If you are healthy or yoga enthusiastic then you must try yoga with a partner, especially this valentine’s day. Yoga with a partner or you can call it couple yoga.

Yoga with a partner is a more reliable way to wake up your energies and rejuvenate your relationship try it this valentine’s day 2023. So book a slot at your home or your partner’s with a mat and stay ready to read the article below.

Today we will see 5 exercises that you can do with your partner even if they are beginners.

5 yoga with a partner poses

Adho mukha swanasna | Downward-facing dog

Steps to perform Downward-facing dog yoga | adhomukhasana

1. Start on your hands and knees: Place your hands on the mat, shoulder-width apart and your knees hip-width apart.
2. Lift your hips: Exhale and lift your hips up towards the ceiling, coming into an inverted “V” shape. Keep your hands and feet planted firmly on the mat.
3. Straighten your arms and legs: Straighten your arms and legs, pressing your hands and feet into the mat. Make sure your hands are shoulder-width apart and your feet are hip-width apart.
4. Align your head and neck: Keep your head and neck relaxed, with your gaze toward your navel. Do not let your head hang down.
5. Engage your core: Draw your belly button towards your spine to engage your core.
6. Hold the pose: Breathe deeply and hold the pose for five breaths or longer.
7. Release: Exhale and release the pose by lowering your hips to the mat and coming back to your hands and knees.

Balasana | Child’s Pose

Balasana helps you to provide a stretch to the spine, hips, and thighs.

Steps to perform child’s pose yoga | balasana

1. Start on your hands and knees: Kneel on the mat with your knees hip-width apart and your big toes touching.
2. Lower your hips: Exhale and lower your hips back towards your heels, stretching your arms forward on the mat.
3. Reach forward: Reach your arms forward, stretching your torso and neck towards the mat. Keep your forehead resting on the mat.
4. Relax your body: Let your body relax and release any tension in your back, hips, and thighs.
5. Hold the pose: Breathe deeply and hold the pose for five breaths or longer.
6. Release: Inhale and release the pose by coming back to your hands and knees.

Try all yoga with your partner: Yoga-asana

Padahastasana | Hand Under Foot Pose

This yoga pose stretches the hamstrings, back, and legs.

Steps to perform Padahastasana | Hand Under Foot Pose

• Stand upright: Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and your hands on your hips.
• Inhale and lift your arms: Inhale and lift your arms up toward the ceiling.
• Exhale and bend forward: Exhale and bend forward from your hips, reaching for your feet or ankles. Keep your legs straight and your back flat.
• Place your hands under your feet: If you can reach your feet, place your hands under your feet with your palms facing up. If you cannot reach your feet, hold onto your ankles or shins.
• Hold the pose: Breathe deeply and hold the pose for five breaths or longer.
• Release: Inhale and release the pose by slowly coming back to standing with your arms lifted.

Vrikshasana | Tree Pose

Tree Pose is a standing balance yoga pose that helps you to strengthen the legs, improves balance, and stretches the hips and inner thighs.

Steps to perform Vrikshasana | Tree Pose

• Stand upright: Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and your hands on your hips.
• Shift your weight to one foot: Shift your weight onto your right foot and lift your left foot off the mat.
• Place the sole of your left foot on your right thigh: Place the sole of your left foot on the inside of your right thigh, with your heel close to your hip.
• Bring your hands together: Bring your hands together in front of your heart in the prayer position.
• Balance on your right foot: Keep your gaze fixed on a point in front of you and balance on your right foot.
• Hold the pose: Breathe deeply and hold the pose for five breaths or longer.
• Release: Inhale and release the pose by lowering your left foot back to the mat. Repeat on the other side.

Meditation technique – Swaas Dhyan (Breath Meditation)

Breath Meditation is a simple and effective meditation technique that can help reduce stress and anxiety and improve focus and concentration.

Steps to perform Meditation technique – Swaas Dhyan (Breath Meditation)

• Just sit on the mat with your partner in a calm and peaceful place.
• Close your eyes and straighten your back.
• And try to focus on breath inhale and exhaling.
• The ratio between the time it takes to inhale and exhale should be 6:6, which means that if you inhale in six counts, you must also exhale in six counts (Prapthi Mudra).

Conclusion

That’s it for today. I hope you enjoy yoga with a partner. While performing Yoga with a partner you both should have good communication links, Trust, and Support, and have fun together after.

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