Shimmering and Expanding Into the Power of Solo Sex

...reflections on solo sex, body image, sexual violence, and the power of our own knowledge and love

CW: sexual violence

A few days after witnessing the aurora borealis from the outskirts of Seattle, I led myself through a yin yoga practice, allowing myself to simmer in what I knew would be happening after I finished.  

Before I went into savasana, I got out my lube and the small, lavender dildo that has become my favorite. I spread myself back onto my m…