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Mindfulness for the Bedroom
A virtual group for women looking to reduce anxiety and be more present during sex.
Does your mind wander during sex? If so, you are not alone. Mind-wandering during sex can often be attributed to worrying about the way our bodies look, focusing on to-do lists and pressing personal issues (such as your children, job stress, school, etc), and worrying about sexual performance. But what if you could be fully present in your sexual experience? What quality of connection and pleasure might you have if you were entirely concentrated on the encounter and not what happened earlier that day, or what's supposed to happen in the future? Well, mindfulness can help.
How can mindfulness improve your sex life?
With a mindfulness practice, you can gradually strengthen your muscle of attention. Attention is truly our most precious resource. As you continue to meditate, your mind learns to wander less, and rest its focus on the present with more ease. This will naturally improve your sex life, simply by bringing more attention to enjoying and being present for the encounter.
Mindfulness can also help you have more realistic expectations about your sexual encounters. Aiming for "perfect sex" all or most of the time can actually result in less satisfying, emotionally connective, and overall pleasurable sex. Realistic expectations naturally translate to more emotional connectedness and pleasure.
Mindfulness can also help you to increase acceptant, increase self- and other-compassion, help you cultivate more trust and emotional safety with sex, help you focus on the process and enjoy foreplay, instead of rushing to intercourse, and increase your emotional and physical connection to yourself, thus working to increase your emotional connection to partner(s).
Is this support group right for me?
This support group is designed for adult women over the age of 18 (whether single or partnered) who are struggling with feeling fully present and embodied in their sex lives. This virtual group meets once per week and consists of education, development and maintenance of mindfulness practices, exploring desires, identifying boundaries, and navigating interpersonal relationships. Group members will learn skills to help be more present and reduce anxiety in the bedroom. It is open to all who identify as “woman.”
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What is EMDR Therapy?EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is a form of therapy that helps people heal from trauma or other distressing life experiences. Experiencing trauma can affect the brain's natural ability to recover from distressing events. EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories through alternating eye movements, sounds, or taps. EMDR therapy has been extensively researched and has demonstrated effectiveness for trauma.
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How can EMDR therapy help?Our brains have a natural way to recover from traumatic memories and events. While many times traumatic experiences can be managed and resolved spontaneously, they may not be processed without help. Stress responses are part of our natural fight, flight, or freeze instincts. When distress from a disturbing event remains, the upsetting images, thoughts, and emotions may create feelings of overwhelm, of being back in that moment, or of being “frozen in time.” EMDR therapy helps the brain process these memories and allows normal healing to resume. The experience is still remembered, but the fight, flight, or freeze response from the original event is resolved.
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How does EMDR therapy differ from other therapies?EMDR therapy does not require talking in detail about the distressing issue or homework between sessions. EMDR, rather than focusing on changing the emotions, thoughts, or behaviors resulting from the distressing issue allows the brain to resume its natural healing process. EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain. Part of the therapy includes alternating eye movements, sounds, or taps. For many clients, EMDR therapy can be completed in fewer sessions than other psychotherapies.
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What is the format and style of this group?These groups are didactic and interactive in nature, meaning that the facilitator (a Licensed Psychotherapist) leads and structures the group. Each week, the group facilitator, guides all discussions, and processes, by providing edication, answering questions, and teaching structured exercises, and interventions.
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Do I have to speak in my group?Sharing is not required, however attendees are always given the opportunity to do so, if they yearn for emotional and intimate interpersonal connections.
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Can I be anonymous?These groups are designed as an interactive experience in which participants learn how to connect with vulnerability while gaining insight into emotional needs. Participants have the options to utilize an anonymous Pseudonym faux name if they choose to do so. All participants are kindly asked to have their cameras on to add to the cohesive experience. Our encrypted platform is HIPAA compliant and has full confidentiality secure limited access to registered group attendees only.
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Do I have to pay now?No. Cards are kept on file on an encrypted, secure platform in which are charged the week in which the cycle begins. *Payment plans are available
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How do I register?First, we need you to please complete this brief pre-screening form so that we can reach out to you to schedule a free phone consultation to discuss the group of your choice. After the completion of the phone consultation, we will complete enrollment by sending you the consent forms. After all consent items are completed, you are registered and will receive all of the confidential schedule information and the virtual link to access the 8 – week group.