Mark A. Michaels

Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson have won numerous awards for their work. They are a devoted married couple and have been collaborators since 1999. Michaels and Johnson are the authors of Partners in Passion: A Guide to Great Sex, Emotional Intimacy and Long-Term Love (Cleis Press, 2014, Gold Medalist/Winner: Independent Publisher/IPPY Award, International Book Award, Readers' Favorite Award, Living Now Book Award, USA Book News National Best Books Award), Great Sex Made Simple: Tantric Tips to Deepen Intimacy and Heighten Pleasure (Llewellyn, 2012, Winner: Independent Publisher/IPPY Award; Winner: International Book Award; Silver Medalist: ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award; Honorable Mention: Eric Hoffer Award), Tantra for Erotic Empowerment: The Key to Enriching Your Sexual Life (Llewellyn 2008, Winner: USA Book News National Best Books Award; Finalist: ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award; Finalist: Indie Excellence Awards), andThe Essence of Tantric Sexuality (Llewellyn, 2006, Winner: USA Book News National Best Books Award). They are the creators of a meditation CD set, Ananda Nidra: Blissful Sleep (Projekt Records, 2011, Finalist: COVR Visionary Award). They are senior students of Tantric pioneer Dr. Jonn Mumford who has named them his lineage holders for the Americas and Europe. In addition, the two are co-founders of the Pleasure Salon, a monthly gathering in New York City that brings together sex-positive people and pleasure activists from a variety of communities. Michaels and Johnson have taught throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Europe and Australia. They have been featured on television and radio and in numerous publications, including The Village Voice, Metro, Latina, Ebony, Cosmopolitan, Jane, Rockstar, Breathe, Redbook, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Tantric Sex and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Enhancing Sexual Desire. They give sex advice at ask.dick-n-jane.com Michaels is a graduate of New York University School of Law and holds master's degrees in American Studies from NYU and Yale. A playwright and translator, he translated and adapted Goldoni's The Mistress of the Inn, for New York's Roundabout Theatre company and co-wrote The Thrill of Victory, The Agony of Debate, which premiered at New York's Primary Stages. Johnson is a retired professional operatic soprano who toured extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and South America and performed with the New York City Opera, the Houston Grand Opera, and the Komsiche Oper Berlin.