Dancing Through Marriage Therapy
Many couples therapists deal with people who have problems with sexual dysfunction. For some it is the driving need for sex or sexual contact on a continual basis, but for others it can be a disinterest in sex or even an aversion to physical touch relating to sex. For those clients who cannot tolerate physical touch as it relates to sex, there are some devastating affects on their marriage. A marriage without any physical contact cannot grown the sort of intimacy that is required for a long term relationship.
One way that many therapists help their clients in these situations is to suggest dancing classes. Dancing classes help by encouraging lengthy physical contact in a non-sexual and non-threatening setting. As a couple dances, they create a connection to one another, moving together, making eye contact, touching and rocking to a rhythm. All of these factors are elements in a sexual encounter, but the environment itself is not sexual and so usually not found threatening at all.
Marriage Therapy Dancing Benefits
- Dancing creates another way for a couple to form a bond. The connection is both physical and mental, including touch and sigh as well as recognition of rhythm and partner. The connection in dancing is both verbal and non verbal, allowing partners to address and respond to body language cues.
- Dancing helps promotes both a romantic atmosphere as well as a start towards a more healthy lifestyle.
- Dancing can build up poor self-esteem
Using dancing in partnership with marriage therapy is becoming a very popular option for couples who’s sexual rhythms have lost their groove.
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