For adults interested in spirituality, sexuality.

Johanina Wikoff, Ph.D., is a respected therapist, author, and lecturer, best known for her pioneering work in body-mind transformation and sacred sexuality. A member of the Association for Body Psychotherapy, she hosts an on-line Q&A column on sex, love, and intimacy issues for the Tantra.com Web site. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area. Deborah S. Romaine, coauthor of The Complete Idiot's GuideA (R) to Healing Back Pain (with Dawn E. DeWitt, M.D.), is a professional health writer in Tacoma, Washington.

I. THE BOOK OF LOVE. 1. Who Wrote the Book of Love? Beyond the Birds and the Bees. The Kama Sutra: 2,000 Years and Still Going Strong. Time and Place: The Kama Sutra's Historical Context. Sexual Love in Other Cultures. Enlightening the Eastern World: Vatsyayana. Enlightening the Western World: Sir Richard Burton. Transcending Time and Place. 2. Morality Rules. First Things First: Education and Etiquette. A Prescription for Living. Preserving the Social Order. Of Marriage and Morality. Forbidden Love. Acknowledging and Honoring the Feminine. Ancient Ways in Modern Times. What Does Sexual Morality Mean to You? 3. Eastern Philosophy, Western Style. Blending Dualities. May the Life Force Be with You: Prana. The Wheels of Energy Keep on Rolling: Chakras. Opposites Attract. In Union with the Universe. Learning to Be Spiritually Intimate. 4. Pleasing the Body, Nurturing the Spirit. What's Good for the Body Is Good for the Soul. Activate Your Senses. Cultivate Mindfulness. II. WHAT DOES LOVE HAVE TO DO WITH IT.? 5. Everybody Needs Somebody. Sex and Love: Basic Human Needs. When Souls Connect. Finding Your Soul Mate. When You Are Alone. Touching the Dream Lover in You (or Your Partner). 6. The "C" Word (Commitment). Why Commitment Matters. A Self-Quiz: What's Your Commitment Quotient? Commitment Anxiety. Keeping the "U" in "Us." The Many Faces of Relationships. Monogamy: One on One Through the Ages. Polygamy: Extending the Commitment. 7. Great Expectations. Shaping Your Body Image. The Body Beautiful: A Self-Quiz. A Self-Exploration: What Do You Expect? Unwrapping the Package. Loving Looking at Your Body (and Your Partner's, Too). The Kama Sutra Can Help You Make Love to (and with) Your Body. Loving Changes. 8. Navigating Troubled Waters. Affairs of the Heart ... or the Brain? Sexpectations. Why Relationships Get into Trouble. Does Everything Have to Be About Sex? A Self-Quiz: How Is Your Relationship Doing? Rediscovering Desire by Rediscovering Yourself. Do You Need Sex Therapy? Choosing a Therapist. Restoring Your Relationship. How the Kama Sutra Can Help. III. FRIENDS AND LOVERS. 9. The Importance of Trust. Defining Trust. What Trust Means to You: A Self-Exploration. Your Relationship's Foundation. Can Friends Be Lovers and Lovers Be Friends? Expressing Emotions. When Trust Is Threatened. Embracing Trust with Your Partner. 10. Tell Me What You Want. Looking Out from Within. A Self-Quiz: How Well Do You Communicate with Your Partner? Shifting Gender Roles. She Said, He Said: The Fine Art of Dialogue. Who Has the Power? Intercept and Decode Mixed Messages. What Do You Want to Change? Using the Kama Sutra to Improve Your Partnership. 11. Keep the Fires Burning. More than Just Partners. Life and Love in the Real World. A Self-Quiz: What's Your Sizzle Quotient. Letting the Kama Sutra Carry You Away. Do the Kama Sutra with Kids in the House. Staying Lovers While Being Parents. Restoring Compassion. Stoke the Coals. IV. BODIES BEAUTIFUL. 12. Her Body. Femininity, Fertility, and the Kama Sutra. A Self-Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your (or Her) Body? Yoni and Company: Female Body Parts and How They Work. The Mystical, Magical Orgasm. Deer, Mare, and Elephant: The Three Yonis. Female Hormones: What They Are and What They Do. Loving Her. 13. His Body. Masculinity, Virility, and the Kama Sutra. A Self-Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your (or His) Body? Lingam and Company: Male Body Parts and How They Work. Hare, Bull, Stallion: The Three Lingams. The Ecstasy of Ejaculation. Male Hormones: What They Are and What They Do. Maintaining the Heights of Desire. Loving Him. 14. When Bodies Unite. The Kama Sutra and the Physiology of Sex. Passion Play: The Essence of Sexual Loving. Joining Lingam and Yoni: The Acts of Sexual Union. Climax: Uniting Body and Spirit. After the Loving. 15. Kama Sutra Safe Sex 101. Risks of Our Modern World. A Self-Quiz: How Safe Are Your Sexual Practices. How to Protect Against STDs. What You Need to Know About AIDS. Using Birth Control. Observing Cleanliness and Good Hygiene. V. THE PART OF LOVING. 16. The Language of Sexual Love. The Power of Words, the Power of Bodies. What's Your Pleasure? What Draws You to Explore the Kama Sutra? Giving and Receiving Sexual Pleasure. . 17. The Power of Ritual in Lovemaking. Establishing Your Lovemaking Ritual. Interior Designs: Your Lovemaking Retreat. Natural Wonders. Dressing for the Occasion. 18. Kiss Me, Hold Me, Touch Me. Beginnings: Lips and Mouth. Oral Pleasures. Lingam Kisses. Yoni Kisses. Pleasure for Two: Kiss of the Crow. Getting Closer: Embracing. 19. Joyful Union. Lying Down Together: Basic Unions. The Wide Open Yoni. Full Body Intimacy. Compact Unions. Unions Imitating Animals. "The Work of the Man." Flexing Your Pubococcygeal Muscle. Prolonging Pleasure Through Ejaculation Control. Mastering Ejaculation Control. Adaptations and Variations. 20. Advanced Adventures. Balance, Strength, and Stamina. Erotic Acrobatics. Erotic Symbolism. Give Yourself Time. 21. After the Loving. The Cycle of Ecstasy. Savor the Experience ... and Each Other. Staying in Touch. Sharing Nourishment. Bathing and Refreshing. Intimate Discourse. Reawakening. VI. BEYOND THE KAMA SUTRA. 22. Pregnancy and the Kama Sutra. What Does the Kama Sutra Say About Getting Pregnant? When Pregnancy Is Your Desire. The Stages and Changes of Pregnancy. Using the Kama Sutra During Pregnancy. Using the Kama Sutra After Pregnancy. 23. You're Never Too Old for the Kama Sutra. The Transformations of Sexual Loving. Your Changing Body. Desire Issues. Accepting Your Body. Kama Sutra Possibilities. Embracing Sexual Loving After Illness or Injury. Keeping the Joy Alive. 24. More Stages of Love: The Ananga Ranga. Fourteen Hundred Years of Practice. Erotic Hair Play. Exotic Delights. Woman as Initiator. Extraordinary Indulgences. Standing Pleasures. 25. Tantra and Tantric Sex. The Origins of Tantra and Tantric Sex. The Evolution of the Tantric Movement. Tantric Philosophy and Modern Lovers. The Desire for Deeper Intimate Connections. Ecstasy and Communion Through Sexual Love. Ritual Lovemaking. Preparing for Tantric Sex. Tantric Ecstasy: Full Body Orgasm. Enjoying Tantric Sexual Union. The Tantric Way: Embrace Life's Experiences. 26. The Future of Sexual Loving. The Lessons of Relationships. How Attentiveness to Sexual Loving Can Strengthen a Committed Relationship. Sacred Sexuality and the Kama Sutra. APPENDIXES. A. Glossary. B. Resources. Index.