August 10, 2023 Dr. James D Jablonski

Know About Yoga and Its Benefits for Erectile Dysfunction

Yoga is a practice that concentrates on bringing a perfect balance and harmony between your mind & body.

It is a combination of physical postures, meditation, and breath work which improves your health and mental well-being.

Yoga can help in increasing blood flow, enhance flexibility & balance and encourage mindfulness.

All these health-promoting effects further improve symptoms of erectile dysfunction or ED naturally.

What is erectile dysfunction?

It is noticed that almost 52% of men between age group of 40 to 70 years get affected by erectile dysfunction.

Erectile dysfunction is an inability to get or sustain an erection that is required to involve in sexual activity.

This disorder can be caused due to hormonal changes, reduced blood flow, stress, depression, and side effects from medicines.

In case, you are struggling with ED then consult a doctor as it can be a symptom of severe underlying health conditions.

Advantages of yoga for erectile dysfunction

Yoga is helping several men around the globe to improve their sexual function and satisfaction.

By practicing yoga, you can experience improvement in sexual function including erection, intercourse satisfaction, and orgasm.

Yoga treats erectile dysfunction by providing physical benefits such as increased blood flow and cardio-respiratory fitness.

Also, yoga offers various psychological benefits like mindfulness and stress reduction. This helps in treating ED.

Here are some benefits of yoga for ED:

• Enhanced focus
• The increased flow of blood
• Improved body image and self-assurance

Yoga poses to treat or overcome your erectile dysfunction disorder

There are different ways to practice yoga that can help to treat erectile dysfunction condition.

A number of yoga poses can aid in increasing blood flow to the male sexual organ and improve penile function.

Yoga poses to overcome your erectile dysfunction disorder

Paschimottanasana

This yoga posture is also known by another name i.e., seated forward bend. 

By practicing Paschimottanasana, you can improve your endurance as it strengthens perennial muscles.

It will treat erectile dysfunction and delay ejaculation by toning the same muscles right before your orgasm.

Steps

• Sit straight, keep your legs together, and start stretching it.
• Now put your feet pointing straight towards the ceiling.
• Breathe in and stretch both arms in an upwards direction.
• Breathe out and bend yourself towards your toes and keep your spine erect.
• Hold the big toe of your feet along the index finger and thumb.
• Now try bending forward so that your forehead touches your knees.
• Hold this position for almost 10 to 20 seconds.
• Return back to your sitting position slowly.

Uttanasana

Also called a standing forward bend, Uttanasana is fundamental in several yoga routines.

This yoga posture helps you to deal with anxiety that might lead to erectile dysfunction disorder.

Uttanasana also helps with infertility, improves the digestion process, and energizes organs present in the abdomen.

Steps

• Stand at the head of your mat and place your hands on your hips. Start respiring by bending your torso forward hanging from your hips.
• Make sure to concentrate on lengthening your torso forward against folding over.
• Bring your fingers to the floor in front of your feet. Try to keep your knees straight but a soft bend in the knee is also okay.
• In case, your feet are not able to reach your hands then cross your forearms and hold onto your elbows.
• Try relaxing in this pose for 30 seconds or 1 minute. While exhaling, lift your torso and lengthen your body a bit.
• You need to relax deeper into the stretch when you exhale. Check your head and neck are relaxed by bobbing yes and no while in the same position.

Kumbhakasana

This yoga posture also called plank pose improves endurance and stamina in your bed.

When practiced regularly, you can experience differences in stamina and upper body strength while sexual activity.

Steps

• First lay flat with your stomach on the floor and keep your hands by the sides of your face.
• Bend your feet in a way that toes push off the ground.
• Now push your body with your hands and raise your buttocks in the air.
• Your legs must stay parallel to the floor and stay in the same position for a few minutes.
• After some time, get back to your normal position and relax.

Naukasana

Naukasana is also known as a boat pose that encourages sexual hormones.

In case, you do not feel sexual energy then try performing this pose as it can help flow energy smoothly.

This yoga pose will also strengthen your hips, buttocks, and thigh muscles.

Naukasana also improves your pelvic muscles which allow you to stay in bed for a long time.

Steps

• Lie down flat and keep your arms beside body and feet together.
• Now inhale & exhale and start lifting your chest off the floor.
• Begin lifting your feet off the ground at the same time and keep your arms straight when doing this yoga.
• Hold this yoga posture for almost 5 to 10 breaths.
• Start exhaling slowly and return back to your normal position.

BaddhaKonasana

You might have heard about this yoga asana that is referred to as Bound Angle Pose or butterfly pose.

Along with stretching your inner thighs and groin, it arouses the prostate gland along with the bladder, kidneys, and organs in the abdomen.

Steps

• Begin by sitting on a mat and extending your legs in front of you. Raise the pelvis up on a blanket for a comfortable position.
• As you exhale, bend your knees and pull your heels towards the pelvis one at a time. Drop your knees to either side and press the bottoms of your feet.
• Use your first and second fingers to grab big toes or ankles with your hands. Bring arms behind you with fingers pointing toward the wall behind.
• Stay in this pose for around 1 to 5 minutes. As you inhale and exhale, work on lengthening your torso.

Before performing any of these yoga postures, make sure to consult a doctor.

Thus, try taking a help from yoga teacher to perform the above-stated yoga postures in the right way.