Sexuality: 5 yoga postures to boost your libido this winter
Morale at half mast, shorter days, weariness and fatigue that set in at home... What if we boosted our libido a little thanks to yoga? Discover the postures to perform to revive desire and fully enjoy your sexuality!
Sexuality: how can yoga help boost libido?
Ambient stress , fatigue, shorter days, lower temperatures and social interactions that have become rare in recent months can have a direct impact on our sex life . To revive the desire within the couple, boost their libido and get rid of tensions in the body, yoga is ideal! These yoga postures, which offer work on opening the pelvis, hips and deep relaxation, combined with slow and conscious breathing, will help you reconnect with your body and your sexuality .
Child's posture, to relax after a long day
Perform this posture, step by step:
- Get on all fours on your mat, knees apart, big toes together.
- On a long exhale, lower your hips toward your heels and ankles, while leaning your torso forward and releasing your arms to the floor in front of you, palms facing down.
- Relax your back and drop your eyebrows to the floor.
- During this posture, make sure to have the longest possible breath and try to place it in the belly to release the navel towards the ground with each exhalation and thus relax the lower abdomen.
- Hold the posture for 3 to 5 minutes, relaxing the body a little more with each exhalation.
- Then, take the time before straightening up, lie down on your stomach, to let the energy flow.
Good advice: do not hesitate to perform this posture on your bed before going to bed, to chase away the tensions of the day. It is a posture that is also used in case of painful periods.
The benefits of the posture of the child: this posture allows a deep relaxation of the body, and an internal refocusing. It revives the energy and helps to return to its feelings.
The posture of the low lunge, to soften the hips
Perform this posture, step by step:
- On an inhale, bend your knees and take a big step back with your left leg. Your right shin should be perpendicular to the floor, and your knee aligned with the second toe.
- Drop your left knee to the floor, then press your left instep to the floor to engage the left thigh muscle.
- Straighten your back, lower your shoulders, and keep your head in line with your spine.
- The posture must remain comfortable to let go. If the posture is too strenuous for you, you can rest your hands on your knees or on the floor.
- Your breathing should be long and deep. Hold the position between 3 and 5 minutes on each side.
The benefits of the low lunge pose: this pose is ideal for stretching the lower abdomen, hip flexors and glutes.
The lace posture, to strengthen the perineum
Perform this posture, step by step:
- Sitting on your mat, bend the right leg so that the right foot touches the left buttock.
- Then place the left leg over the right.
- Bring your arms forward beside your knees, and let your fingertips touch the floor.
- Straighten your back, then release, letting your belly fall onto your legs.
- If it's very intense, you can practice with a cushion or a brick that you place between the stomach and the leg so as not to risk disturbing the relaxation.
- Hold the position for 3 to 5 minutes, then switch sides.
Good advice: you can opt for this variant, which consists of sitting cross-legged, without completely relaxing your stomach. To arrive gently in the posture, one can start with 1 min of twist by placing the opposite hand on the knee above, without forcing, very gently to "wring out" the lower abdomen and bring more mobility.
The benefits of the lace posture: it releases tension in the buttocks and hips and is very effective in strengthening the perineum . Leaning forward compresses the lower abdomen and energizes the energy in the intestines to bring back more movement, relaxation.
The half-bridge posture, to stimulate the production of hormones
Perform this posture, step by step:
- Lie on your back.
- Bend your knees and place your feet on the ground, hip-width apart, and place your arms on each side of your body stretched towards your heels.
- Check that the outer ends of the feet are parallel, then push off the feet (especially on the front of the foot, on the side of the big toe), stretch the spine through the tailbone and raise the hips towards the ceiling.
- For more comfort, you can use a brick to gain height and create an opening, or use a bolster if it's ever too intense.
- Let your breath settle in the belly and the lower back, without forcing, simply in a natural way.
- Hold the pose for 3 to 5 minutes.
Good advice: for more intensity, you can straighten your legs. But you shouldn't feel any pain or discomfort.
The benefits of the half-bridge posture: it will stimulate the body, and in particular the glands that secrete hormones . As a bonus, this posture will strengthen the glutes and thighs.
The reversed butterfly posture, to free yourself from blockages
Perform this posture, step by step:
- Perform this posture, step by step:
- Lie on your back, and bend your knees, soles of your feet on the floor.
- Slowly let the knees open out to the sides and bring your feet together, soles against soles, more or less close to the buttocks depending on your flexibility .
- Your arms are along the body, slightly apart, palms facing the sky.
- Do not hesitate to take cushions, blankets, bricks to wedge under your thighs, under your head, under your forearms to find a pleasant feeling of floating.
- Keep a long, deep breath, located in the lower abdomen.
- Hold the posture for at least 10 minutes to benefit from the deep relaxation of the body.
Good advice: it is always good to end up in a posture in which you can stay as long as necessary, such as that of the reversed butterfly .
The benefits of the reversed butterfly posture: it offers work on the opening of the pelvis and releases blockages in this area.
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