This year’s Valentine’s day will no doubt be the loneliest in recent history, as lockdown in the UK keeps singletons away from potential partners.
And, couples who don’t live together will sadly have to stay apart if they’re not able to bubble up.
All hope is not lost, however, as women can choose to spend Valentines Day practicing some self love.
And, we don’t just mean a bubble bath and a glass of wine…
Hint.
Juliette, from Feel Fully You, shared her advice for getting the most out of masturbation when you’re a woman who is spending February 14 alone.
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She said: “Self-pleasure doesn’t always need to be full genital touch – for a lot of my clients, this is not the way into pleasure.
“Instead try moving your body, using different breath techniques to move energy which may be stuck.
“Emotions may arise and they too are welcome.
“We spend our lives bottling up our emotions, pushing them away so that when we slow down and allow ourselves to feel fully, a thawing occurs in the body.”
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She continued: “We are so used to doing things fast and harder, adding pressure, that we have numbed our bodies.
“Start by giving yourself the lightest touch, or perhaps have your hand hover across your arm. Can you feel it? Now lightly touch your arm.
“How does that feel? Increase the pressure and stroke up and down.
“Which direction is more pleasurable? What about a kneading motion, does that increase or decrease your pleasure?
“Next is tickling and scratching, again noticing if that increases or decreases sensation. A slight slap, perhaps a bit harder.
“We call this body mapping. You can do this with each part of your body, getting to know it intimately.”
Juilette added: “Remember that the female body needs 20 minutes to warm up, to get turned on and excited, alternate with a different touch to your genitals, teasing, going around the clitoris yet not touching it.
“Feel the energy increase so that when you finally touch it you can feel the electricity between your finger and it. Light strokes upwards increase the energy.
“Vary the speed and pressure and once you feel a high peak stroke downwards, taking the energy back down, continue this a few more times, making the climax so much more intense when you do let yourself go.”
She noted: “Know that it is completely OK if you don’t orgasm. Apply both your hands to your vulva and apply pressure.
“This will push the blood back into your vagina and ground you, and frankly, it feels great and gives us a sense of safety after a self-pleasure session.”
