Yoga for Better Sex - terrific mind-body experience

Great sex is a terrific mind-body experience- as is yoga. Yoga not only relieves stress-one of the drive dampeners-but also improves flexibility, increases blood flow, strengthens your lower abdomen and fills you with energy that help steam things up in the bedroom. Try these yoga poses for better sex.

Poorna Halasana: Lie on your back with your feet together, palms resting on the floor. Inhale and then while exhaling raise both your legs up. With the help of your palms, raise your hips up and bring your toes above your head, without bending your knees. Now interlock your fingers with each other, stretch your arms together and hold the position. Breathe normally while in this position, keeping the neck and face muscles relaxed. Come back to the original position in reverse order. How it helps: This asana is known to sublimate sexual energies by strengthening the pelvic area. It alleviates menstruation discomfort, and claims to remedy certain sexual disorders.

Padmasana: Sit on the floor and stretch your legs forward. Place your palms onto the sides of your body. Now, hold the sole of your right foot and place it on your left thigh; repeat with the left foot. Know this: Yoga helps tackle sexual disorders and improves chances of conception your back straight, place your palms on your knees in gyan mudra. Close your eyes slowly and breathe normally. Hold for some time and return to original position. How it helps: This asana stimulates the pelvis, spine, abdomen and bladder.

Dhanurasana: Lie down in prone position (face down), bend your knees. Now, hold your ankles with both hands and inhale while raising your legs and upper body. Hold for some time, breathe normally and return to prone position. How it helps: Effective in strengthening your back. Regular practise may improve chances of conception.

Bhujangasana: Lie in prone position with legs together. Now fold your hands and place your palms on the floor aligned with each shoulder. Inhale, raise your chin, turn your head backwards and raise your upper body up to the navel. Hold for a while, exhale and come down to the original position. How it helps: This asana firms the chest, tackles spinal problems.

Sarvangasana: Lie down in the supine position (face upwards) and slowly inhale. Raise both the legs together at a 90 degree angle to the floor and then exhale. Use your palms to support your back and take your legs upwards till they align with your chest and abdomen as your chin is placed against the jugular notch. Lower your buttocks, release your hands slowly and bring your legs down without raising your head. How it helps: This asana is believed to cure premature ejaculation and loss of desire.