Pleasure

For a lot of us, when we think about sexual pleasure we think about orgasms, so let's talk about that. Firstly, why is it that sexual pleasure = orgasm for so many people? Well the main reason is because society has instilled this idea that the two are synonymous or go hand in hand. But that isn't true. Sexual acts can be pleasurable without leading to orgasm. The correlation is also deeply rooted in our society's phallic centered understanding and views of sex, but that is another conversation for another day. So what should you know about orgasms? I think...

It is very common for the word pleasure to be applied to sex related activities, but pleasure can be (and in my opinion should be) applied to every aspect of life. This week's episode of In Bed With a Millennial is all about pleasure outside of bedroom. Do you know what brings you pleasure outside of the bedroom? If you struggle with naming pleasurable aspects let me help. We are going to focus on main areas that can be highly pleasurable: food, hobbies, and relaxation. Have you ever seen the scene in Ratatouille where the food critic tries the dish and...

Meditation uses a variety of tools to help ground you in your body and relax you. The use of mindfulness is an exceptional practice to bring you into your body and make you more aware of how things feel for you: emotionally, physically, and every other way. The mindfulness technique has you pay attention to your breath as it goes in and out. This technique gets you accustomed to feeling the temperature of the air as it enters and exits your body. It also helps you learn to pay attention to the various sensations of your body—how it feels when...