false 6022719 1 Slow Love: A Polynesian Pillow book teaches that just as you see more of Nature when you are quiet—you discover more of your own sexual-emotional depths when you become more still. Within the pages of the volume, you will discover a more pacific, unifying approach to passion. The author takes you away on a journey to a more natural appreciation of the sense of touch that was taught as part of the traditional romantic customs in the South Sea islands, where wisdom about loving was handed down from one generation to the next. In these cultures, the body was considered natural and touching was a way of bringing two hearts into unity. In early Polynesian cultures, as in many other cultures near the tropics, not so much clothing was worn, traditionally. From birth, children rested in direct loving contact with naked skin of nearly-nude bodies, both day and night. Immersed in this sea of naked skin, these children developed a sense of the vast universe of touching that was more highly developed and communicative than for those living in more fully clothed cultures. For peoples in nearly nude cultures, the sight of or contact with a nude body--through lifelong habit--was not automatically an occasion for sexual arousal, but a merely a natural return to the familiar, full-body, and heartfelt warmth of physical intimacy. In such societies the nude body was no more considered nude than was a "nude" dolphin or a "nude" mango. Bodies were considered beautiful and natural. Teachings about deeply relaxing and peaceful realms of physical union was passed down orally. James N. Powell’s writings on Polynesian lovemaking have been warmly embraced in Japan, where they sparked the “Polynesian sex” revolution. Inspired by Powell’s writings, Hiroyuki Itsuki, Japan's über author and Buddhist thinker, penned two volumes on South Seas sensuality. Also, Kunio Kitamura, Head of Japan’s Family Planning Association, enthusiastically promotes Powell’s thoughts on Polynesian-style passion as a way for couples to deepen sexual sensitivity and fulfillment. He writes: “Polynesian sex...involves taking a long time...and...allows energy in the form of weak electromagnetic waves—similar to the concept of ki—to flow, building up to create large waves that encompass the entire body and bring enormous pleasure and happiness.” Mr. Kitamura's job, after all, is to make Japanese couples happier in the boudoir. Slow Love: A Polynesian Pillow Book is beautiful designed by Renee Michaels, who also created covers for some other Powell titles: Postmodernism for Beginners and Eastern Philosophy for Beginners. It features stunning cover art by Berlin denizen Daniela Schütt Pozzo, who illustrates for The New Yorker, Maxim, Neon, Das Magazin, and her own zine, >>Sensual<<. Interior art is by Paul Gauguin, and the Hawai'i-influenced chapter heads art is by award-winning illustrator Caren Loebel-Fried. Chapter titles include: ♥ Notes from Bed Provides a general introduction. ♥ Tokyo in Heat Describes how the Polynesian sex trend started in Japan. ♥ Recumbent Travels Tells of the world’s long fascination with Polynesian sensuality. ♥ On Being Naked Explains how the customs in Polynesian society contributed to their peaceful sex life. ♥ On Doing Nothing Instructs readers how to become more peaceful, so that they might enjoy the Polynesian sex teachings more deeply. ♥ On Touching Presents the actual sexual teachings, with detailed explanations. ♥ The Secret Valley Some further sexual teachings. ♥ The Silence of the Hummingbird Shows couples how to improve their communications and emotional relationship, so that their hearts are more open. ♥ Weaving Together Presents the scientific studies that show why Polynesian-style sex is so fulfilling. ♥ Polynesian Passion--Your Experience Invites readers to share their experiences, to be included in a future book. 6198180 17 12 2008 Slow Love: A Polynesian Pillow Book total:5|5:1|4:2|3:1|2:1|1:0| 5 18 26 2 5 4 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 11:35:04 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 10:19:08 -0700 2009
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