Mindful Masturbation:

You are encouraged to dedicate yourself to a masturbation practice 3 times a week (or you might like the phrase ‘self-pleasure’ better- as masturbation can sometimes be linked with feelings of shame or ‘hiding’). During these sessions, slow down your breath, slow down your touch, bring your awareness to the feelings in the penis and other feelings in the body. Notice if you are clenching your bottom, belly or your jaw (or anywhere else). If you feel this, slow down even more. If ejaculation comes, enjoy it!

The practice is about gaining awareness of the climb up your arousal hill, not trying to ‘beat the clock’.

Many people that ejaculate quickly feel arousal build from 1, 2, 3 then straight to 9- point of no return and then 10- ejaculate. This practice is teaching you to feel your ‘4’.. to pause.. go back to ‘3’, see if you can stay there for a little bit longer. It is common when practicing like this, to lose the erection when slowing down or pausing. That’s no issue, just enjoy any sensations that are available with a less erect penis, a firmer erection may reappear, or it may not. It’s all part of gaining awareness. Make sure you use a dry hand and no pornography (nothing wrong with porn, but it will distract you from the awareness of feelings that you are trying to learn). If after a few weeks or months of regular practice you are happy with the time until ejaculation, use a little bit of lubricant or spit which will feel more like penetrating a partner. You may need to practice a few more weeks / months to regain the same level of control. My colleague Cam Fraser is a wonderful sex coach, and unpacks premature ejaculation in the following podcast episode.