Mindfulness based sex therapy (MBST) represents an integrative modality within psychosexual treatment, synthesising principles from mindfulness meditation, rooted in Buddhist contemplative traditions, with contemporary psychotherapeutic techniques. A distinct, though often overlapping, influence derives from tantric philosophy, which reframes sexual intimacy as a practice of conscious...
Sexual anxiety – whether rooted in trauma, performance-related shame, or dysregulated arousal – impedes intimacy, pleasure, and connection. Breathwork, a foundational somatic practice, offers an accessible means to regulate the ANS, reduce anxiety, and anchor present-moment awareness, core to healthy sexual engagement. Within psychosexual therapy, structured breathing promotes embodiment,...
A resurgent therapeutic frontier, the contemporary renaissance in psychedelic science has accelerated investigation of classic serotonergic psychedelics (psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), mescaline), empathogenic entactogenic agents (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)), and glutamatergic dissociatives (ketamine) as adjuncts to psychotherapy. While...