Sensate focus is a behavioral program originally designed by Masters & Johnson in the 1960s as a cornerstone of sex therapy. The goals are to help people get reacquainted with their bodies, develop body awareness and comfort, build trust and emotional closeness with their partners, and eliminate performance pressure. Sexual contact is “off limits,” and instead partners take turns touching and being touched in specific ways. The emphasis is on “touching mindfully,” without the expectation of being aroused, providing pleasure, or performing sexually. Attention is focused on the sensorial experience - body temperature, texture of skin and hair, variations in pressure, etc. - while unhelpful thoughts, expectations, and judgments are turned off. By being “in the moment" free of distractions, we tune in to the body’s natural responsiveness and reawaken sensual feeling.