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Sextasy: Master The Timeless Techniques of Tantra, Tao, and The Kama Sutra To Take Lovemaking To New Heights - Softcover

Aldred, Caroline

 
9780385338820: Sextasy: Master The Timeless Techniques of Tantra, Tao, and The Kama Sutra To Take Lovemaking To New Heights
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0385338821 ISBN 13: 9780385338820
Verlag: Delta, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Exploring all aspects of human sexuality, this illustrated handbook explains how to incorporate Eastern Tantric principles with a Western sensibility to help readers and their partners reach the deepest levels of intimacy and draw on the spiritual, emotional, and physical aspects of sexuality to promote true sexual fulfillment. Original. 50,000 first printing.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

\Caroline Aldred is the author of the bestselling Divine Sex. Born in Zambia, educated in England and America, she now lives in Italy. After studying Tantric yoga and meditation in England and Bali, she began lecturing and leading classes and workshops on Tantric sex. Her work has been featured in a variety of UK magazines and newspapers, and she has appeared on television and radio to promote it.

Aus dem Klappentext

Caroline Aldred believes that the vast majority of us have yet to experience true sexual ecstasy. Ignorant of our bodies' capabilities, and unaware of how to draw upon the resources of the mind, most of us are unable to achieve deep intimacy during sex. By utilizing all that she has learned from her studies with a Tantric master, her personal experience, and her work with her clients, this modern-day "tantrika" guides us through the philosophy and sexual practices of Tantric sex so that we can tap into our capacity to enjoy a sex life that is simultaneously emotionally and physically gratifying - for both partners. Here are the teachings and techniques of the ancient art of tantra, adapted by Aldred to apply to Western notions of love and sex. And throughout the guide, artfully explicit photographs help to illustrate the various sexual practices and positions. Sextasy offers:
* Dozens of explicit photographs, drawings and diagrams to ensure the mastery of a wide range of sexual techniques
* A detailed explanation of the differences between male and female sexual response, and how to maximize each * Suggestions for erotically charged fantasy, games, and sex aids
* Descriptions of many diverse positions for lovemaking, both familiar and daring
* Rituals to promote conception
* Explanations of the thought processes and mental skills needed to make mindfulness an integral part of lovemaking
* An overview of sexuality through the lifespan, and information on maintaining sexual vitality throughout every stage of life
Written in clear, simple language, this book honors sex as a sacred form of loving that will enhance not only our relationships with our lovers, but our connection with Nature and its rhythms and cycles. Drawing on both ancient wisdom and modern knowledge, it combines the best of East and West to guide us to a deeper feeling of intimacy and the best sex of our lives.

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Introduction

This is a book about love and sex and learning how, by bringing love into our sexual practices, we can transform and enrich ourselves and our lovers. Love is a phenomenon and sex is a mystery, and I am captivated and intrigued by them both.

Interest in sex is as old as human life, and still it holds its mysterious quality even within the limitations of our conditioned lives. Love is a phenomenon that defies definition, and we all yearn for it and seek it, and hope to share it, give it, and receive it. In fact, love is such an important and vital source of energy in our lives that it contributes enormously to our mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being.

Whatever your age, gender, sexual orientation, relationship status, and religious, spiritual, or cultural persuasion, I invite you to learn how to expand your sexual and loving consciousness. By doing so, you may bring changes into your life and your values that will positively affect all aspects of your daily life, not just your sex life.

You do not need to wait for your lover to join you in order to start practice and awareness. Begin with yourself, and sooner rather than later your lover will be attracted to your discovery. Develop the relationship you have with yourself, your self-worth, self-acceptance, and your higher self, your inherent divinity. The more comfortable you are with your own sexuality, the more sexy you feel, and the more sexy you will be. The more capable you are of truly loving yourself, the more loving you will feel, and the more loving you will be.

Discover sex as dynamic meditation or experience it as a form of still meditation, alone or with a lover, in a peaceful, expressive, focused, electric, and enlightening way. Love is the spirit of sex and sex is the body of love. Sex is a journey with no destination. Love and loving is a way of being, a practice of remaining open, a practice of service as the highest honor.

Commitment

"Marriage under the Law of Shiva is of two kinds. One is terminated at the conclusion of the rite, and the other is lifelong. Both require a high level of commitment. When it is stated aloud, 'Approve our marriage according to the Law of Shiva,' a marriage commitment is truly made."

Mahanirvana Tantra

Human beings all seek love from one source or another. In fact, we need love in order to survive. We have a need to receive it and a need to give it. Love is caring, both caring about and caring for. It is also communicating, and wanting to be together and to do things together, not just the daily tasks but playing, relaxing, and lovemaking as well. It requires a certain kind of openness and trust, a willingness to be vulnerable, and in that vulnerability lies great strength.

Emotions are more enduring than feelings; they can last a lifetime. That is why the arousal of the emotion of love in an intimate relationship involves a commitment and allows an opportunity for deep, shared intimacy to develop.

Whether formal or informal, any commitment motivated by true love strengthens a relationship and gives it meaning. Commitment implies absolute trust, profound acceptance, and mutual service, agreeing to give the most of ourselves to one another.

Commitment between lovers develops gradually. It is much more than sharing responsibilities such as mortgage payments, maintaining and running a home, and taking care of children. In a relationship of love, the emotional commitment to one another, and to one another's needs and emotional well-being, has to be regularly expressed and reaffirmed and thereby renewed.

Once established, commitment creates a bond that keeps the lovers together, and that bond can help them to overcome any difficulties by providing an element of strength for them to draw upon. The commitment is not simply to endure as a couple, but to make the relationship much more complete by continually exploring and renewing it.

Communication

Communication, and learning how to communicate, is vital in any loving relationship. We all need to be cared for, comforted, loved, caressed, adored, and worshiped, but in order to receive these "blessings" we have to be willing to give them. So unless you know what your lover likes, wants, or needs, and what he or she expects or hopes for from you, you cannot give it.

You have to be willing to listen and become aware of your lover's needs, without judging them and without feeling criticized or inadequate. Be open to your lover's desires rather than being consumed by your own. To give open-heartedly and unconditionally without expecting something in return is hard, but by giving in that way you will be rewarded. Giving can be the most rewarding of all experiences. Honoring your lover by giving the time and energy he or she requires is a very special gift.

How to Ask for It

It's important that you each express your wants and needs in a positive, compassionate, and empathetic way, especially when discussing your sexual desires. Suggest new ways of doing things rather than saying "I don't like it when you . . ." Focus on what you do like and want to experiment with. In this way you can also gauge your lover's reactions to your suggestions.

If you have difficulty expressing yourself verbally about certain things, such as what you want your lover to do for you, or what you want to do but have never dared ask for, write them down. Do this together, and always be honest and open with one another.

Finding a Lover for You

When you are hoping to find a lover you first have to believe in your own "lovability," and that comes from loving yourself and accepting yourself fully for who you really are. Loving yourself, love giving love, love receiving it, and you will have a better chance of attracting your perfect lover. If you have an air of need or desperation about you, you may attract a lover, but he or she may not be one who wants a long-term, loving relationship of equals.

To be available for love also means letting go of any hurt and pain caused by a previous relationship. Wounds from an old relationship can create blockages that make it difficult to allow new love in. You need to allow yourself to feel all those painful feelings of rage, anger, fear, and grief to get them out of your body and mind. Let go and open yourself and your heart to new beginnings.

Be grateful for having had your heart broken, because it has broken your heart open and allowed you to feel. Being in touch with and sensitive to your feelings is an important aspect of loving--both loving yourself and being able to love someone else.

Only when you can love and value the person you are today will you attract other people. And those people will include that special someone who can help you to develop and grow in the direction you need.

Body Language

Words are not always the most effective or loving way to signal desire. Nonverbal signals, not always consciously given, can be clearer indicators of someone's interest in you or your interest in them. There are many different body language signals, some more subtle than others, that can indicate whether or not a person is interested in or attracted to you. Facial expressions, body movements, and tone of voice can all be clues to sexual interest.

Body language is the real indication of what is happening inside you, and between yourself and other people. No matter what you say, the real message is reflected in what your body does.

For example, when you are depressed or "carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders," your shoulders automatically sag and your back becomes rigid instead of being flexible. When you are tense and bottling up your emotions, your tummy muscles tighten and your walk becomes jerky. Tension affects the way you...

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Verlag
Delta
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0385338821
ISBN 13 
9780385338820
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
160
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