I love this interview I heard years ago,I thought it explained very very clearly why having no goal during a session is so crucial.
http://sli.pod-ad.com/content/SexLov...Crittenden.mp3
Hope it's helpful and you guys get an "aha" moment.The podcast contains really great observations that can be used both for women and men.
Recommend anyone give it a listen. It talks about an expanded idea of orgasm in general. Also how overthinking, being caught up in your internal monologue, isn't ever helpful. Makes you more prone to self deflating thoughts, disappointment, or be awaiting a certain kind of sensation rather than being open to something new.
There was someone on the forum not so long ago complaining about how incorporating an Aneros into sex is difficult. Especially when first starting out. That the kind of patience and focus needed for a guy to recognize subtle sensations and rewire isn't necessarily made easier by passionate lovemaking! (Normal advice on here would probably be to keep your aneros sessions separate until you've made sufficient progress).
However I think the kind of stroking described in that interview would be great for a couple to try, as you'd each, in turn, be the focus of attention. With no expectations on performance or what you were meant to be feeling.
How having "no orgasm goal" paradoxically maximizes your aneroless sessions
Yes, it is one of the paradoxes of the Aneros journey. It reflects one aspect of my admonition to new Aneros users to have no expectations, which is a paradox too because isn't one of the reasons to even use an Aneros your expectation that it will produce pleasure for you?
@Briii since Beth Crittenden is a life coach with OneTaste you might be interested in seeing OneTaste's founder, Nicole Daedon's, TED talk Orgasm: The Cure for Hunger in the Western Woman.
I think one of the lessons Aneros veterans may agree upon is their perception/description about what constitutes an orgasm changes. Once one is able to separate ejaculation from orgasm the potential for orgasmic enjoyment multiplies. So it is indeed a paradox that engaging in a practice with a "no orgasm goal" can induce orgasms stronger than any previously experienced. This is a paradox I can comfortably live with for a long time !
Good Vibes to You !