Growing up, I was a sensitive kid, without knowing what to do with that sensitivity. I’m a first-generation Chinese American, and my parents' first concern was security. They had lived with the very real risk of starvation in China, and even though we lived comfortably in America, I internalized that same baseline insecurity. It played out in my relationships, where I played safe and refused to take the risks necessary for true intimacy. I had many friends but little closeness. I was still a virgin at 23.
When I found out about Orgasmic Meditation, it made sense to me. If I wanted to learn to be intimate, what better way than to be intimate? By regularly practicing Orgasmic Meditation, touch became a regular part of my life, so the excitement and comfort of physical connection became less confusing for me.
Years later, I had an active sex life and a girlfriend. What Orgasmic Meditation (OM) had taught me in the meantime was how to not run away from intimacy. Orgasmic Meditation also taught me that feelings can arise—from fear to hunger to sadness to pride, even feelings I couldn’t name—and I can still stick around. In my relationship, too, we went through every emotion, and I stayed. Orgasmic Meditation gave me courage, a knowledge that I will always be welcome if I have something to offer. Over time, my fear of rejection was tempered by the experience of asking someone, with humility, to practice Orgasmic Meditation. Whatever their response, I could stay with those feelings, too.
Today, I am discovering a new fortitude through Orgasmic Meditation. I’m realizing that I am enough, and that realization shows me the present moment is enough. In an OM, I practice resting my attention. For example, if she flinches, my initial habit would be to defend myself by mentally blaming her for the flinch. I can instead acknowledge my fear and then return to a state of mental openness. I don’t yet know what her flinch means. I met my now-wife through Orgasmic Meditation. So much of what I had learned in my practice came out in our relationship. I’ve learned to stay with my feelings, and in that, I’ve learned how to be expansive in our relationship. I let go of the fear of losing connection, and we've become even closer.
As I take this refined sensory skill and a new attitude of enoughness into my life, I notice a deeper honesty with life. I more readily contribute that depth to my relationships, from my marriage to my friendships to my mentor relationships. They all feel more alive, with mutuality and respect. Life unfolds as an adventure and a gift, and I constantly remember, "Wow, life is an amazing opportunity!"