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R109: Rediscovering Pleasure: Eroticism and Couplehood

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Price: $37

Authors: Esther Perel, David Schnarch, Katy Butler

Since the days of Freud, our consulting rooms have been a place designated for straight talk about sexuality, where, presumably, psychological enlightenment could be counted on to prevail over the dark forces of repression...

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But in all the earnest outpourings of everyday clinicians and sex-therapy experts, are we forgetting the ordinary fun, adventure, and sheer childlike wonder at the heart of sex? This Reading Course, comprised of three articles, explores this fascinating meeting of imagination and the body, and leaves students with a broader vision of the erotic.

Course Readings

Erotic Intelligence: Reconciling Sensuality and Domesticity by Esther Perel

Satori in the Bedroom: Tantra and the Dilemma of Western Sexuality by Katy Butler

Inside the Sexual Crucible: The Thrill of Connection Opens Us to the Terror of Loss and Pain by David Schnarch

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Learning Objectives

1. Discuss impact of our culture's goal orientation on sexuality
2. Develop interventions for couples to bring playfulness to their sexual relationship
3. Identify how the sexual relationship relates to the couple's communication
4. Develop interventions for couples focused on giving one another pleasure without orgasm