The Lotus Flower: seated face to face, she kneels astride his lap

Same position, but he leans back and supports himself on his hands placed behind him.

Leaning back on his hands takes the load off his lower back and opens the angle between your bodies. Your chests separate a little, so there is less embrace, but she has more room to rock her hips and can see more of his body.

1. Get into the Lotus Flower as usual.
2. He places his hands on the floor or bed behind him, fingers pointing back, and leans back slowly.
3. She holds his shoulders or the back of his neck and keeps rocking.
4. If his wrists tire, he can lean on his forearms or a pile of cushions.

He sits on the edge of the bed with his feet on the floor; she kneels astride him with her knees on the mattress.

With his feet on the floor, he is more stable and can add a little upward movement. Her knees rest on the soft mattress on either side of his hips instead of the floor, which is kinder to them.

1. He sits on the edge of the bed with his feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart.
2. She kneels on the mattress astride his lap, facing him, with her knees beside his hips.
3. She lowers herself onto him and you hold each other.
4. She rocks her hips; he can push gently through his feet to accompany her.

He sits cross-legged instead of with his legs stretched out; she sits in the hollow of his crossed legs.

With his legs crossed, she sits lower and closer, in the hollow formed by his legs, and can wrap her legs loosely around his waist or keep her knees on the floor. It is the traditional tantric form: very close, with little movement. It needs more hip flexibility from him, and a cushion under his buttocks helps keep his back straight.

1. He sits cross-legged on a firm cushion, back straight.
2. She sits on his lap facing him, settling into the hollow of his crossed legs.
3. She wraps her legs around his waist or rests her knees on the floor, whichever is more comfortable.
4. Hold each other and move with small rocking movements, matching your breathing if you like.

Instead of kneeling, she stretches her legs forward and wraps them around his waist or back.

Her knees no longer take any weight, which helps if kneeling hurts, and the embrace becomes even closer. In exchange she loses the push from her knees, so the movement is smaller and relies more on his arms pulling her towards him.

1. He sits with his legs stretched forward or slightly bent.
2. She sits on his lap facing him and passes her legs around his waist, crossing her ankles behind his back if she can.
3. He holds her back and helps her rock by drawing her hips towards him.
4. Keep the movement small and slow.

Same position, but she lets go of his neck and leans back, resting her hands on the floor or on his legs behind her.

Leaning back changes the angle of penetration and frees space between your bodies, so either of you can reach her clitoris with a hand. The embrace is lost, but you can see each other fully. She takes some weight on her wrists, so it suits short stretches.

1. Start in the Lotus Flower.
2. He holds her waist while she slowly leans back.
3. She places her hands on the floor or on his shins behind her.
4. She keeps rocking gently; either of you can add a hand to her clitoris.