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"   Of all the things you need to remember when you&amp;#039;re in the sack with a dude \u2014 Did I clean my toilet? Do I look hot? Am I making weird noises? Is this condom gonna break? Should I go back to grad school? Am I adopted? \u2014 you may not think breathing is one of them. However, apparently many of us are forgetting to breathe deeply during sex, and that&amp;#039;s (forgive me) cockblocking us from our orgasm.  &amp;quot;Many women who aren&amp;#039;t orgasmic are holding their breath during sex,&amp;quot; says Alex Katehakis, the clinical director of the Center for Healthy Sex in Los Angeles. &amp;quot;The simple act of breathing in general, paying attention to what that feels like [can help women orgasm.]&amp;quot;  Shallow breaths, the kind that go straight from nose to mouth, aren&amp;#039;t doing us any favors in the bedroom either. Katehakis recommends that deep breathing into the pelvic area \u2014 the same way in yoga, for instance, the instructor tells you to &amp;quot;breathe into&amp;quot; your abdomen or certain limbs \u2014 and imagining that you&amp;#039;re sending the breath into the vaginal canal before gently exhaling through the nose. This creates oxygen and increases blood flow in the pelvic area, and Katehakis compares it to natural Viagra for women; it can have a major impact on whether a woman comes or not. She suggests that women try the breathing technique alone at first, without touch, to see if lubrication occurs naturally. Then you can integrate touch \u2013 either via masturbation or with a partner. And take heart, non-orgasmic ladies: It sounds pretty damn effective. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve had plenty of women come in and try this [technique] and after two sessions they&amp;#039;re like, &amp;#039;See ya,&amp;#039;&amp;quot; she laughs. You can subscribe to more CHS Daily Meditations here. Follow Anna on Twitter. Image via B2M Productions "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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