How to do it: Standing on one foot, face your partner and wrap your other leg around their waist while they help support you. Make it hotter: Try resting on a table or the side of the bed and give your arms a break. (Relaxation is sexy!) While there aren't new, good quality books published about the Kama Sutra every year, we did widen the scope of our selections to include a few more modern perspectives on the ancient text.

Why: By keeping their legs pressed together during this sex position, the receiver allows for a tighter hold on the giver as they thrust. How to do it: The receiver gets on all fours. Then, the giver kneels behind them, with their upper body straight up or slightly draped over the receiver (ya know, like a humping dog). One person stretches out flat and shifts their weight to one side, then raises a leg up and rests it on their partner’s shoulder. Their other leg remains stretched out underneath their partner. Of course, orgasm is not the goal of sex, but that doesn’t mean we should give up trying to have the best, most mind-blowing sex possible. We just need to get a little creative with our positions and technique to ensure that the right parts are getting stimulation at the right time (and for the right amount of time). Make it hotter: Taking it slow will give you and your partner an opportunity to talk dirty, gaze into each other's eyes, and all that good stuff.Extremely easy and perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon or if you need to slow it down a bit during a long sex session. One of the enduring appeals of the Kamasutra is that is goes beyond the usual missionary or doggy style positions and provides guidance on how to embrace, where each partner stands, sits or lies, where to put or pull legs, knees, chest and arms. It also advises which positions are best for giving and receiving pleasure for the man or the woman and which positions leave the hands free (potentially for the use of sex toys) or allow for deep penetration. Does the Kamasutra work? Lazy lovers, we see you and hear you. Particularly on slow mornings, there are few things that hit like a morning tussle with your partner. Spooning (yes, like the cuddling position) can easily become a top-10 favorite sex position when the penetrating partner steps up into the big spoon role and enters the partner being penetrated from behind. Hands remain free for touch and clitoral stimulation and mouth remains free for kisses and dirty talk. You may know this position by its other less SFW name —“face sitting”— but Queening in Bondage is when a partner recieves oral stimulation while resting on or above their partner’s mouth. Adding restraint play to this is yet another way to up the sensation and intensity of the scene or sexual encounter, allowing the receiving partner to really own the power of the pose (as pictured here) or offering an equally sexy subversion if you switch places. Speaking of which, take a second to think about what would happen if someone else came across the book. Some have covers that make them look like respectable tomes, while others...well, let's just say others look a little more exciting than your basic anatomy book. If you don't want to have to explain to guests (or worse, your kids) what you're reading, it might be worth it to find one with a demure cover.

How to do it: Both partners lie on their sides, facing the same direction. The receiver brings their knees up slightly, while the giving partner slides up behind their pelvis and enters them from behind. (You may also know this as spooning.) The original set of texts that became known as Kama Sutra"were actually about everything from urban living to statecraft, from perfumes to gardens," Mitra says. The "distortion" of the book happened "in part because the first edition of Kama Sutra in English was done by colonial enthusiast—and Orientalist—Richard Burton in the late nineteenth century," she explains. Why: This position is meant to pull the giving partner's penis or dildo up closer towards the genitals for extra pleasure. There are a number of more advanced sex positions in the Kama Sutra that require a high level of balance, strength and flexibility. They can be more challenging to get the hang of but that doesn't mean you can't have fun trying – just don't do yourself an injury and contort your body beyond its capabilities! While most of the poses are complex and difficult, there are some that are easy enough for most people to try. Examples include:

The G-Whiz

Sex Positions: The Ultimate Guide For Couples With Spectacular Positions For Your Games. Revitalize Your Private Life and Increase Libido With Tantric Sex, Kamasutra, And Dirty Talk [Soft Cover ] It's not so easy to disentangle the sex and philosophy, though. The text focuses on improving lovemaking by deepening the connection between partners, as well as comporting yourself in a virtuous way in all of your relationships (although the book has some interesting ideas on how to live virtuously).