Yoga moves that double as sex positions


‘Om’ your way to an O

Couple doing yoga together

Finding your center takes on a whole new meaning


“Sex is a form of yoga,” says Patricia Taylor, Ph.D., author of Expanded Orgasm. “In yoga, you want to integrate the mind, the heart, the body and the spirit, and you want to connect them all up… It’s almost more of a question of how you approach it versus what the position is. With that focus, you can be relaxed, you can breathe, you can have eye contact with your partner, and you can have an emotional connection.”

Being mindful of that, take what you’ve learned on the mat and apply it to the mattress.


Reclining bound angle pose

Reclining bound angle pose


Why it’s awesome:  “Before the guy even touches you, you can just lie there and do your breathing and connect up with yourself,” Taylor says. “You’re very relaxed, you’re breathing, there’s a lot of eye contact. He’s able to reach your G spot, and this can be a very long-lasting, pleasurable position that can go on for quite a while.”


Happy baby pose

Happy baby pose


Why it’s awesome: This is a deeper, more vigorous experience if that’s the sex you’re craving, and it puts him in control. Taylor says this position gives him “deep access to your G spot and her clitoris, and I think the rocking motion is really nice. The woman is really relaxing, being taken by the man, and she’s not doing a lot of work.”


Cow pose

Cow pose




Tree pose

Tree pose




Corpse pose (After sex only!)

Corpse pose (After sex only!)

How you do it: We’re joking around a bit, but after you’ve done the deed, you can use the afterglow time to lie back, close your eyes, and — just like the pose’s name says — play “dead” and connect your mind with your body.

Why it’s awesome: You’ve totally earned this restorative pose after all that position-switching. Then snore away, baby!

Images illustrated by Amy Berlak

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