Sun. Skin. Senses. How to Fall in Love with Yourself This Summer
- Rachel Smith
- May 6
- 3 min read
There’s something about summer that stirs up a deep longing for more.
More sunshine. More play. More connection. More feeling.
Yet, somewhere between the expectations, the packed calendars, and the heat of doing all the things, many of us find ourselves feeling… oddly disconnected — from our bodies, our senses, and our own desires.
What if this summer wasn’t about adding more to your plate, but about coming home to yourself?
What if it was about savoring, softening, and opening back up to the simple pleasures that remind you you’re alive?
The sun warming your shoulders, the breeze catching your hair, the scent of jasmine hanging in the air…
This is the heart of sensual self-care — a practice of tending to yourself through your senses, nurturing the connection between your body, your spirit, and your everyday moments. It’s not about performing. It’s not about “looking” a certain way.
It’s about feeling.
What is Sensual Self-Care?
Sensual self-care is the art of slowing down enough to notice — and nourish — your senses.
It’s about savoring the coolness of a breeze brushing across your collarbone, the sticky sweetness of watermelon juice dripping down your wrist, the texture of cotton sheets hugging your skin after a long day.
It’s a way of rooting yourself back into the richness of being — not as a reward for doing more, but as a birthright.
This summer invites you to reconnect with the world through your body — to let life touch you again.
Why Summer is the Perfect Season for Reconnection
Summer practically begs us to get out of our heads and into our bodies.
From the salty smell of the ocean air to the feeling of warm sand between your toes, every moment holds an opportunity to awaken your senses — if you’re willing to slow down and let it in.
It’s a season of bare skin and late nights, of iced drinks and stolen kisses.
It’s the perfect backdrop to remember: sensuality isn’t something you perform — it’s something you experience.
5 Ways to Practice Sensual Self-Care This Summer
1. Move for Joy
Dance in your kitchen. Stretch in the sun. Walk with no destination.
Let your body move in ways that feel good, not in ways that are about punishment or performance. When you move for joy, you invite your body back into a partnership with your soul.
2. Savor Your Food
Eat slowly. Let flavors bloom in your mouth. Taste as a sacred act, not a rushed routine.
That morning coffee? Make it a ritual. That summer fruit? Let it drip down your chin unapologetically. Pleasure lives in the pause.
3. Embrace Skin Contact
Feel the softness of your sheets, the warm breeze brushing your face, or even graze over your own fingertips. Wear something that makes you feel something.
Touch is a direct line to presence. Let it be a love language you speak to yourself.
4. Flirt with Life
Smile at a stranger. Compliment someone. Say yes to play.
When you flirt with life, you tap into the energy of possibility — of being open, vibrant, and magnetically you.
5. Create Pleasure Pockets
These are mini sacred moments just for you.
A 5-minute sunbath. A long exhale in the shower. A solo dance party with the windows down. These tiny acts are a revolution — one stolen moment at a time.
Feeling the Spark? Let’s Make it a Summer to Remember
If you’re feeling the stirrings of wanting more — more connection to yourself, more freedom, more unapologetic joy — I created something just for you.
Summer Lovin’ is a 5-week playful, soulful journey designed to help women cultivate confidence, connection, and sensual self-expression.
It’s about coming home to your body, igniting your inner fire, and letting yourself be fully alive in the season of sun, play, and pleasure.
If that sounds like your kind of summer, you can learn more here.
It would be my pleasure to help guide you back to yourself. You deserve to feel the juiciness that’s found within.
A Little Love Note to Close
You are not a machine to be optimized.
You are a living, breathing, sensual being — worthy of pleasure, joy, and deep connection.
This summer, let’s not just survive.
Let’s savor.
About The Author
Rachel Smith is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Board Certified Sex Therapist with a passion for empowering ambitious women and committed couples. She is dedicated to guiding them on a journey of love and healing, helping to rekindle passion and deepen connections. As the founder of Infinite Intimacy, Rachel offers therapeutic services, workshops, and retreats designed to support clients in embracing their authentic selves in both life and relationships.