Tai Chi and sex
I suppose I've been avoiding the question the relationship between Tai Chi and one's sex life. This isn't because the question hasn't popped into my head. Rather, none of the Tai Chi authorities I've encountered so far have said much about sex (unless you count groups of men pulling flatbed trailers with their penises; see this earlier post).So I googled "Tai Chi" and narrowed the "about 4,160,000" results I got by adding "sex." That gave me "about 234,000" results.
I should hastily note that I do not presently have a wife/girlfriend/significant other, and so what I found is somewhat theoretical, from my standpoint.
One of the first results listed by Google (click here) was:
Transform your relationship into a Love Affair!
where I read:
The purpose of the program is to bring your mind's attention to your body's presence. When you become mentally and physically centered in your body, you become more open to your naturally joyous state of being. You enter into the "here and now," where only Love is present. Past and future disappear, only the eternal moment exists.This program seems to combine Tantra or Tantric Yoga from India with Tai Chi from China. I'd like to know whether Tai Chi alone can make for better sex.
A Tai Chi Newsletter at this site offers this:
Tai chi offers an increased awareness of this chi. So does sex. The pre-orgasmic state of vibration, of profound energy flow is a classic example of chi movement. Interestingly - the cultivation (and increased awareness) of tai chi energy can help with the cultivation of sexual energy and vice versa. (Note sexual chi is often cultivated through various Tantra practices).
Mmm-hmmm. Encouraging. But Tantra seems to be creeping in again. Again, what happens if I just want Tai Chi ... and, of course, great sex?
"According to 'Self' magazine," a snippet to be found here says, "women who practice tai chi have more sex than women who do any other type of exercise. In fact, 39 percent have sex at least five times a week." Dunno what to make of that!
There seem to be a fair number of websites that credit qigong (say, "CHEE GUNG") with boosting one's sex life. Qigong is a close cousin of Tai Chi, about which I have yet to find out much about. A webpage of the Tai Chi For Health Institute here describes one of its courses, "Qigong and Oriental Healing Arts":
Maintaining health through the integration of body, mind and spirit is the focus of this workshop. Students learn the basics of Qigong, beginning with stress release, detoxification and energy gathering exercises. Basic breathing techniques are introduced as well as recommended methods of sleeping, eating, standing, walking and "dual cultivation" (sex).I plan to come back to this subject, accordingly, when I figure out more about what qigong is, and how it relates to Tai Chi.
posted by eric @ 10:37 AM
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