Masturbation & Self-Pleasuring

How often should you masturbate? Everyone wants to know if they’re normal, so lets consider what ‘healthy’ masturbation is and how to incorporate it into your life.

What is a self-touch routine? A self-touch routine is basically any kind practice, or time spent, intentionally touching oneself. It can serve different purposes and the actual content varies depending on the person and the need.

Regardless of your gender and the size or shape of your breasts and nipples, they can be a deeply pleasurable area of the body. If you’re leaving your breasts and nipples out of your intimate life you’re missing out on a potential reservoir of yummy sensations!

Masturbation is a solo experience for many people, but mutual masturbation can be also be an amazing experience and it has a lot of benefits! Sharing a masturbation session with a partner can be an excellent way to show them what you like when it comes to touch and stimulation (and vice versa). It is an exciting opportunity to witness your partner’s pleasure, and have them witness you.

Trying out different masturbation positions is a simple way to make your experience more exciting and pleasurable, as well as being an effective way to reduce dependence on porn. Check out my top 5 masturbation positions to get you started!

What’s the best lube or oil to use for sensual massage? Is it normal to use lube during masturbation and sex? What should I avoid? All these questions and more answered in this blog!

The way you masturbate is a template for your sexual experience with others. It can enhance or diminish your ability to stay present, relaxed and horny. Self-pleasuring is a form of mindful masturbation, that helps you deepen your connection to your body and your pleasure.

Anal massage involves touching, massaging, exploring and enjoying the area of your anus (your arsehole). It can include only external touch, or can also involve internal prostate massage.

Breath is the foundation of a healthy, embodied, self-regulating state. Conscious connection to the breath (noticing howyou are breathing and where you are breathing in your body) is like an automatic switch for the nervous system to relax and slow down.

Do you find it difficult to vocalise your pleasure? Are your ‘sex sounds’ short, breathless and strained, or perhaps just non-existent? Many people learned to masturbate silently – particularly if you lacked privacy or were raised in a home that viewed sex or masturbation as bad or wrong. This unconscious conditioning around sex sometimes means that, as adults, it’s difficult to relax and explore pleasure and affection in an open and vocal way.