7. the perfect lover: horizontal with an intimacy start-up founder In this episode, I lie down with Philip Stehlik, of the sex-positive venture Cambyo. Cambyo is designed to help people develop their intimate lives. Through their online publication, research, community building, and in-person events, such as a sort of salon / meeting in which people are invited to share their experiences around… View Post
6. divine pleasure: quickie with a meditation teacher This quickie episode was recorded live at my podcast launch pajama party on May 21st, 2017, at Hacienda Studio, a sex-positive event space in Bushwick, Brooklyn. My guests enjoyed reiki, massage, empathy sessions, and cookies upon arrival. “I’m 40 years old. My sexual awakening is but a mere 7 years old and… View Post
http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5440510 “But for me, it really didn’t make sense; monogamy never make sense. I remember my first boyfriend, when I was like thirteen or fourteen. I would be on my period, and at that time I thought that you really couldn’t have sex on your period, or you shouldn’t have sex on your period — I’ve evolved since, but I was thirteen,… View Post
4. sluthood: horizontal with a sex scientist In this episode, I lie down with Dr. Zhana Vrangalova. Dr. Zhana is a sex scientist, researcher, and professor of Human Sexuality at NYU. She has a PhD from Cornell in Developmental Psychology with a focus on casual sex. Lila: If you and Kenneth educate the masses and make sex ed as accessible as… View Post
3. there’s a kink for that: horizontal with a professional dominatrix In the third episode of horizontal, I lie down with Mistress Leigh, a professional Dominatrix, fetish consultant, educator, and performer. Mistress Leigh went on a BDSM tour in May 2017 (did you know that there was such a thing?! You should probably find out about this on her website.). “I’ve… View Post
2. stuff came out: horizontal with a sex writer In this episode, I lie down with Grant Stoddard. Grant is an experiential journalist who specializes in reporting from outside of his comfort zone (sometimes way, waaay outside). The wild situations he has experienced bodily have appeared in Thrillist, Vice, T, New York Magazine, Penthouse, and Maxim, among many others. He’s the author of one of… View Post
Lila’s horizontal legs, shot by Natan Dvir in NOLA at Hacienda Maison, sex-positive retreat center / sister space to Hacienda Villa 1. feed your delight: horizontal with a polyamorous woman Come lie down with us! Welcome to the very first episode of horizontal with lila. Horizontal is the podcast of intimate conversations about sex, love, and relationships that’s entirely recorded… View Post
Today is my podcast launch day. I stayed up ’til 2am (which is typical) and spontaneously woke up at 5am (which is unprecedented in the history of me). I was unable to sleep for excitement. I’ve literally never done that before. As Bryony Cole (of the Future of Sex podcast) said, I’m nervcited. The invitation for my Podcast Launch Pajama Party read: Come lie… View Post
It’s 11 a.m. and I can hear spanking. Somebody’s happy, I think to myself, then mentally pinpoint the floor (third), the bedroom (the sound designer’s), and the lover (his girlfriend). Curiosity quenched, I turn my mind back to writing. It’s morning at Hacienda Villa, and approximately 15 percent of the residents are fucking. I’m a founding member of this sex-positive intentional community,… View Post
Tomorrow I launch my podcast, and celebrate. I’ll be celebrating with most of my favorite things about sleepovers: pillows, cuddling, milk and cookies, salty stories, and massages… I’m hosting a Podcast Launch Pajama Party at Hacienda Studio. It’s my pilot event for a series I’m planning to call Horizontal Storytelling. A show crossed with a sleepover crossed with a live… View Post