The Women's Kama Sutra

by Nitya LaCroix

• ISBN13: 9780312206277
• ISBN10: 0312206275
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2002-02-14
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

Summary

TheKama Sutra of Vatsayana,thought to have been written in the fourth century AD, was translated in the 19th century but only reached popular mass attention in the West in the 1960s. Readers were astounded by the elaborate and complicated sexual positions described and by the bold uncensored approach that it took towards the subject of sex. In particular theKama Sutraaddressed the importance of a woman's sexual happiness and potential for pleasure, ecstasy and transformation. The pursuit ofKama,or the sensual and sexual pleasures of life, was not viewed as decadent indulgences; it was one of the three principal goals of life through which a person could attain the fourth and ultimate goal,Moksha,which is the liberation of the mind and spirit. The Women's Kama Sutrafocuses on the issues of sensuality and sexuality detailed by the sage Vatsayana but looks at them from a feminine perspective in ways that are relevant to the contemporary woman. Sensitive text and more than 40 specially commissioned illustrations of exciting lovemaking positions bring ancient wisdom into a modern context. It includes theKama Sutra's teachings on pleasure, sensuality and love, sexual compatibility, the importance of physical affection, transcendental sexuality and theKama Sutraarts of love.

Author Biography

Author Nitya Lacroix draws her insight from her experience of both Eastern philosophies and Western therapeutic techniques. She lived for 10 years in India where she gained much of her knowledge and experience in the field of alternative therapies and healing. She has published many books on sex, massage and sensuality.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(10)
On the Arts of Pleasure, Sensuality and Love	16	(30)
Sexual Compatibility	46	(26)
Astrological Compatibility	72	(12)
The Importance of Physical Affection	84	(36)
The Kama Sutra Arts of Love	120	(22)
Erotic Acts	142	(26)
Transcendental Sexuality	168