Dr. Gretchen Blycker introduces The Sacred Garden Mandala podcast and is back with The Yoga of Sex: A-MYSTERY Miniseries. This episode contains Modules Four and Five.

In module four, she explores sexual media socialization in the digital age, explaining how online environments and sexually explicit media shape beliefs and “sexual scripts,” and emphasizing comprehensive sex education, media literacy, and embodiment practices to transform automatic consumption into conscious engagement.

In module five, she examines objectification culture, self-objectification, gender socialization, power dynamics, and how rigid cultural scripts can limit authenticity, advocating a shift toward self-subjectivity, integrated human capacities, and shared power through communication and consent.

She offers guided reflection and journaling prompts, previews a future module on trauma and embodiment, and shares a free companion video on her website resources page.

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00:00 Welcome to the Journey

01:28 Grounding Breath Practice

03:04 Digital Sexual Landscape

04:21 Defining Media Socialization

06:49 When Media Becomes Teacher

08:13 Information Versus Wisdom

09:25 Sexual Scripts Online

11:28 Objectification and Empathy

12:50 Media Literacy Tools

13:59 Embodiment for Discernment

15:09 A-Mystery Curriculum Approach

16:18 Guided Reflection Pause

17:50 Digital Awareness Practice

18:55 Module Four Wrap Up

21:01 Module Five Opening

24:22 Culture as Invisible Water

25:38 What Is Objectification

28:35 Sexual Scripts Explained

30:08 Gender Socialization and Power

33:34 Embodiment as Liberation

35:01 Curriculum and Transformation

36:17 Embodied Reflection Practice

38:39 Journaling Invitation

39:35 Module Five Summary

42:35 Closing Resources and Affirmation