For years, my relationship with self-pleasure has been a rollercoaster. I wanted to see what a guided meditation approach would open up. Throughout the ritual, I felt a deep state of being with my body in ways I haven't touched since I first started pleasuring myself.

I've always intended to go to a workshop in a love temple or similar space, but never made it. The self touch helped soften barriers around judgement and concerns around consent – and it worked! The next day I joined a partner-touch workshop!

Staying in extended touch over a long period of time surprised me, riding waves of intensity and subtler pleasure… energy, honesty, and power... Since the container, I've practiced moving much slower, with less urgency. The whole experience was an immersion in creative erotic innocence.