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Intimacy: Enhance Your Relationship Intimacy!

Let’s say that you have been feeling a sense of subtle discontent occurring in your relationship?  If so, good for you for noticing!

Now, what are you going to do about it?

You could ignore it … and hope that it resolves itself.  Of course, few constructive solutions spring from a problem-situation that “resolves itself”!

You could think deeply about what has been going on recently.  You could then try to brainstorm how this sense of dis-ease and discontent relates to recent events.  You could try to think about the situation from your partner’s point of view … and see if you receive inspiration from this.

You could ask yourself if the discontent is springing from you.  If you discover that it is, you can then address the situation directly … and deal with these feelings constructively from within yourself.

If you are unaware of the discontent stemming from within you, you could talk with your partner about it.  When you address your partner, you do not have to KNOW the details about what is going on.  You can simply report your observations to your partner and see whether s/he has some information that could help.

So, you might say something like, “Sweetheart, I’ve been noticing a vague sense of discontent in our interactions.  It does not feel comfortable to me and it’s not a feeling that I’m used to having with you.  Have you felt it, too?  Do you have any idea where it’s coming from?”

Then, you and your partner can brainstorm about what is behind the feeling.  This brainstorming can be powerful in getting to the bottom of what has been happening.  You can, then, begin to outline a plan to get the feelings resolved and your relationship back “on track”!

 

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Sexuality: Relationship Sexuality — New Video!

Here is our newest video —
This video contains practical techniques intended to help you build additional intimacy and closeness into your relationship. Sexual interaction and intimacy occur between you and your partner all throughout the day. It’s not just something that happens in the bedroom, in bed at night. The ideas on this video are designed to give you “HINTS” to make your relationship more satisfying … ALL the time!

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Respect: A Top Aphrodisiac Is Found in Respect

Respecting your relationship partner and understanding his or her needs has been talked about by Heart-hands sexuality therapists for a long time.  Intimacy need not be centered on intercourse and ejaculation.

There are a variety ways to please your partner sexually — and some of the very best, most unique ways can be discovered through direct conversation with your partner.  To find out what your partner finds most pleasurable, ask him/her.  That’s right — just ask!

Without exception, the most meaningful intimate relationships begin with respect. Try it with your loving partner. Find out what a great turn-on respect can be!

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Sexual Exercise: Key to Mental, Emotional, Physical & Sexual Fitness

Scientific News Today …

Have you thought that exercise is only good for strong muscles, satisfying love-making, a lean body, and a strong heart?  It certainly is — and that’s not all!  In addition to these physical benefits, physical activity has been shown to help with being emotionally and mentally fit.

There is a growing body of research demonstrating that exercise promotes mental health and wellness.  Researchers at Duke University studied people suffering from depression.  They found that 60% of the participants who exercises for 30 minutes three times a week overcame their depression without using antidepressant medication.  This is the same percentage rate as for those who only used medication in their treatment for depression.

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Sexuality: Natural Sexuality Aphrodisiacs – Do They Work?

Researchers at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, have done extensive review of dozens of studies investigating aphrodisiac powers. According to the results, reported in Live Science (livescience.com), substances with the most potential were Korean (red) ginseng and saffron.

Ginseng likely works in much the same way as does Viagra. Most probably, it relaxes muscles and improves blood flow to the genital region.

In addition, in animal studies, ginger, garlic, cloves, and nutmeg proved to be at least moderately effective. Aphrodisiacs are substances that increase sexual desire, or libido, and — possibly — enhance sexual pleasure.

Prior to trying exotic substances, a better option is to improve your health. A 2007 report in the American Journal of Medicine disclosed that erectile dysfunction is highly correlated with poor physical health and inactivity. Hence, healthy diet and exercise are advocated. The side effects of exercise and diet include better self-confidence, which just might be the best aphrodisiac around!

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Romantic Ideas for Valentine’s Day … or Romance for Any Day!

Just in time for Valentine’s Day —

I have been busy developing a Guidebook to Relationship Romance.  It is entitled, “Romantic Ideas to Enhance Your Relationship Intimacy, Part I”.

Have you been looking for a Valentine’s Day resource?  Do you desire practical, workable ideas to create a more-intimate, romantic relationship?  Then, this guidebook is for you!

As my gift to you — for a limited time, it is FREE!  To receive your copy of this Special Guidebook, “Romantic Ideas to Enhance Your Relationship Intimacy, Part I”, visit http://www.sexuality-coach.com/romanticideas.htm today!

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Intimacy News: Is Stress Making You Want to AVOID Being Close?

March 28, 2008 — Dermatologists report that stress can cause many skin-related problems.  These include hair falling out, acne break outs, etc.  Once these stress effects manifest, their appearance can cause even more anxiety.

How does stress affect the skin?  Dermatologists have found that, when you’re stressed out, your body releases a hormone called cortisol.  Increased cortisol levels, in turn, increases oil production, which can cause acne eruptions … even if you have never had acne before!

Has stress been making you self-conscious?  Do you want to hide from people because acne has gotten out of control?  Have stress outbreaks left you feeling un-sexy?  What can you do?

To counter these effects, it is important that you reduce the amount of stress in your life.  Some practical ways to do so include:
1)  Get a good night’s sleep;
2)  Pay attention to breathing deeply and slowly;
3)  Get regular exercise
4)  Learn more ideas that WORK to reduce stress at http://www.counselorsassociated.com/hypnosisaudio_stress.htm

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Sexuality: Sexuality Survey Findings

In a new study, lead researchers from Indiana University’s Center for Sexual Health Promotion report intriguing new findings.  New data has been unveiled in what the researchers say is the largest, most comprehensive national survey of Americans’ sexual behavior since 1994’s “National Health and Social Life Survey”.  These findings come more than 60 years after the Kinsey report, “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male”.

Filling 130 pages of a special issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, the study offers detailed findings on how often Americans have sex, with whom, and how they respond. In all, 5,865 people, ranging in age from 14 to 94, participated in the survey.  A number of researchers functioned as lead author for different facets of the survey.

The researchers said they were struck by the variety of ways in which the subjects engaged in sex — 41 different combinations of sexual acts were tallied.  These encompassed vaginal and anal intercourse, oral sex, and partnered masturbation.

Men are more likely to experience orgasm when vaginal intercourse is involved, while women are more likely to reach orgasm when they engage in variety of acts, including oral sex, said researcher Debra Herbenick, lead author of the section about women’s sex lives.

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Relationship: Looking for Help for Your Relationship?

Are you ready to make changes in your intimate relationship?  Have you and your partner struggled to reach sexual satisfaction … and, often, fallen short?

There IS help.  The Sex Coach Dr., Dr. Marlene Shiple, would love to show you how. Dr. Shiple has been working in the area of sex therapy for 30 years — in that time, she has helped hundreds of couples find satisfaction and share pleasure in their relationships. She has coached couples to create deeper, more-bonded partnerships with one another.

Dr. Shiple recognizes that one of the biggest problems — the one that most effectively holds relationships back — is lack of effective communication. Tips for improving communication in your relationship include:

  • Make time to talk. To start, keep it short — maybe, just 30 minutes.
  • Each partner schedules this time and dedicates it for strengthening the relationship.
  • Each partner selects one item to talk about.
  • When the mutually-selected time arrives, come together.
  • Share an extended hug and kiss (this creates connection, closeness, and bonding).
  • Relax together.
  • Talk about item #1 for 15 minutes; then, proceed to item #2. Talk about item #2 for 15 minutes.
  • Make arrangements for a follow-up time to talk before ending this Talk Time.
  • End with another extended kiss and hug.

For more simple, practical ideas to improve your communication, VISIT the Sex Coach Dr. at http://thesexcoachdr.com/coach/ TODAY!!

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Happy Thanksgiving: The Art of Giving Thanks!

In the United States, today is Thanksgiving Day! I wish you a VERY Happy Thanksgiving!

Giving Thanks … what does this mean?

Giving Thanks is the act of Gratitude, the act of Appreciation. When you give thanks, you are focusing on the positive aspects of your life. For whatever period of time you choose for the thanks-giving, you are concentrating on the blessings in your life.

In earlier blog posts, we have previously covered in detail both the macro-level of creativity and the micro-level of creativity. In brief, on a macro-level,

the Law of Attraction dictates that you bring to yourself that upon which you focus your thought-energy. In addition, on a micro-level, your subconscious mind functions to create what you are thinking.

So, from both macro- and the micro-directions, when you focus on the blessings in your life, you begin to attract more blessings to yourself. In other words, when you focus on positive aspects in your life, you start to draw more positive to yourself!

Isn’t it time to start? I invite you to JOIN ME in this action of Thanks-giving! And to start it off—I give thanks for YOU … for your eagerness to grow, for your desire to create more that is Positive in your life! I give thanks for your willingness to use your own Powerful Mind—your Mind Power—in such beneficial ways!

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Relationship Stress-Reduction: It’s in Your Hands!

Stressed Out?  ‘Looking for a simple way to calm down?  Here’s an additional benefit you can derive from your strong relationship!

Yes, you’ve been working with your partner to create a strong, mutually-loving, sexually-satisfying relationship.  Now that the two of you have this together, you can enjoy additional stress-calming benefits from your personal interactions.

The way to do so is through the magic of touch!

University of Virginia’s Psychology Department, neuroscientist James A. Coan, Ph.D., has conducted research into brain activity and emotional experience.  He conducted brain scans of his subjects and found that women under stress displayed increased calmness as a result of holding a man’s hand.  Stress reduction was most dramatic when the woman and man had close emotional ties.

So, if you want to reduce your level of stress … and do so quickly … relief is as close as holding your partner’s hand!

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Relationship: Get Your Relationship Back on Track!

*  Do you feel as though your relationship has been stagnating?

*  Are you dissatisfied with some aspect of your partnership intimacy?

*  Would you like to put some sizzle into your interaction with your partner?

If you are ready to stop struggling to maintain the status quo — ready to stop settling — this post is for YOU!  Perhaps you want to renew your relationship passion, but don’t know where to start … ?

If this describes you, TODAY is the day to sit down with your partner and ‘fess up!  Make time — today — to tell your partner your feelings.  Today is the time to talk with your partner about what each of you wants in your relationship.

Go ahead — make a list!

Writing down your relationship dreams and aspirations