Yogasms?
Monday, October 3rd, 2011I have recently fallen in love with Yoga. I took it a handful of times 7 or 8 years ago, I found it to be a bit uncomfortable and it just wasn’t for me. At one of my crankier moments, in a fit of stress and anxiety, someone told me to go take Yoga. I’m pretty sure it was their way of telling me I was being a bitch, but it isn’t as if it wasn’t true. I took myself to Yoga the very next day, the day after that and a few days after that. I love Yoga.
I work out everyday. I push myself. I sweat. I can do close to 80 push-ups in 2 minutes (not the wussy knee push-ups). Yoga is different. I connect with my body in different ways. I feel rejuvenated and a bit more alert after each class. What I have yet to experience (in class) is an orgasm or the “Yogasm” if you will.
When I came across this article in Jezebel I immediately clicked and read and then went to their source, The Daily Beast, to read a little more.
“One of yoga’s goals is to strengthen the muscles in and around the genitalia, or the mula bandha. It’s like doing advanced kegels, but with an instructor’s guidance and the implementation of specific breathing techniques. Ideally, a yogi engages mula bandha throughout a majority of his or her practice, which is equivalent to heavy weightlifting for the genitals.”
Much like doing Kegel exercises, your yoga practice and strengthening your mula bandha can help you have better orgasms outside of the yoga studio. Even if you aren’t hit with a surprise O in the middle of downward dog, your sex life could greatly improve overall. Men can get in on the yoga sex goodness as well. They may not buckle in ecstasy while opening up the heart, but they can enjoy a better sex life.
The key to engaging mula bandha is to isolate the perineum, a crucial area of sexual pleasure for women and men, according to South African tantric master Alan Finger, founder of ISHTA (Integrated Science of Hatha, Tantra and Ayurveda) Yoga. When a man draws his sexual energy in, and up toward his navel, says Finger, he increases his ability to prolong his stamina in the bedroom.
I for one can’t figure out why one wouldn’t want to get in on the yoga goodness. Improve your mind body connection AND have better orgasms. I’m in. If I do ever experience the “Yogasm” I will definitely report back. In the mean time, read the articles in Jezebel and The Daily Beast.














