All of us understand that next to the need for food, water & sleep, the urge for sex is the most needed biological drive. human sex is not merely a physical mating but is the union of two bodies, minds and souls.
Sex & Ayurveda -Sex has always been an issue of dichotomy. An integral part of our lives and essential for the continuation of the species, it is far more than just a technical necessity. While social structures in India are quite strict on this, the study of sex – from both its physical and psychological perspectives – has been practiced here from ancient times. Unlike in the west, where this is a fairly recent phenomenon and they are yet to find the proper line of distinction between sex in general and pornography in particular. On the other hand Maharishi Vatsayan’s Kamasutra is yet unparalleled as the most comprehensive documentation ever on the practice of sex.
The crucial points to be kept in mind in relation to be same being:
- Sex is an integral part of our daily habits (Dinacharya)
- Night and after two hours of dinner is the ideal time for intimacy, as it is kapha time.,
- For best results, each of the partners should be physically, emotionally and spiritually involved with the other.
- Touch, smell, food, music and ambience play a vital role in developing, increasing and prolonging intimacy.
- Perverted or unsatisfying sex has adverse effects on your mental and physical health, as it aggravates your vital energies (doshas) and reduces immunity. An aggravated vata will make you more emotionally vulnerable and fear-prone, increased pitta will move you to anger and even frustration and enhanced kapha will make you more possessive.
- The frequency of sex depends on your constitution and seasons – kapha types indulge in sex more frequently than your vata & pitta types thanks to the extra stamina they possess.
- Vata types might find satisfaction in changing partners. While the difficult-to-quench-their-desires pitta types are usually in quest for more intensity.
