Sit on your partner's hips facing away from his head.Have your partner get into Child's Pose with arms extended or relaxed.
This pose also feels wonderful on the receiving end if you are the one in Child's Pose on the bottom. Legs Up the Wall is a restorative posture that can be performed with your partner in Child's Pose so you both rest at once. It's important to note that size does not matter in these positions partners of unequal size can still practice together and benefit.
Modify any of these poses to increase the opportunity for prolonged eye contact and touching. Starting with the foundation of Hatha yoga, here are some tantric yoga positions that partners will enjoy performing together. Many of the poses used in Kundalini yoga can be considered tantric if you perform them simultaneously with a partner. Tantra is derived from the more spiritual style of Kundalini yoga. Tantra is not just about sex, although increased pleasure is certainly a healthy benefit to practicing tantric yoga. One has the ability to expand on connectedness to others. In Sanskrit, the root of tantra is tan, which means, "to weave, expand, put forth." The concept is that everything is interwoven: relationships with each other, experiences and the universe. To Understand Tantra, Start with Kundalini One way to experience this is to practice with a partner, creating a deeper, more spiritual bond with this person. This down dog partner pose feels great for both people, since the person on the bottom gets a lower-back release and hamstring stretch, while the person on top gets to work on their upper-body strength in preparation for doing handstands.Tantra yoga works to expand consciousness in all levels of awareness. It also inspires communication and closeness. This is a gentle inversion that brings length in the spine. You can repeat with the opposite person as the “base” down dog. Hold for five to seven breaths, then have your partner slowly bend knees, lowering hips down toward tabletop, then child’s pose, as you slowly release feet to the floor. Communicate with each other as you move through the transitions, making sure each person is completely comfortable with how far you’re pushing yourselves. Begin to slowly walk feet and hands back until it is accessible to gently walk your feet to the outside of their lower back, finding the back of their hips until you are both in a stable and comfortable position. On an exhale, lift sit bones upward and bring the body into a traditional downward dog pose. Walk your knees and feet back five or six inches, tucking toes under so you are on the balls of the feet. Both start in a tabletop position, shoulders over wrists, one in front of the other. (We’ll note that you should always remember to listen to your body and make sure you’re not attempting anything beyond your limitations that could result in injury.)ġ. Read on for beginner, intermediate and advanced couples yoga poses.
Luckily, you don’t have to be as bendy as a pretzel to attempt many partner poses. It also lets you attempt poses which you otherwise may not have performed alone. Couples yoga is an excellent way to grow trust, create a more profound relationship and just have fun together. Doing yoga with your partner on a regular basis is an ideal way to spend time together, while releasing the tension that might otherwise get in the way of your quality time. If you’ve already embarked on a solo yoga practice, it might be time to consider couples yoga. Harvard Medical School’s Stress Resource Center notes that yoga appears to modulate stress response systems by reducing perceived stress and anxiety: “This, in turn, decreases physiological arousal-for example, reducing the heart rate, lowering blood pressure and easing respiration.” There’s also evidence that yoga can help increase heart rate variability, “an indicator of the body’s ability to respond to stress more flexibly.” We don’t need to tell you all the ways a regular yoga practice can benefit your mind, body and spirit, but you’ll indulge us for a moment, yes? No surprise here, but yoga is a fabulous option for boosting mood and decreasing stress levels.