{"id":433,"date":"2014-11-13T08:44:55","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T22:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.femplay.com.au\/blog\/?p=433"},"modified":"2014-11-13T08:44:55","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T22:44:55","slug":"basics-breath-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.femplay.com.au\/blog\/basics-breath-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Basics of Breath Play"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s something primal, sexy and exhilarating about the idea of well-executed breath play. Done safely and responsibly, it can be a lot of fun. However, breath play is also one of the riskiest things in the world of kink. Personally, I really enjoy breath play, but I\u2019d only ever do it with someone that I fully trusted to do it safely. I\u2019ve talked about safe kink<\/a> before, so I\u2019m going to jump right into the specifics for breath play.
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Be Careful, Go Gently<\/h2>\n

Much of the excitement of breath play doesn\u2019t come from the sensation of a lack of oxygen, but from the feeling <\/i>of having difficulty breathing. This means that simply having your face pushed, or pushing your partner\u2019s face into a big pillow\u2014not too hard, of course!\u2014is breath play. In fact, pillows are a pretty safe way to get started, since the recipient can always turn his or her head to catch a breath. Whether you\u2019re going with a pillow or covering one partner\u2019s face with a hand, it\u2019s not necessary to press hard to make your partner feel as if it\u2019s difficult to breathe and get the desired effect.<\/p>\n

Learn To Read Your Partner<\/h2>\n

Reading your partner\u2019s reactions is a critical skill for any kinky activity, but it\u2019s absolutely essential in breath play. Emotions can run from arousal to panic in a matter of seconds if someone on the receiving end of breath play feels endangered. If you\u2019re the active one in the scenario, then you need to keep focused and be ready to stop on a dime. Don\u2019t even try to find and push your partner\u2019s limits unless you both have a serious discussion beforehand. You can have plenty of fun while keeping things safe!<\/p>\n

It Doesn\u2019t Have To Be the Main Event<\/h2>\n

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\nIf you\u2019re an already-kinky couple looking to try something new, breath play is easy to incorporate into a longer session while working with your ropes and adult toys. For instance, you might want to consider something like ball gagging your partner<\/a> and then, at some point, blocking their breath through their nose. Of course, you\u2019ll have discussed it beforehand and<\/i> during your session. If you\u2019re not both enthusiastically into the idea, don\u2019t do it!<\/p>\n

One Last Thing: Never Do It Alone<\/h2>\n

You might\u2019ve heard before about the dangers of solo breath play, better known as autoerotic asphyxiation. Many highly publicised instances of death from autoerotic asphyxiation have made the news in the past few years, so I can\u2019t stress it enough: do not engage in breath play alone.<\/i><\/p>\n

Breath play can be incredibly hot, but you have to keep safety in mind constantly. If you want to try it out, don\u2019t go crazy\u2014try out a little bit of basic breath play next time you have some kinky sex. Being one of the best sellers of sex toys in Australia, we\u2019ve got plenty of gear that you can bring into the picture while you\u2019re at it, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s something primal, sexy and exhilarating about the idea of well-executed breath play. Done safely and responsibly, it can be a lot of fun. However, breath play is also one of the riskiest things in the world of kink. Personally, I really enjoy breath play, but I\u2019d only ever do it with someone that I … Continue reading Basics of Breath Play<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.femplay.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.femplay.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.femplay.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.femplay.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.femplay.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.femplay.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":436,"href":"https:\/\/www.femplay.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433\/revisions\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.femplay.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.femplay.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.femplay.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}