The 'Kivin Method' For Oral Sex Could Elevate Things In The Bedroom In A Major Way

This technique creates a more "intimate and connected experience," according to one sexologist.

Lifestyle Reporter, HuffPost

Once you’ve figured out how to give decent oral sex, it’s easy to go on autopilot. You know the basics, your partner’s not complaining, you might even have a little trick you’ve worked on through the years – why mess with success?

But bedroom skills, like anything else, can always use a little levelling up. And when it comes to cunnilingus, there’s one small adjustment that sex experts swear can upgrade the experience for both of you: the Kivin method, aka the sideways method.

Not to be confused with some random guy named Kevin’s go-to move, the Kivin method is an oral sex technique that relies on a perpendicular position: instead of facing the receiver head-on, the giver lies across their body, aligning their lips side-to-side. Usually, the receiver has one or both legs raised atop the giver’s shoulder, to allow more access.

The technique focuses on stimulating the clitoris, vulva and perineum from the side with the tongue, creating broader stimulation that some people find more intense and pleasurable. (The perineum is that diamond-shaped expanse of skin, muscle, and tissue located between the anus and the genitals.)

Usually, the receiver has one or both legs raised to allow the giver more access. For the visual learners, here’s what it looks like:

As for the name, the origins of the technique – who’s Kivin? – are a little hard to pin down, but the method is bandied about often by sex educators online, and it got a mention in 2001 in The Complete Idiot’s Guide........

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