Couples Yoga Poses You Should Do With Your Significant Other
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By Paige McBride/Oct. 1, 2020 11:09 am EST
Prevention suggests the “seated cat cow” as an ideal starting exercise. Begin by coming into a cross-legged seated position while facing each other. Focus on your breathing and see if you and your partner’s breaths start to fall in sync. After “releas[ing] your shoulders down and back,” start a seated cat-cow sequence by holding your partner’s forearms while you’re both still in your cross-legged seat. On the inhale, move into cow pose by pulling your chests forward and slightly arching your middle back towards one another. When you exhale, round out your spine for cat pose in the opposite direction while pulling your chin downwards, “spreading your shoulder blades wide apart.” Continue this movement together as you warm up your spines for at least ten rounds of breath.
Some couples may even use partner yoga instead of therapy
Practicing yoga solo or with a partner can increase sexual intimacy, create compassion between partners, and even improve your satisfaction with your relationship (via Yoga Journal). Melissa Whippo, a therapist and yoga instructor explains what this practice can do for couples, saying, “Partner yoga gets us into the body, which slows down the nervous system. In a more relaxed state, finger-pointing softens and couples can witness each other’s experiences with greater compassion.”
