How to have better sex through body-based awareness, as well as build self-love and overcome sexual difficulties
- Somatic sexology, also known as sexological bodywork, combines developing body-based awareness with the study of human sexual behaviour and sexuality
- Three experts explain how various techniques are used to help clients better understand their bodies, pleasure, arousal patterns and sexual preferences
Anchal Kaushal was conditioned to see sex as a performance, done to benefit her partner, with little connection to her own body and desires.
But she found the emphasis on looking perfect and following a script exhausting. What was missing was a sense of satisfaction, connection and belonging.
She really wanted to understand and identify her own desires and preferences, rather than be influenced by her ingrained interpretations of good sex and intimacy.
In 2015, Kaushal set out to learn more about sexual health and wellness, understand her body and desires better, and discover pleasure in intimacy. She took courses to guide her in this quest, becoming a certified somatic sexologist in the process.
“Through pleasure-based embodied practices I could see years of trauma, shame and guilt release from my body. I had more freedom and choice over my life,” says Kaushal, who is also a counsellor and art therapist, currently in New Delhi, India.
As a somatic sexologist, she helps people learn about their bodies in the context of pleasure, develop a deeper appreciation of themselves and improve intimacy with their partners.
