Eleven Amazon Sex Positions to Fully Embrace Your Dominant Side
Posted By Julia PugachevskyJill Hamilton
12/09/2023
Get ready to tap into your most powerful self.
Feeling powerful? Channel that energy into the Amazon sex position, a woman-on-top position so badass, it’s named after a mythical Amazon tribe of female warriors. You’re basically Gal Gadot, is what I’m saying.
“The Amazon position is essentially a combination of cowgirl and missionary, which makes it perfect for partners looking to explore new territory without straying too far from familiarity,” says queer sex educator Sarah Riccio, cofounder of Delicto.com. The position is kind of hard to explain, so rely heavily on the illustrations below to get a good feel for it, but basically: The person on the bottom is on their back with their knees bent toward their chest, like they’re in missionary. The person on top squats over their partner. In the classic Amazon position, the top person lowers themselves onto the bottom person’s penis or strap-on, but go ahead with whatever you’re working with.
“It does require a bit of athleticism and flexibility, to be sure,” says Riccio. But if you’re able to master it, it can provide internal hot spot stimulation for vagina-havers, and P-spot stim for partners with penises. Plus, part of doing something new and maybe even a little difficult is making sure you’re paying attention to what’s happening. “Nontraditional sexual positions take a bit of focus, so it’s a good way for women to get out of their heads, be playful, and tune into whether it feels good,” says ob-gyn and certified sex coach Renée Hilliard, MD.