You’ve heard about mindful eating, but what about mindful sex? That’s the idea behind Tantric sex, and even Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle publication Goop is talking about it these days. Tantra, which means “to weave energy” between two lovers in Sanskrit, is meant to enhance both pleasure and orgasm—um, sound ahhhh-mazing, no? Tantra is a very emotionally intimate practice, so it’s great for long-term relationships, says sex therapist Ava Cadell, Ph.D., author of Neuroloveology. But it’s also useful for casual dating, she says. “Even oral sex in Tantra is called ‘honoring your partner,'” says Cadell. “It becomes so intense, your one-night stand might fall in love with you!” Geez!
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