Educação sexual feminina e os benefícios da Terapia Tântrica: narrativas de mulheres do Ceará

Abstract

In our patriarchal society, sexuality has always been seen as an object of reprehension and this has negatively influenced the healthy experience of female sexuality. The general objective of this dissertation was to understand how Tantra can help women by providing practical changes in the way they see their sexuality. Initially, theoretical approaches were made about the concept of sex and sexuality, highlighting how this development occurs in childhood, puberty, adulthood, and aging. A historical approach of sexuality was carried out, detailing the phenomenon of sexual repression and its consequences on female sexuality through the most varied sexual dysfunctions. The difficulty of educators in dealing with issues of sexuality with students was also addressed, emphasizing the need for this theme to be discussed not only in formal environments, but also in informal and non-formal environments, giving emphasis to an emancipatory approach to sexuality. Then, a historical analysis of the tantric philosophy was made, contemplating the work focused on women, developed in Ceará, aiming to know what positive changes women perceive in their sexuality from the contact with the tantric knowledge. The methodology used approached theoretically with more emphasis the qualitative research, which, in the Human Sciences, is considered of great value, since it requires from the researcher the direct contact with the object of research investigated, studies of social issues and interest in subjective issues of the subjects involved in the research. The procedure used for data collection was the technique of non-directive interviews and the instrument of the open questionnaire for collecting oral narratives, which were explored taking into consideration the meanderings of subjectivity present in the expressions of each subject. One concluded that tantra has sensory and non-repressive characteristics, and for this reason is considered a path of empowerment and strengthening of the feminine. When women seek to know the educational principles of tantra in sexuality, it contributes to her emotional and sexual liberation.