The Multi-Orgasmic Couple: Sexual Secrets Every Couple Should Know (18 page)

Learning to circulate this energy down and then up may take some time,

so do not be discouraged. On the other hand, you may find that you are able to move the energy almost immediately. Much will depend on your bodily awareness and your concentration. Do not be concerned if you do not feel much during the first few days or weeks of practice. If this is your first time practicing meditation, yoga, or martial arts, it will take you longer to learn the practice. Soon, however, you will be surprised how easily the energy moves. Since the energy flows along natural circuits in your body, the energy will guide your mind even as your mind is trying to guide the energy.

Your genitals are a powerful source of energy. You are learning to tap into their energy and circulate it along the circuits of your body to revitalize you. The ancient Taoist metaphor compared our body’s energy to water. Your genitals and spine are like a water wheel that draws the energy up your spine and then pours it into your head to replenish your brain. From there it flows down like a waterfall into your abdomen, where it can be stored in a life-giving reservoir of energy. The Taoists knew that there is nothing more powerful in nature than water and nothing more powerful in our body than our sexual energy. So it is essential that you learn to use it safely.

Since the energy
fl
ows along natural circuits in your body, the energy will guide your mind even as your mind is trying to guide the energy.

Orgasmic Upward Draw—man drawing sexual energy from his genitals up to the crown of his head

Inner Smile and Orgasmic Upward Draw—woman bringing energy down with Inner Smile and then drawing energy up to the crown of her head with Orgasmic Upward Draw

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Cautions

The Orgasmic Upward Draw is a very powerful practice, and you need to make sure you follow a few safety tips.

NEVER LEAVE SEXUAL ENERGY IN YOUR HEAD FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME

Remember to bring the energy down from your brain to your abdomen, where it can be safely stored. In the past, many teachers of Eastern sexuality taught students how to draw energy up to the brain without teaching them how to bring it back down again. This resulted in what has been called the “Kundalini Syndrome.” The Taoists knew the importance of completing the energetic circle. Anytime you feel you have too much energy in your head, you should do the Inner Smile to bring the energy down to your abdomen. If you feel like you still have too much energy in your body, you can always do Exercise 16:
Bringing Energy Down, on page 86
, or Exercise 17: Venting,
on page 88
. Looking down with your eyes and focusing on your feet will also help bring the energy down.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE WARNING

If you have high blood pressure, you should keep your tongue in your lower jaw rather than touching your palate, and also make sure to bring the energy all the way down to the soles of your feet.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE HEALTHY

Remember, the sexual energy is powerful. If you have a serious medical condition, you should speak with a Universal Tao instructor (see Resources) before you begin this practice. If you have an active herpes sore, do not do this practice until you have healed. If you have herpes but it is in remission (that is, if you have no visible sore), you can do this practice.

TAKE IT EASY

Your attitude toward the practice is essential. You need to make sure that you are relaxed and playful with the energy. Don’t try to force it up your spine or around your body, or you can hurt yourself.

PREPARE YOURSELF

Practice on an empty but not hungry stomach whenever possible. Always wait at least an hour after eating. The body needs energy to digest the food you have eaten, which means there will be less energy for you to circulate. Also, wear loose clothes. Although there should be a gentle flow of clean air in the room, avoid drafts or wind. And remember to always breathe through your nose.

POSITION

In the beginning, do not lie on your back during these exercises, since the rising sexual energy may stick in your chest and cause pain. At first, sit, stand, or lie on your side (preferably your right side). Once you master these exercises, you can do them in any position. Also, never place any objects (such as a pillow) under you while lying on your side, since this will bend the channel of energy and could cause pain.

Exer cise 14

ORGASMIC UPWARD DRAW

DRAWING YOUR ENERGY UP

1. BRING ENERGY TO GENITALS: Now that you have learned to bring energy down with the Inner Smile, you are ready to draw it up. From your abdomen move your hands down to cover your pelvis. Smile and bring the energy down to your sexual organs. Be aware of the sun above you, and feel the energy from the sun and from your smiling eyes warming up your sexual organs. You can also touch your genitals to increase the sexual energy, or if you are in a public place you can simply think of a sexual thought.
   

2. CONTRACT YOUR PC MUSCLE, PERINEUM, AND ANUS: Once you feel a slight tingling or stirring of your sexual energy,
   very gently contract your
   PC
   muscle, perineum, and anus.
   Doing this will draw the energy from the sexual organs into the sacrum (or tailbone) and lower spine.
   

3. LET ENERGY RISE TO YOUR HEAD: Let the energy rise up the spine to the brain. Gently tucking your chin in will help the energy move from your spine into your head.
   

4. SPIRAL THE ENERGY IN YOUR HEAD: Spiral the energy in your head using your mind and eyes. Circle nine times in one direction and nine times in the other direction. This will help your brain to absorb this creative sexual energy.
   

5. STORE ENERGY IN YOUR ABDOMEN: Touch your navel again, touch your tongue to the roof of your mouth, and smile back down to the navel with your mouth and eyes. The energy will return from your brain to the abdomen, where it can be stored in the organs.
   

While each step in the Orgasmic Upward Draw will help you draw the energy up, the most important part of the practice is
contracting your
PC
and anus because it is this squeezing action that literally pumps the energy up the spine.
Soon you will be able to draw the energy up to your head using simply your mind and possibly a squeeze of your anus. At first, however, you may need to draw the energy up your spine gradually and slowly.

You also may find that you feel the energy at certain points along your spine more than at others. This is natural, as some parts of your spine may be more flexible than others. If your back or pelvis is tight it will be difficult for you to draw sexual energy up through your spine.

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Loosening Up

You can loosen up your spine easily by sitting at the edge of a chair and rocking your pelvis from side to side. Rock from your hips, like a belly dancer. Smile and rock your lower spine, middle spine, and upper spine.

Once you have learned to do the Inner Smile and the Orgasmic Upward Draw, you will be able to circulate the energy easily in any situation, while you are walking around, standing in line at the grocery store, driving your car, or lying in bed. While to the world it may look like you are participating in the chores of everyday life, you are actually cultivating your sexual energy and feeling blissful waves of orgasmic energy.