7 Ways Yoga Can Drastically Improve Your Sex Life And The Quality Of Your Orgasms #1

Haven't you always wondered why yoga instructors have that certain glow? Is it the vegan, gluten-free, raw diet they're on? Or the hundreds of hours they've logged on their mats? Perhaps it's the super organic skincare routine all yogis seems to follow? I'm going to take a wild guess and say the reason for the glow is their amazing sex lives. The benefits of yoga are so wildly impressive, it's kind of a shock we can't use it to achieve world peace — or, you know, something close to that. The long list of yoga benefits includes: Better posture, lower blood pressure, improved lung capacity, better balance, flexibility, weight loss, improved brain function, and dozens of other stellar benefits. But the one that wakes plenty of yogis up in the morning? The promise of a more fulfilling sex life. I don't know about you, but I'd get out of bed early for a few sun salutations for that.

Everyone knows that working out can improve your sex life when it comes to your energy and self esteem, but with yoga, you get all those benefits plus a few you could have never imagined. Whether you just want a new, fun form of exercise or you are always searching for ways to spice up your sex life (go you), yoga could be the answer to everything.

1. Mula Bandha is yogi talk for "doing lots of kegals"

You might not realize it, but yoga actually requires pretty much all of your muscles. When working on standing positions that force you to support your own body weight (like warrior and balancing poses), you're increasing the strength of your sphincter muscle and the muscle that controls your urination. What this translates to is anywhere from 10-40 minutes of kegal exercises per yoga class — or repeatedly contracting the muscles used when you urinate. As we all know, daily kegals can give you much stronger orgasms, so if that's not an incentive to break out the yoga mat, I'm not sure what is.

1. You can finally live in the moment

Sometimes being present during sex is harder than it seems, even if it feels great. You might be loving everything your partner is doing, but you get so focused on how your moans sound or how your stomach looks from a certain angle that you end up missing all the good stuff. Plus orgasming with a jam-packed mind is near impossible. A huge part of practicing yoga is being mindful of your body in each moment. Your instructor might bring your attention to parts of yourself you rarely pay attention to. When you're in tune with yourself, you can bring your A-game to any sexy situation, and take your sex life to new heights.