The postures mentioned reduce the stress hormone cortisol which means less stress and better sleep.

These also help release the essential hormone Oxytocin (“love hormone”) that relieves anxiety, enhances desire for social interaction and increases sexual intimacy.

“As a lifestyle guru, yoga can help one relieve stress and this leads to a better performance between the sheets,” Samir Parikh, Director, Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences at Fortis Hospital here, told IANS.

Global research also supports the sex-enhancing benefits of yoga.

In two studies published recently in the Journal Of Sexual Medicine, more than 100 men and women aged 20 to 60 were enrolled in a 12-week yoga camp.

They were asked to complete questionnaires about their sexual satisfaction before and after the camp.

The scores in all areas of sexual function – arousal, satisfaction, performance, confidence, ejaculatory control and orgasm – were significantly improved after yoga practice, the authors found.

Pranayama (breathing exercises) is also beneficial to spruce up the bedroom life.

“If possible, learn Kumbhaka (voluntary holding of the breath) form of pranayama. It better regulates the activities of mind and increases the concentration – a must for a good love-making experience,” Kothari advised.

Kumbhaka pranayama exercises are the deepest breathing exercises and have to be practised under proper guidance.

“As it calms the mind, yoga improves the dialogue between the two individuals that leads to intimacy in the bedroom, and beyond,” Jyoti Kapoor Madan, senior consultant (Psychiatry) at Gurgaon’s Paras Hospitals, told IANS.So, while you count various health benefits of yoga, do not forget that the ancient Indian body of knowledge is your ticket to a super performance in bed.

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