Kama is a sexual wellness practice focused on the science-backed idea that Pleasure is Health.

Our mission is to transform how we experience pleasure and its role in our wellbeing. We want to help people of all ages, genders, and sexualities make sexual satisfaction a part of their everyday lives by connecting their mind, body, and heart.

Pleasure is Health

With stress as the number one proxy killer in the world, our mental health is more important than ever. Many societies, however, focus on managing the pain and looking to the brain to restore balance.

We are designed for infinite pleasure, which is why Kama is shifting the focus back to our bodies and taking a different approach to wellness and wellbeing. We are placing pleasure at the forefront of the conversation.

The Kama Method is a simple daily practice designed by our in-house experts to recondition our mind, body, and heart to maximise pleasure and help everyone experience better orgasms. Our holistic approach combines scientific learnings around neuroplasticity with psychosexual therapy, somatic awareness, and ancient wisdom.

Neuroplasticity

Neuroplasticity

Recent research in neuroplasticity, which is the brain's ability to move, change, and heal, has shown that we can create new neural patterns and behaviours with intentional, repetitive practice. This allows us to shift pain towards pleasure.

Psychosexuality

Psychosexuality

How we think and feel profoundly impacts our experiences of sexuality and pleasure. By reframing our perceptions and building a strong self-awareness, we can create sensual and sexual experiences which align with our true desires.

Somatic Awareness

Somatic Awareness

Somatic Awareness is the ability to be present with our sensations, senses, emotions, and thoughts. By developing a stronger inner awareness, we can observe our own patterns of behaviour — and let them go. It is also one of the most powerful ways to experience self-healing.

Ancient Wisdom

Ancient Wisdom

For thousands of years, cultures around the world have been harnessing sexual pleasure for their health and vitality. Modern science has confirmed the effectiveness of some of these ancient practices, but it cannot replace age-old ways of energetic love-making.

Pleasure is a Human Right

In 2019, the World Association for Sexual Health declared pleasure a human right: “It is everyone’s birthright and therefore it should be included in all aspects of healthcare education and training.” Kama is a response to the directives set out in their Manifesto. These are some of their key guidelines:

Sexual pleasure is a fundamental part of sexual rights as a matter of human rights.

Self-determination, consent, safety, privacy, confidence, and the ability to communicate and negotiate sexual relations are key enabling factors for pleasure to contribute to sexual health and wellbeing.

Sexual pleasure shall be integrated into education, health promotion, service delivery, research, and advocacy in all parts of the world.

Pleasure is a positive experience for all concerned and not obtained by violating other people’s human rights and well-being.

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Meet our Founder

Chloe Macintosh has been researching intimacy and sexuality for the past 10 years, travelling the world to meet experts and practitioners across a wide range of disciplines. She has also enjoyed a successful career as an architect with Norman Foster, a founder of Made.com, and as Chief Creative Officer at Soho House.

“This is my life’s mission; what I was born to do. My sexual wellness practice is the best thing I have ever done for myself, and knowing that pleasure can be a therapy for many of you, too, is my motivation for launching Kama.”

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Meet the Team

Connected by a deep desire to learn from our bodies, we seek to transform the sexual wellness landscape. We believe that by working with empathy and consideration, together we can build a pragmatic language to demystify sex and co-create a space of comfort and mutuality.

Kelley

"I never talked about sex growing up so I never learned about my own pleasure. Pleasure has been my own journey and I’m so happy to have discovered Kama. I hope our work will inspire others to explore their bodies and to go on their own journeys."

Kelley

UX Technical Writer

Anna

“I am drawn to Kama’s inspiring mission and the incredible challenge to redefine sexuality for the future, and design something that’s inclusive, and culturally shifting.”

Anna

Creative Director

Rebecca

“I truly believe in the power of sexuality to bring more creativity, confidence and joy in humanity”

Rebecca

Head of Content

Danielle

“When I came across Kama I was excited by the concept of a platform that explores sexual taboos. It’s a really important subject for me, so I’m looking forward to helping others explore this within themselves too."

Danielle

Project Manager

Aaron

“Kama both normalizes sex as a conversation and reveres pleasure as an essential component of health. I’m thrilled to be the in-house sex coach to inspire curiosity, novelty and exploration in your sex life.”

Aaron

In-house Sex and Somatic Coach

Chloe

“Our body is the most advanced piece of technology we will ever interact with, yet we still know so little about it. But, when we create the right conditions that connect our mind, body and heart, we are better equipped to express ourselves sexually, allowing us to reach our full potential as human beings’.”

Chloe

Founder & CEO

Tugce

“Our pleasure is our birthright and our sexual energy is a direct portal to our creativity. To me, Kama is the perfect place to claim this power and safely explore the debts of our mind, body and soul.”

Tugce

Sex Researcher

Amanda

“I believe the world just functions better when more people have access to pleasure. Kama's approach to empowering body pleasure for people inspires me: it's intelligent, slow, humane, and oriented toward lifelong practice.”

Amanda

VP Content

Kelley

"I never talked about sex growing up so I never learned about my own pleasure. Pleasure has been my own journey and I’m so happy to have discovered Kama. I hope our work will inspire others to explore their bodies and to go on their own journeys."

Kelley

UX Technical Writer

Anna

“I am drawn to Kama’s inspiring mission and the incredible challenge to redefine sexuality for the future, and design something that’s inclusive, and culturally shifting.”

Anna

Creative Director

Rebecca

“I truly believe in the power of sexuality to bring more creativity, confidence and joy in humanity”

Rebecca

Head of Content

Danielle

“When I came across Kama I was excited by the concept of a platform that explores sexual taboos. It’s a really important subject for me, so I’m looking forward to helping others explore this within themselves too."

Danielle

Project Manager

Aaron

“Kama both normalizes sex as a conversation and reveres pleasure as an essential component of health. I’m thrilled to be the in-house sex coach to inspire curiosity, novelty and exploration in your sex life.”

Aaron

In-house Sex and Somatic Coach

Chloe

“Our body is the most advanced piece of technology we will ever interact with, yet we still know so little about it. But, when we create the right conditions that connect our mind, body and heart, we are better equipped to express ourselves sexually, allowing us to reach our full potential as human beings’.”

Chloe

Founder & CEO

Tugce

“Our pleasure is our birthright and our sexual energy is a direct portal to our creativity. To me, Kama is the perfect place to claim this power and safely explore the debts of our mind, body and soul.”

Tugce

Sex Researcher

Amanda

“I believe the world just functions better when more people have access to pleasure. Kama's approach to empowering body pleasure for people inspires me: it's intelligent, slow, humane, and oriented toward lifelong practice.”

Amanda

VP Content

Meet the Experts

Behind Kama is a collaborative team of multi-disciplinary experts including curators, media authorities, sex and trauma therapists, and OB-GYNs. Collectively, the Kama community embodies broad experiences of pleasure across healing, science, education, skill-learning, and self-knowledge.

Our Experts

Dr. Saida Desilets

Dr. Saida Desilets

In-house Psychosexual Expert

Dr Saida Désilets has a PhD in Transpersonal Psychology, specialising in Psychosexuality. Very early in her career, she became aware of how ineffectual talk therapy actually was when it came to dealing with sexual trauma and the subject of sexuality in general. Through the exponentially growing demand of world-wide clients, she understood that the most effective way to transform trauma and access one’s pleasure potential was through a consistent embodied practice as well as an exposure to new ideas around sensuality and sexuality. Bringing together the best of psychosexuality, somatic awareness, and ancient embodied pleasure technology, she created her innovative method that is now impacting female medicine and the lives of thousands.

Dr. Debra Wickman

Dr. Debra Wickman

In-house OB-GYN

Debra has morphed her 25-year career as a medical doctor – obstetrician/gynecologist into a one-of-a-kind, cutting edge exploration into helping women with sexual issues: sexual pain, low desire, and all types of sub-optimal sexual function. She completed a fellowship in Female Sexual Medicine at UCLA; participated in experiential women’s workshops all over the world, and explored a full range of sexuality teachings and philosophies.

Simone Niles

Simone Niles

Sound Healer, Vocalist, and Transformational Coach

Simone has worked with artists such as Eddy Grant, Third World, Tom Jones, and Paloma Faith to name a few. She is also an official voice coach for the TV show, The Voice UK. Simone offers practical teachings, focused on empowering conscious individuals to generate meaning and alignment in both work and life. She uses a variety of modalities including Sound Healing, Shamanic practices, NLP, Hypnosis, and TFT (Tapping) to help people heal and transform.

Susanne Roursgaard

Susanne Roursgaard

Psychotherapist & Sexologist specialising in Trauma Therapy

Susanne was a midwife for 23 years in the Special Care Ward, working with both pathological and standard pregnancies and births. She is a certified Sexologist specialised in sexual abuse and incest, a certified Dynamic Therapist and Psychotherapist specialised in trauma, and a certified Couple Counsellor. As a Sexual Somatic Body Therapist, she has developed her own method over the past 30 years, in response to those who came to her over her career in the Special Care Ward. She incorporates re-sensitisation techniques, energy work, breath, sound, and therapy.

Valérie Schraauwers

Valérie Schraauwers

Body Awareness Therapist & Somatic Coach

Valérie’s approach is based on the ability of the body to heal and balance itself. Using attention, breath, and movement, she helps people to be aware of their repetitive behaviours and to learn how to change them in order to gain freedom of mind and movement. She specialises in women’s health and well-being as a womb and fertility expert, as well as a cycle awareness facilitator.

Lisa Wimberger

Lisa Wimberger

M.Ed - Founder of the Neurosculpting Institute

Lisa Wimberger is the founder of the Neurosculpting®️ Institute, where she developed a programme combining neuroscience principles with mindfulness and energetic modalities. She holds a Foundations Certification in NeuroLeadership. Lisa holds additional certificates in Neurobiology, The Study of Neurons, Brains and Synapses, and Medical Neuroscience. Lisa also began her meditation practice at age 12. Hit by lightning at age 15 and clinically dead on multiple occasions, she uses her traumatic experience as a vehicle for transformation.

Dr. Saida Desilets

Dr. Saida Desilets

In-house Psychosexual Expert

Dr Saida Désilets has a PhD in Transpersonal Psychology, specialising in Psychosexuality. Very early in her career, she became aware of how ineffectual talk therapy actually was when it came to dealing with sexual trauma and the subject of sexuality in general. Through the exponentially growing demand of world-wide clients, she understood that the most effective way to transform trauma and access one’s pleasure potential was through a consistent embodied practice as well as an exposure to new ideas around sensuality and sexuality. Bringing together the best of psychosexuality, somatic awareness, and ancient embodied pleasure technology, she created her innovative method that is now impacting female medicine and the lives of thousands.

Dr. Debra Wickman

Dr. Debra Wickman

In-house OB-GYN

Debra has morphed her 25-year career as a medical doctor – obstetrician/gynecologist into a one-of-a-kind, cutting edge exploration into helping women with sexual issues: sexual pain, low desire, and all types of sub-optimal sexual function. She completed a fellowship in Female Sexual Medicine at UCLA; participated in experiential women’s workshops all over the world, and explored a full range of sexuality teachings and philosophies.

Simone Niles

Simone Niles

Sound Healer, Vocalist, and Transformational Coach

Simone has worked with artists such as Eddy Grant, Third World, Tom Jones, and Paloma Faith to name a few. She is also an official voice coach for the TV show, The Voice UK. Simone offers practical teachings, focused on empowering conscious individuals to generate meaning and alignment in both work and life. She uses a variety of modalities including Sound Healing, Shamanic practices, NLP, Hypnosis, and TFT (Tapping) to help people heal and transform.

Susanne Roursgaard

Susanne Roursgaard

Psychotherapist & Sexologist specialising in Trauma Therapy

Susanne was a midwife for 23 years in the Special Care Ward, working with both pathological and standard pregnancies and births. She is a certified Sexologist specialised in sexual abuse and incest, a certified Dynamic Therapist and Psychotherapist specialised in trauma, and a certified Couple Counsellor. As a Sexual Somatic Body Therapist, she has developed her own method over the past 30 years, in response to those who came to her over her career in the Special Care Ward. She incorporates re-sensitisation techniques, energy work, breath, sound, and therapy.

Valérie Schraauwers

Valérie Schraauwers

Body Awareness Therapist & Somatic Coach

Valérie’s approach is based on the ability of the body to heal and balance itself. Using attention, breath, and movement, she helps people to be aware of their repetitive behaviours and to learn how to change them in order to gain freedom of mind and movement. She specialises in women’s health and well-being as a womb and fertility expert, as well as a cycle awareness facilitator.

Lisa Wimberger

Lisa Wimberger

M.Ed - Founder of the Neurosculpting Institute

Lisa Wimberger is the founder of the Neurosculpting®️ Institute, where she developed a programme combining neuroscience principles with mindfulness and energetic modalities. She holds a Foundations Certification in NeuroLeadership. Lisa holds additional certificates in Neurobiology, The Study of Neurons, Brains and Synapses, and Medical Neuroscience. Lisa also began her meditation practice at age 12. Hit by lightning at age 15 and clinically dead on multiple occasions, she uses her traumatic experience as a vehicle for transformation.

“The Kama Method works with the body’s natural design to build new neural-pathways for deep states of relaxation, sensuality, pleasure and orgasm. The result is becoming a masterful lover, for yourself and others.”

Aaron Michael

In-house Sex and Somatic Coach

“It’s through deepening our sensual and somatic awareness of our body that we unlock our full pleasure potential.”

Dr. Saida Désilets

In-house PsychoSexual expert

“Kama is creating an opportunity for individuals to harness the amazing technology of their own bodies in the safety of their own home so that they may begin their own neuroplastic healing process. It’s time for us to move out of theory and into embodiment so that we may know acceptance, self-worth, and self-love from the inside out.”

Lisa Wimberger

Founder of the Neurosculpting Institute

“Pleasure is our birth right and has its own unique sound print. I want to live in a world where we can sound our pleasure freely and create harmony and connection. Kama brings all of this to life, offering learning, growth and support. The world needs more of this!”

Simone

Our Advisors

Davina McCall

Davina McCall

Own Your Goals

Brooke Hammerling

Brooke Hammerling

The New New Thing

Piera Gelardi

Piera Gelardi

Refinery 29

Gemma Rolls-Bentley

Gemma Rolls-Bentley

Artsy

Kell Rakowski

Kell Rakowski

Lex

James Andrews

James Andrews

Authenticated

“Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion with others and the self. We are thrilled to be working with Chloe and this team.”

Kevin P. Ryan

AlleyCorp

“Kama’s personalized guide to intimacy and sexual wellness should be a “must-have” for anyone looking to improve the quality of their sexual wellness and is the first of its kind.”

Anu Duggal

Female Founders Fund

“Kama's approach resonated with us because it is deeply rooted in education, relationship coaching and mindfulness. We also believe there is a huge opportunity for technology to open up new markets in taboo areas of health."

Jennifer Keiser Neundorfer

January VC

"Sexual wellness is a tough space to invest in given all the issues around digital marketing and taboos. Chloe has enormous experience in building businesses and brands and I hope that she will demystify and democratise sexual wellness just like she did with furniture."

Deepali Nanglia

Atomico

Our Investors

Kevin P. Ryan

Kevin P. Ryan

AlleyCorp

Anu Duggal

Anu Duggal

Female Founders Fund

Gordon Rubenstein

Gordon Rubenstein

The Raine Group

Cristina Stenbeck

Cristina Stenbeck

Kinnevik AB

Jennifer Keiser Neundorfer

Jennifer Keiser Neundorfer

January VC

Deepali Nangia

Deepali Nangia

Atomico

Frederic Court

Frederic Court

Felix Capital

Gigi Levy Weiss

Gigi Levy Weiss

NFX

Daniel Waterhouse

Daniel Waterhouse

Balderton

Kate Ryder

Kate Ryder

Maven Clinic

Cherry Freeman

Cherry Freeman

Hiro Capital

Alastair Macintosh

Alastair Macintosh

Angel Investor

Oussama Ammar

Oussama Ammar

The Family

Graziella Jeffery

Graziella Jeffery

Angel Investor

Yarom Ophir

Yarom Ophir

Katana SA

Fabian Hielte

Fabian Hielte

Platzer Fastigheter AB