Effects of Mindfulness Training on Body Awareness to Sexual Stimuli
Psychosomatic Medicine November 1, 2011 R. Gina Silverstein, Anne-Catharine H. Brown, Harold D. Roth et al. 165 citations
Mindfulness meditation training improved women's ability to quickly register their own physiological responses to sexual stimuli, a skill known as interoceptive awareness. Women who completed a 12-week meditation course also showed better attention, less self-judgment, and reduced symptoms of anxiety and depression compared to an active control group. These improvements in interoceptive awareness were linked to reductions in psychological barriers that can interfere with healthy sexual functioning, suggesting mindfulness training may be a promising approach for treating female sexual dysfunction.