Unimacy

Book excerpt: In her book, Unimacy: Love and Intimacy That Lasts, Lara Anderson presents her expert vision on romantic relationships, their problems, and the new possibilities for having a more fulfilling and joyful love life. The physical dimension of most relationships has a high likelihood of dying over time. Couples struggle to keep their sexuality alive because of the mainstream beliefs about sexual pleasuresuch as the assumption that the orgasm is the ultimate goaland because of their expectations from each others bodies. In Unimacy: Love and Intimacy That Lasts, Lara Anderson highlights beliefs that become obstacles to intimacy, and she offers a new set of values that couples can bring into their sexual practice. She shares her wisdom gained both from her personal life and through her healing work with couples and individuals. The book is a lifestyle guide for resolving problems with intimacy for people of all ages. It is a framework for expanding feelings of love through the five senses and through physical and emotional practices of love and attentive touch. I believe in the magic of the body. When one person touches the other, the magic happens, so sexits a miracle! (Lara Anderson).