Sexual meditation
Sexual meditation
Sexual meditation can be performed solo or with a partner and with a guide or without one. It centers around the practice of mindfulness. With this technique you focus on the present moment, experiencing thoughts, feelings, and sensations without judging or labeling them.
In sexual meditation, you focus on sensuality and the current state of your body. Your goal is to let go of distractions and concentrate on touch and sensation. If you’re practicing sexual meditation with a partner, there’s an added goal: to heighten the link between you and become more aware of both your own body and your partner’s.
Sexual meditation can end in intercourse or masturbation to orgasm, but this doesn’t have to happen.
There’s some natural overlap between mindfulness and sex. Both encourage focusing on the present moment and releasing thoughts of outside responsibilities. Both can relieve stress, and both involve deep breathing.
Perhaps because of this connection, a study on mindfulness training demonstrated its potential as an aid to women with sexual problems. The training was aimed at helping them relax, avoid negative self-judgment, be present in the moment, and notice bodily sensation and change.
Another study on the relationship between mindfulness and sexuality included both men and women. It found that mindfulness had a positive link with sexual motivation and sexual awareness.”
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