There are many ways to have an orgasm, and not all of them have to involve using your hands. Yes, hands-free orgasms are a thing.

"A hands-free orgasm is any type of sexual climax that does not involve the use of hands or digits of the person experiencing the orgasm," says adult performer and licensed psychotherapist Jet Setting Jasmine.

There's more emphasis on how the other parts of your body aid in your sexual pleasure. 

There's no one way to define what counts as "hands-free." If you aren't using your hands to stimulate your body, then you can consider it hands-free.

It may involve using toys, energies, breathwork, household items, other parts of the body, or just the mind.

If you want a truly hands-free experience, you can opt for a technique that doesn't include anyone else's hands either or even a technique that's totally touch-free.

"A powerful place to start exploring hands-free orgasms is meditation and breathwork," says Battle. Erotic hypnosis is a guided meditation that can bring you to climax or immense pleasure.

You practice this technique by letting a hypnotist put you into a trance-like state where you're immersed in a sexual fantasy. This deep "relaxation through meditation helps you access erotic energy," Battle explains, and it doesn't involve any actual physical stimulation.

Orgasmic breathing is the practice of conscious breathing to experience sexual pleasure. By focusing on your breathing, you're able to channel your energy through your body.

BDSM is about expanding your conscious mind and playing with the boundaries around sensation and power. "There are bodily sensations that are not necessarily sexual that can sometimes cause a sexual response," Battle explains.

A lot of the sexual charge of BDSM and other kinky play comes from types of touch and impact that don't necessarily involve genital stimulation, such as spanking, rope play, and temperature play.

Tantric sex involves the ancient practice of Tantra, which comes from India. Tantra is a way to weave yourself with another, a way to connect on a deeper level.

It involves breathing deeply, remaining present, and moving slowly. Many tantric practices don't involve direct genital stimulation and yet produce orgasmic feelings—for example, tantric eye gazing or tantric massage.

Energy orgasm is about separating sensations so you can enjoy one even when you don't have the other.

To practice this technique, you will need to learn how to separate physical stimulation from orgasmic pleasure.

Turns out, water is a great source of stimulation for some people. "Remember hands-free is just that," Jasmine notes, "so if you want to use a tool, even a showerhead, that's still hands-free!"

The next time you're in the bath or the shower, get creative! Experiment with the water pressure on different parts of your body. Zero in on the sensations you feel. Toys and hot tubs are also in play.

Some people can orgasm from nipple play alone. Nipple play doesn't have to only involve your nipples, but they should get most of your attention, at least at first.

As long as there are no hands involved, oral sex can totally count as a hands-free orgasm technique. While we all know how receiving oral sex can produce orgasms, some people even experience orgasmic feelings while giving oral sex.

Find a toy that works for the experience you're looking for. "Enjoy the rhythm and pressure that this extension of your hands (or your partner's hands) can produce," says Jasmine. 

Some sex toys can provide a particularly hand-free experience too: There are wearable sex toys, remote-controlled sex toys, and air-based sex toys that involve no physical contact at all.

Coregasms are orgasms you experience from working out. A study in the Sexual and Relationship Therapy journal1 found that they don't rely on existing sexual thoughts or feelings; instead, they're thought to be the result of fatigue around the pelvic area producing a sensation that feels similar to an orgasm.

Wild enough, wet dreams may be a hands-free orgasm technique you've already experienced! They can happen to anyone, including women.

That mind-body connection is "a function of the body that we don't necessarily lose," Jasmine says. "We just need to work a bit to get reconnected to that function."

People sometimes report experiencing accidental orgasms from turbulence on airplanes, car rides, and some forms of public transportation.

Yes, you can think yourself to orgasm. A 2016 study2 shows how just the thought of pleasure can feel like the real thing. There's a connection between the mind and pleasure.

Take fantasizing to the next level by doing it with a partner via virtual sex. Sexting is huge, and so is phone sex.

It's a great way to access sexual pleasure, especially "for folks with limited mobility or who may have a disability that makes genital stimulation difficult," says Battle.

Believe it or not, watching porn can be a hands-free technique. Spend some time alone or with your partner and watch porn that's ethically created and turns you on.

Give your ears the front seat and let your sense of sound engage the rest of your body.

If you don't tend to have orgasms with the usual hands-on forms of stimulation, hands-free orgasms may not come any easier.

It's a good idea to have a game plan for how you see your hands-free experience going. If you're having sex with a partner, let them know how you see them participating. Jasmine says going hands-free may be something you want to explore on your own, even if you do have a partner.

Hands-free orgasms are like any other act of sex and pleasure. Staying in the moment and being graceful with yourself is crucial to the experience.

"Engaging in hands-free orgasm techniques takes time, patience, and awareness of our own arousal," Stewart says.

You can become more mindful of sensations by practicing edging. When you understand what turns you on, you can pick hands-free techniques that correlate. 

"Approach your exploration of hands-free orgasm with a sense of curiosity, and try to tap into any pleasure sensations you feel in your body," says Battle.

Hands-free orgasm is one of the many ways we get to explore and play with sensations.