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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.
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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.”