A helpful step-by-step introduction to the basics of Taoist sacred sexual practices and techniques. The format was easy to follow. The personal stories of the authors sometimes helpful, but also sometimes distracting, as they could sometimes take away from considering how to apply the techniques to one's own experience by couching the process in terms of their experiences. The book also made reference to a lot of other sacred sexual practices that were only hinted at and then never mentioned again; I would have appreciated a source for further study, but I didn't find one. Otherwise, however, it was a good book for learning about some basic things, and it was encouraging in that, if this middle-aged Western couple with all their sexual hang-ups and communication issues could make it work for them, then it is a good bet just about anyone could learn these techniques successfully with a little dedication.