Neuroplasticity and Sex.

Neuroplastic change is the shifting of patterns that results from changing your inputs. Brains remain ‘plastic’ throughout life - they are always tracking their environments and adapting as changes occur.

Changes can occur through new skills and experiences - our brains receive new information, and they develop new neural connections to respond to that new information.

Change also becomes entrenched when we strengthen those neural connections by repeating and practicing that activity. And, as we *decrease* an activity, neural connections also weaken.

Neuroplastic practices have been shown to help ease or overcome experiences of depression, addiction, OCD, ADHD, and more. We can literally always change our minds! 

A huge part of my work as a Somatic Sex Educator is in supporting clients in developing and strengthening new neural pathways - cultivating neuroplastic change.

This happens by being an ally that can offer touch, conversation, ideas, or education in collaboration with clients’ intentions and goals, and supporting clients as they practice towards pleasure, abundance, joy, and embodiment.

You can always learn new ways of being and responding. That said, the brain is value neutral - it just learns and deepens whatever patterns it is exposed to. This is why being intentional about what you are learning, exposing yourself to, and actively practicing is so important!

What are your deepest goals and intentions regarding intimacy, eroticism and sexuality? Practicing towards these goals *will* bring about neuroplastic change!