Slim Calm Sexy Yoga: 210 Proven Yoga Moves for Mind/Body Bliss

in three mindfulness education seminars and viewed an erotic film before and after each one. The women reported significantly lower levels of desire after watching the flick before mindfulness training than they did when they saw it after the class.
    Sexual hang-ups and intimacy and desire issues can arise from unhealthy practices and attitudes about life. As a discipline, yoga helps you tune in to healthy attitudes that make you feel good. The better you feel, the sexier you are. The sexier you are, the more open you are to your sensuality. The more open you are to your sensuality, well, the better you feel. Think of it as a pleasure cycle—and enjoy every minute of it.

Arousal and Desire

    I recently read this statistic: Twenty-six percent of American women report having trouble becoming aroused during sex. And in a survey published in the
Archives of Internal Medicine,
more than one in three women admitted to experiencing low sexual desire in the past month. Hello—that’s more than 40 million of us! Talk about frustrating.
    Unfortunately it doesn’t surprise me.
    Guys seem to have it pretty easy when it comes to sexual arousal: They get turned on, Brain shuts down, Enjoyment ensues, For most women, it’s more complex, To feel even the slightest bit of desire, our head has to be in the game, A 2003 study at Northwestern University found that even when women show the physical signs of sexual excitement below the belt, if they’re not mentally turned on they won’t feel a thing.
    Getting in the mood often is hindered by stress and anxiety, It’s hard to feel sexy when you’re worried about your to-do list, or when your mind is racing, Your yoga practice can help you put things in perspective (hello, mindfulness!), so you can push aside distractions and feel in the moment and excited.
    Done twice a week, this routine focuses on reducing tension in the body and mind and building sensual energy.
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ROUTINE
Try the following sequence, staying in each pose for 5 deep inhales and exhales, unless otherwise noted.
      Up Dog
      Bow

    Stay here for 10 long, deep breaths, then slowly lower your arms and legs so you’re resting on your belly. Rest your arms along your sides. Turn the left side of your face to the mat and relax for 5 long, deep breaths. Repeat.
      Supported Bridge on One Block
      Seated Easy Twist

    Twist to one side, then the other.
    TAME YOUR TENSION
    We often aren’t even aware of tension and stress that we carry in our bodies. Sometimes a few simple moves that open the chest, hips, and back can make all the difference.

Orgasm

    All that breathing and staying in the moment feels great, but there is another exciting payout from practicing yoga: more-satisfying orgasms. Recent research published in the
Journal of Sexual Medicine
looked at the effect of yoga on women’s sexual function, including such factors as desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, and overall satisfaction, Among women under 45, the factor that improved the most after they participated in a 12-week yoga program was the quality of their orgasms, The researchers haven’t pinpointed the exact reason for the improvement, but they suggest that any number of yoga’s proven benefits—such as improved muscle tone in the pelvic region and stress reduction—are at work.
    Whether you already climax easily or struggle to get there, a regular yoga practice relieves your body and brain of excess tension that may be holding you back from attaining some of the best pleasures of your life, Try this sequence twice a week to release tension in your hips, hamstrings, lower back, and brain, This will help to keep you in the moment and ready to experience and enjoy orgasms.
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ROUTINE
Try the following sequence, staying in each pose for 10 deep inhales and exhales.
      Cow Face
      Ankle to Knee
      Compass Prep
      Compass

    Do the full compass pose only if you have no tension in compass prep and you’d like to go further.
      Split with Block under Hip
      Reclining Goddess
    Repeat the whole sequence on the other side.
    HIPS DON’T LIE
    Sexual and emotional tension is often stored in the hips. It’s not uncommon for powerful feelings to rise up when working on deep hip openers, like the poses on this page. Stay in the moment with whatever is going on in your body and mind; it will help you both on the mat and in the bedroom.

YOGA INTERVENTION

Liezl Panlilio
THE ISSUE: A LACKLUSTER SEX LIFE
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