8 Yoga Asanas That Will Increase Your Sex Drive

Yoga is hailed as one of the best to find pforms of fitness that offer you physical and mental balance but it has several other benefits as well. One of the less talked about advantages of the ancient art form is its power to enhance your sex drive. Yes, you heard it right. Yoga not only reduces stress but also energises your body and increases your libido. While many yoga experts have gone on record to agree with this fact, the ancient art of yoga has become quite popular amid the pandemic. With fitness and health becoming a priority in everyone’s life in the past few months, many people have started practising yoga indoors.

Meanwhile, according to many studies, the addition of yoga in your daily fitness routine has increased the sexual drive in both women and men. While yoga enhances the flexibility and circulation in the body, it directly improves your sexual appetite. And with improved flexibility will can ultimately explore new positions and spice up your sex life. On the other hand, yoga even improves your body posture, thus providing you with a well toned body that boosts your confidence as well.

AskMen India shares compiled a few yoga asanas that’ll help you boost your sex life and make a better connection with your partner.

The ELBOW Plank AKA PHALAKASANA

The Elbow Plank may seems to be an easy workout but with time it just gets difficult as its not an easy task to balance your body weight. It takes months of practise to ace this asana, you can surely move on to the next level by adding weight to make this asana more effective. While this yoga asana targets multiple body parts, it improves stamina and endurance by working on your pelvis, lower back and core muscles that eventually helps you last longer in the bed.

Steps to follow:

• Place your wrists directly under your shoulders.
• Extend your legs.
• Ensure your body is in one straight line.
• Hold onto this position for as long as you can.

Pigeon Pose AKA RAJA KAPOTASANA

The Pigeon Pose is recognised as one of the best yoga asanas to improve your hip mobility. It only only improve your lower body movements but also enhances circulation which is vital to boost your sexual performance. A good stretching exercise that’ll loosen up your body and help you raise your game to the next level. (PS: Focus on your breathing while performing this asana.)

Steps to follow:

• Lie on the floor.
• Rise by straightening your arms.
• Pick up your right leg and move it in front of your body.
• Stretch your left leg out behind you.
• Flex your arms to support your weight.
• Return to the original position and repeat with the other leg.

Downward-Facing Dog aka adho mukha svanasana

The Downward-Facing Dog yoga asana will help you exergise your body as it increases the oxygen flow and relieves stress by expanding your back muscles. At the time same, this asana will help you calm your mind which helps increase libido. This simple exercise also reduces the muscle tension and improves the flexibility of your lower back.

Steps to follow:

• Lie on the floor.
• Place you feet hip width apart and spread your hands.
• Now push your move your feet ahead and form a inverted V shape form.
• Hold for a few seconds.

Cat-Cow Pose aka marjariasana

Yoga experts suggest that the Cat-Cow asana should be performed together as it relaxes the spine and back muscles. It also strengthens your pelvic floor muscles which are responsible for orgasms, therefore doing this asana correctly will help you have more control over your body.

Steps to follow:

• Place your wrists are underneath your shoulders and knees in line with your hips.
• Try to lift your face and chest as you stretch.
• Return to original position.
• Push your spine toward the ceiling.
• Repeat.

The Bridge aka setu bandhasana

Here’s another simple and brilliant workout that will help you gain strong back muscles. The bridge asana eliminates stiffness, improves mobility and strengthens your back as well. From relaxing your lower back muscles to enhancing the circulation in the body, this simple and effective exercise is one of the best activities to add to your daily fitness routine.

Steps to follow:

• Lie on the floor.
• Bend your knees and make sure your feet are placed on the floor.
• Place your arms on the side.
• Lift your pelvis off the floor.
• Hold this position for a few seconds.
• Go back to the original position.
• Repeat.

Happy Baby Pose aka ananda Balasana

Another popular yoga asana that’ll help you last longer and increase your sex drive is the Happy Baby asana. This yoga exercise will not only stretch your glutes and lower back muscles but also release tension and improve hip flexibilty by stretching the spine while increasing your sexual drive and confidence.

Steps to follow:

• Lie on your back.
• Bend your knees into your stomach.
• Open your knees slightly wider than your torso and push them upwards.
• Place each ankle directly over the knee.
• Try to get your feet up in your hands.
• Hold for a few seconds.

Child’s Pose aka balasana

Another simple and effective yoga asana that’ll boost your sex drive is the child’s asana which is also known as balasana. This is a good workout for those, who suffer from backache as this asana will ease the pain and increase circulation throughout your body. Apart from this the child’s asana also serves as a good meditative exercise that reduces stress.

Steps to follow:

• Kneel on the floor with your toes together.
• Place your palms on top of your thighs.
• Stretch your arms alongside your torso.
• Move your shoulders towards the ground.
• Hold this position for a few seconds.
• Return to the original position.
• Repeat.

Upward Dog Pose aka urdhva mukha svanasana

The opposite of Downward-Facing Dog asana is the the Upward Dog asana. This yoga form not only strengthens the spine but also stimulates the abdominal organs and improves breathing. An easy asana that can be included in your everyday fitness routine. It is also beneficial for asthmatic patients as this yoga asana improves the lungs capacity as well.

Steps to follow:

• Lie on the floor.
• Fold your elbows.
• Lift your upper body off the mat.
• Keep your elbows straight while looking up.
• Don’t let your knees touch the floor.
• Hold for a few seconds.
• Return to the original position.
• Repeat.

Performing these yoga asanas regularly will not only improve your sex drive but also improve your health and fitness level.

Cover artwork by Dhaval Punatar/AskMen India

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