A handpicked selection of stories from BBC Future, Earth, Culture, Capital and Travel, delivered to your inbox every Friday. Since prostitutes were an economic asset, they had some legal pro- tection, although they were otherwise regarded as beyond the pale of respectable society. We've marked some that you might like to try during pregnancy and some that are particularly romantic or erotic. The Reverse Slither position is a whole new way to take it from behind, including plenty of opportunities to stimulate the breasts and clit. For Queen Takes King, you’ll use your favorite chair (or any available surface) and have the receiving partner straddle the penetrating partner’s lap.

You’re also face-to-face with your partner, allowing for lots of intimacy as well as easy communication.The receiving partner lies on their back with their hips on their partner’s lap in “field goal” position, providing the perfect opening for penetration. While similar to the missionary, the classic position involves the woman laying on her back with a cushion under her bottom.

Move over, ye bejewelled, bare-chested beauties’, they might say, gazing at a Mughal miniature depicting a saucy scene in the book, ‘and make way for the Sheikh! The result is a dazzling and sensuous reading experience through which the teachings of the Kama Sutra spring to life. The woman curls up into a ball with her knees drawn up to her chest, while the man spoons her from behind.The Kama Sutra is an Indian Hindu text that dates from the 2nd century, originally written in Sanskrit, about erotic love.

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.The age of marriage throughout the ancient world, with its short life spans, was lower than it is today. There are a number of more advanced sex positions in the Kama Sutra that require a high level of balance, strength and flexibility. Getting the receiving partner on top is a great way to give them a boost of control (and to give the penetrating partner a hell of a view). Another way to modify missionary with a bit more power, the Butterfly sex position involves having the recieving partner lay back on a slightly elevated surface (bed, table, countertop, go off!