Not enjoying sex as much as you feel you should? It could be that you haven’t yet discovered the best position (or positions) for providing the both of you with maximum pleasure. While the missionary position is nice, there is a world of alternative bodily arrangements out there. For some of the best, I suggest turning to the Kama Sutra.

The Kama Sutra is an ancient Hindu love manual. It was once considered valuable for its psychological insights on love and relationships, though most people today know it primarily as a how-to text on sexual behavior. In reality, only one section of the book — out of seven — focuses on sexual intercourse. Still, it’s a valuable section (especially for our purposes) and it’s where you should turn when considering alternative sexual positions. Read more

The Kama Sutra is ancient text that revolves around human sexual behavior. It is believed to be written by Vatsyayana around 4 AD. The Kama Sutra is an integral part of Tantric Sex. Its basic seven positions can be used greatly to your and your partner’s advantage during Tantric lovemaking.

Kama Sutra Positions – Which One is BEST for You?

The Kama Sutra has seven basic positions. Read more

In the “Clasping Positions” of the Kama Sutra, the woman and man maintain a straight-legged, rather rigid posture in respect to one another. The term “clasping” comes as the woman clasps or holds onto the man’s Lingam (penis) with her tight Yoni (vaginal) muscles and thighs (practice your Kegel exercises!).

These positions, or Asanas (Sanskrit), don’t allow for much movement. They can be, however, very balanced and meditative, focusing not so much on hard thrusting as on a more gentle movement. The couple is in this way able to be in a kind of prayer together, holding and channeling the energy.

The couple may lay in any of the following combinations: woman on back/man on top; man on back/woman on top; woman on stomach/man face down on top; side-by-side facing each other; side-by-side and back to front, as in spooning. These are excellent positions for older couples because they’re generally very easy on the body. Read more

For years it has been seen as the ultimate sex guide – the first point of reference for young men eager to learn about the art of adventurous lovemaking.

But now, the Kama Sutra is to be updated in a new version, presented as a “lifestyle guide for the modern man and woman”.

Gone are the erotic drawings and sexual illustrations that have accompanied various translations of the ancient Hindu text.

Instead, the new edition, to be published by Penguin, will be a text-only pocket-sized handbook, described as a “classy” manual “covering every aspect of love and relationships”. Read more

Vatsyayana was a wise man who recognized the sometimes necessary desire for discretion. He knew very well that a sudden outbreak of unexpected pregnancies in the kings harem or of another fellows wife might have some rather serious consequences but as the saying goes “It is better to be a live dog than a dead lion,” and sometimes temptation is just a bit too much.

As the Kama Sutra stated of these clandestine sexual relationships, “No place is as poorly guarded as a harem. And no women more accessible than the king’s wives. A determined young man only has to choose how to achieve his ends.

Hidden inside a barrel or disguised as a maidservant, he will easily deceive the casual sentinels and the overworked stewards. He can also try to make himself invisible by using an appropriate potion. But the result is uncertain. The king’s wives like to play games with strangers that are forbidden with their husband. The young man and the noble lady are lying against each other, head to tail.

He explores her yoni while her pretty mouth gobbles up his lingam greedily. It is Kalila the crow, the posture of slaves and maidservants, that queens are so fond of.” Vatsyayana went on to describe the steps and variations of oral sex in hopes that his pupils might live to enjoy another day. Read more

Everyone is familiar with fantasy; most people have direct experience with it, either masturbation or during lovemaking itself.

The Tantric concept of fantasy is not so simple as conjuring up images in one’s mind of *hot babes* or *studs*–and (groan) it takes lots of practice. This practice should be begun after attaining at least a fair degree of control over breath, mantra, and meditation. It involves visualization– imagination on a mundane level, but raised to such a level that it becomes truth. And (‘nother groan) this type of fantasy-meditation should be undertaken by the beginner alone and without any direct sexual stimulation.

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A simple beginning exercise has been prescribed and handed down directly through generations of Tantric spiritual teachers and their students; a description follows:

Sit in Padmasana (full lotus) or lie on the back, arms at sides, palms turned up, as in Savasana (corpse pose). Breathe fully and deeply, blowing out all stale air, drawing vital prana in and down, expanding first the abdomen, then the ribcage, and finally the throat; then releasing the breath in the opposite manner. Concentrate the mind completely on each body part in turn. Tense the body (contraction), then relax completely (expansion). One the body feels harmonious and at ease, be still, slow the breathing, and focus on the mantra of your own breath-pattern. Read more

The Manket

The man wears the Snuggie on his back and keeps his partner warm. Perfect for long winter nights, cold winter mornings and when your partner is sedated. Read more