Couples or partner yoga provides a medium to build trust, intimacy, playfulness, and romance. Couples learn to connect on that mat through synchronized breath work, a guided meditation where they can set an intention for their relationship.
Later in the practice, there is a tandem partner yoga sequence that consists of partner pose where they are assisting, adjusting, and mirroring each other. Partner is encouraged to respect their own physical limits and boundaries and not push themselves or their partner into pain by doing a position that is not in their fitness range.
Many couples complain that they don't spend enough quality time together. Couples yoga provides a new hobby and journey to new chapters in your relationship. All outside "doings" and daily stresses can be left at the door and all you need focus on is the person you have chosen to spend your life with.
One of the things that struck the most was the clarity of the current dynamic of your relationship and where you are in terms of openness for connection. Couples yoga with a friend and noticed through self-observation where blocks are to being touched, held, and supported and how much like to be in control.
Very amusing! Every glitch in your relationship is apparent as is the level of harmony by which you flow through the class.
Deeper Trust - Posture work requires varying degrees of letting go and relying on your partner to support you as you both move through the sequences and trust is essential in knowing that your partner is going to be there to help you get into and out of the postures!
Couples yoga has enormous benefits, not least in un-doing some of the negative experiences that have been created through too many words. You can find:
Deeper Trust - Posture work requires varying degrees of letting go and relying on your partner to support you as you both move through the sequences and trust is essential in knowing that your partner is going to be there to help you get into and out of the postures!Bonding - Some of the breathing exercises require you to sit side by side or back to back with your loved one. The simplicity of feeling the aliveness of the other person as they breathe can be deeply profound. Just feeling each other's heartbeat brings you to a state of non-mind awareness and will allow heart centered communication to flow.
Connection - How well do you know your partner's body? Partner yoga will help you explore the deeper aspects of physical union and will help you notice your partner in different ways. This can lead to a greater ability to listen with intent and communicate with the heart rather than the head. Such a joy!
Fun - couples yoga is so much fun and provides a platform for bringing joy back into your lives.
Laughing is a great way to relieve stress and tension and can make problems seem far less important.#
Greater Intimacy - Couples who experience disconnection at a sexual level during a difficult phase of their relationship can often feel pressure to "perform" when they don't really feel close. Yoga can break down this barrier by creating a non-threatening environment in which to explore each other without it having to lead to sex. With couples looking for a deeper connection, yoga can and will help you improve your sex life. Yoga is ever-changing as are our bodies and our human need for new things can be satisfied with this form of union.
Balance - Postures require balance in order to work properly, therefore you experience greater awareness of what it takes to create balance in your relationship. Having practised with friends and partners I am always aware of my own balance.
Communication - in partner yoga, expressing your needs is a sign of strength, and by articulating where you need to be held or put will help you "talk" to your partner in a different way.
Quality time - our world is always hectic and to be able to find the time and get fit together, couples yoga ticks both boxes.
Conclusion:
When you start to feel the benefits of uniting your mind, body, and soul through couple yoga, you might want to start to include it in your fitness lifestyle. And while doing all those partner yoga poses, you also have to remember to drinks lots of water.
Being hydrated at all times will let your body replace your lost fluids while exercising. Sports drinks can also help during your practice. So once someone asks you about this partner practice, remember these useful health and fitness tips.