Partner Yoga
I love when I am able to share a practice with my partner. The energy we create when sharing our yoga practice is second to none. We connect on such a deep level that only yoga and meditation can bring out.
There is an intimacy with partner yoga that only happens during that time, and cannot be matched.
There is also a sense of fun and humor when you are practicing with a significant other. We have a lot of moments where we bust of laughing but find ourselves in a deep meditation with each other. It is a great combination of fun and spirituality. Here are four fun partner poses for beginners.
1. Partner breathing is a great way to connect with each other. Sit with your legs crossed and your backs resting against each other. Place your hands on your knees or thighs and focus on your inhale and exhale. Feel your partner’s rib cage expand and collapse. Spend about 3-5 minutes breathing and really connecting and opening your hearts.
2. While in the seated position, inhale and reach your arms overhead and lengthen your spine. Exhale and twist bringing your right hand to the inside of your partners left knee. Hold the partner twist for about 3-5 breaths. Untwist and repeat on the opposite side.
3. Stand up and prepare for temple pose. Begin by facing each other, inhale and extend your arms overhead and begin to hinge from your hips until you meet the hands of your partner. Begin to forward fold bringing your elbows and forearms together. Hold for about 5-7 breathes. Step towards each other slowing standing upright.
4. The partner forward fold is one of my favorite partner poses. In a seated position face each other and extend your legs into a v shape and your feet touching. Connect arms and grasp palm to forearm. Inhale and lengthen through the spine, exhale and one person folds forward from the hips and the other one sits back keeping the spine and arms straight. Hold the pose for about 5-7 breaths.
After finishing a partner yoga practice we can feel the closeness and connection to the present moment with them. There is an entirely new sense of relaxation and intimacy that lasts a while after you are done practicing. I believe you really get to know someone when you practice with them. If you and your partner love yoga, why not take it to the next level and combine your practices.
Namaste.
Anita
There is an intimacy with partner yoga that only happens during that time, and cannot be matched.
There is also a sense of fun and humor when you are practicing with a significant other. We have a lot of moments where we bust of laughing but find ourselves in a deep meditation with each other. It is a great combination of fun and spirituality. Here are four fun partner poses for beginners.
1. Partner breathing is a great way to connect with each other. Sit with your legs crossed and your backs resting against each other. Place your hands on your knees or thighs and focus on your inhale and exhale. Feel your partner’s rib cage expand and collapse. Spend about 3-5 minutes breathing and really connecting and opening your hearts.
2. While in the seated position, inhale and reach your arms overhead and lengthen your spine. Exhale and twist bringing your right hand to the inside of your partners left knee. Hold the partner twist for about 3-5 breaths. Untwist and repeat on the opposite side.
3. Stand up and prepare for temple pose. Begin by facing each other, inhale and extend your arms overhead and begin to hinge from your hips until you meet the hands of your partner. Begin to forward fold bringing your elbows and forearms together. Hold for about 5-7 breathes. Step towards each other slowing standing upright.
4. The partner forward fold is one of my favorite partner poses. In a seated position face each other and extend your legs into a v shape and your feet touching. Connect arms and grasp palm to forearm. Inhale and lengthen through the spine, exhale and one person folds forward from the hips and the other one sits back keeping the spine and arms straight. Hold the pose for about 5-7 breaths.
After finishing a partner yoga practice we can feel the closeness and connection to the present moment with them. There is an entirely new sense of relaxation and intimacy that lasts a while after you are done practicing. I believe you really get to know someone when you practice with them. If you and your partner love yoga, why not take it to the next level and combine your practices.
Namaste.
Anita
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