Yoga is an ancient Indian meditation practice that involves placing the body into different asanas, or postures, for the purpose of improving overall bodily health. According to MayoClinic.com, a regular yoga practice has been linked to a variety of health benefits ranging from stress reduction, increased balance and flexibility, weight loss and the management of chronic health conditions. While a number of asanas are effective at enhancing the sexual organs of both men and women, a few postures have been known to specifically target the prostate.
The Restrained Angle Pose
Perhaps the most accessible posture for yoga beginners, the restrained angle pose, or baddha-kona-asana, is a beneficial pose for stretching the knees and stimulating circulation to the stomach, pelvis, prostate, bladder and lower back. The Santosha web resource recommends beginning this posture by sitting on the floor or yoga mat with your legs together and extended straight in front of you. Place your palms flat on the top of your thighs and exhale while bending the knees so that your feet come close to your chest. Place the soles of your feet together and interlock your fingers over your feet, pulling them closer so that, in the final posture, your heels rest against your perineum with the outer edge of your small toe touching the floor. Hold the posture for three breaths before returning to a seated position.
Full Boat Pose
Yoga Journal recommends this balancing asana for individuals seeking to improve the function of their thyroid and prostate glands. Begin once again by sitting on the floor with your legs straight in front and press your hands on the floor just behind your hips. Lift with your chest and lean back slowly, making sure to keep your back straight as the front of your torso begins to lengthen. Bend your knees and lift your feet off the floor until your thighs are angled at a 45 degree angle relative to the floor. Straighten your knees as much as possible, extend your arms so that they are directed parallel to your legs, and balance on your tail and sit bones for at least 30 seconds to receive the maximum benefits from this posture.
Reclining Big Toe Pose
Often called by its Sanskrit name supta padangusthasana, the reclining big toe pose has a reputation for stretching the hips and thighs while improving digestion and stimulating the prostate gland. Start off this time by lying on the floor with your legs extended and tightened. Bend your left knee and pull your thigh slowly into your torso, hugging it to your belly as you press the front of your right thigh into the floor. Loop a strap or towel around the arch of your left foot and slowly straighten the knee as you inhale, pressing the heel upwards toward the ceiling until your elbows are fully extended. If you feel comfortable at this part of the pose, slowly rotate your foot so that it rotates in the hip and faces towards the left faces towards the left, achieving a maximum stretch by lengthening the heel and ball of your foot against the sling. Carefully return your leg to the floor and repeat the posture on the opposite leg.
Yoganidrasana
The Health and Yoga web resource recommends this flexible pose for students seeking to stimulate the prostate in combination of hormonal glands. Attempt the yanidrasana pose by lying on your back with your arms by your side and raising both knees to your chest in a manner similar to how you began the reclining big toe pose. Cross your feet so that your ankles are interlocked and grip your toes in your hands as you gently straighten your legs until your ankles rest roughly above your neck and chin. Begin rolling backward by lifting your tailbone in the air and raising your ankles to the top of your head. Using your hands, guide your head so that it fits through the gap between your ankles and, if possible, hook your ankles behind your head as you slowly breathe in and out for one to three minutes.
