The Kama Sutra section on sexuality "was designed to teach a man how to make sure that the woman was fully pleasured," says sex expert Seema Anand, author of The Arts of Seduction. The ancient text even teaches that men should prioritize a woman’s pleasure over their own (hear hear!), by focusing on making sure she climaxes before even thinking about their own orgasm. That said, the section on sexuality is packed with a number of sex positions that promote emotional intimacy between partners by way of touch and physical connection. " about the art of living and loving well and obtaining and maintaining the pleasures of life- including sex and love," confirms sex therapist Debra Laino, DHS.
The Kama Sutra does address sex positions, but it’s really only in one section, points out Gigi Engle, a certified sex coach. But, she adds, "Unfortunately, people still use these reductive, racist ideas to think about Indian sexuality in the past and present." Burton "wanted to create a fantasy for his English-speaking audience by portraying people of the East as hypersexual and unchanging, without history," notes Mitra. The "distortion" of the book happened "in part because the first edition of Kama Sutra in English was done by colonial enthusiast-and Orientalist-Richard Burton in the late nineteenth century," Mitra explains. The original set of texts that became known as Kama Sutra "were actually about everything from urban living to statecraft, from perfumes to gardens," Mitra says. " Kama Sutra is a book of philosophy on ethics and aesthetics, never just an ancient text on sexual positions and sexual pleasure." and other parts of the western world," says Durba Mitra, PhD, an assistant professor of women, gender, and sexuality at Harvard University, and author of Indian Sex Life: Sexuality and the Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought. "The Kama Sutra has been quite distorted in how it has circulated in translation in the U.S. The Kama Sutra, written by Indian philosopher Vatsyayana, has garnered a lot of attention for acting as a guidebook to what seems like every sex position ever (some waaaay more adventurous than others). I'm talking about the Kama Sutra, an ancient Sanskrit text that, over the years, has become the go-to guide for intricate sex positions. Ask your sister (if that’s the kind of relationship you two have), and she’ll send you a link to order it online. Do a quick online search, and you’ll be directed to it. Consider practicing this at the end of a long day at work to help shake off the day and transition into a more calm evening.Text your group chat about mixing up your sex life, and they’ll recommend it. Getting familiar with the pose ahead of time will help ensure that you use it when you need it the most.
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Finally, concentrating on twisting yourself into this pose shakes up your thought process and helps you concentrate on the pose instead of the anxiety itself.Īs with most techniques, the Pretzel will work best if you practice this before you have a full blown anxiety attack. Second, the pretzel twist of this pose helps balance the body and the brain by stimulating alternate sides of the body at once which is very calming. Using the body and the breath to signal the brain that you are not in danger can help decrease panic signals. Deep, calm breath is associated with relaxation. Rapid shallow breath is usually tied to intense effort (think running from a bear or fighting with an opponent). First, deep slow breathing helps calm the nervous system and sends signals to the body that it is safe and calm. This pose works to stop anxiety in several ways. Do this for two minutes or as long as you need to calm your anxiety. Focus on making your exhale longer than your inhale. Close your eyes or soften your gaze and take slow, deep breaths.
Flip your hands under so that your elbows are by your side and your hands are crisscrossed under your chin. Cross your dominate arm over your non-dominate arm so that your palms are touching. Extend your arms at shoulder level with your thumbs down and the back of your hands facing one another. Cross your dominate leg over your non-dominate leg at the ankles. Start by sitting in a comfortable position. The Pretzel is a quick and easy tool you can use almost anywhere. To move through panic more quickly, accept and acknowledge that you are having a panic episode, and then take steps to reduce symptoms. Approaching anxiety with fear or dread will only make symptoms worse. Though these feelings and sensations are uncomfortable, they are symptoms that are typical of panic episodes, and they will pass. Many of my clients tell me that they are afraid that they are "going crazy" or "losing control".
The sweating, shaking, racing heart and shortness of breath that accompany panic episodes can leave you feeling out of control and drained.
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