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Mindfulness for Desire: The Brotto Protocol

14 min readexercise

Dr. Lori Brotto, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia, has spent two decades researching mindfulness-based interventions for women's sexual desire. Her work represents the strongest evidence base for any non-pharmacological, non-hormonal treatment for low desire in women. The core i...

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In this lesson you will learn:

  • Mindfulness for desire works by restoring interoceptive awareness — the ability to notice body sensations that stress has muted
  • Brotto's research shows mindfulness-based therapy significantly improves desire, arousal, and satisfaction with lasting effects
  • The 4-week protocol progresses: body scan, sensory amplification, non-demand partner touching (Sensate Focus), then integration
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