Doing yoga with your friends or partner is one of the best ways to strengthen your relationship, boost your communication, spice your intimacy, and other intriguing benefits.
However, if you are looking for the best and easy-to-practice yoga poses for you and your partner, you are on the right page!
This yoga pose will work the stabilizer muscles of your core, legs and shoulders, and for this reason you need not to worry if you feel somewhat shaky and clumsy at the initial stage.
However, it is recommended you have a third person around for more safety.
How to Do It
The person on the ground [Base] should lie on his/her back with both arms by the side while the person in the air [flyer] should stand with his/her toes using the base’s fingertips.
After that, the base should line his/her toes up with the belly button of the person above [flyer] and get ready for lift-off.
Having done that, the flyer should come into a Superman position, lift and squeeze both legs together while lifting the chest and stretching the arms back by his/her hips.
Repeat this as much as you can.
This is yet another pose to try with your partner, and the fortunate thing is that it is pretty easy to perform.
How to Do It
Start in mountain pose, back to back, some distances away from your yoga partner.
Breathe in together while raising your arms to the sky, and while breathing out hinge at the hips and fold forward in such a manner that your sitting bones will be upward and your chest will be resting on the thighs.
To create more fun, you may decide to hold hands or elbows with the other person and also exchange upside down smiles.
Remain like this for a few breaths and come out of the move with the same hinge at the hips while your core is engaged and your back flattened.
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The back-to-back squat is an ideal pose for two people and you will surely enjoy it.
How to Do It
Start by standing back to back with the other person [your partner] and then press your backs together.
Be sure your backs connect together right from the shoulders down to tailbone, and place pressure on both your upper and lower connection points.
After that, push through your heels as well as into your back.
Reach a consensus with your partner when to lower down.
Bend your knees to exactly 90 degrees, and then keep pressing into your back and heels while you come up.
Seated forward and backbends is a pose you will really enjoy with your partner as it stretches the core regions of your body while also enhancing your fitness.
How to Do It
Just like the Seated Twist, you have to start this pose by first being in a cross-legged position and then rest your backs against each other.
Either of you will fold to the forward direction while the other person will lay down with extreme comfort on the back of the person who folded forward.
Therefore, take a deep breathe, raise your arms overhead, and while breathing out gently fold forward and ensure your legs remain crossed.
Once you are prepared enough to go deeper into the pose, inform your partner to go ahead and lay flat on your back.
Your yoga friend will remain cross-legged and will be lying comfortably on your back, allowing his/her arms drop a bit to the side and thus opening his/her chest.
Remain in this position for a couple of breaths before swapping; your partner will be the one folding forward this time around while you will be the one bending backward.
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Looking for a simple but effective pose to strike with your partner? Consider the seated twist!
How to Do It
To start with, you need to first be in a cross-legged position and then rest your backs against each other.
While you breathe in, reach your arms overhead, and breathe out to twist to the right side.
As you twist, your right hand should be placed inside your partner’s left knee while your left hand should also be outside your right knee. In this regard, your partner will be mirroring you. You may decide to stay in the twist for about 5-7 breaths. Remember to twist both sides.
This is a simple, accessible, and powerful pose to try with your partner.
How to Do It
Either of you should start in a table position and face the ceiling or upward direction with feet hip-distance apart as well as hands shoulder-distance apart.
Lift your hips as high as possible so that your knees, hips, back and head will form a single line.
The flyer [person at the top] will step across the body of the base while he/she faces the base’s knees.
After that, the flyer should place one hand at a time on the shoulders of the base with his/her core and band engaged. He should then gently step one foot at a time on the knees/lower thighs of the base.
Remain here for about 5 breaths before stepping down with grace and control.
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This is a great pose for two partners and it requires core strength.
How to Do It
The taller or stronger person will start in a plank and position himself at the bottom while placing his/her palms under the shoulders with the legs straightened and the core engaged.
After that, the person at the top [flyer] will then step across the hips of the person at the bottom position [base].
While folding forward, the flyer should fold forward and place both palms tightly on the base’s ankle with his/her core strong and engaged. After that, the person should step one foot at a time onto the shoulders of the person beneath [base].
Remain in this position for about 5 breaths provided you can, and then gently step down one foot at a time. If you are capable, you can switch with your partner so that the base then would become flyer now and vice versa.
This is an effective core-strengthening pose to practice with your partner. It enhances the overall balance and flexibility while also strengthening your upper-body.
How to Do It
Start by seating with your face opposite each other and your knees bent.
Lift your feet off the ground to form 90 degrees. Be sure your palms are behind you on the ground so as to give you stability while you connect your feet’s soles together.
As you use your core strength to elongate your spine and tilt your backbone, press both feet together and up to the sky to become straight as much as possible.
Now, bind your hands together by reaching one hand out so as to clasp your partner’s wrist and hand.
With your heart still lifted, reach the other arm to clasp your partner’s other wrist and hand.
Lastly, lift your heart and lengthen your spine while looking straight at your yoga partner or out to the side.
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This is somewhat similar to the double table but it is more challenging because you are required to balance with one leg extended.
How to Do It
Start in the same position as double table, and the person at the top [flyer] should balance on the shoulders and knees/lower thighs of the base.
To start with, only the flyer should lift his/her leg, and if you and your partner feels you are secure and strong, the person beneath can lift the leg on the same side.
Remain here for about 5 breaths before switching sides.
This is an ideal pose to practice with your partner as it helps in strengthening and improving overall balance.
How to Do It
Start by seating with your face opposite each other and your knees bent.
As you touch your feet’s soul, place both hands behind you so as to gain stability and lift your legs upward [toward the sky].
Engage your core while lengthening your spine and then lift the heart upward; toward the sky.
Be sure your back is straight and that your core is engaged throughout the session. Maintain this for about 3 – 5 breaths and then release afterwards.
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