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Opening Mudra

The “opening” in this mudra refers to the outer and inner labia that protect the entrance to the vagina. In the ancient Chinese texts that explore sexuality, the vagina is often referred to as the “jade garden,” whose entrance must be opened to facilitate an enjoyable entrance by the “jade stalk” (penis).

During times of arousal, two glands, known as Bartholin’s glands, secrete a viscous liquid that facilitates the penis’s entry. These glands are located on each side of the posterior part of the vaginal opening. They are between 10 and 15 mm long, 8 mm high, 5 mm wide, and weigh 4 or 5 grams each. They are also known as the greater vestibular glands. These glands secrete their lubricant during occasions of fantasy, erotic caressing, or even milder types of arousal, such as a steamy kiss or a passionate gaze. The more intense the desire, the greater the arousal and the more this liquid is produced.

Some women lose their capacity to produce this lubricant with age. Moreover, some psychological problems, or a lack of sexual appetite, can impede the function of these glands. The simple exercises of the Opening Mudra can help a woman to produce more lubricant, even after menopause.

Exercise

• While in bed, or comfortably seated, relaxed, and calm, create a sexual fantasy. Visualize your partner (or even someone else) doing whatever you would like him or her to do to you; or visualize some other sexy scene. If you do not have a partner, create one mentally. He or she can have whatever appearance and physique you are attracted to.
• Fantasize, but do not touch yourself; keep the exercise purely mental. After a while, you will feel a sensation spreading through your lower abdomen, maybe also your chest, and in some cases your neck and the back of your head.
• Then, rather quickly, you will feel an opening sensation in your vulva as the lubricant is produced.
• If you train yourself daily, you will create a reflex; if you have a partner, he or she will be quite surprised at the abundance of lubrication.

Variation

Before visualizing your fantasies, you can also try picturing an intense beam of red light, or magma, reaching from the center of the earth into your lower belly (where the first and second chakras are located). The energy you create will strengthen the energy of your libido, which is located in the peristaltic zone (the abdomen and lower abdomen).

Alternatively, you can visualize your labia opening in response to the desire that grows within you.