Yoga's Advantages in Enhancing Sexual Performance
Strap in, folks! We're diving into the steamy world of yoga and its purported impact on our bedroom antics. You've likely seen the wellness blogs screaming about how yoga can revolutionize your sex life, but does the research back these claims? We're fact-checking the heck out of it.
Modern science is finally taking a peek under the yoga mat, revealing a trove of health benefits like reducing stress, combating depression, and even helping with conditions such as diabetes. But what about the raunchier aspects of yoga? Can it truly transform your smexy time? Let's find out!
Yoga: A Bedroom Ace for Women Over 45
One study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine suggests that yoga's effects on sexual function are legit, especially for those lovely ladies over the age of 45. Not only did these women's sexual function skyrocket, but they reported an improvement in desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain. A whopping 75% of these yogis reported a positive change in their love lives!
The 12-week yoga training focused on 22 poses (yogasanas) believed to strengthen the pelvic floor and core abdominal muscles. These poses included the Triangle Pose, the Snake, and the Half Spinal Twist (names that make you wonder if they're code for something else!). You can check out the full list of asanas here.
Yoga: A Magic Bullet for Men's Pleasure
Guys, don't feel left out! An analogous study led by Dr. Vikas Dhikav, a neurologist at the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi, India, found that a 12-week yoga program significantly boosted male sexual satisfaction.
At the end of the study period, the participants reported improvements in desire, intercourse satisfaction, performance, confidence, partner synchronization, erection, ejaculatory control, and orgasm. It's safe to say that these dudes were riding the yoga wave to sexual bliss!
The Mechanics Behind Yoga's Sexual Power
So, how does yoga work its magic on our no-no parts? A review by researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) helps us understand some of its saucy mechanisms.
Lead author Dr. Lori Brotto and her team explain that yoga regulates attention and breathing, lowers stress, and activates the part of the nervous system associated with relaxation. They suggest that these effects are linked to improvements in sexual response.
Additionally, female yoga practitioners are less likely to objectify their bodies, which may lead to increased sexual responsibility and assertiveness.
Moola Bandha: The Key to Unleashing Your Inner Sex God
While tales of unsealing blocked energy in root chakras and summoning kundalini energy may be light on scientific evidence, the yogic concept of Moola Bandha could change skeptics' minds.
Moola Bandha is a pelvic floor contraction that stimulates the nervous system in the pelvic region, promoting relaxation through parasympathetic activity. Some studies suggest that practising Moola Bandha can relieve period pain, childbirth pain, sexual difficulties in women, and even treat premature ejaculation in men.
Come for the toned pelvic floor, stay for the mind-blowing orgasms, am I right?
How Solid is the Evidence?
While we're not debating the benefits of reading steamy romance novels, the amount of concrete, scientific evidence supporting yoga's sexualbenefits pales in comparison to anecdotal evidence lurking online.
Most of the studies cited above had still-wet-behind-the-ears sample sizes and lacked control groups. However, more recent studies focusing on women with sexual dysfunction in addition to other conditions show stronger evidence.
For instance, a randomized controlled trial examining the effects of yoga in women with metabolic syndrome found significant improvements in arousal and lubrication in the yoga group. Improvements were not seen in the non-yoga group.
So, while the evidence is promising, more research is needed to fully understand yoga's impact on our romps. Until then, we say: Namaste to better sex lives and sexy pelvic muscles!
- The study in 'The Journal of Sexual Medicine' indicates that yoga, particularly for women over 45, can have substantial effects on sexual function, enhancing desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and alleviating pain in up to 75% of participants.
- A study led by Dr. Vikas Dhikav found that a 12-week yoga program significantly improved male sexual satisfaction, showing improvements in desire, intercourse satisfaction, performance, confidence, partner synchronization, erection, ejaculatory control, and orgasm.
- Research from the University of British Columbia suggests that yoga regulates attention and breathing, reduces stress, and activates the relaxation nervous system, potentially linking these effects to improvements in sexual response, while female yoga practitioners are less likely to objectify their bodies, leading to increased sexual responsibility and assertiveness.
