The Chinese Tantric texts give all the positions that we have so far looked at but really only divide positions into four kinds; man on top, woman on top, couple side by side (and face to face), and man from behind. They called these ‘Yang Superior’, ‘Yin Superior’, ‘Intimate Attachment’ and ‘Fish Sunning Itself’. [...]

There are eleven main lovemaking positions featured in The Perfumed Garden. Some of them are variations on positions we have already looked at. They are simply described as ‘Manner the First’, Manner the Second’ and so forth. The Perfumed Garden does say that the positions that the Indian peoples use are more varied and [...]

The Ananga Ranga offers only a few variations on the positions given in the Kama Sutra but it does offer one excellent variation of the ‘woman on top’ position.

The Large Bee Position
The woman sits astride the man, with his lingam entered into her yoni. She closes her legs in front of her [...]

In this page we will look at how the three great Tantric traditions – the Hindu, the Arabic and the Taoist – looked at the different positions for good sex. These positions weren’t described and recommended for titillation or to teach lovers how to be contortionists: they were there for lovers to experiment and [...]

Great Aperture is one of the most challenging yet sexually rewarding positions couples could try out. It is comfortable because both the man and the woman are lying comfortably on their backs.

In general, sex is an enjoyable act between two people who are in an intimate relationship. What you may not realize is that it can also be a bit of a hard work if you and your partner intend to get the most out of it. In fact, there are various sexual positions designed to [...]

The Lotus position is as sensual as the sex position it represents.

The magpie position is common for couples although it is not popularly known by its name. It is quite rare though, in the sense that it is done with the man sitting.  Also, in this position, it is the woman who does majority of the movement.

The monkey sex position is best performed by lovers who are adventurous venturesome. The position is distinctive yet pleasurably relaxing all at once.

The nail is a good option for a sexual experiment. Its acrobatic element is exciting, but a bit too tiring for the woman. The man is in full control here and will have to assist his partner in achieving a good balancing act.