Many people enjoy the rear-facing (also known as rear entry) positions. This is where the man is in back of the woman and enters her from behind. These positions offer several advantages. First, they make it easy for the man to use his hands to explore the woman's breasts, buttocks, and other parts of her body — including the all-important clitoris. Or, the woman can use her own hands to stimulate these parts of her body herself. At the same time, the woman can easily reach down and caress the man's penis and/or scrotum while he is entering her in this position.

Men also like this position because they have easy access to their partner's buttocks, should they wish to give her a light smack on the butt — or a harder spanking, if both parties are into that sort of thing.

Along these same lines, it also provides a good way to segue into anal penetration (either with the finger or penis) — again, assuming both parties are agreeable.

Doggie Style

Often, rear-entry positions of all variations are lumped into one general category and referred to as the “doggie style” position. But there are actually lots of slightly different variations of rear-entry positions. The Kama Sutra depicts the “dog” position as the woman on all fours, with the man behind her, grabbing her around the waist.

Elephant Style

The elephant position somewhat resembles the dog position, except the woman lies fully stretched out flat on her stomach with the man stretched out along her back. Many women automatically go from the doggie style pose into this position at a certain point as the action intensifies. An advantage is that it is easier for the woman to reach back to the man's body, which allows her to touch his legs or scrotum. This position allows for maximum penetration and stimulation of the clitoris, and many women find they are able to climax this way.

Figure 10-2: Elephant style position