Shift plus Out of control

If S&M and Kamasutra-style is the farthest your imagination can take you, these alternative sex routes should prove an eye-opener

It's time to go alt and shift perspectives on sexu00a0it's about much more than an adrenalin-filled romp. Celebs and commoners have taken to unusual and exotic sexual practices, only to emerge fascinated (or shocked), more passionate and even enlightened. We list out some.

*u00a0Tantra mantra

No country can beat the mystical prowess of swadesh when it comes to the coition code. Tantric sex, which is rocking the beds of couples in the West, has its roots in India. This ancient spiritual path emphasises on the healthy and elated diffusion of sexual energy, which has three purposesu00a0procreation, pleasure, and liberation. Instead of letting out the energy instantly through regular orgasm, it stresses on the synchronisation of breath and genital movements to attain maximum emotional satisfaction and connect with God, through the awakening of the many nadis (channels) of the body and mind. To do that, you need to go slow, not force anything and together feel every bit of the activity. Once you do that, you'll feel that the energy is moving upwards and away from genitals and culminating in holy fusion of the male and female (Shiva and Shakti) form, the theory proposes.

*u00a0Long distance lust

Teledildonic sex treats you to hi-tech pleasure by letting you control your partner's sex toy over the Internet. "It's fun if you're in a long-distance relationship and want to play," says Regina Lynn, sex-tech expert and author of Sexual Revolution 2.0. Imagine giving your lover and orgasm over phone, Skype or even instant messaging!

*u00a0 I, me, myself

Some people don't quite believe in partners when it comes to passion. Don't confuse it with masturbation, which is most often a vent for pent up sexual energies. Autoerotica, on the other hand, is a paraphilic (abnormally inclined) practice which involves self-sufficient, narcissistic indulgences by habitual self-stimulation. Who said ecstasy is about 'twin' pleasures?!

*u00a0Osho-style O

The spiritual guru may've gained widespread notoriety for his belief in free sex, penned under the title From Sex to Superconsciousness, but he also managed to raise a section of the society that engages in the art his way. Some groups in the Osho ashram were involved in sex therapies that allowed mild violent encounters and also free, unbonded sex. Believers of this school of thought follow what is known as sexual meditationu00a0sitting undressed across one's partner or other participants of the process, meditating and appreciating the other's natural endowments as a form of the almighty. After a point, energies get transmitted and bodies are led to divine fusion effortlessly, without superfluous stimulation or foreplay, suggests the theory.