II. Support your body so your body can support you in desire.
Part II shares special support you can give your body and mind to enhance sexual desire.
We all know our bodies need good air, nutrition and water, exercise, and proper rest to support us in a longer, healthier life. There are special things we do, however, when we want support for special things. For example, we may spend more time running if we’re going to run a marathon soon, or watch a funny movie if we feel a bit down, or listen to soothing music when we’re stressed. Sexuality is no different.
III. Pay attention to your body.
Part III discusses being aware of the whole experience of your body and the things you can do to keep your body from interfering with natural desire. Heightening bodily awareness of sexual cues is also discussed.
The basics of awareness (as in Mindfulness or consciousness) are put into easy to understand, concrete terms. USING your understanding as a part of jump-starting your sexual desire is then detailed.
IV. Pay attention to mind.
Part IV opens the discussion to the other aspect of awareness, the contribution of the mind itself - apart from its role as attention regulator.
Sometimes awareness of body is hard for people. This is the mind's contribution to experience – protecting us from pain. Simple techniques are discussed here for helping you become aware of your body.
V. Ask for what you want.
Part V explores how you can use all you’ve learned in Steps 1-4 to experience more sexual pleasure with your lover. More pleasure now means more desire later.
Asking for what we want in general has been a bit of a challenge for us women. Figuring it out in the bedroom has been even more challenging. Tips for exploring how YOU can do this in YOUR bedroom will be offered here.
5 Steps for Jumpstarting Your Sexual Desire
is an easy to read report going deeper into the steps below.
I. Accept when it’s more a matter of mind than body.
Part I describes the learning/biology loop that establishes and maintains your thoughts and behavior and what you can do to change them.
Sure perimenopause and menopause mean fluxations and decrease in the hormones that “naturally” support sexual desire in women. Still, some of us continue to desire, are turned on by and enjoy sexuality into our 70s and beyond. Others of us stop much earlier or never feel sexual at all.
This demonstrates that hormones aren’t the complete story here. When you understand how it all works, you’ll understand how to make a conscious difference.
Answer yes or no to these 3 questions:
1. Are you a woman 35 to 50 years old?
2. Do you sometimes find your body turned on and ready before your head catches up? Kind of like men usually do?
3. Are you perimenopausal or menopausal, no matter the reason (e.g., age, hysterectomy, or other).