Tantra and Aging

Aging is a physiological and natural process that all living beings go through. Today, thanks to advances in medicine, we live longer and have resources available that make it possible to maintain quality of life in several aspects, including sexuality.

But, unfortunately, our society still neglects some issues: sexuality and aging is one of them.

Sexuality is not restricted to sexual impulses, and in old age it can be considered complex, after all the body ages, sexual anatomy and physiology change, but the ability to love, to kiss, to embrace remains intact until the end of life.

At this stage of life, women may face several changes with the arrival of menopause and menopause. Low hormones can lead to decreased or lost libido, hypotonicity of the pelvic floor muscles, lubrication problems and pain disorders during penetration.

Men, on the other hand, report difficulty in achieving or maintaining an erection for a satisfactory time, less control of the ejaculatory reflex and increased refractory time.

In both cases, in addition to physical problems, emotional factors have a major influence on the quality of life of the elderly. The loss of a partner, loss of loved ones, retirement, fear of loneliness, comorbidities, concerns in general and depression, can lead to isolation, reduced social interaction and interaction.

Sexuality is inherent in human life and sex at a mature age needs to be clarified and addressed naturally.

Tantric therapy comes to shed light on this theme, since it understands that pleasure is directly linked to our vital energy and that, unlike social conventions, intimate contact does not depend on the sexual intercourse of the penis / vagina.

The purpose of tantra is to put the person in touch with his creative source of life. It is to bring out the affective / loving capacity, to feel and donate, freely. Practices promote sensory re-education making it possible to expand bodily sensations and discover new ways of feeling pleasure. Those who go through the development process discover that sex goes far beyond the performance standard we are used to. He discovers that orgasm can be felt through different stimuli, in different parts of the body, and the well-being promoted by him goes beyond the momentary physical experience.