Sexy Yoga by Ellen Barrett
First revealed over 2,000 years ago in the Kama Sutra, the link between yoga and sex has been generally recognized but widely ignored – until now. In Sexy Yoga, Ellen Barrett, popular author and instructor for New York’s Crunch studios, offers the modern yoga student a specific program designed to transform and heighten sexual pleasure and lovemaking. Barrett’s program includes a series of asanas (postures) that use yoga’s combination of movement, breathing, and focus to release sexual power. Sensual, erotic, and guaranteed to improve sexual performance, the poses are also designed to improve one’s ability to navigate both the physical and emotional demands of intimacy. Rooted in the rich tradition of yoga but far from an esoteric Indian practice, the program in this book is suitable for everyone from new students to experienced yoga practitioners.
Who is the author?
The title credits Ellen Barrett, who the description calls a popular author and an instructor for New York’s Crunch studios as the author.
What is Sexy Yoga about?
The description says the book offers a specific program designed to heighten sexual pleasure and lovemaking, built on a series of asanas that use movement, breathing and focus.
Does the book promise results?
The description calls the poses “guaranteed to improve sexual performance”. That is marketing wording from the description, which this page cannot confirm.
Do I need experience to use it?
According to the description, the program is “suitable for everyone from new students to experienced yoga practitioners”.
Everything above comes from the book description on its Amazon page.
What does yoga offer when the goal is body confidence?
Yoga is often taught as a way to feel at home in your body rather than to change its shape. The Harvard Health Publishing article on yoga notes that yoga draws attention to what the body can do right now, and that in surveys yoga practitioners were happier with their bodies and judged them less harshly. That is a sound, modest reason to roll out a mat.
A class that works on strength, balance and flexibility is ordinary exercise, so the usual guidance applies. The NCCIH page on yoga says yoga is generally considered safe for healthy people when done properly under a qualified instructor, with sprains and strains the usual injuries.
For questions about pelvic, hormonal or sexual health, speak to a doctor rather than relying on a book.
Related on this blog: Yoga Postures: An Introduction to Asanas and Styles and What Is Yoga?
Book: Sexy Yoga by Ellen Barrett
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