What this episode is about
Discover the power of rituals to reconnect with your body, rekindle intimacy, and reclaim your radiance in midlife and beyond.
Key takeaways
- Gabriella says midlife is a good time to decide what intimacy means for you. If that means hours of quiet ritual together, that counts.
- Christine Marie Mason says you are yourself in every moment. When you feel you're not yourself anymore, try being right here, and remember the past wasn't always great.
- Christine Marie Mason suggests starting the day with a pause: put your hand on your heart and bless your beautiful body.
Moments from this episode
Word for word from the recording. Tap a time to hear it.
Kindness follows self-connection
“If you're in touch with that beauty and essential truth of yourself, then it's very hard to be mean to yourself. It's very hard to mistreat yourself.”
Nothing about you gets rejected
“Anything that you're rejecting in yourself, including your sex, your intimate areas, it belongs.”
A breath that feels supported
“You inhale and you feel the breath going into the body and you go, oh my gosh, everything is conspiring to nurture and support me.”
Desire got louder in menopause
“I was shocked when I hit perimenopause and menopause, that I still wanted to have sex all the time.”
“We are deliberately slowing time, making meaning, making space to connect, create, and feel. We fall in love. We are enchanted.”
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Show notes
In this conversation, I have the privilege of diving deep with Christine Marie Mason, the visionary founder of Rosebud Woman, an exquisite intimate skincare brand that supports women through all stages of life.
Get ready to be inspired to reclaim your radiance and redefine your relationship with pleasure!
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As women enter the transformative years of perimenopause and menopause, it's common to feel disconnected from the body and its innate capacity for pleasure.
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However, this stage of life presents a powerful opportunity to redefine your relationship with yourself and cultivate a deeper sense of intimacy, both solo and with a partner. One potent way to reclaim your radiance is through the art of ritual.
Why Rituals Matter in Midlife
Rituals are a way to slow down time, create space for connection, and imbue everyday moments with meaning and intention. They allow you to drop into your body, access presence, and honor your needs and desires. In the midst of midlife changes and challenges, rituals can be an anchor - a way to come home to yourself.
Simple Rituals to Reconnect with Your Body
Create a sacred self-care practice. Whether it's a long warm shower or bath, a self-massage with nourishing body oil, or a few minutes of gentle stretching - make time daily to lovingly attend to your body.
Practice embodiment meditations. Lie down, close your eyes, and slowly scan your body from head to toe, noticing sensations, temperature, energy. Breathe into any areas of tension or numbness. This practice helps you inhabit your body more fully.
Dance, shake, move. Put on music that enlivens you and let your body lead the way. Shake out stagnant energy, connect with your sensuality, experience the joy of being in a body, no matter its shape or age.
Rituals for Deeper Intimacy with a Partner
Create a dedicated space and time to connect without goals. Exchange appreciation, gaze into each other's eyes, share sensual touch, or explore new forms of pleasure - the key is to approach with curiosity and no agenda.
Take intercourse off the table and dedicate an evening to sensual exploration. Read erotic poetry, share fantasies, offer each other a full body massage or discover erogenous zones often neglected.
Practice the "3 sync" before being intimate: Feel your body, attune to your partner's body, and maintain presence, letting go of distractions. Focus on connection rather than outcome.
Rituals to Cultivate Reverence for Life
Celebrate the moon. Gather with friends on the full moon to share, release, and set intentions. Spend time under the new moon reflecting and visioning.
Create morning and evening bookends. Begin the day with meditation, candle-lighting or intention-setting rather than rushing to check your phone. End with gratitude, letting go of the day's stress.
Celebrate transitions and thresholds. Honor the changes in your body and life with rituals and ceremonies. Gather beloveds to witness, share stories, and offer support.
Reclaiming your radiance in midlife is about slowing down to savor the moment and rediscovering the sacredness of your body and life. With simple rituals woven throughout your days, you can reconnect with your capacity for pleasure, cultivate deeper intimacy, and step into the fullness of who you are. The radiance you seek is already within - ritual is just a way to remember and revere it.
About our guest:Christine Marie Mason is the founder and CEO of Rosebud Woman, an exquisite intimate skin and body care brand that supports all of the stages of a woman’s sensual, sexual and reproductive life, from menarche to menopause and beyond.
- Learn more about Rosebud Woman here: https://rosewoman.com?rs_ref=NXHpiFCJ
- Listen to the Rosewoman Podcast with Christine here: rosewoman.com
About the guest
Christine MasonFounder and CEO of Rosebud Woman, an exquisite intimate skin and body care brandGuest on this episode of Pleasure in the Pause.More about them
