8 Best Yoga Sex Positions To Experience Pleasure To The Fullest

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If you’re a regular at the yoga studio, you probably already know how beneficial it is for your body and brain. But did you know that you can apply these benefits to your sex life? Incorporating yoga into your most personal moments can increase both intimacy and sensation.

We will walk through eight common yoga poses and how you can incorporate them into your sex life. Read on, and get ready for a new journey into sexual wellness and sensuality.

What Is Yoga Sex?

In yoga sex, you use yoga poses, breathing techniques, and mindfulness practices to deepen connection and intensify pleasure during sexual activity. Flexibility, balance, and stamina help for obvious reasons, of course, but a focus on being fully present does as well. This holistic approach to sexual wellness includes:

Breath Control: Deep, deliberate, synchronized breathing helps to maintain a calm and connected state.
Mindfulness: Staying fully present and focused in the moment enhances sensitivity and awareness.
Flexibility: Regular yoga practice improves flexibility, which allows you to engage in more creative sexual positions.
Emotional Connection: Sharing energy, touch, and eye contact helps to foster a deeper emotional bond.
Slow Pace: Moving slowly and deliberately helps to build arousal and prolong pleasure.

Can You Have Sex While Doing Yoga?

Yes, with some planning and care, you can add sexual activity to your yoga practice. Yoga sex relaxes the body, especially the back and waist area, so certain positions (including oral sex, missionary sex, and anal sex) can be even more rewarding.

You and your partner will need to communicate around expectations and boundaries; as always, it’s wisest (and kindest to both of you) to start out slowly and ramp up the intensity as you both desire. On a practical level, you may find that you’re working your body differently than you are used to, so it’s a good idea to warm up and stretch out thoroughly before you get started.

Yoga Sex vs. Tantric Yoga

Tantric yoga and yoga sex both emphasize mindfulness, shared energy, and physical connection, but they are otherwise fairly different. Yoga sex prioritizes physical pleasure and orgasms, and yoga sex can happen (somewhat) spontaneously. In contrast, tantric yoga (tantric sex) is more about the spiritual connection developed through intimate rituals. Orgasms can and do happen, but they are part of the journey towards a union of mind, body, and spirit and not the destination.

Now onto the best yoga sex positions:

1. Plow Pose

The plow pose stretches the back and shoulder blades. It also increases blood flow, which can intensify sexual sensation. Both vaginal sex and oral sex work very well when the receiving partner is in plow pose.

However, this pose (with or without sex) is not generally recommended for folks with high blood pressure, lower back pain, or neck pain. Please check with a qualified yoga instructor if you have questions or concerns.

What We’re Doing

The receiving partner lies on their back on the bed or a good yoga mat.
The receiving partner pulls their knees to their chest.
The penetrating partner helps lift and support the receiving partner’s hips. The receiving partner extends their legs over their head and rests their feet on the floor.
The penetrating partner stands behind the receiving partner and engages in intercourse or oral sex.

2. Bridge Pose

The bridge pose helps to relieve back pain and regulate breathing. It also works the pelvic floor muscles and increases blood flow in that area, which can lead to easier and more intense orgasms. When the receiving partner is in bridge pose, the penetrating partner has a great angle for either penetration or oral sex.

Pro tip: The receiving partner can put a firm cushion under their hips for support if their core muscles aren’t quite ready to hold this pose for any length of time.

What We’re Doing

The receiving partner lies on their back on the bed or a good yoga mat, with hips and legs slightly spread.
The receiving partner bends their knees and lifts their hips up. The receiving partner’s shoulders and head should remain on the bed.
The penetrating partner positions themself between the receiving partner’s legs and engages in intercourse or oral sex.

3. Cobra Pose

The cobra pose strengthens back muscles and helps align the spine. When the receiving partner is in this yoga sex position, the penetrating partner can have access to the receiving partner’s anus or vagina. The penetrating partner can also stand in front of the receiving partner and the receiving partner can perform oral sex.

Pro tip: The receiving partner can put a small, firm cushion under their belly to adjust the angle for penetration, if desired.

What We’re Doing

The receiving partner lies face-down on the bed or a good yoga mat, with legs slightly spread.
The receiving partner positions their hands at their shoulders with palms down, and then uses their arms to lift their upper body. The receiving partner extends their head and neck upwards.
The penetrating partner lies face-down on top of the receiving partner and engages in vaginal or anal intercourse.

4. Cat and Cow Pose

The cat and cow pose helps to calm the mind and increase awareness/mindfulness. It also opens the spine, which increases blood flow to the lower body and makes deeper penetration possible.

When the receiving partner is in cat and cow pose, it’s going to look and feel a lot like doggy-style for the penetrating partner — which means that it’s a good angle for G-spot stimulation as well.

What We’re Doing

The receiving partner positions themself on their hands and knees on the bed or a good yoga mat, with legs slightly spread.
The receiving partner straightens their back, presses their hands down, and raises their head so it is parallel to the floor or higher.
The penetrating partner kneels behind the receiving partner, between their legs, and engages in vaginal or anal intercourse.

5. Happy Baby Pose

This pose stretches the back and hips, and increases blood flow to the lower body. It also opens up the hips and pelvis, which allows for very deep penetration in the missionary position.

The receiving partner can place a small, firm cushion under their lower back for support or to adjust the angle of penetration, if desired.

What We’re Doing

The receiving partner lies on their back on the bed or a good yoga mat, with legs slightly spread.
The receiving partner bends their knees to their chest, grasps their ankles, and straightens their legs as much as they can.
The penetrating partner lies face-down on top of the receiving partner, between their legs, and engages in intercourse.

6. Corpse Pose

This is a finishing pose, and it’s usually used to relax the body after a yoga workout. It reduces stress and clears the mind, and this also makes it much easier to enjoy a powerful orgasm.

The penetrating partner can put a small, firm cushion under their hips and lower back for support if desired.

What We’re Doing

The penetrating partner lies on their back on the bed or a good yoga mat with legs slightly spread and arms out to the side.
The receiving partner kneels between the penetrating partner’s legs and performs oral sex. The receiving partner can also straddle the penetrating partner and ride like a cowgirl.

7. Downward-Facing Dog

The downward-facing dog pose relieves back pain. It also opens up the hips for great G-spot stimulation, and increases blood flow to the lower body. Unsurprisingly, the downward-facing dog pose is very well suited to standing doggy-style sex.

What We’re Doing

The receiving partner positions themself on hands and knees on the bed or a good yoga mat, with legs shoulder-width apart.
The receiving partner presses hands and feet to the floor, lifts their hips, and straightens their legs.
The penetrating partner stands behind the receiving partner, between their legs, and grasps the receiving partner’s hips for support. The penetrating partner engages in vaginal or anal intercourse.

8. Child’s Yoga Pose

This is a basic yoga pose and it’s very popular for good reason. It’s accessible to almost all bodies. The child’s pose calms the mind, increases blood flow, and opens up the hips.

What We’re Doing

The receiving partner kneels on the bed or a good yoga mat with their feet together.
The receiving partner leans forward, places their palms on the floor, and extends their arms as far as possible. The receiving partner rests their forehead on the floor (or a small cushion placed on the floor).
The penetrating partner kneels behind the receiving partner and engages in vaginal or anal intercourse.

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Maggie Hart

Maggie Hart has written about sexual well-being and sexuality in society for quite a few years now. She is active in communities that celebrate sex for older adults.