Flex for better sex #2 - Cow-faced pose (Gomukhasana)

As promised, this is the first of a series of Yoga asana posts, to take your sex life from maybe not, to super-hot!

According to research in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, participants who practised the following postures, which I will be presenting over the coming weeks, for 1 hour a day over 12 weeks, showed significant improvements in arousal, desire and better orgasms. 

SEX & FLEX ASANA: Cow-faced pose (Gomukhasana)

We tend to hold a lot of tension in our shoulders. Tight shoulders feel terrible but also tend to isolate the heart and chest and shut us down emotionally. Can anyone relate to not wanting to be hugged with super-tight and sore shoulders, let alone anything else?

Model Jacquie is demonstrating the pose.

TYPE OF ASANA: TWIST                                                                                                                   The contorting effects of a twist pose, make it more difficult to breathe and rather than gasping for breath, focus on quietening the mind and visualise massaging your internal organs with every slow breath. This teaches us to focus on and connect with the present moment. Where else would you rather be than the present, when you’re gettin’ some?

CAUTION:

Only take your arm within the pain free range of motion. Use a band to help bind the hands. Focus on slow inhalations and full exhalations.  If you have tight hips/ lower back pain, sit on the edge of a cushion to tilt the pelvis forward.  Stay in this pose about 1 minute. Release the arms, uncross the legs and repeat on the other side. Complete 3 full sets.

Full step-by-step instructions can easily be found online, websites such as www.yogajournal.com.

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Reference list

Dhikav V, Karmarkar G, Gupta R, Verma M, Gupta R, Gupta S & Anand K, 2010, ‘Yoga in female sexual functions’, Journal of Sexual Medicine, vol. 7, pp. 964-970.