Beyond abstinence: a psychosexual, relational and spiritual perspective Introduction Pornography consumption can affect the ability to feel desire in real-life encounters. In recent years, problematic pornography use has been increasingly recognised within clinical settings, as well as in cultural and religious contexts where the topic has remained silent for a long time. Much of the current conversation has advanced in identifying neurobiological factors such as dopamine dysregulation, the...

An invitation to inhabit the body without rushing The Breath At times, desire is quietly understood as intensity. As if, in order to feel, we need to intensify, more stimulation, more speed, more force. It can feel as though the body needs to be pushed to its limit in order to respond. And yet, there is also another language, another doorway, another kind of invitation. The language of softness. A language where pleasure does not always need to be pursued, and where even orgasm can soften...

In Buddhist cosmology, the hungry ghost (preta) symbolises desire that cannot be satisfied, craving severed from nourishment. In this breath, it mirrors eros that has lost its ethical ground and capacity for care. The Story of Bluebeard (An Archetypal Map) *As mentioned in the book "Women who run with wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Bluebeard is a man of immense charm and wealth. He is cultured, articulate, magnetic. There is only one thing about him that unsettles people: his beard is...