7 Benefits of Tantric Masturbation
It’s good for your body, mind, spirit, and sex life
Tantric masturbation is considered a deep exploration of the body that goes above and beyond how we generally touch ourselves. That’s because with the masturbation we normally engage in, the sole purpose is generally to generate just enough stimulation to orgasm — and oftentimes, we want to do it as quickly as we possibly can. However, with tantric masturbation the goal is different: Much like tantric sex, the idea is to discover our sensuality in a mindful way akin to the feelings we have when we meditate. People who practice tantric masturbation may consider it a spiritual practice that is as slow as it is satisfying — and it comes with many benefits. The following are some of them.
“It’s meditative so you learn how to love and know yourself even more, thus keeping yourself grounded.” — Prismila De Guzman Kristensen
Self-Exploration
Instead of just touching yourself with orgasm in mind, tantric masturbation allows you to explore and enjoy your body — which will help you learn more about what really gives you pleasure.
“Tantric masturbation helps you on your journey to exploring what you enjoy the most and the least. Exploring your body can help you feel more in tune with your own pleasure and increase your confidence and comfort level,” said Megwyn White, Certified Clinical Sexologist and Director of Education for Satisfyer. “Tantric masturbation is a great way to feel connected with both your mind and body. It’s a time to get lost in your own world.”
Increased Confidence
Tantric masturbation gives us the ability to have better and stronger orgasms, which not only makes our masturbation time more enjoyable, it helps us have more confidence when we have partnered sex.
“Through the slow, meditative quality of tantra, masturbation becomes a smorgasbord of sensory information….” — Kate Balestrieri
“Tantric masturbation helps improve overall orgasmic response so you come better. When you come easily and well, you lower sexual performance anxiety,” said intimacy expert Susan Bratton. “Tantric masturbation improves sexual self-confidence and body love. When you witness the majesty of the orgasmic bliss your body is capable of, you are more appreciative of the body you live in, creating a happier, more satisfying human experience.”
Getting in Touch With Pleasure
Tantric masturbation helps us become more connected to the parts of the brain that perceive pleasure, which in turn makes our solo and partnered sexual experiences more enjoyable.
“Interoception is a term that refers to the capacity to perceive what is internal. Physiological cues, such as hunger pains, muscle tension, or pleasure, send valuable information to the brain and help us make sense of how to proceed in the world. Tantric masturbation can connect people to the cues in their body that guide them toward pleasure, to alert them to pump the breaks,” explained licensed psychologist Kate Balestrieri, Psy.D, Founder of Modern Intimacy. “Sex is a whole-body experience. Too often, the focus during masturbation is on the genitals exclusively. Tantric masturbation makes room for a more holistic sexual experience. Through the slow, meditative quality of tantra, masturbation becomes a smorgasbord of sensory information and has the potential to connect you with erogenous, spiritual, and emotional zones previously undiscovered.”
“When you witness the majesty of the orgasmic bliss your body is capable of, you are more appreciative of the body you live in, creating a happier, more satisfying human experience.” — Susan Bratton
Boosted Health and Wellness
Masturbation has built-in benefits that can help us feel better physically and emotionally, and according to White, practicing tantric masturbation only enhances those benefits.
“Masturbation can help give your body a huge boost in wellness factors, including improving your sleep, relieving anxiety, giving you a natural confidence boost, and supporting your immune system,” White said. “Practicing tantric masturbation can help to further enhance these benefits because of the higher level of conscious connection to your body and breath.”
An Exercise in Self-Love
With all of the benefits of tantric masturbation, taking the time to really connect with your body in this way is an expression of love for yourself. And according to Prismila De Guzman Kristensen, Founder and Owner of Noti Philippines, these feelings can be translated into every area of our lives.
“Tantric masturbation is a great way to feel connected with both your mind and body. It’s a time to get lost in your own world.” — Megwyn White
“It’s meditative so you learn how to love and know yourself even more, thus keeping yourself grounded,” she said. “This gets translated to the other areas in your life where you feel empowered, not easily swayed, not being easily affected by certain issues and negativities because you are calm and on top of things.”
Enhances Spiritual Connection
Many believe that sex is a spiritual experience. And when it comes to tantric masturbation, the practice allows us to become closer with ourselves in a spiritual way, says Balestrieri.
“Sex is often referred to as a spiritual experience. Not religious, spiritual. Spirituality in this sense might mean something bigger than, or outside of, yourself. Tantric masturbation has the ability to bring you closer to yourself, at the same time you feel more connected to the world around you,” she explained. “When someone is spiritually at peace, this can lead to more contented relationships with themselves, the people in their inner circles, and the world at large. In the ways that all humans share an interconnected experience, tantric masturbation can have a humanizing and positive effect on how you see yourself and others.”
Better Orgasms
Although the goal of tantric masturbation is not about having an orgasm, it actually does help to improve the quality of the orgasms we do have.
“Ironically, tantric masturbation — which is not focused on the goal of orgasm — has the powerful effect of enriching your experience of orgasm as it naturally arises,” said White. “As your body learns to cultivate energy and circulate energy through tantric touch, it is essentially building the ‘web of connection’ within your body to experience higher levels of orgasmic embodiment.”
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