Rewind five, even ten plus years ago. Daily life was dull, monotonous, and schedules were unforgiving. School, rehearsals, keeping up with friends who weren’t really friends, work, and managing a billion other ‘priorities’ were the norm. I was hustling, burnt out, and forcing things in and out of my life when I had no business doing so. It was a life of perpetual friction.
It wasn’t always like that, though. There was a time in my younger years when even though I was afraid, I still possessed the ability to connect with my own intuition, to nourish myself in ways that brought me joy.
Does this sound like you, too?
These days, I reflect on the qualities of my younger self, both stages. These stages differed in the kinds of experiences and perspectives I cultivated and focused on. In one stage, I focused on big picture, outward-centered things. In the other, on smaller, more self connected moments.
Small moments…they bring us back to love, back to ourselves.
Moments like hearing a child giggle or the last breath of a dying loved one, like smelling freshly cut grass or the perfume of your lover, like seeing the rising sun as you drive to work or your best friend dancing unashamedly, like tasting the brightest oranges, first of the season, or the salt of the sea coating your lips as you submerge into the heartbeat of the ocean, like touching the leaves of a brand new budding plant or the buttery soft linen as you wake up slowly to the birds singing.
These moments, they are examples of the offerings of this human/divine experience-the moments of sweet sensuality. Living life in pursuit of these types of experiences is The Art of Sensuality.
When sensuality is mentioned, the connotation often is filtered through the lens of sexuality, and in an isolated sense, would be correct. One of the most sensual aspects of our human lives are experiences through physical intimacy and sexual acts, however, this is the narrowest explanation of sensuality, because in truth, sensuality is a much wider concept.
Sensuality is given to us as a gift to be able to experience the world and be in co-creation with the Divine. With The Art of Sensuality, we are able to dive deeply into our humanness and that which is the seed of life. In these moments, through our senses, life becomes magnified and authenticity becomes us.
How beautiful a world we live in and how beautiful the Spark from which we arrived.
It is through The Art of Sensuality we get to open up to love and intimacy on a grander scale. And sometimes to expand, we must first look toward the smaller things; the senses-sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and beyond. These things are the portals to more radiance, higher frequency, and deeper understanding of self and creation.
To ascend, we must be grounded first. Now, whether you feel called to the loftiness of divinity or more towards the wholeness of human sensitivities makes no difference. They are one in the same and regardless of your beliefs, The Art of Sensuality will bring you closer to your personal goals, this I can affirm.
If your goal is to be more present in your busy life, or better at your job, or closer to yourself and family, all these things and more are possible for you through sensuality. Small steps towards your goal and you will see a difference. If this triggers your soul or you feel called in some way to this practice, my advice is to stay open-hearted.
To get started in cultivating The Art of Sensuality, here are a few things to remember:
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- How you are right now, in this moment is okay. You are not behind, you have been guided by some inner sense to be here, to learn this artform. And it will work for you, just take the first step, however small.
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- Big moments and small moments alike, they can all be transformational and freeing. Your mindset will determine your success. Tell yourself, “I am the most sensual version of myself. All my senses are ignited and the warmth of that fire warms my soul.”
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- If you desire to immediately beautify your surroundings and tantalize your senses, change your bedding to your favorite sheets, put out your most beautiful linens and tablecloths, cook your most aromatic meal, or listen to your favorite song. As corny as it is, it works, and it creates a vibrancy within you that is undeniable.
The Art of Sensuality is fulfilling, it is a way for us humans to connect with our most primal and, paradoxically, our most celestial selves. When practiced, it gives us the feeling of unity, of being whole. And if that wasn’t enough to get you motivated, it also allows us to attract our deepest desires, to create a life of influence, abundance, and beauty, inwardly and outwardly.
I invite you on this journey of self mastery.
