
0:51.1	I felt like I could see all of the many, many lifetimes that we had
0:54.2	shared together. She is as audacious as she is brilliant. She is as fun as she is kind. And today,
1:01.1	we talk about everything from our first meeting to our second date to exactly what tantra is and how we can
1:08.1	actually find God inside of everything. So buckle up.
1:11.6	This is a beautiful, heart-filled, mind-exploding episode with my best friend and the founder
1:17.6	of Vita coaching, Leila Martin.
1:20.8	Layla Martin, I love you.
1:22.3	Welcome to the show.
1:24.2	Thank you.
1:25.4	Thank you for making the kind of best friend that introduces me in a way that makes me cry.
1:29.7	I love you so much.
1:32.3	I love you so much and I'm so outrageously grateful for every gift that you've ever given to me.
1:37.6	And I'm proud of myself for making it through that intro without crying.
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