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How couples navigate different beliefs about sexuality and spiritual practice

My partner wants us to try tantric practices to deepen our spiritual connection but I was raised to see sexuality and spirituality as separate, and we're stuck between their frustration that I won't explore and my feeling pushed toward something that doesn't feel sacred to me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intimate partners are discovering that their bodies hold different stories about where the erotic and the sacred can meet, creating distance in pursuit of closeness.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Body as spiritual vessel across traditions?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.