Tantra.com founder Suzie Heumann shares her views on enhancing your love life, understanding the opposite sex, and increasing your sexual pleasure. Candid and practical advice. Enjoy!.
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My wife no longer wants to have sex, what about surrogates?
Robert Frey
Q: I am a 48 year old male. I have been married to a very wonderful woman for the past 14 years, no kids. We never argue let alone fight about anything. We both have careers and are dedicated to them. From all outward appearances we have the "perfect" marriage. The problem is: she is, for the lack of a better word, "old fashioned" in every way. To the point that if she sees nudity or anything to do with sex on TV, it almost makes her mad. It does piss her off! She recoils physically from anything sensual or sex related and gets upset about it. Our sex life has degraded to the point of maybe 3-4 times a year (3 times 1997 and once so far 1998) and when it does happen I could describe for you in exact detail how it will go and exactly how long it will last. We have discussed this problem many, many times in the past as this has been going on now for 6 years. I have recently attempted to talk with her about Tantra or "anything" to break this "habit".
How do you practice Tantra by yourself? and even if you can, does it do you any good without a participating partner?
Do you think a trained sex-surrogate is a temporary answer? (After all this time, the moral issue of that means nothing to me). Maybe you can provide an answer I have not thought of yet. Just don't tell me to train myself to accept it. I've almost done that on my own and it is not a good thing.
A: There is a path of solo practices in most Tantric traditions. With dedicated practice, over time you will learn how to skillfully transmute your sexual energy into a powerful, pleasurable force which opens and activates all your chakras, purifies your karma, and lifts you into states of higher consciousness, unconditional love, and union with life. Many of the books, tapes, and videos on this website refer to this and some offer training. The Taoist and Tibetan practices are especially suitable for the solo yogi. And you can consider attending a workshop or two by yourself. You won't be the first person with your situation to do so.
Consider that there is a gift in this. Life is currently conspiring to get
you to expand your personal spiritual life, your inner life, your spiritual practices and meditations, your awareness of higher consciousness. Accept it as a blessing and aspects of the situation will uncreate themselves! Conversely, what you resist persists. The highest option here is for you to become a diligent yogi for a year or so, then reassess.
Sometimes we have incredibly smooth alignment with someone in many practical and domestic ways - they are like best friend or brother/sister for us. Life with them is easy and flowing in many ways. But ultimately they are not our soul mate, not our true beloved with whom we can reach advanced states of intimacy and union for spiritual evolution. Someday you will need to ask yourself, "What am I willing to settle for? And am I experiencing the highest levels that I am capable of and deserve?" Only you can answer such questions - but I suggest that you save these questions until after you have practiced Tantric energy meditations on your own for at least six months.
Surrogates can be very helpful, depending on who the person is you work with. Choose someone who is both intelligent and loving. It sounds like you have been pleasure deprived for quite some time, so you probably have a significant backlog of need for affection and pleasure. Therefore, do not work with a surrogate who isn't warm and caring towards you.
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Robert Frey

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The following question is answered by Robert Frey. Robert was one of the most experienced Western male Tantra teachers with over 25 years experience in healing, Psychology, Tantra, hypnosis, Eastern practices, Sufi, movement, and music. Robert passed away unexpectedly on June 15, 2004 in Maui.
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