In my work with couples, playfulness and sensual rituals are no luxury. They are actually most of the times the things that are missing in longterm relationships. When couples only focus on ‘fixing their problems’ so intimacy can finally happen, I can tell you know: it ain’t gonna work babes.

Last Tuesday me and my boyfriend experienced our first magic mushroom trip and it made me reflect on all of the different ways you can explore and experience intimacy— also by entering altered states of the mind.