Let the zealots think
love is sinful.
Never mind.
Let me burn in the hellfire of that sin.
(Hatun)
Taoism & sex
The ancient taoists were not interested in marriage and social protocols.
Ideation was considered to be 'baggage'.
To the taoists, sex was another avenue for improving health and immersing
yourself in the 'here and now'.
They sought immortality through 'inner alchemy'.
The sexual qigong exercises can be regarded seriously or not
depending upon your disposition.
Sexual qigong
Taoists discovered ways to prolong sexual intercourse by
using special breathing methods.
It was also found that using the body in a connected manner was more
efficient and resulted in less fatigue during sex.
Rather than feel depleted after intercourse, a taoist
feels energised.
Sex is regarded as a means of releasing stored stale energy, of
replenishing yourself.
If a cup is filled with water, it cannot be used again until the water
has been emptied out.
Taoists regarded energy release during sex as being
the same.
Breathing
Reverse breathing involves pulling the abdomen in during the
in-breath and out during the out-breath.
Pre-natal breathing takes this slightly further by involving the area around the
stomach, creating an undulating wave up the front of the body.
Turtle breathing is pre-natal breathing slowed-down so that the breath is
actually held briefly before exhalation.
Timing the movements of the body with deeper breathing delays ejaculation and
helps to immerse the participant more fully in the activity.
Holding back
Taoists believed that not-ejaculating is good for your health.
They wrote treatise explaining the health benefits gained by withholding release
repeatedly.
This was also considered to be a means of prolonging the actual act of
intercourse, since ejaculation ceased to occur quite as quickly.
Eventually, it becomes habit not to release as early on and a person develops
much more control over when they ejaculate.
One health concern is that this method can cause undue stress on the body and
lead to a 'sports injury'...
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