6 Yoga Poses for Enhanced Intimacy

For enhanced intimacy with your partner, try these six yoga poses.

Sure, yoga's great for focus, flexibility and decreasing stress, but who would have thought the ancient practice can also help you connect more deeply with your partner? Yoga teaches mindfulness – living in the present moment – so that you can truly relax and focus on savoring the moments that you and your partner share. And here’s an added bonus: it also turns out that regular yoga practice can not only increase mindfulness, energy and overall physical wellness, it can also increase satisfaction between the sheets.


So, channel your inner yogi with these six poses. Read more

10 Proven Ways to Increase Intimacy

Susan K. Perry, Ph.D., shares ten proven ways you can increase intimacy.

What rates highest in a long-term relationship? Passion is important, certainly, but intimacy rates highest. That’s what psychologist Robert J. Sternberg found in a survey of marital satisfaction among 101 adults who’d been together for as little as a year and as long as 42 years. Read more

4 Sex Positions to Enhance Intimacy

People often become interested in Tantric sex because of the promise of heightened sexual pleasure. However, the goal of Tantric sex is not only to provide erotic pleasure, but also to forge a strong connection between partners.  For the purposes of intimacy, face-to-face sex positions usually work better. These four Tantric sex positions are both intimate and pleasurable, as well as comfortable and easy to get into.

4 Tantric Yoga Poses for Couples Who Want a Deeper Connection

Cindy Saleeby Goulding says couples can use four Tantric yoga poses to develop a deeper connection.

Tantra yoga is a practice that can be used to expand the connection and awareness between a couple, creating a deeper bond spiritually with each other. I enjoy experiencing yoga poses with my husband, as yoga not only deepens our connectedness, but it also recharges our energy and peaceful feelings throughout the day and expands our awareness with each other and the universe Read more

Circular Breathing for Intimacy

David Fishman says that a technique called circular breathing can help build bonds and intimacy between two people.

Circular breathing can be done and used in many different ways. Circular breathing is when one inhales while the other exhales and vice versa. Simplicity in its practice but yet can be intense emotionally.

Circular Breathing may sound simple but can even be difficult for people who struggle with remaining mindful and intimacy. The practice is a Tantric breathing technique that brings two people in sync and builds bonds and intimacy between them. Read more

4 Sex Positions for Deeper Intimacy

These four sex positions create deeper intimacy during lovemaking, says Rachel Astarte.

An excellent arena for growth and expansion is our sex life. With that in mind, I present here four sexual positions that you may wish to incorporate into your encounters with your beloved.

In keeping with my goal of helping to create deeper intimacy between couples, I’ve chosen these positions based on their high connectivity factor—both physically and spiritually.

You may very well have tried a few of these before, or perhaps they’re entirely new to you. Regardless, give them a try, with the intention of uniting on a level beyond mere corporeal gratification. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that once in a while!) Read more

16 Non-Sexual Touches to Feel Connected and Loved

A touch can convey a lot more love and affection than words. Use these sixteen non-sexual touches to feel more connected and loved in your relationship.

When two people first fall in love, there’s always a lot of physical intimacy.

In fact, new couples have a hard time even keeping their hands off each other!

They cuddle and cozy up in private, in public and every other place in between.

And somewhere along the way, that dreamy infatuation stage of love starts to get diluted with a mature kind of love.

And somewhere along that road, those hair-tingling touches that lead to sex too start fading away. Read more

Tantric Sex for Deeper Inttimacy

Psalm Isadora reveals the Tantric principles for intensely intimate sex.

Often when I bring up tantric sex to people, their initial reaction is "Sex for four hours? No way!" But, the goal of tantric sex is not necessarily to have marathon sex sessions (though that is 100 percent achievable and not a bad goal). It's more about having a stronger, deeper, and more intimate connection with your partner. That can translate into hourslong sex and mind-blowing orgasms, but don't start out with that mission in mind. Read more

Foreplay That Works Magic on Your Relationship

Seven sex therapists reveal what you can do before sex to boost your bond.

A post-sex cuddle sesh can work wonders on your relationship (research proves it!), but there are also things you can do just before sex that'll bring you and your partner even closer. Here, seven sex therapist-approved pre-sex habits that will not only make for better sex, but will also improve your relationship. Read more

5 Reasons Kissing Makes You Healthier - According to Science

Kissing is awesome for romantic bonding and just as great for your health, says Melissa Noble.

We know kissing as a social pleasantry, the appropriate ending to a date and a means of connecting with our main squeeze. The collision of lips and tongues that we often take for granted has a whole lot more bubbling under the surface than what meets the eye. Swine flu scares and mono aside, kissing actually does a body very, very good. Read more

The Single Biggest Factor That Determines the Success of a Romantic Relationship

Erwan Davon reveals the single biggest factor that determines the success of a romantic relationship.

What is the single biggest factor that determines the success of a romantic relationship? We all know that most romantic relationships don't last as long as they could. Most of us have done our share of dating, and there's nothing wrong with that. In fact, this can be fun, so long as this is what we want. But what about when we want a lasting relationship? When we want that special person to become a soulmate and partner? That's a different ball game -- the kind of relationship most of us want in the end. My wife Alicia and I call it the "Eternal Date" -- a relationship that reaches higher and higher peaks of intimacy and sexual attraction. A relationship with soul that also has the sexy! Read more

5 Sex Positions to Bring You Closer to Your Partner

These five sex position secrets will bring you closer to your partner and increase the intimacy in your relationship.

Do you want to explore new sex positions to improve your love life? If so, you are not alone. Many people think that new positions will rekindle the lost spark of intimacy and set their sex life on fire. If only it were as easy as switching positions!

The truth is that acrobatic sex positions won't improve your sex life if you don't also make an effort to increase the intimacy you are willing to share with your partner. If you are emotionally detached from one another, even swinging from the chandelier won't help. But if you want to improve your sex life and deepen your intimacy, trying new sex positions can help. Read more

Are Sex and Intimacy Different Things?

The connection between sex and intimacy can be tenuous, says Jonathan Lenbuck. He explains how sex is different from intimacy.

Are sex and intimacy different things? Can you have one without the other? Or does one lead to another?

It seems that there are many conflicting opinions on the roles of sex and intimacy within a relationship (and out of one, too).

It is difficult to really get to the bottom of this problem because no two people have exactly the same ideas on sex. In a traditional framework, sex would come with long-term commitment, or marriage, which would be associated with the couple having an intimate connection with each other (and usually wishing to procreate).

However, in an increasingly promiscuous society, the connection between sex and intimacy can be a tenuous one.  Read more

Finding a Soul Mate with Tantra

Tantra Experts Devi Ward and Jacques Drouin discuss finding a soul mate with Tantra.

Scientists Find We Can't Empathize and Analyze at the Same Time

New research explains why we have to "get out of our head" in order to connect with people: Scientists find we can't empathize and analyze at the same time.

Even the hardest heart sometimes melts.

Now scientists think they know why.

Research shows that when we put ourselves into someone else’s shoes, the part of the brain used for cold, hard analysis is suppressed.

The finding could explain why even highly-intelligent people get taken in by sob stories. Read more

Faking Orgasm: Not Healthy for Mind, Body, or Soul

Intimacy heals the body, mind, and soul. If you are faking part of the connection, it hurts all three, says Mary Jo Rapini.

The first time I ever witnessed a good impression of a fake orgasm was a movie called, “When Harry met Sally.” Most of us saw it, and most of us remember our reaction. We may have blushed especially if we were a woman, because most women watching it have faked an orgasm. The interesting part to me was men didn’t seem alarmed. They really were convinced it was the real deal, didn’t really react to the exaggerated “YES” in the movie, and no doubt had been or were currently being faked by a lover of their own. I talk to men and women about their intimacy and sex every day. I have yet to hear a man ever say he faked an orgasm. Why? There are many reasons. For one thing, most women don’t care if he has an orgasm or not. It doesn’t say anything about his technique if he does or doesn’t. However, if his woman doesn’t orgasm, the man tells himself that he is doing something incorrectly.

If a woman doesn’t orgasm, it is a reflection on her lover (sometimes). I don’t think women necessarily blame their partner, but their partners often blame themselves. Read more

5 Better Ways to Express Your Intimacy

Em & Lo share five better ways to express you intimacy than sharing your password.

A recent survey by Pew Internet and the American Life Project found that one in three teens had shared a password (email, Facebook, etc.) with a friend or boyfriend or girlfriend. Apparently sharing your password is the new way to express intimacy, to prove to your partner that you have nothing to hide. Um, hello Facebook hacking! (Aside: Did you know that if you work at Facebook HQ and accidentally leave your FB account logged in when you leave your desk, some jokester colleague will update your status to say that you are pooping? Apparently it’s a company tradition.) Anyway. Maybe teens don’t have any credit card digits to lose just yet, but identify theft (or even just unauthorized identity borrowing) can suck in junior high too. We hope we don’t need to explain what a terrible idea this is.

But just in case we do — and we get it: exchanging letterman jackets and class rings is so last century — here are five better ways to express your intimacy, for the love-struck teen inside us all. Read more

Beyond Orgasm : Creating True Intimacy, Sexuality, and Love

Dr. Warren Berland has some simple and powerful questions for immediately deepening your intimacy and sexuality.

Relationships can truly be the source of our greatest pleasures in life. I am truly committed to helping people discover that they actually have the power to create such profoundly loving and nurturing relationships.


In my first three articles I’ve discussed the transformational process of getting out of the box, and accessing your true self that is always waiting to be expressed. This is true for everyone—especially you!! Read more

Tantric Sex: 5 Ways to Transform Your Relationship

Tantric sex is more than just sex. Tantric sex can also transform your relationship.

Tantric sex can bring you and your lover closer than you ever have been. Here’s how to get started – your sex life (and relationship) will never be the same!

Great sex can be any kind of sex – hard, fast, thrusting is good, but your partner will get bored of this easily, because there is little emotional connection involved This is where Tantric sex comes in. In tantric sex there is no goal of getting anywhere, of striving for an orgasm. Read more

How Yoga Increases Romance and Intimacy

Yoga teacher Jasmine Kaloudis says that yoga can not only improve your mental and physical health, but can also increase romance and intimacy.

Research shows that yoga helps manage or control anxiety, asthma, arthritis, back pain, blood pressure, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic fatigue, depression, diabetes, epilepsy, headaches, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, stress and other diseases.Yoga also helps improve muscle tone, flexibility, strength, stamina, boost self-esteem, improve concentration and creativity, circulation and stimulate the immune system.

When yoga can help you in these and many other ways, how it is practiced is of utmost importance. And practitioners of yoga are lucky in the sense that it is an extremely versatile art. It can be either practiced in solitude, or in a more social atmosphere of a class.

There is another fruitful way you can practice yoga and that is by combining the skills and support of another person. The benefits and advantages of practicing yoga with partners and friends are many. Read more