Elana spent her childhood and young adulthood on what she calls “the conveyor belt of life,” being the good girl and doing what others expected of her. This looked like graduating Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA, working on Wall Street for an investment bank, and marrying someone with whom she felt no chemistry.

It all fell apart in 2001 when Elana realized she’d been living a lie and found the courage to leave her first marriage. She entered a world of sensuality and sex in a San Francisco pleasure-centered community. This is where she met the man who would become her loverman for life.

In 2005, Elana founded Sensuelle: A Woman’s Journey into Sensuality, a program supporting women to fall in love with themselves. Then, in 2011, a few years after becoming an ordained priestess with the Sanctuary of the 13 Moon Mystery School, Elana was certified to teach their year-long immersion into the feminine mysteries, where she taught for over a decade. 

While Elana has a wealth of professional experience guiding women deeper into their bodies and their pleasure, The Sure Thing comes directly from her personal life. After years of frustration and failed gimmicks to try to respark her sex life with her spouse of 20 years, Elana invented The Sure Thing. This simple weekly practice has been a miracle for her and for their relationship. She wants everyone to have access to this life altering practice, so she wrote her debut book!