The Intimate Marriage Podcast, with Intimacy Coach Alexandra Stockwell, MD

156. Intimacy Rituals To Build A Passionate Marriage During The Holiday Season

Dec 13, 2023

Learn how to build a passionate marriage during the holiday season with intimacy rituals like embracing for 20 seconds and eye gazing. Discover the importance of open communication and intentional planning. Find strategies to reignite passion and enhance intimacy in your marriage. Explore the significance of collaboration and taking your relationship to the next level with resources like the masterclass and book, 'Uncompromising Intimacy'.

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

Building Connection and Intimacy During the Holiday Season

03:57 • 3min

Intimacy Rituals for Improving Your Marriage

06:36 • 24min

Building Intimacy and Passion in Your Marriage

30:55 • 4min

Creating a Successful and Fulfilling Partnership

34:33 • 60sec

Taking Your Relationship to the Next Level

35:33 • 2min

In this episode of the Intimate Marriage Podcast, Alexandra Stockwell, MD, discusses the importance of intimacy in a marriage, especially during the holiday season. She shares four rituals that couples can practice to enhance their connection, pleasure, and intimacy, to feel closer and happier with one another.

These rituals include ways of embracing, presence and eye gazing, connecting with one another at the end of each day, and engaging in sensual exploration in the bedroom. Alexandra emphasizes the need for intentionality and open communication in implementing each of these rituals, which can be done individually, or in any combinations.

Also in this episode:

Embrace for at least 20 seconds every day to increase connection and reduce stress.
Practice eye gazing as a way to enhance attraction and deepen the feeling of connection.
Ask each other about something important from your day to foster meaningful conversation and understanding.
Engage in sensual exploration in the bedroom, taking turns as the giver and receiver, as you enjoy various sensations.

Enroll in “Holiday Passion: The Art of Uncompromising Intimacy amidst crazy year-end schedules and seasonal stress”: www.alexandrastockwell.com/masterclass This is Dr. Alexandra’s FREE Masterclass which will occur on December 14th at 1 PM PST–if you can’t make it live, sign up anyway to receive the replay.

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About Alexandra Stockwell, MD

Known as “The Intimacy Doctor,” Alexandra Stockwell, MD is a Relationship and Intimacy Coach and an Intimate Marriage Expert who specializes in coaching ambitious, successful couples to build beautiful, long-lasting, passionate relationships. She is the bestselling author of “Uncompromising Intimacy,” host of The Intimate Marriage Podcast and creator of the Aligned & Hot Marriage program.