Flex for better sex #3 - Cat & Cow Pose (Marjaryasana & Bitilasana)

This is part of the juicy ‘Flex and Sex’ series of Yoga asanas, to take your sex life from maybe not, to rippin’ hot! Now for your Saturday night sweetener......

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

SEX & FLEX ASANA: Cat & Cow Pose (Marjaryasana & Bitilasana)

Model Farrah is beautifully demonstrating the Cow pose 

This frisky feline pose, is a fabulous stress releaser and reinvigorates the entire spine, relieving tension in the neck (including headaches) and lower back. Transition from the rounded cat pose, to the arched “happy” cow pose to reap the full benefits.

If you’re a beginner or have very tight/rounding of the upper back, ask your special friend to place his/her hand between your shoulder blades, to help you focus on activating this area and drawing the scapula back. Not only are you working collaboratively with your partner on these spinal strengthening warm-ups, it’s a pretty hot view from their end watching you round and flex that spine!

 TYPE OF ASANA:  CORE/ SPINAL

Farrah demonstrating the Cat pose 

As far as core/spinal stretches go, the cat and cow pose play a central role in improving posture, relieving spinal tension and massaging the digestive organs, thereby improving digestion. There is nothing like a bloated stomach to put you off any frisky activities.

 

POINTERS:

On all fours, inhale and ensure your back is flat and abs are engaged. Exhale, lower your head and round your spine for cat pose. Inhale, arch that sexy back, lift your head and butt for cow pose. Transition between both poses slowly, focus on inhaling for the arched cow pose and exhaling with the rounded cat pose. Complete10-20 full sets.

Full step-by-step instructions online: www.yogajournal.com

Beginners, I’d recommend for you to see a trained yoga professional to guide you through the movements, so that you perform the poses in the right manner.

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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.