Of Positions and Pleasure: Previously Incognito (II)

Part Two

Dear readers, welcome back for the second chapter of our guide to positions of pleasure, fondly derived from pre-modern wisdom.

In Part One, we shared three interesting positions from the “Ananga Ranga,” a lesser known classic when compared with the “Karma Sutra.”

Our journey for collective insight takes us to another continent of the world, to a place some call the cradle of civilisation, and how “The Perfumed Garden,” a text from North Africa, can provide you with ideas for pleasure.

“The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight”, its full title, and somewhat inspired by the Indian manuals that were published three centuries ago, was written by Sheikh Nefzawi as an exotic 15th Century manual for the therapy of better lovemaking. This text, with its poetically charged language, offers a splendor of positions that aim at suitably enhance lovemaking for the man and woman alike.

“The Perfumed Garden” has eleven main postures for lovemaking, and these postures are named from the “First Posture” to the “Eleventh Posture.”

Exotic Postures of the Perfumed Garden: Our Choices

The Sixth Posture

This is one posture that a lot of us would certainly be familiar with, given its infamy and its relation with a particular animal. We expected our coverage of this posture to be met with plenty of giggles and laughter, and it is in good nature that we wanted to feature this posture, as we realised that ancient writers like Nefzawi had already discovered them, and they are certainly not recent media creations. More importantly, Nefzawi’s basis for this posture leaves us with much to think about and appreciate.

In this posture, the man enters the woman from a kneeling position, and the woman supports herself with her arms and legs, while facing away from the man, and allowing his member to slip in gently from behind. This posture gives the man the opportunity for romance, as he can engage his woman with caresses and kisses on parts of her body that he can reach.

To Nefzawi, and to many modern day anthropologists, this posture is surprisingly appealing to couples, and their justification is that a woman’s buttocks exhibit intense signals of her sexuality, and this makes the posture trickle with a tinge of much needed bedroom primacy.

The Seventh Posture

To allow for this posture to occur, the woman needs to be lying on her side while the man lifts one of her legs to his shoulders. It is advised that the man be kneeling to ensure comfort in this posture.

This posture represents the flexibility and adaptability of lovemaking, an activity that should not be bound by just those few common positions and postures. In addition, this posture allows for visual and verbal communication, as the woman and the man can appreciate each others’ expressions of pleasure, warmth and love.

The Tenth Posture

There is no better way to end our coverage on “The Perfumed Garden” then to bring in a high octane posture. Like the Embrace of Inversion, the Tenth Posture too puts the woman in charge. We advise that this posture be tried out on a bed where there is a headboard or stable bed frame where the woman can grab on to.

To begin, the woman lies on the bed, relaxed, with her legs parted. The man then kneels and inserts his member, and puts on hand on the headboard or bed frame. The woman raises her legs and squeezes them tightly on the man’s hips. While also grabbing on to the headboard or bed frame, the woman initiates the movement and controls the pushing and pulling with her legs that are nicely clinging on to the man’s waist.

This is a position that can work up a little sweat for the couple, as it requires coordination and effort in the pushing and pulling movements. Nevertheless, it remains one of our more exciting recommendations.

And there you have it, we’re shared a total of six positions and postures for you couples to explore and enrich your lovemaking. We hope you’ve enjoyed our coverage, and do let us know if you have any topics that you would like us to share about.

Of Positions and Pleasure: Previously Incognito

Part One

Some may relate to lovemaking as simply the act of engaging in sex, or sexual intercourse.

We beg to differ, as we view lovemaking as an art form appreciated and experienced by the couple engaged in it.

The difference, hence, should not be the actions that are involved, but rather, the cultural significance and rationale behind the choice of the chosen action.

We’re going to shed some light on the less famous, but equally astonishing (considering that it was written prior to today’s modernity) ancient works about lovemaking.

The most famous ancient manuscript that we are referring to would undoubtedly be the Kama Sutra. This Indian classic has been overquoted, over-visualised and overly interpreted by books, films and strange enough, has influenced music too.

Therefore, we’ve decided to focus on the “Ananga Ranga”, another notable Indian classic. The Ananga Ranga was written by Kalyana Malla around 1172 AD, and as the author himself professes, it was written to address the problem of separation (a perceived problem of modern society) as the husbands and wives yearn for variety in their lovemaking.

Tantalising Positions of the Ananga Ranga: Our Selection

The Equality of the Genders

In this position, the woman stretches out her legs alongside the man’s body, and the man does the same, passing each others’ legs under each others’ arms at around elbow level. Both partners should steady themselves by placing their arms behind them, comfortably on the bed or on a level surface for lovemaking to begin.  In the heat of passion, it is recommended that couples clasp their hands around each others’ neck, so as to bridge the gap of closeness and feel each others’ warmth more sensually.

The Equality of Genders strikes at the heart of gender inequality that was omnipresent in ancient societies. This is a favourable position if couples want to give each other an equal sense of control in lovemaking!

The Pairing of Lovers’ Feet

Spreading his legs wide apart, the man holds on to the legs of the woman, as she lowers herself and allows access for his member. As his member is fully inside her, the man delicately and slowly pushes her legs together, which heightens the pleasurable sensations for the woman. This position may not allow for much movement, but the tension produced by the pressing together of the woman’s legs, as well as the slightly elevated position can lead to a whole new experience.

The Embrace of Inversion

Traditionally, lovemaking positions will more than always place the man on top of the woman, and leave the man in control. The Embrace of Inversion, as the name of the position suggests, does exactly the opposite. It empowers the woman, and as she positions herself on top of the man, she holds his waist tightly, and initiates the lovemaking by gyrating her hips to her pleasure’s content.

Readers, do try out our recommended positions and let us know how they have worked for you! We believe they will add colour and excitement to your bedroom activity tonight ; ).

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Fiery Passion - Reignited

Love is like a flame, love is fiery hot, but as time goes by, this strong and undying flame can begin to falter.

This faltering flame is often the product of a couple growing distant, and the situation worsened by the likes of hectic work schedules, which leave little time for much needed periods of private closeness.

How can we prevent this? How can we remedy such situations? HushHushThoughts shares its insight with our three simple suggested ways to create and sustain fiery passion.

Suggestion One

Simply get back into the mood of saying “I Love You” to one another.

Sometimes, after a couple has been together for too long a period of time, the couple will forget the fundamental beauty of a relationship, and how these three simple words can make their day. So, do stop and let your partner know how much you love him or her. This constant affirmation of passion will prove essential in maintaining the chemistry of love.

Suggestion Two

Try paying careful attention to one another when making love.

It’s not uncommon to hear of couples complaining of their love making experiences becoming overly mechanical. The next time you make love with your partner, notice your partner’s every movement, the way he or she breathes, the way he or she moves, gasps and the way he or she looks at you. Let your partner know which are the gestures, sounds or movements you like, this will re-ignite the mechanical love making experience into one where both parties are excitedly aware, surely.

Suggestion Three

Explore forbidden places – but don’t get caught!

When the bedroom grows boring, why not explore love making locations in a manner which is to infinity and beyond-ish? Think about the places which you would not dream of making love in or at with your partner, and try them out! The toilets of a classy restaurant, late at night in a deserted park, the varieties are endless and only lay bound to your imagination. Of course…if your forbidden place is also a very public area, do be careful and don’t get caught!

Redefining Sensuality and Intimacy

Welcome to HushHushThoughts! This is our inaugural post, and we’d like to share with you our vision for this blog.

You can call us “The HushHushCouple,” and as discrete as we get, we’d like to say that we are using this blog as a platform to spread the word on how love and intimacy can blossom through learning more about sensuality through meaningful education on the issue.

We represent the average Singaporean couple, who, limited by the constraints of somewhat mundane local life, and seemingly programmed activities to boot – the usual movies, gym, chilling out and what have you, yearn for a means to re-energise their time together through exciting intimate pursuits.

We’ll share news, ideas and knowledge on sensuality, and of course, everybody’s favourite hushhush topic at the back of their minds - sex.

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We have taken great efforts to streamline, research and select only the best of international brands for your pleasure. We’ll update our catalogue from time to time, and post our reviews here.  You can find out more by visiting us at www.hushhushshop.com .

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