Yoga poses for two people5/16/2023 ![]() ![]() Once you’ve enjoyed this supported forward bend for a few moments, both partners can lift their right leg off the floor, driving the heel up towards the ceiling while keeping the leg as straight as possible. Gently press into each other’s backs to allow the shoulders to open. Place your hands on your partner’s shoulders and get them to do the same. Your trunk should stay parallel with the floor. Standing a little more than arm’s length away from each other, come into a standing forward fold with your arms reaching out overhead and your back straight. You may need to try this a few times to get the distance right, but once you get it, it’s pretty straightforward. Use the weight of your partner to support you as you sink into a deep twisted squat. Then, simply lean back and reach your free hand towards the back of the room. Reach out, grab each other’s opposite hands at the wrist. Simply stand facing each other a little more than an arms width apart. Hold for at least a minute and then slowly release, repeating the pose but switching roles. The back bending partner may need to bend their knees a little bit to enter the pose comfortably but can begin to extend their legs once in the pose. One partner will fold forward while the other partner lies down over the natural curve of their back, held in place with the grip of the forward-folding partner’s hands. So let’s explore some Yoga where it takes two to tango! Plus, it’s a healthy and fun way to bond with your romantic partner! Yoga date night, anyone? It’s just that every once in a while, it’s a good idea to break out of the mode and challenge your patterns and assumptions. Now, there’s nothing wrong with focusing mainly on your practice. Partner Yoga proposes a solution.īreak out of the four corners of your mat and create an atmosphere of trust and empathy with another person in the best way possible, by supporting each other’s yoga practice! More and more, the feeling in modern yoga environments is that you roll in 5 minutes before class, get your yoga fix, and then get the heck out of there. That’s because being a good friend and having the support of the community create the conditions in which the deeper spiritual qualities of Yoga are possible. ![]() Similarly, in Buddhism, the Sangha, or spiritual community, is seen as being one-third of the “Triple Jewel.” The three pillars of awakening. ![]()
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