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Any recommendations for post-temple integration for someone like me who is still a bit new to the world of temples and sex-positivity? :D
Hi,
I would suggest taking it easy as much as possible to let the energy and experience integrate (taking long baths, walks in nature, listening to music etc. can be good for this).
The temple experience can also stir up lots of emotions so I would give yourself as much time and space as you can to process them.
Also if you're still quite new to such an event it can stretch the nervous system a bit beyond what it's normally used to so bear that in mind as you settle and readjust.
Pleasure and connection chemicals (oxytocin, dopamine, serotonin etc.) can run quite high during a temple so good to allow those to settle back to a regular level - for me this usually takes a couple of days or so.
Can help integrate by reaching out to make contact with people you had a meaningful connection with during the experience - I usually just send a short message thanking/acknowledging them and then see how/if things develop from there... 😌
I also love to journal my temple experience the day after and I try to write down as many details as I can including what happened, who I met how I felt (good, bad, and neutral), what I learned etc.
This not only helps process the experience but also gives a good reference point to work from for the next event, and when you reread it later you'll connect with the part that experienced the temple as your future self and see/how much you've developed and grown, which can be really exciting... 😌
Hope that helps 🙂
Best wishes,
Michael
Any recommendations for post-temple integration for someone like me who is still a bit new to the world of temples and sex-positivity? :D
Hi,
I would suggest taking it easy as much as possible to let the energy and experience integrate (taking long baths, walks in nature, listening to music etc. can be good for this).
The temple experience can also stir up lots of emotions so I would give yourself as much time and space as you can to process them.
Also if you're still quite new to such an event it can stretch the nervous system a bit beyond what it's normally used to so bear that in mind as you settle and readjust.
Pleasure and connection chemicals (oxytocin, dopamine, serotonin etc.) can run quite high during a temple so good to allow those to settle back to a regular level - for me this usually takes a couple of days or so.
Can help integrate by reaching out to make contact with people you had a meaningful connection with during the experience - I usually just send a short message thanking/acknowledging them and then see how/if things develop from there... 😌
I also love to journal my temple experience the day after and I try to write down as many details as I can including what happened, who I met how I felt (good, bad, and neutral), what I learned etc.
This not only helps process the experience but also gives a good reference point to work from for the next event, and when you reread it later you'll connect with the part that experienced the temple as your future self and see/how much you've developed and grown, which can be really exciting... 😌
Hope that helps 🙂
Best wishes,
Michael
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