Sunday, August 21, 2011

Sensuality Test

Summary
 
Sensuality can be defined as an acute awareness of what the senses perceive. This preoccupation or devotion to that which is smelled, touched, heard, tasted, and seen has significant bearing on how one experiences the many pleasures of life, including food, music and sex.

 
Overall results
64

Your results indicate that you are a fairly sensual person. You enjoy the sensual stimuli of everyday life; yours is a rather hedonistic attitude, and you deeply enjoy the physical pleasures that life has to offer. A good smell or beautiful color is often enough to keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart. Since you get so much pleasure from your senses, you are probably eager to experiment in life. This can prove to be quite advantageous, as you can make great discoveries as well as experience a lot of pleasure. Keep in mind, however, that being too pleasure-driven can inhibit you from persevering if an experience isn't entirely pleasant. If this rings true for you, a lack of persistence, even if only occasional, might keep you from attaining worthy goals. Sometimes, we have to wade through dull and insipid periods of life in order to reap the rewards it has to offer.


Hearing is one of the first senses to develop in a fetus. With some studies showing that exposure to classical music may improve academic performance, this has prompted many parents to add a touch of Mozart to the womb.


Sensuality can be defined as an acute awareness of what the senses perceive. This preoccupation or devotion to that which is smelled, touched, heard, tasted, and seen has significant bearing on how one experiences the many pleasures of life, including food, music and sex.

Studies have shown that people who are exceptionally sensual are very process-oriented. In life, this means enjoying the present moment and rarely getting hung up on the future or the past. What is going on at the present moment is enough to capture a sensual individual's full attention. This is an excellent recipe for happiness. Although life can be so much sweeter when we take the time to indulge our five senses, the old adage that too much of a good thing can be harmful still holds true. We've all experienced the repercussions of too much good food, alcohol, and other unhealthy (though pleasurable) addictions. As always, life is best enjoyed in healthy moderation!

Overall results
64
Sense of the Aesthetic
57
Tactile Sensuality
84
Interpersonal and Sexual Sensuality
46
Sensual Perception
69
Overall results (score 64)

Overall level of sensuality

Your results indicate that you are a fairly sensual person. You enjoy the sensual stimuli of everyday life; yours is a rather hedonistic attitude, and you deeply enjoy the physical pleasures that life has to offer. A good smell or beautiful color is often enough to keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart.
Since you get so much pleasure from your senses, you are probably eager to experiment in life. This can prove to be quite advantageous, as you can make great discoveries as well as experience a lot of pleasure. Keep in mind, however, that being too pleasure-driven can inhibit you from persevering if an experience isn't entirely pleasant. If this rings true for you, a lack of persistence, even if only occasional, might keep you from attaining worthy goals. Sometimes, we have to wade through dull and insipid periods of life in order to reap the rewards it has to offer.

Sense of the Aesthetic (score 57)

Refers to sensitivity or attraction to natural or artistic beauty.
According to your score, you have some sense of the aesthetic qualities of life; you generally appreciate the beauty around you, whether in the form of nature's masterpieces or man-made designs. We often forget that beauty can be found beyond what we see on the runway at a fashion show or on TV. By taking the time to explore the beauty in the world around you ? you will develop a greater appreciation for the simple splendors in nature or the different facets of human creativity that we often take for granted!

Tactile Sensuality (score 84)

Tendency to derive sensual pleasure from tactile stimulation.
You seem to derive total pleasure from sensations that stimulate your sense of touch. Lucky for you, unlike the rest of our senses, the sense of touch isn't limited to a one area of our body ? wherever there is skin, there is sensation! Trying different fabrics or getting a massage are just a couple of great ways to stimulate this particular sense. We put our skin through so much ? harsh chemicals, too much sun, too much cold, etc., so it's important to give it a treat once in a while!

Interpersonal and Sexual Sensuality (score 46)

Tendency to derive sensual pleasure from sources of an interpersonal or sexual nature.
You seem to be relatively comfortable exploring the sensual possibilities that are interpersonal or sexual in nature, although you may not derive a tremendous amount of pleasure from them. Interpersonal and sexual sensuality take into account how far you stand from someone when interacting, your comfort level with publicly displaying affection, and being attuned to the different sensations one experiences during sex, among other things. Often, at least in terms of sex, we don't go beyond the immediate sensations. There is more pleasure to be found besides an orgasm! By tuning in to all our senses, whether it's when we're interacting with someone or being intimate with a partner, we can enjoy the experience so much more and on so many different levels.

Sensual Perception (score 69)

Awareness of things that appeal to the senses.
Whether it's getting lost in the smell of a flower, the sound of music, or delighting yourself gastronomically, you take full advantage of the sensual possibilities around you. You would much rather preoccupy yourself with what's going on with your five senses than the incessant flow of thoughts in your head. You are extremely perceptive to the different sensations around you and are willing to let yourself experience them on each level. Using your senses to experience the present is excellent for your happiness, peace of mind, enjoyment, creativity, and learning. To find happiness in the faint aroma of a spring breeze, the smell of freshly cut grass, or the sound of children's laughter is truly a delight that we don't always appreciate.
Our dreams drench us in senses, and senses steps us again in dreams. "
Amos Bronson Alcott
" Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock. "
Gandhi

Looking for some ideas to add a little spice to your life? Although living an existence of utter hedonism probably wouldn't be very healthy, learning to be in harmony with your five senses can open up a whole new world to you. There's so much to discover...so many little things that can tantalize and romanticize our senses. Please keep in mind that sensuality need not be confused with sex ? it is an excitement of the senses; it's a matter of becoming more in tune with what it feels like to really be alive! Here are some tips to bring a little more sensuality into your life:

Practice meditation and deep breathing. With the hustle and bustle of the everyday world, meditation provides a way to shut out the hubbub around, slow down your racing thoughts and focus on nothing but inner silent peace. As you're meditating, focus on your breathing, imagining the air filling your lungs as you inhale, and slowly slipping out as you exhale.
• Stop and smell the roses ? literally. Nature constantly provides us with a rich variety of sensual stimuli to excite our senses ? the smell of a rose, the smell of freshly cut grass, the smell of the air after a rain shower ? there is no man-made, expensive perfume that can compete with the aroma of nature.
• Lose yourself in the music. Find a music genre that really gets you going ? dance, classical, latin, or even heavy metal. Whether you're doing the cleaning or just sitting home alone, put in a CD, blast the music and go nuts ? really let yourself go! Dance, sway, or just sit back and let the melody flow through and around you. Music is a powerful source of energy!
• Get in touch with your imagination. Visualization or mental imagery occurs without the aid of external stimuli ? that is, you use your imagination to create an experience or the perception of an experience. Although imagining the smell of coffee, bacon frying, or any other pleasant aroma can be difficult for some people right off the bat, it can be achieved with time and practice:
  • To start, find a quiet room free of distraction. Take a few deep breathes, and slowly let each of your muscles relax.
  • Try to recall a pleasant memory from your past (or present) ? apple pie baking in the oven, fresh cut grass, popcorn, etc.
  • At first, simply try to imagine the object itself; then picture the sounds that it's associated with (e.g. the sound of frying with bacon, the sound of a lawn mower with grass, the sound of the oven timer with apple pie, etc.).
  • Bring to memory the last time you experienced the aroma, and the feelings it evoked. Recall how wonderful it smelled and imagine it has been placed right in front of you. What does it smell like? Can you smell it?

• Don't just eat your food ? savor it! Too many of us get so caught up in our fast-paced, microwaveable-oven, disposable world that we don't take the time to actual enjoy what we eat. The next time you're eating a really good meal, take the time to chew slowly and savor every flavor that touches your palate. Food provides more than sustenance ? it's a sensuous feast for our mouth, nose, and eyes!
• Bring art to life. Don't just stare at a painting or the words on a page ? fire up your imagination and bring them to life. How does the artwork or a particular piece of prose make you feel? Can you identify with the characters on the mural or the page? How do you think the artist or author was feeling before, during and after they created their masterpiece? What do like and hate about it?
• Tantalize your tactility. Buy yourself some silk sheets and sleep in the nude. Enhance the bedroom romance by running the tips of your fingers along your lover's skin, lips, or through his/her hair. The sense of touch can evoke so many feelings, from comfort and content to excitement and arousal.
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