“Holistic porn” isn’t a widely recognized term yet, within the world of adult entertainment. BUT that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening! Holistic porn recognizes that sexuality – for many people – involves not just the body, but the mind, the emotions, and the psyche. It also recognizes that in a sex-negative society, so many of us grew up with trauma that can interfere with our sexual identities and sexual interactions.
Holistic porn sites aim to address some of these issues, lift shame and stigma, and bring a little sexual healing to us all. Read on to find out how!
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Education
Many holistic porn sites offer educational resources to their members, sometimes even free of charge. This can range from exploring the history of sexuality, to straight-up offering advanced sexual techniques in their paid erotic content. Holistic sites will often offer sexuality-adjacent education as well, such as communication tips. Speaking of communication…
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Normalizing Consent, Boundaries and Communication
Holistic porn sites will already be prioritizing performer and crew agency and safety behind the scenes. And many holistic porn sites will sometimes share those conversations on-screen, as well. This helps to normalize a crucial part of safer sexuality, and model a way for everyone to potentially affirm their boundaries, needs, and desires with their own partners, in the real world.
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Sexual Health
There are so many questions that people are afraid to ask about sex, sexuality, and how their own bodies work. Many holistic porn sites work to take away the stigma and shame around bodies and sexual health, and offer accessible information on users’ most intimate concerns. We all have bodies, after all – and taking care of them is good for us in every aspect of our lives, including sexuality.
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Mindfulness
In this world of social pressure, urgency, and the hustle, it can be hard to take a breath and really sink into one’s body. Especially if society tells us that we’re not “good enough”. But being able to love ourselves, and to live in the moment, so is crucial for mental, emotional, and sexual health. Many holistic porn sites will invite users to practice mindfulness, acceptance, and celebration of their bodies and hearts exactly as they are, in that moment. So-called imperfections, fears, traumas, and intrusive thoughts included. Because we’re all imperfect, and we all get to live with ourselves – we deserve the chance to really enjoy it!
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Trauma Integration and Healing
With the tragically widespread experience of sexual violence and trauma (especially amongst females, and queer folks, but absolutely including men), some holistic porn producers even offer therapeutic services. Ranging from couples counseling to trauma integration, these holistic porn producers go the extra mile, and let their knowledge of healing permeate their work in a myriad of ways. If you need some sexual healing, you can rest easy that these practitioners will be sex-positive, shame-free, and deeply affirming.
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Joy, Positivity, and Genuine Connection
Whatever their porn style, many holistic porn creators will celebrate not just sex-positivity, and pleasure, but outright joy in their work. Most will also emphasize genuine emotional connection, to go along with physical chemistry. Because for many of us, sex happens at least as much in the heart and the mind, as well as the juicy bits.
In Conclusion
Holistic porn is a concept that’s catching on in the porn landscape, but it’s still somewhat niche. Nevertheless, there are a number of indie, feminist, or ethical studios that proudly approach porn with a holistic view. And we’re one of them! We hope you’ll explore our own offerings, and check out the many ways in which ForPlay Films serves its community, and strives for comprehensive wellness. Here’s to holistic sexual healing – We’d love to welcome you in!
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