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Sex Is Love

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Over two decades ago, in the year 1990, Salt-N-Pepa said, “Let’s talk about sex.” So, why did the conversation die?

A few days ago, I posted a provocative photograph with a question about sex and why it remains that in our progressive age this act which so connects us seems also to be the one thing from which people shy most in conversation.

From my Instagram @BiancaSultana:

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Following this photo post, as has followed similar photographs, questions or controversies I’ve raised on the subject, I inevitably receive: A) little attention from my female peers as if my question somehow ostracizes the very community to whom I speak most frequently, and B) unintelligible and unimaginative messages from men, frequently from my past expressing the desire to”re-connect” with me. As if I cannot see through their inauthenticity. One message asking simply, “are you horny?” The idiocy of this one really got to me! No, I’m not horny, I’m pensive. I’m WRITING about sex. I’m questioning, exploring and learning about how I FEEL about sex. Trust, if I were horny, I’d be busy.

A traveler who I met on his brief visit to Nicaragua, upon returning to his country and provoked by my last post, said he wished we’d had more time together, suggesting, “we would have had fun!” As if expressing that I enjoy myself sexually meant I’d enjoy myself with anyone, him especially. When I told him that I only have sex with people I love, he was left perplexed and the conversation died there.

So what is SEX?

At thirty-three and fully content in both my desires and their fulfillment, this is what I have learned:

Sex is the meeting of the souls. A comprehensive yet hardly comprehensible, physical expression of the connection that already exists between all of us. A tactile means of satisfying a spiritual bond. Sex cannot exist without LOVE.

From the words of Paulo Coelho in his novel Eleven Minutes:
“Sex is a manifestation of a spiritual energy called love.”

In our society, we teach our youth to fear sex in order to control it, when what we should be preaching is the value in selection. Without love, sex is a mechanical penetration: boring, dull and simply not worth the energy. With love, SEX IS MAGIC.

Together in Love!
xob

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Hace más de dos décadas, en el año 1990, dijo Salt-N-Pepa, “Hablemos de sexo”. Así que, ¿por qué murió la conversación?

Hace unos días, me envió una fotografía provocativa con una pregunta sobre #SEX y por qué lo cierto es que en nuestra época progresiva este acto que tanto nos conecta también parece ser la única cosa de la que las personas evitan la mayor parte en la conversación.

Siguiendo ese puesto foto, como ha seguido similares fotografías, preguntas o controversias he criado en el tema, me inevitablemente recibo: A) poca atención de mis compañeras como si mi pregunta les ofendió de alguna manera la misma comunidad a la que yo hablo con mayor frecuencia, y B) mensajes ininteligibles y sin imaginación de los hombres, con frecuencia de mi pasado que expresa el deseo de “volver a conectar” conmigo. Como si yo no puedo ver a través de su falta de autenticidad. Un mensaje pidiendo simplemente, “¿estás caliente?” La idiotez de éste realmente me! No, yo no estoy caliente, estoy pensativo. Estoy escribiendo sobre el sexo. Yo estoy cuestionando, explorar y aprender sobre cómo me siento sobre el sexo. Confianza, si yo fuera cachonda, estaría ocupado.

Un viajero que conocí en su breve visita a Nicaragua, al regresar a su país y provocado por mi último mensaje, dijo que ojalá hubiéramos tenido más tiempo juntos, lo que sugiere, “habríamos tenido divertido!” Como si la expresión que me gusta a mí mismo significado sexual que me divierto mucho con nadie, él especialmente. Cuando le dije que yo sólo tengo sexo con gente que quiero, que se quedó perplejo y la conversación murió allí.

Entonces, ¿qué es el sexo?

A los treinta y tres años y totalmente contenido en ambos mis deseos y su cumplimiento, esto es lo que he aprendido:

El sexo es la reunión de las almas. Una expresión completa ya la vez difícilmente comprensible, físico de la conexión que ya existe entre todos nosotros. A táctil significa satisfacer un vínculo espiritual. El sexo no puede existir sin el AMOR.

De las palabras de Paulo Coelho en su novela Once Minutos:
“El sexo es una manifestación de una energía espiritual llamada amor.”

En nuestra sociedad, enseñamos a nuestros jóvenes a temer el sexo con el fin de controlarlo, cuando lo que deberíamos estar predicando es el valor en la selección. Sin amor, el sexo es una penetración mecánica: aburrido, aburrido y simplemente no vale la pena la energía. Con amor, SEXO ES MAGIA.

Juntos en el amor!
xob

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25

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Me: “How old are you?”

Muscles: “I’ll be 26 soon.”

“So, 25?”

“Yeah.”

I chuckle. Of course…

They always are. Or close. And for some reason every man-child in San Juan is a surfer or rides BMX or both and I don’t mind. Lines between their shoulders and their tris… Something to hold onto on their bikes from behind. Oh, you sport the brand of your tag crew? Aren’t you sweet. A tattoo of your Norwegian underground rap troop? Lovely. New ink? Show me!

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Clearly, what I want has changed. The shift happened at thirty. Now, I wouldn’t say I am a cougar… Yet. But, I am definitely headed in that direction. For now, in the words of my friend Vince, I’m really just “a little girl in a woman’s body.” At 23, my spirit-child is closer to 25 then 33. Twenty-five year olds just seem to be the age of the men who approach me. A few years ago, I may have scoffed at a man so young, now, I appreciate him. Thoroughly.

I used to like suits. Two-piece, three, Double-Windsored and bow-tied. There was a time, in New York, when nothing seemed more attractive than a man in tailored threads. The Fashionista and The Finance guy… Equally glamorous and well-healed was I, we “worked.” BianceSultana_DavidKelley-2Now, a Jungle Child, I prefer my boys like my dog, wild.

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I hear you work in an office…at a desk…crunching numbers: yawn-fest. “You…’work’?” The word alone has become a turnoff. Don’t get me wrong, broke without goals is not a turn-on. But, when you do what you love, what you “do” isn’t “work”, and if you never make a dime but you live everyday as the best day of your life, won’t you be mine? Now, he’s young, talented and in passion’s pursuit… Chiseled and sun-kissed. My dating pool is now one-hundred times hotter than it ever was. Sometimes, I feel for my girlfriends in the dark in New York. It’s not fair. So, I share…because I care. Would you come here? Change your life… Care to stroke your fingers through long hair?

Together in Love… From my Home in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua!

xob

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Homemade Almond Butter

Since moving to Nicaragua, one of the U.S. treats I miss the most is my organic raw almond butter. In New York and in Florida, it was such a staple in my diet! A healthy fat, with benefits for my hair, skin, nails, and fat metabolism, a spoonful of almond butter helps curb my appetite for sugary carbs and chocolate. I love it on my protein pancake or in my oatmeal in the morning! But, in Nicaragua, nut butters are not accessible, and despite there being peanut farms, you cannot find peanut butter outside of the imported Jiffy brand which is highly processed and very expensive. So…

I MADE MY OWN!

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This is my first attempt at making any nut butter, and it was so easy, I will never buy costly packaged nut butters again! Here’s how…
1. Soak raw almonds in water overnight (I left mine soaking in the fridge for two days because I was busy and no harm done!) I added just enough water to cover a large bowl of nuts (full raw almonds, skin intact). After a few hours the almonds greedily sucked up the water so I added a bit more and repeated that process once more.
2. Using a high powered blender (I love my Ninja blender, pictured), blend the almonds with all of the leftover liquid in the bowl.

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This turned into a rather gritty almond mixture.

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To smooth out the butter, I slowly added little bits of water to the blender until a creamy mouse-like texture was reached. And, voilà!

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Today I used my homemade almond butter on my pancake with homemade strawberry-blackberry preserves! No berries in Nicaragua, I brought a large bag back from my Christmas trip to Costa Rica and made the jam as a way to preserve the fruit and enjoy it for longer! Another easy recipe which you can find, along with the BODYbybianca Pancake recipe on my blog (look for the jam recipe posted in April from Costa Rica).

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Together in Health!
xob

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Plan a FITivity For A Friendly Fun Fitness Activity

Happy weekend y’all!

Remember: GOALS do not take a weekend pass, so neither should you! Incorporate FITIVITIES into your social plans for fitness activities that are a friendly fun distraction from what is clearly a workout. Comment with your faves or try one of mine:

1. Surfing & SUP! In Nicaragua as in my past home in Florida it is beach season all year round! In South Florida visit my friends at Beach Shack Paddleboards for “SUP” stand-up paddle board tours!

2. Skiing/ Snow boarding. If your climate is opposite mine, there is no better FITivity workout for the legs and booty! When you ski/board you are in an constant squat position. “PLUMP THAT BUMP!”

3. Rock climbing! One of the many FITivities I love! I used to compete in indoor lead climb. It is so much fun, a brilliant workout and with indoor/outdoor facilities, available almost anywhere!

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From Nicaragua with love,

xob

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Good Bad Girl

I am so curious, what is your opinion on censorship?

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Yesterday, I posted this picture (uncensored) in black and white. Within minutes, I received a message from a friend who said I should take the picture down because I’m “too good of a girl.” Does posting this picture make me a bad girl?
Truth is, I feel very disconnected from the girl in my photos. Yes, technically that girl is me, but the camera sees me differently; when I look back at my photos I hardly recognize myself. I just see a beautiful picture which I share as art. You may not know this, I produce and style my own photography. I do my own hair and makeup, generally very minimally because I prefer a natural look, and I do all the editing and post production making my photos not simply a picture of me, but very much a part of me. But, like I said, the camera sees me differently. Some of my photos are provocative indeed, but they aren’t just naked, they are expressive. And because it doesn’t feel like me, I never feel exposed. Should I? Have I crossed a line between tasteful nudity and pornography?
In college I took a course on photography, my final project was all nudes. In high school I took a live model drawing class, again, all nudes. I love photography. I love the female body especially, and I am proud of the art I have been able to create with my body.
In my opinion, Americans are a little uptight. My Brazilian mom used to dance around the house naked all the time; nudity was a non-issue in our home and I wasn’t raised to be ashamed of my body. Should I be? Should I hide me? I want to continue sharing my passion with my friends more than anything. But I have way more “friends” that look at my pictures than choose to like or comment on them, and this makes me feel bad. So, I think I’m going to stop for while. I’m the first person to support my friends, like, share, comment and promote their businesses, and not receiving the same in return is weighing heavily on my heart. A penny for your thoughts…

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Chocolate chip peanut butter ginger snaps

Be good to me, and I’ll take care of you always.

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BLEND
1/4 c gluten free dry oats
1 egg white
1 tsp chocolate coconut peanut butter
quarter-size fresh ginger
1/4 banana
1/2 scoop Baddass Nutrition vanilla whey protein
cinnamon

MIX
raw cacao nibs

BAKE
6 minutes at 350°
remove from oven
spoon 1/2 tsp chocolate coconut peanut butter into center
sprinkle with chia seeds and cayenne pepper
bake another 8 minutes at 350°
allow to cool.

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Together in Health! In Love! And in Life!
xob

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To Shop Or Not To Shop?

CURIOUS: WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON PHOTOSHOP?

With Photoshop getting a negative rep from celebs using it to completely distort the reality of what they really look like…

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CLICK TO READ: Mariah Carey/Terry Richardson Photoshop debacle

It’s easy to forget that Photoshop can be used for good! Here is a picture I took with my friend AJG FILMPRODUCTIONS. We were just goofing around in in his apartment after dark with no professional lighting, and barely any light at all, but with the magic of Photoshop I was able transform the image giving the look of a professional studio shot without any alterations done to my face, skin or body (I am sure another editor would have taken in my stomach and blurred the creases under my eyes, but I love this photograph, imperfections and all!)

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In my opinion, if there is a place for photo editing (and I believe there is), and this would be it! I definitely consider editing to be an art and I love playing with pictures! But, I’m so curious. What are your thoughts? To shop or not to shop?

Together in Health!
xob

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What Is Perfect?

Is she perfect?

Perfection

Am I? … Are you?

I am a trainer, a coach, an athlete, a “model” of health, and yet, I am NOT perfect. My weight fluctuates with the seasons and I am still trying to get it right. I struggle with my diet everyday. And some days I flat out don’t want to workout. Sometimes I push through it, other days I cave and give in. Today, was one of “those days” where all I wanted was to eat ice cream in bed. I tried to fight the urge, but I just couldn’t shake it. As part of my work I take and post lots of photos, not just because I dabble in modeling, but because I genuinely love the art of photography. I enjoy everything about creating a photograph from designing the set and the mood, to creating angles with my body and character in my expression, I choose the fashion, do the hair, the makeup, I edit my own work and I choose what to share, it is not always fitness, sometimes it’s sexier, edgier, it is NEVER “glamour,” it is always artistic and it is always a part of me. In some pictures I have a six pack, in others, I clearly do not. But, I try to share my struggles as well as my success. Many of my pictures are edited (by me). These are not.

Here, some shots from my latest photo shoot with AJG FILMPRODUCTIONS that illustrate the mood I was in today, wanting to curl up in bed and indulge in sweet treats. I have traded my six pack for “rolls” in these shots, but I am sharing the photos untouched; not even lighting has been corrected. Completely raw, entirely real. UN-edited… ME.

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Watch this video to see photoshop EXPOSED. Now, tell me, is she perfect?

HOW PHOTOSHOP SHOULD BE USED >>

BiancaSultana_cakeUNeditedtoedited7Now, I am going to go to the gym. I had a lazy day. I ate ice cream. I stayed in bed longer than anyone should. Even if I only get through half my workout, I owe it to myself and my dreams to try! Not for perfection, not to be someone other than me. To be ME, for me, the best me I can be!

Together in Health!

xob

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Birthday Suit

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Let’s talk about why I’m so damn fine…

When I started modeling at 30, I was told to lie about my age. But, it never felt right. So, the lying never stuck. I have lots of girl friends who are 26 and 27 born in 1981 (it’s 2014!), but that’s never been me. I’m 33 today (HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!) and I don’t miss my 20s. I have earned my 30+ years and what I have learned I would never trade. Every year I get better, and Better, and BETTER!

My secret?

There IS a fountain of youth. I have found it! It’s called living EVERYDAY BETTER doing what you love… A life filled with passion, fun, fitness, nutrition and love! It’s about staying a child when society tells you it’s time to “grow up.” Society’s definition of “grownup” is skewed. To the masses, “growing up” means falling in line, doing as they do, working, “succeeding”, amounting money, collecting things. That is no life.

What does aging this way do? Just look around you. It makes you fat, tired and lazy. That kind of life makes you sick. You look pale. You look old. Do you have diabetes? Are you stiff? How’s your back?

GET OFF THE HAMSTER WHEEL! When you live to make money, you will miss out on everything! The moment. THIS VERY MOMENT. This life. Look up. Look around you. What do you see? Is you see beauty? The sky? The mountains? The ocean? Or… Are you bathed in fluorescent light? Are you sitting at a desk? An office? A cubicle? Do you feel empowered? Are you proud of the life you have built? Remember, YOU are the architect of your life, the writer of your script, the painter of your picture. Are you happy?

So tonight, in honor of my birthday, please join me in this toast:

Cheers to aging backwards, and to the good things in life, which are free!
Together in Health, in Life, in Love!
xob

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This BODY I Built

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Move your BODY everyday and your BODY will never cease to move you! Love your BODY today and for all days, and your BODY will love you, and serve you always.

The sweetest reward of being strong is feeling my BODY carrying me throughout the day. With every step I take, I feel my muscles moving me. Do you feel it too? It is an incredibly rewarding feeling to have built a BODY capable of anything!

Mark September 2014 on your calendar with “BODYbybianca.” This September I invite you to the most beautiful place on Earth for a fitness and health experience that will stay with you forever.

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Together in Health,
In Love, &
In Life,
xob

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