DEEPER INTIMACY FOR COUPLES: FINDING A WAY TO A MORE FULFILLING SEX LIFE
Make sex a living integrated part of your relationship rooted in trust, desire and emotional safety.
Sex can be one of the most powerful expressions of love, trust and connection in a relationship but over time, many couples find their sex life becomes distant, disconnected, or routine. Between busy schedules, parenting, stress, misunderstandings and unspoken hurts, it is easy for sexual intimacy to become an afterthought or a source of tension instead of connection.
Over the years, I have been struck by just how little sex is spoken about by the couples I see in the consulting room. Often it is a topic loaded with fear, frustration or shame with silence replacing curiosity and assumptions replacing honest communication. Many people, however, deeply long to feel close, desired and emotionally safe in their sexual connections.
This workshop is a guided, experiential, respectful space encouraging couples to reimagine their intimate lives and to start the process of bringing sex back as a central part of being in connection.
What we will explore
We will be guided on the needs of the couples who attend this workshop and adapt our focus accordingly. However the following will provide the umbrella under which we will start our exploration.
- Boundaries and Consent - how to build a foundation of trust where both partners feel safe to express and explore fully. To honour personal and shared limits without shutting down desire.
- Attuned communication - True intimacy starts with understanding. We will explore the importance of mindful, emotionally present dialogue and how this can transform the way you connect sexually.
- Presence in intimacy - Moving beyond performance into authentic connection. Discovering practices to slow down, tune in and create intimacy through touch, eye contact and emotional closeness which will open up new ways of being with your self and the other.
Who is this for
Couples of all genders and orientations who:
- Feel sex has become infrequent, mechanic or emotionally distant.
- Struggle to talk about their boundaries or desires
- Feel mismatched in their desires and/or libido
- Want to build more trust, passion or emotional closeness
- Are ready to explore a more conscious approach to intimacy
What can you expect
- No explicit sexual touch or nudity. All practices are clothed and guided.
- A series of exercises (some involving non-sexual touch over clothes) only performed as a couple
- Some group discussion
- Food will not be provided. At lunchtime, people are welcome to bring food that can be shared as a group.
- The venue has a small spa which is available for booking (as a two hour slot) after the workshop has ended.
Where and when?
When: 13th September 10am - 4pm
Where: Sensate Spa, The Garden, 68 Northumbria Drive, BS9 4HW
https://www.sensatespaandstudios.com/thespa
Cost
£90 per couple (early bird till 23rd August)
£110 per couple (after 23rd August)
How to book?
The workshop will be bespoke and cater for the needs of the mix of couples who attend. Before booking, we would therefore arrange a 20 minute call with you as a couple to discuss hopes and expectations and for me to answer any further questions you may have.
E-mail: kristelle@khpsychotherapybristol.co.uk
Phone: 07773327679
MAX OF 6 COUPLES SO GET IN TOUCH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID MISSING OUT
