Getting Close: A Lover's Guide to Embracing Fantasy and Heightening Sexual Connection [Hardcover]

Barbara Keesling (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1999

Just in time for Valentine's Day! A popular expert on intimate relationships offers romantic exercises to enable couples to recharge their lovemaking and achieve a deep sense of emotional connection.

In her practice as a sex therapist, the complaint Dr. Keesling hears most often is that women are feeling a lack of emotional connection with their partners. No matter how skilled couples arc in the bedroom, technique without a deep emotional bond leads to unsatisfactory lovemaking. The first half of Getting Close is for women only, and contains exercises (some sensual, some playful) to encourage women to explore their fantasies and discover their true turn-ons. Once their own sexual energies are recharged, they are ready for the second half of the book, which is for couples. Using Dr. Keesling's romantic exercises. loving partners will learn to create and intensify a deep, lasting emotional bond -- which many consider to be the ultimate goal of lovemaking.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

"Have you lost your erotic imagination?" asks well-known sex therapist Barbara Keesling. "Has your sensual side gone unexplored for way too long?" Getting Close: A Lover's Guide to Embracing Fantasy and Heightening Sexual Connection is a program of erotic exercises and techniques for women with one goal: "to help you create a profound and lasting sexual bond." Keesling divides the book into three levels of exercises. Level 1 is finding your sexual energy, including getting in touch with your own feelings and thoughts about sexuality, giving yourself variations of sensual massage, dancing, exercising the PC muscle, and exploring sex toys. Level 2 takes you from the purely physical to experiencing emotional and mental erotic connection through exercises like desiring and fantasizing about sex, keeping a sexual secret (such as wearing a skirt without underwear), and writing an obscene letter. Level 3 is "fusion time," finally connecting with your partner with exercises for couples: whole-body touching, requests, "show and tell" with sex toys, "duty-free intercourse" (no expectations or destinations), and making love with constant eye contact. Keesling's style in this sexy book is direct, inviting, playful, and graphically erotic. Enjoy! --Joan Price

From Library Journal

Want to develop a feeling of unique closeness during lovemaking with that special person in your life? Keesling, a sex therapist for over 15 years, guides you on your quest for a more passionate, playful, sexual connection with your partner. She takes the listener on a search for her sexual core. Women will be trained in how to develop ESP (extra-sensual perception) so that they may find and ultimately unleash their erotic potential. Practical exercises will help to enhance the senses of touch, taste, and smell, which in turn will rekindle desire. This program could lead to the most unforgettable sex ever and make for a lot of happy partners. Recommended for all public library collections.AMarty D. Evensvold, Magnolia P.L., TX
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 220 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins; 1st edition (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060175877
• ISBN-13: 978-0060175870
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,243,872 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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