Improved Sexual Function through Yoga Practice: Unveiling the Proven Benefits
Helloooo there! Ready to dip your toes into the world of yoga and its impact on your sex life? Let's dive right in!
Yoga, the ancient practice of self-discovery and balance, is popping up in conversations about more than just inner peace. But does it really boost your bedroom antics? Let's investigate!
First off, modern research is only beginning to understand the plethora of health benefits that yoga offers. From managing stress and depression to treating metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and thyroid problems, the list goes on.
But wait, there's more! Studies have also uncovered the mechanisms behind these perks, including how yoga lowers inflammation, regulates the genetic expression that triggers stress, and boosts proteins that keep the brain young and healthy.
So, can this mind-body practice also improve your sex life? Let's see!
Yoga for the Ladies
Remember that study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine? Those 40 ladies over 45 who practiced yoga for 12 weeks? Well, they reported a significant improvement in their sexualfunction across the board - desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and even pain!
With 75% of them confessing they had a better sex life after just a few sessions, it seems yoga could be a game-changer for the ladies. The two-dozen poses they learned, including the Triangle Pose, the Snake, and Half Spinal Twist, worked wonders on their core, digestion, pelvic floor, and mood.
Yoga for the Gentlemen
Fellas, don't feel left out! A study led by Dr. Vikas Dhikav, a neurologist in New Delhi, found that a 12-week yoga program improved sexual satisfaction for the male participants. They experienced improvements in desire, intercourse satisfaction, performance, confidence, partner synchronization, erection, ejaculatory control, and most importantly, orgasm.
Intriguingly, a comparative trial by the same team found that yoga was a viable, nonpharmacological alternative to Prozac for treating premature ejaculation.
How Yoga Enhances your Sex Life
But how exactly does yoga work its magic down there? A review of existing literature by researchers at the University of British Columbia helps us understand the mechanisms at play. By regulating attention, breathing, lowering stress, and activating the body's relaxation response, yoga is linked with improved sexual response.
There are also psychological benefits. Female yoga practitioners tend to feel less body-objectification and have a greater self-awareness of their physical selves, which can positively affect their sexual desire and assertiveness.
The Power of Moola Bandha
Many claim that yoga can release blocked energy in root chakras, but science hasn't quite caught up with that one yet. However, other yogic concepts, such as Moola Bandha, might be able to win over the skeptics. This concept involves a perineal contraction that stimulates the nervous system, which in turn, boosts circulation, activates the gonads, and can have numerous benefits, from relieving period pain to treating premature ejaculation and increasing testosterone secretion in men.
So, while the hunt for empirical evidence is far from over, the seeds of a heavenly union between yoga and our sexual well-being have certainly been planted. Until further research confirms whether "yogasms" are the real deal, we think there's enough reason to give yoga a try and give our pelvic muscles a well-deserved workout!
Yoga, traditionally known for promoting inner peace and balance, is gaining attention for potential effects on one's sexual health.A study in 'The Journal of Sexual Medicine' found that women over 45 experience improved sexual function after 12 weeks of yoga, reporting enhancements in desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and decreased pain.*Researchers at the University of British Columbia suggest that yoga's impact on sexual response can be linked to its ability to regulate attention, breathing, reduce stress, and activate the body's relaxation response.
