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I'm Maanee Chrystal, the founder of the Somatic institute for Women. I wanted to share my personal story & where the seeds of this school have grown from. It is my story of experiencing slut shaming, reclaiming my erotic power, being a stripper & my love affair with the shadow & the body. Since I was 11 years old, I never felt safe, comfortable and free inside my own body. I was fully developed by the age of 12; menstruating and with full breasts, swinging hips and flowing s

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