Body-mapping is a useful tool for re-discovering your body and its needs. It involves an exploration of your body while nude. The trickiest part is probably finding the time to be alone and uninterrupted to get naked by yourself.
Use a blank sheet of paper to draw a quick outline of your body parts. Make sure this diagram shows both the back and front side of your body. Find a warm, relaxing place to sit or recline and begin touching the entire surface of your body. Vary the strokes, light to firm, from head to toe in a non-sexual way. Note what felt good, if any parts were sore or tender and particularly those areas that may have surprised you by how they felt.
Repeat this exercise again while allowing genital contact. Once again, make an inventory of what feels good and what doesn’t (ie aches, pains, little sensation, etc.) Note whether you preferred a soft, feathery touch or a more firm pressure.
This exercise can be used solo to enhance masturbation sessions and develop awareness of your own body. Self-exploration exercises like this one also make it easier for you to communicate to a partner what you enjoy the most and least. By adding numbers to your diagram, such as 1-10, you could provide a sexual roadmap for your partner about the sequence in which you would like to be touched. Specific types of touching could be noted on your diagram too. An example would be: 1) run your fingers gently through my hair 2) stroke and nibble my earlobes, avoiding the inside of my ears 3) caress my cheeks;nuzzle with your nose 4) kiss my lips;use the tip of your tongue 5) rub my back and shoulders with firm pressure.
Body-mapping should be performed on a fairly regular basis given that our body changes all the time. Similarly, the needs of a partner can change too. This simple exercise can keep your relationship fresh. Try it!
A Bodymap Allows Self-Exploration and Communication
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