{"id":1116,"date":"2022-04-18T18:28:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T18:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somaticsensorysexology.com\/?p=1116"},"modified":"2022-04-19T08:24:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T08:24:54","slug":"vaginismus-therapist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somaticsensorysexology.com\/?p=1116","title":{"rendered":"Vaginismus Therapist"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1116\" class=\"elementor elementor-1116\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16bf7b17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16bf7b17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n    <path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M1000,4.3V0H0v4.3C0.9,23.1,126.7,99.2,500,100S1000,22.7,1000,4.3z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc0b521\" data-id=\"bc0b521\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfa751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bfa751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vaginismus Therapist<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68bf6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"a68bf6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPainful Sex doesn't have to be your reality. A symptom of what is known as Vaginismus, can be overcome and treated with great success.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f31e05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f31e05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/somaticsensorysexology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/vaginismus.webp-pnk7e2vd6mcrj76271kbqxtrh7f6hfm02j24kewtok.png\" title=\"vaginismus.webp\" alt=\"vaginismus.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca1b189 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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I am not sure what's going on. Is it normal for sex to be very painful? Please help!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Venessa, South Africa<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Dear+Zakir%2C%0A%0A%0AI+am+experiencing+pain+during+sexual+intercourse.+I+am+not+sure+what%27s+going+on.+Is+it+normal+for+sex+to+be+very+painful%3F+Please+help%21%0A+%E2%80%94+Venessa%2C+South+Africa&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsomaticsensorysexology.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F1116\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-twitter\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6aef5b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6aef5b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1e7872\" data-id=\"a1e7872\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292390e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"292390e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dear Venessa,<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1222549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1222549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for your vulnerable question. Sex should ideally not be painful. The pain symptom you have described is referred to as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dyspareunia<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">persistent or recurrent genital pain that occurs just before, during, or after sex<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally, when we talk about painful sex, we are referring to vaginal penetration and intercourse.\u00a0 If you are experiencing something similar where any type of penetration feels uncomfortable and painful then you may be suffering from Vaginismus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s get the jargon out of the way! Firstly, <\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>What is Vaginismus?<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a condition in which the muscles in the vagina go into spasm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These muscles can contract and expand like an elastic balloon. Generally, the vagina can expand up to 200 times its size during arousal and intercourse, and contracts during orgasms. The reality is that the vagina is very stretchy and can mold to fit around any penis size and open so wide as to allow a fully grown baby to pass through it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The symptom that you describe can be a result of prolonged contraction of the vagina.\u00a0 These contractions put these muscles under tension for extended periods of time, which makes penetration of the vagina during intercourse extremely painful or impossible.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a Somatic Sensory Sexologist and Educator, Vaginismus Therapy is explored through my practice as a Somatic Vaginismus Therapist.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We first have to understand the root course of Vaginismus. Vaginismus can occur due to either physical or psychological issues. Physical issues such as small tears in the sensitive skin around the opening of the vagina could cause irritation and pain. Some medications may also interfere with the arousal process and may lead to pain.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is believed that Vaginismus is caused by subconscious psychological issues around intimacy and sex. Some women with a history of trauma or abuse sometimes develop the condition.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the surface, you might not think that there&#8217;s anything wrong with your relationship with sex. You may enjoy all the aspects leading to penetration and crave it, and wonder what is going on!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some women have no conscious recollection of any trauma and yet anxiety exists.\u00a0 In my personal practice, as a Somatic Vaginismus Therapist, my clients often experience unconscious anxiety around sex that can range from cultural shaming or guilt to an insecure sense of self.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4><b>\u201c9 out of my 10 clients here in South Africa, hold some sort of body shame.\u201d Zakir<\/b><\/h4><div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a Somatic Vaginismus Therapist, my focus is based on creating positive feedback loops within the client&#8217;s nervous system that allow them to become more aware of their internal sense of self.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As one becomes aware of the internal awareness of self, Vaginismus Therapy promotes and invites the unwinding of the nervous system into a deeper state of relaxation which invites a sense of safety and trust within the experience of receiving pleasure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This safety and trust allows the nervous system to rewire itself to a different state of experiencing pleasure through penetration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-976bf02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"976bf02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500,97C126.7,96.3,0.8,19.8,0,0v100l1000,0V1C1000,19.4,873.3,97.8,500,97z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c22e8dc\" data-id=\"c22e8dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478cc3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"478cc3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Here is Sabeha&#8217;s Story<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A client of mine,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20.8px;\">Sabeha&#8217;s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp; in South Africa came to see me with her husband a few years ago. She was diagnosed with Vaginismus and was curious about it, and sought my professional expertise as a Somatic&nbsp; Vaginismus Therapist to help them move forward. &nbsp; Their objective besides having great sex was to have a child as well. Any type of penetration was extremely painful.&nbsp; Eight months later she had fallen pregnant and was delighted.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How did we get her there? A lot of fun, play, and humor! I invited both her husband and herself to join me for the first session. They learned to truly relax and slow things down. A little bit of magic touch and some enticing of the mind allowed her to be fully present in her body and this allowed them to continue with a step-by-step process of inviting more pleasure and less pain into their intimacy.&nbsp; You can listen to her testimonial here\u2026<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f4f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_audio\" data-id=\"63f4f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_audio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1116-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/ogg\" src=\"https:\/\/somaticsensorysexology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sajida.ogg?_=1\" \/><source type=\"audio\/ogg\" src=\"https:\/\/somaticsensorysexology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sajida.ogg?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/somaticsensorysexology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sajida.ogg\">https:\/\/somaticsensorysexology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sajida.ogg<\/a><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e637645 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e637645\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a04cd41\" data-id=\"a04cd41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1161fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1161fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a Somatic Vaginismus Therapist in South Africa, I&#8217;ve seen a lot of cases in which subconscious anxiety plays a factor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, to get you started along the journey of bringing more pleasure into your sex life, here are 3 tips to help you overcome painful sex.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f3441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34f3441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3 Tips For Vaginismus\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16054b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16054b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>1) Cultivate a relationship with your Vagina<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start talking to your vagina, embody her with a personality by giving her a name. Allow her to speak. What would she say? This might sound silly, but the practice is quite powerful. We are creating a mind-body connection which is the building block to healing.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4><strong>2) Conscious Breath<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use deep slow rhythmical breaths to relax the body and observe the mind. Notice what thoughts are running through? Be a witness to these thoughts and notice how your body tenses or relax as you observe them. With this understanding, you can invite your body into greater spaces of relaxation and be more at ease.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4>3) Yoga<\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain poses can help ease the tension within the body, especially around the pelvic area. Such a pose is the frog pose. The frog pose is an excellent exercise for loosening the muscles around the pelvic area and groin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-796fc81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"796fc81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc9ea96\" data-id=\"dc9ea96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de23882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de23882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I always say, \u201cThrough Pleasure, We Heal\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embody your success in life and in the bedroom. Be present on the journey and let go of chasing the destination. You can and will reach it in the most playful of ways. It is just a matter of changing perspective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you like to schedule a One on One deep dive into your own tailored solution on moving past your symptoms to epic sex and great Orgasms you can book your <a title=\"Discovery Call\" href=\"https:\/\/somaticsensorysexology.com\/discoverycall\/\">discovery call here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zakir Mahomedy\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Somatic Vaginismus Therapist<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disclaimer: Information provided on this site is purely for informational purposes, <a title=\"Disclaimers\" href=\"https:\/\/somaticsensorysexology.com\/disclaimers\/\">click here<\/a> for more 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