OK, I know "Enchanted" is just a movie, and a fairy tale to boot, but when is Disney going to start featuring real mens' and womens' bodies in their animation? I hadn't been to an animated movie in quite a while, and I guess I thought maybe things would have changed a little since the early days of Cinderella and her Prince. The bodies of real live actors put enough pressure on us, but these animated males are mostly shoulders and the females have breasts but virtually no waists at all!
These are the images that we were raised on, our children were raised on, and now apparently our grandchildren are being raised on. These body types get seared in our brain. Is it any surprise that so few people are happy with their bodies? Body acceptance is critical to a healthy sex life. It's unfortunate that the visual media continues to perpetuate unrealistic body images that make that task more difficult.
Showing posts with label body acceptance. Show all posts
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Friday, October 19, 2007
Sexual Wholeness - The Body
Since most people think of bodies when they think about sex, the physical dimension of sexual wholeness is probably the easiest to grasp. However, you may not have thought much about how physical self-care impacts your sex life.
Since you're probably not going to have a lot of interest in sex if you're tired, hungry, overweight, in pain, or out of shape, it only makes sense to get enough sleep, eat right, exercise, and practice preventive medicine. Of course, good self-care makes sense for a whole lot of reasons, but adding sexuality to the list may get you to the gym a little more often.
Along with taking care of your body, it's important to work on body acceptance and body awareness. If you walk around disconnected from your body and your senses, you're unlikely to experience sexual desire even if you're in great shape.
Lastly, make sure you're using your whole body when you're having sex as well as appreciating the body of your lover. Sexual wholeness takes sex far beyond the mixing up of isolated body parts and invites a more total body experience. What's not to like about that?
Since you're probably not going to have a lot of interest in sex if you're tired, hungry, overweight, in pain, or out of shape, it only makes sense to get enough sleep, eat right, exercise, and practice preventive medicine. Of course, good self-care makes sense for a whole lot of reasons, but adding sexuality to the list may get you to the gym a little more often.
Along with taking care of your body, it's important to work on body acceptance and body awareness. If you walk around disconnected from your body and your senses, you're unlikely to experience sexual desire even if you're in great shape.
Lastly, make sure you're using your whole body when you're having sex as well as appreciating the body of your lover. Sexual wholeness takes sex far beyond the mixing up of isolated body parts and invites a more total body experience. What's not to like about that?
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