Yoga is seen as the ultimate melding of mind, body, and spirit. With these simple stretches, the belief is that you will become more centered as a person, allowing you to shake off the mental cobwebs and become more attuned to the world around us. While that’s all well and good, many forgo the spiritual aspect of yoga and opt to focus on its health benefits, and proponents for the exercise method swear that yoga can help people to overcome all manner of ailments. But can these ancient poses and stretches help a man to recover from erectile dysfunction?

While there are plenty of yoga devotees that sing yoga’s healing powers, the truth is that no studies have found a conclusive link between yoga and erectile dysfunction recovery. But that’s not to say that yoga can’t help you with your ED. Erectile issues can often develop as a result of a lack of physical exercise, and these issues can be overcome by introducing exercise into your daily routine. Yoga helps to stretch and mend various muscle groups within the body, and have the added benefit of increasing blood flow. Thus, taking up yoga might not fully fix your ED, but it will definitely help.

While general yoga will help you to stay active, yogis recommend on focusing on yoga that specifically targets the pelvis. By engaging in pelvis-specific yoga poses, this can lead to improved blood flow, which could help to make erections easier. The five best pelvic-focused yoga poses for men suffering from ED are:

– Seated forward bend
– Plank pose
– Raised legs pose
– Boat pose
– Bow pose

Again, yoga won’t be a cure-all for your erectile issues. But by getting up, getting active, and focusing on stretches that help to promote healthy blood flow downstairs, it will got a long way towards helping.