Pleasure In The Pause with Gabriella Espinosa~ Rituals to Reconnect with Pleasure in Midlife with Christine Mason (Ep 7)
As women enter the transformative years of perimenopause and menopause, it's common to feel disconnected from the body and its innate capacity for pleasure.
However, this stage of life presents a powerful opportunity to redefine your relationship with yourself and cultivate a deeper sense of intimacy, both solo and with a partner. One potent way to reclaim your radiance is through the art of ritual.
Why Rituals Matter in Midlife
Rituals are a way to slow down time, create space for connection, and imbue everyday moments with meaning and intention. They allow you to drop into your body, access presence, and honor your needs and desires. In the midst of midlife changes and challenges, rituals can be an anchor - a way to come home to yourself.
Simple Rituals to Reconnect with Your Body
Create a sacred self-care practice. Whether it's a long warm shower or bath, a self-massage with nourishing body oil, or a few minutes of gentle stretching - make time daily to lovingly attend to your body.
Practice embodiment meditations. Lie down, close your eyes, and slowly scan your body from head to toe, noticing sensations, temperature, energy. Breathe into any areas of tension or numbness. This practice helps you inhabit your body more fully.
Dance, shake, move. Put on music that enlivens you and let your body lead the way. Shake out stagnant energy, connect with your sensuality, experience the joy of being in a body, no matter its shape or age.
Rituals for Deeper Intimacy with a Partner
Create a dedicated space and time to connect without goals. Exchange appreciation, gaze into each other's eyes, share sensual touch, or explore new forms of pleasure - the key is to approach with curiosity and no agenda.
Take intercourse off the table and dedicate an evening to sensual exploration. Read erotic poetry, share fantasies, offer each other a full body massage or discover erogenous zones often neglected.
Practice the "3 sync" before being intimate: Feel your body, attune to your partner's body, and maintain presence, letting go of distractions. Focus on connection rather than outcome.
Rituals to Cultivate Reverence for Life
Celebrate the moon. Gather with friends on the full moon to share, release, and set intentions. Spend time under the new moon reflecting and visioning.
Create morning and evening bookends. Begin the day with meditation, candle-lighting or intention-setting rather than rushing to check your phone. End with gratitude, letting go of the day's stress.
Celebrate transitions and thresholds. Honor the changes in your body and life with rituals and ceremonies. Gather beloveds to witness, share stories, and offer support.
Reclaiming your radiance in midlife is about slowing down to savor the moment and rediscovering the sacredness of your body and life. With simple rituals woven throughout your days, you can reconnect with your capacity for pleasure, cultivate deeper intimacy, and step into the fullness of who you are. The radiance you seek is already within - ritual is just a way to remember and revere it.
About our guest: Christine Marie Mason is the founder and CEO of Rosebud Woman, an exquisite intimate skin and body care brand that supports all of the stages of a woman’s sensual, sexual and reproductive life, from menarche to menopause and beyond.
Learn more about Rosebud Woman here: https://rosewoman.com?rs_ref=NXHpiFCJ
Listen to the Rosewoman Podcast with Christine here: https://rosewoman.com/blogs/rosewoman-podcast?page=1
