We women tend to share everything with our close friends. Work, relationships, family dramas – there aren’t many subjects that are off limits. Yet if there’s one thing you won’t often hear us talk about, it’s low libido. And that’s a real tragedy as many us will be suffering in silence.

Lack of desire or motivation for sex is said to affect between 25% and 63% It’s the most common reason for us to seek sex therapy. However, therapy’s not the only way to rediscover our mojo. There’s growing evidence to suggest that mindfulness can significantly increase your sexual desire.

Listening to your body

Mindfulness is a technique for paying attention to what is happening to us in the present moment. It teaches us how to notice our thoughts and feelings – and this bit’s really important – without judging them. Allowing us to reconnect with our bodies. And it prevents us from spending so much time in our heads which is a great way to reduce stress.

Paying attention to sensations

Think about the best sexual experience you’ve ever had. You’ll probably be able to recall every detail from the place and time down to specific looks, gestures and sensations. And definitely won’t have been thinking about work, chores or bills to pay. You’ll have been fully absorbed in the moment.

When you have low-to-zero libido, it’s difficult to be in your body in the moment because your mind is busy racing off at a million different tangents. Anxiety joins the party. Negative thoughts turn into self-limiting beliefs. And before you know it, low self-esteem, poor body image and relationship problems can make things seems pretty hopeless.

But luckily, there’s a relatively simple remedy to can help you increase your libido. All you have to do is carve out some time for yourself to practice paying attention to what’s happening in your body.

Accepting yourself as you are

Mindfulness is helping women increase sexual desire by showing us how to become more attuned to our body sensations. It also helps us to learn to accept our imperfections so we can stay in the moment and not get lost in judgmental thoughts about our bodies.

By helping decrease stress and alleviate depression we can feel better about ourselves and enjoy sex more. And when we have better sex, we tend to want more of it so it becomes an ever-more fulfilling circle.

Guiding you back to your desire

There are many apps that can introduce you to mindfulness but only one that’s been made by women especially for women. Clarity is a self-help app that features a wide range of meditations, including some designed specifically to help women improve their libido.

The series of four gentle and lovingly-created sessions will help you to become more aware of the sensations in your body. They will guide you to observe your desire as it sparks back into life.

• Session 1 – Body scan: Designed to help you become aware of your body and mind, and to check in with what’s going on for you right now.
• Session 2 – Changing: Helps you analyse and challenge a thought or belief that’s making you stressed, anxious, or affecting your desire.
• Session 3 – Awareness: Guides you on a voyage of discovery through each of your 5 senses to help you savour the experience of eating a piece of chocolate or fruit in a whole new way.
• Session 4 – Touch: Explores how you can tune in to the sensation of touch to help you observe your body and your mind with openness and curiosity.

Curious to try it right now?

Download the app now and you‘ll get instant access to session 1, plus a range of other free sessions, such as our grounding 3-minute breathing space, and our anxiety-busting ‘InstaCalm’ meditation.

Take out a subscription and you’ll get access to the other improving libido sessions. You’ll also get unlimited access to lots of other great sessions targeted to calm your anxiety, improve your sleep and help you feel more relaxed. And, you’ll be able to download your favourite sessions to use offline.

As a welcome offer, you can now get a 6-month subscription for a special, low introductory price.

Start your free 7-day trial today. See where your curiosity takes you. You’ve got nothing to lose… and the results could be genuinely life changing.

And if you’d like to learn more about cultivating your desire, we highly recommend the book ‘Better sex through mindfulness’ by Lori Brotto. It’s the perfect thing to read while following our sessions.