Enhanced Sexual Performance Through Yoga: Unveiling Its Surprising Advantages
Unraveling the Secrets: Does Yoga Actually Boost Your Sex Life?
Let's face it, the internet's brimming with wellness blogs promising that yoga can lead to a better spell in the sack. But do these claims hold up? Let's dive in.
These days, yoga's on every other wellness guru's lips for improving health issues ranging from depression to diabetes. But did you know that it might just unleash your inner sex god as well?
Turns out yoga's got some tricks up its sleeve that could do wonders for your sex life.
Yoga's got an impressive resume, ain't it? It tackles depression, stress, anxiety, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, you name it. Now, it's time to add better sex to the list.
Researchers are now discovering that yoga can lower your body's inflammatory response, counter stress-inducing genes, reduce cortisol levels, and boost the brain's growth enhancing protein. And spoiler alert, it feels really good, too. We're talking coregasms, baby.
But can yoga's yummy poses actually boost your sexual prowess? Let's see what the research says.
Yoga's Impact on Women's Sexual Function
Researchers from The Journal of Sexual Medicine studied the effects of 12 weeks of yoga on 40 women. The results? A significant enhancement in sexual function across all sections of the Female Sexual Function Index, including desire, lubrication, orgasm, and satisfaction. A whopping 75% of participants reported an improved sex life after yoga training.
During the study, the women were taught 22 poses, like trikonasana, bhujangasana, and ardha matsyendra mudra. Want to know what they're all about? Click [here] for a complete list.
Yoga for Men's Sexual Satisfaction
Yoga's benefits extend beyond women. In a study led by Dr. Vikas Dhikav, a neurologist at the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi, India, a 12-week yoga program significantly improved the sexual satisfaction of male participants.
Improvements were observed in all aspects of sexual satisfaction, like desire, intercourse satisfaction, performance, confidence, partner synchronization, erection, ejaculatory control, and orgasm.
And here's another interesting tidbit: the same research team found that yoga is a viable, non-pharmacological alternative to treating premature ejaculation. It involves asanas, from the easier kapalbhati to the more complex dhanurasana (bow pose).
Yoga's Secret Sauce for Better Sex
But how exactly does yoga work its magic? A review of existing literature led by researchers from the University of British Columbia helps us understand.
Dr. Lori Brotto, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at UBC, is the first author of the review.
Dr. Brotto and colleagues explain that yoga regulates attention and breathing, lowers anxiety and stress, and helps control the nervous system, triggering processes for relaxation, improved sexual response, and blood flow.
Furthermore, female yoga practitioners tend to have a better understanding and appreciation for their bodies, which may translate to increased sexual responsibility and assertiveness.
The Power of Moola Bandha
There are skeptics out there, But moola bandha, a pelvic contraction, could make believers out of them. It directly stimulates the gonads and pelvic muscles, promoting relaxation, improving circulation, and relieving pain and sexual difficulties in women.
In fact, many sex therapy centers recommend moola bandha to help women become more aware of their genital sensations, enhancing desire and sexual experience.
Is the evidence reliable? While it may make you want to jump right into a yoga mat, remember that the amount of empirical research pales in comparison to the number of anecdotal stories online.
Most existing studies have a small sample size and lack a control group. However, recent studies focusing on women with metabolic syndrome report stronger evidence, with improvements in sexual arousal and lubrication not seen in women who didn't practice yoga.
So while we need more research to prove the yoga-orgasm connection, there's definitely enough reason to give it a shot—and your pelvic muscles will thank you for it.
- Yoga's potential impact on sexual health has been studied, with results showing significant enhancement in sexual function for women, as reported in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
- Yoga benefits men as well, with a 12-week yoga program led by Dr. Vikas Dhikav improving male participants' sexual satisfaction in aspects like desire, intercourse satisfaction, and orgasm.
- Researchers from the University of British Columbia attribute yoga's benefits to its regulation of attention and breathing, lowering anxiety and stress, and promoting relaxation, improved sexual response, and blood flow.
