Sex is as much mental as it is physical — and imagination is the most powerful tool we have to expand our personal agency and capacity for pleasure, says sexual wellness storyteller Gina Gutierrez.
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vhayashi
June 22, 2022 at 2:27 pm
My mind and body are so connected that I can feel things happening (going off inside) by just thinking about them. People Don’t even know how magical the female body is. I didn’t experience this until I turned 40.
Moira Wargo
June 22, 2022 at 3:06 pm
Men can do this too. Has nothing to do with being female.
Clair Cook
June 22, 2022 at 2:28 pm
Oh brother! We need audio to turn us on?!!!? Who needs a partner, just use your imagination…just stop. It’s ok for your spouse to imagine he or she is making love to someone other than you?!?!? Sexual wellness…. 🤦♀️
vhayashi
June 22, 2022 at 2:46 pm
Just keep an open mind that’s all… Don’t put yourself in a box. My mind and body are so connected all I have to do is think about being with my specific person and things are happening inside my body (going off). Our minds and bodies are powerful and nobody even knows how magical it can be. But women have to be tuned in and comfortable and allow themselves to feel what they’re feeling. And one thing I learned is you have to be relaxed. Can’t be stressed.
Lotschi
June 22, 2022 at 3:34 pm
That is absolutely not what she said.
You can have imaginations regarding your partner.
You can share imaginations with your partner…
Kadmie
June 22, 2022 at 2:31 pm
“Imagination is a safe space” is such a good quote from this speaker. It has implications in EVERY aspect of life. When life itself gets mundane, imagination is there to entertain. When life becomes hard to bear, imagination is relief and an escape! I like knowing that it can play so much into sexual activities too.
MCRuCr
June 22, 2022 at 5:34 pm
Imagination is also where most anxieties are born
shorgoth
June 22, 2022 at 2:40 pm
Welp, this just explained my attraction to girls who like to cosplay while I had a lot of issues with low arousal when I was in a couple XD totally fit with my constant craving for narratives and stories.
el solo
June 22, 2022 at 8:20 pm
Lol. Role play time!
Дмитрий Кравчина
June 22, 2022 at 2:43 pm
Rumor has it they’re still imagining
Madara ram
June 22, 2022 at 2:44 pm
Well said!
haha yeah.
June 22, 2022 at 3:04 pm
Thanks
Anisur Sumon
June 22, 2022 at 3:07 pm
That’s awesome motivation speaking 💕💕💕
Ari Jacob | @littlemissjacob
June 22, 2022 at 3:16 pm
🔥🔥🔥
Ritesh Shukla
June 23, 2022 at 5:15 pm
🔥🔥🔥
Thomas Calnan
June 22, 2022 at 3:27 pm
Salt-N-Pepa 🧂
Yogi
June 22, 2022 at 3:38 pm
Kamasutra
Nemesis Brzeczyszczykiewicz
June 22, 2022 at 3:46 pm
I wonder what she wants.
dankind
June 22, 2022 at 5:00 pm
8:07 An avenue to accessing feelings of aliveness, empowerment, joy, and confidence
Carole McDonnell
June 22, 2022 at 5:17 pm
Seriously? Is she kidding? How is this new? Sexual fantasies have been around and used by many women for ages.
Andy Coravos
June 22, 2022 at 5:43 pm
This TED Talk has been living in my head rent-free the past week. Sexual wellness is an avenue to being alive as a human ⚡ so true
VISUAL SOUND
June 24, 2022 at 7:55 am
Indeed
Sac Tecnos
June 22, 2022 at 7:45 pm
It might not had been as lively as other talks, but she was brave enough to talk about it with confidence and objetivity. Nice Job!
ernest adamtey
June 22, 2022 at 8:30 pm
Ted talks when my mom walks in
NeoFighterX
June 22, 2022 at 11:16 pm
love the air quotes fot guy and girl
PluckySmurf
June 23, 2022 at 12:18 am
As a person who’s been single for more than a decade now, I’ve found my imagination to be my ultimate sexual partner. I truly applaud this presentation.
Ritesh Shukla
June 23, 2022 at 5:13 pm
Same here but in my case it’s more than one decade , I have been single 😅
I don't wanna be anonymous
June 27, 2022 at 2:43 pm
I’ve been single too, and this is the only time I saw that someone talk about imagination, or being masturbate is not connect into loneliness, but rather empowerment. 100% love this TED Talks.
Rezin 8
June 23, 2022 at 4:21 am
Yeah…she just explained the “spank bank” 🤣🧠🥸 every guy knew this already 🤣🤏
Hany Samuel
June 23, 2022 at 5:11 am
So, Ted organizers are promoting a cheap erotic company under the disgue of scientific research and wisdom?!!
I noticed the quality bar for your talks is getting lower and lower over the years. You won an unsubscribe 🤞
Isaac Tschampl
June 23, 2022 at 5:21 am
As an asexual dude, I feel like there is a 99% chance this lady is insane.
Joshua W
June 23, 2022 at 10:42 am
Wait til you meet God
Zang (ViperZang)
June 24, 2022 at 5:46 pm
Can’t meet what doesn’t exist.
Joshua W
June 24, 2022 at 11:09 pm
@Zang (ViperZang) you don’t exist
Myra
June 23, 2022 at 3:23 pm
She looks familiar, oh, okay she was in a netflix series about pleasure. She’s really good at what she’s doing. What a brilliant woman!
Stig Helmer
June 23, 2022 at 4:43 pm
So many AI generated comments on this channel it’s getting silly.
Kije Kuyo
June 25, 2022 at 1:11 am
This was good to hear. I have been writing a spiritual/sensual/erotic adventure/journey of discovery for the past four years or so. It’s hard to finish because I keep getting new elements to add. This talk sparked a couple of ideas that I would like to include. I already have a lot about the roles of environment and senses (colors, textures, sounds, smells, temperature, tastes) and, indeed, some about fantasy. I think this has inspired me to add a little more about the importance of fantasy.
Alma Mano
June 25, 2022 at 7:12 pm
When will carpenters start to talk about the feelings of different types of wood?