and maintaining good sexual function and health. In Asia, it’s possible to receive therapeutic genital massages such as ‘Karsai Nei Tsang’, which is a Taoist (Ancient Chinese) massage aimed at clearing blockages in the blood and lymphatic vessels. Chinese culture has a far more pragmatic attitude and views sex as being about health.
There are many cultures where sexuality is not seen as something to be ashamed of. To this day, statues of the ‘Shiva Lingam’ (God’s penis) adorn the alters in many Hindu temples. Sexual organs were considered to be sacred, and a representation of cosmic life-force energy. There has been some shift in peoples’ attitudes in the past half a century, and yet a lot of sexuality still remains taboo – something to be compartmentalised and separated from the rest of our life.Ĭompare this to some ancient Indian cultures were sexual organs were revered. Sexuality has been put away and shamed in Western cultures for hundreds of years. Could our neglect of these essential areas be part of the reason for this? Some of the most common cancers in our society are cancers of the sexual organs. In fact, our sexual organs are never treated in a tender and affectionate way by doctors. Whilst our shoulders and back are massaged and tended to, the sexual organs are often considered taboo.
It’s unusual in our Western culture to approach these organs with anything other than embarrassment and a cold and clinical examination.
And lingam? That’s the ancient Sanskrit word for ‘penis’. I’m sure you know what the prostate gland is, although you probably think that the words ‘problem’ and even ‘cancer’ usually come after it. Lingam and prostate massages are terms that are often whispered and discussed in hushed conversations. Lingam, Prostate and Tantric Massage: What are they and why get one?
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