Vášeň a přítomnost - Průvodce pro páry na cestě k probuzené intimitě a vědomé sexualitě – Daye Maci (2022)

Most romantic relationships follow a predictable pattern: after the initial enchantment comes the inevitable disillusionment. However, relationships do not have to remain in disillusionment, nor do they have to end! Passion and Presence offers readers a proven path back to connection and intimacy, often at a much deeper level. Sexual therapist Maci Daye draws on the experiences she has gained from her popular workshops Passion and Presence, showing couples how their erotic difficulties can become a gateway to creativity, compassion, and unprecedented growth. What truly awakens intimacy is not focusing on new excitement, techniques, or positions, but a conscious and mindful approach. A conscious or mindful approach takes place in your awareness, not in your behavior. A mindful approach is not about trying to overcome something, or that something is 'wrong' and needs to be 'fixed.' The question is how we can remain erotically alive in a long-term relationship, even though we know each other so intimately and have become too accustomed to one another. Mindfulness, or awareness of the present moment, creates an open and curious state of mind that allows us to experience any encounter as if it were the first time. Mindfulness can help couples experience novelty as a lasting feature of their...