@article{10.11648/j.pbs.20231203.12,
  author = {Susanna-Sitari Rescio},
  title = {The Meaning of Touch in Sexual Therapy},
  journal = {Psychology and Behavioral Sciences},
  volume = {12},
  number = {3},
  pages = {50-56},
  doi = {10.11648/j.pbs.20231203.12},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pbs.20231203.12},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.pbs.20231203.12},
  abstract = {In the sexual counseling literature there is a topic, which finds so far little attention: physical touch. The subject of touch is not touched! In the sex-positive discourse on sexuality and especially in sexual counseling, it could get much more space. The clinical observation of the author over twenty years of practice has shown that most people do not have sufficient ›touch competence‹. In different sex therapy approaches even though the topic of touch has been considered, what is missing are practical, exercise-oriented interventions for the sexual counseling practice in individual, couple, or group settings. These would provide a qualitative holistic touch competence for the participants. The focus of this research is to highlight the importance of mindful sensual touch in sexual intimacy and how people with limited touch experience and competence can best acquire it. Mindful sensual touch - also known as ›Tantric Massage‹ is a form of touch that has been developed and taught by the German teacher Andro Andreas Rothe in his Berlin Institut Diamond-Lotus. In this article, this special version of Tantric Massage has been focused on. Rothe defines this particular form of touch as a sexual healing and therapeutic massage. People who have deepened their mindful sensual touch experience and competence through personal self-experience (individual setting) and/or attending courses in holistic sensual awareness (group setting) have been interviewed. Through qualitative interviews, it has been possible to explore how this experience positively impacts various components of sexuality and sexual well-being as defined by the WHO, such as feeling more confident in one’s sexuality, increasing the ability to experience orgasm for women who could not previously, a prolonged erection for men suffering under premature ejaculation, softening traumatic experiences or becoming more flexible in relation to sexual roles active/passive, male/female nevertheless reinforcing their sexual identity. Unfortunately, this form of massage has been increasingly boycotted especially since a recent law in Germany describes it as sex work disregarding the undeniable empirics data on its healing impact. Nevertheless, not a few sex-therapists do recommend to their clients this kind of experience to improve their sexuality. The aim of this work is to point out the positive benefits of a founded and professional use of this kind of touch experience to contribute to a solution of different sexological issues.},
 year = {2023}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Meaning of Touch in Sexual Therapy
AU  - Susanna-Sitari Rescio
Y1  - 2023/08/22
PY  - 2023
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pbs.20231203.12
DO  - 10.11648/j.pbs.20231203.12
T2  - Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
JF  - Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
JO  - Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
SP  - 50
EP  - 56
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2328-7845
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pbs.20231203.12
AB  - In the sexual counseling literature there is a topic, which finds so far little attention: physical touch. The subject of touch is not touched! In the sex-positive discourse on sexuality and especially in sexual counseling, it could get much more space. The clinical observation of the author over twenty years of practice has shown that most people do not have sufficient ›touch competence‹. In different sex therapy approaches even though the topic of touch has been considered, what is missing are practical, exercise-oriented interventions for the sexual counseling practice in individual, couple, or group settings. These would provide a qualitative holistic touch competence for the participants. The focus of this research is to highlight the importance of mindful sensual touch in sexual intimacy and how people with limited touch experience and competence can best acquire it. Mindful sensual touch - also known as ›Tantric Massage‹ is a form of touch that has been developed and taught by the German teacher Andro Andreas Rothe in his Berlin Institut Diamond-Lotus. In this article, this special version of Tantric Massage has been focused on. Rothe defines this particular form of touch as a sexual healing and therapeutic massage. People who have deepened their mindful sensual touch experience and competence through personal self-experience (individual setting) and/or attending courses in holistic sensual awareness (group setting) have been interviewed. Through qualitative interviews, it has been possible to explore how this experience positively impacts various components of sexuality and sexual well-being as defined by the WHO, such as feeling more confident in one’s sexuality, increasing the ability to experience orgasm for women who could not previously, a prolonged erection for men suffering under premature ejaculation, softening traumatic experiences or becoming more flexible in relation to sexual roles active/passive, male/female nevertheless reinforcing their sexual identity. Unfortunately, this form of massage has been increasingly boycotted especially since a recent law in Germany describes it as sex work disregarding the undeniable empirics data on its healing impact. Nevertheless, not a few sex-therapists do recommend to their clients this kind of experience to improve their sexuality. The aim of this work is to point out the positive benefits of a founded and professional use of this kind of touch experience to contribute to a solution of different sexological issues.
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