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Connecting to Tantra After 60 | Valerie Bennis | TEDxHobokenWomen


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[Music] On January 12th of 2018 I will be 65

On January 12th of 2018 I will be 65

On January 12th of 2018 I will be 65 years old thank you

years old thank you

years old thank you technically a senior citizen I still

technically a senior citizen I still

technically a senior citizen I still date though I’m 65 means nothing when it

date though I’m 65 means nothing when it

date though I’m 65 means nothing when it comes to living your dreams but when it

comes to living your dreams but when it

comes to living your dreams but when it comes to dating it’s a whole other story

comes to dating it’s a whole other story

comes to dating it’s a whole other story and I’d like to give you a glimpse of

and I’d like to give you a glimpse of

and I’d like to give you a glimpse of what it’s like men asked me if I’ve

what it’s like men asked me if I’ve

what it’s like men asked me if I’ve closed up shop and I receive all kinds

closed up shop and I receive all kinds

closed up shop and I receive all kinds of catalogs in the mail with weird

of catalogs in the mail with weird

of catalogs in the mail with weird things that address thinning hair and

things that address thinning hair and

things that address thinning hair and thinning skin and vaginal atrophy and

thinning skin and vaginal atrophy and

thinning skin and vaginal atrophy and cellulite and weight gain and facial

cellulite and weight gain and facial

cellulite and weight gain and facial hair and skin tags red tags red spots

hair and skin tags red tags red spots

hair and skin tags red tags red spots age spots and the message that I am no

age spots and the message that I am no

age spots and the message that I am no longer desirable in the world of

longer desirable in the world of

longer desirable in the world of sexuality and sensuality friends tell me

sexuality and sensuality friends tell me

sexuality and sensuality friends tell me that at our age relationships are about

that at our age relationships are about

that at our age relationships are about companionship really I think to myself

companionship really I think to myself

companionship really I think to myself maybe for you but not for me then there

maybe for you but not for me then there

maybe for you but not for me then there are the men that are still looking for

are the men that are still looking for

are the men that are still looking for younger women even at age 65 and after

younger women even at age 65 and after

younger women even at age 65 and after hearing Rooney speak I think it might be

hearing Rooney speak I think it might be

hearing Rooney speak I think it might be his fault on the other side there are

his fault on the other side there are

his fault on the other side there are the young men who are looking for me to

the young men who are looking for me to

the young men who are looking for me to be their mrs. Robinson what a hot mess

be their mrs. Robinson what a hot mess

be their mrs. Robinson what a hot mess [Laughter]

[Laughter]

[Laughter] no wonder I have been mostly single for

no wonder I have been mostly single for

no wonder I have been mostly single for 15 years in spite of lots and lots of

15 years in spite of lots and lots of

15 years in spite of lots and lots of dating and wanting to meet my soulmate

dating and wanting to meet my soulmate

dating and wanting to meet my soulmate I found myself becoming a sad lonely

I found myself becoming a sad lonely

I found myself becoming a sad lonely bitter sexually frustrated woman gazing

bitter sexually frustrated woman gazing

bitter sexually frustrated woman gazing longingly at the college and rich young

longingly at the college and rich young

longingly at the college and rich young women on the subway with their taut skin

women on the subway with their taut skin

women on the subway with their taut skin and shiny hair maybe I would become an

and shiny hair maybe I would become an

and shiny hair maybe I would become an old maid after all I felt dead inside

old maid after all I felt dead inside

old maid after all I felt dead inside and wanted to come alive again literally

and wanted to come alive again literally

and wanted to come alive again literally and figuratively so what did I do

and figuratively so what did I do

and figuratively so what did I do I did some pleasure research and I

I did some pleasure research and I

I did some pleasure research and I discovered Tantra it was this ultimate

discovered Tantra it was this ultimate

discovered Tantra it was this ultimate path of pleasure that paved the way for

path of pleasure that paved the way for

path of pleasure that paved the way for me to come alive again and to feel

me to come alive again and to feel

me to come alive again and to feel vibrant I began studying all the ways I

vibrant I began studying all the ways I

vibrant I began studying all the ways I could experience pleasure from yoni eggs

could experience pleasure from yoni eggs

could experience pleasure from yoni eggs to sacred spot massage I’m diving deep

to sacred spot massage I’m diving deep

to sacred spot massage I’m diving deep into sexual fantasies and it all

into sexual fantasies and it all

into sexual fantasies and it all happened when I met my Tantra partner

happened when I met my Tantra partner

happened when I met my Tantra partner who doesn’t give a damn about the aging

who doesn’t give a damn about the aging

who doesn’t give a damn about the aging of my body I challenge women everywhere

of my body I challenge women everywhere

of my body I challenge women everywhere whose sexual and sensual life is on

whose sexual and sensual life is on

whose sexual and sensual life is on hiatus to bridge themselves to happiness

hiatus to bridge themselves to happiness

hiatus to bridge themselves to happiness through the pleasure and discovery of

through the pleasure and discovery of

through the pleasure and discovery of their bodies because just when you think

their bodies because just when you think

their bodies because just when you think your sexual chapter has closed and your

your sexual chapter has closed and your

your sexual chapter has closed and your book of orgasms is over

book of orgasms is over

book of orgasms is over another volume will appear on the Shelf

another volume will appear on the Shelf

another volume will appear on the Shelf with sequels coming every month

with sequels coming every month

with sequels coming every month [Laughter]

[Laughter]

[Laughter] [Applause]

this poem is for you I call it healing

this poem is for you I call it healing sensuality the feeling of being nurtured

sensuality the feeling of being nurtured

sensuality the feeling of being nurtured and looked after desire bubbled up like

and looked after desire bubbled up like

and looked after desire bubbled up like a molten wave so long it had been and so

a molten wave so long it had been and so

a molten wave so long it had been and so much hunger grief loss and sadness

much hunger grief loss and sadness

much hunger grief loss and sadness resided within me now I had your strong

resided within me now I had your strong

resided within me now I had your strong masculine hands tending to me with long

masculine hands tending to me with long

masculine hands tending to me with long loving strokes all there was to do was

loving strokes all there was to do was

loving strokes all there was to do was to experience every glorious touch every

to experience every glorious touch every

to experience every glorious touch every shudder and every quiver every sigh and

shudder and every quiver every sigh and

shudder and every quiver every sigh and every moan to be fully present to the

every moan to be fully present to the

every moan to be fully present to the beauty and delight the oil that you use

beauty and delight the oil that you use

beauty and delight the oil that you use to massage my limbs telling me how you

to massage my limbs telling me how you

to massage my limbs telling me how you admired my body when you rested your

admired my body when you rested your

admired my body when you rested your finger inside my most primal private

finger inside my most primal private

finger inside my most primal private part

part

part I felt waves of pleasure that were both

I felt waves of pleasure that were both

I felt waves of pleasure that were both still and energetic sometimes my eyes

still and energetic sometimes my eyes

still and energetic sometimes my eyes were closed and sometimes I looked at

were closed and sometimes I looked at

were closed and sometimes I looked at you to take in more of what I was

you to take in more of what I was

you to take in more of what I was receiving the light of day filled the

receiving the light of day filled the

receiving the light of day filled the room there was no hiding I was fully

room there was no hiding I was fully

room there was no hiding I was fully exposed and unafraid thank you

exposed and unafraid thank you

exposed and unafraid thank you [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] you

you

you [Music]

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