Couples yoga
The practice of yoga has been democratized in a progressive but explosive way in the world. Between greetings in the sun, breathing exercises, muscle strengthening or even pain consciousness, it is a whole part of our interiority that yoga exercises work. However, it remains a physical activity, and it is sometimes complicated to motivate oneself to go to a yoga class. Sometimes, being two could be the solution to better focus and be effective.
For a long time reserved for a rather old female public, the discipline is becoming more democratic and attracts new practitioners. Today, 30% of "yoguists" are men, compared to 10% ten years ago. A good way of saying that yoga is open to all, whatever our level.
But why not practice yoga as a couple? Yoga nidra, dynamic yoga, prenatal yoga, iyengar yoga, karma yoga, a regular practice for two can be an effective way to start yoga!
Why practice yoga as a couple?
The search for inner peace is not incompatible with a regular practice of yoga as a couple. In fact, yoga postures, when practiced in pairs, are often easier to perform, for the simple reason that there is an emulation, which can also be found during group classes. Yes, from stretching to sun salutation to meditation, it is all parts of the body and mind that we work together. Because yoga, even as a duo, is still a sport, let's not forget it!
While it is often said that a couple is not necessarily bound to sports, yoga is precisely this beautiful discipline that combines body, mind and spirit, and which can show a more connected couple, which encourages each other, and which can also help each other when the yoga postures are difficult to perform. A form of yoga that also seems simpler to perform, for the simple reason that one is with one's soul mate!
And among the greatest reasons why practicing yoga with a partner is a good idea is :
• To develop mutual trust during couple postures,
• Get to know your partner better,
• Be less modest and less looking at his image in front of his duo,
• Enjoy the benefits of yoga together,
• To make discover a beautiful discipline to his partner,
• To be able to learn new exercises, only feasible for two people,
• Feel supported in the practice of the exercises,
• Share an activity together, outside the house,
• Meet new people together.
With or without a yoga teacher, the main idea here is to be able to enjoy the benefits of yoga and asanas together, without any competition. Because yes, when we do yoga as a couple, we won't stop saying it, it's because we want to share a sporting and spiritual activity together, between physical exercises, chaining, stress management, non-violence, or even perfect alignment. A duo work in the end!
Pregnant, you can practice prenatal yoga with your partner.
To be able to help each other in couple's yoga exercises
If there is one thing to note when practicing yoga with a partner, it is the simplicity of the postures, from the simplest to the most complicated. Between traditional yoga, kundalini yoga, integral yoga, or online yoga, it will be easier to gain confidence through a common practice. From pranayama, meditative practice and twisting, everything will be more accessible to two! Fewer spinal problems, more love!
Practicing yoga as a couple is therefore an indispensable tool to go further in the postures, while having the impression of sharing a real experience with one's "half". Between buttocks, hips, spine, or back pain, it is a real invitation to practice as a couple, and yoga is a real springboard to improve and move forward as a couple. Going further together is always beneficial!
When flexibility is not the same for both or when, quite simply, the level is not as advanced for one as for the other, yoga is precisely there to level everyone, facing postures where progression is simple, where mutual help is possible, and where one can practice together without feeling a noticeable gap. If, during a cobra, one goes further than the other, it doesn't matter, and the main thing is to do together!
What if that's what yoga is all about? Giving each other the mutual strength to advance towards our goals, and to discover new ones, together, as if the discipline was made for us. Because practicing yoga means knowing how to gauge one's own interiority, but also that of the other, in the light of more physical postures, which will bring all this to the fore. A real chain, which will not go without proving to each other that together, that's all!
Doing yoga as a couple: being able to do postures as a couple
Being a true little yogi also means knowing how to adapt one's postures to one's partner, and how to discover new postures that can only be practiced when there are two of us. Some will be more complicated, will require more flexibility, will develop more buttocks than others, but the couple will have the advantage of making us do yoga differently, in a simple, effective and always sharing perspective.
Nothing and no one can then intervene in a sequence which, if it is sometimes possible to envisage it alone, becomes a real motor practiced by two, and builds a couple relationship based on beautiful sporting values, which are positive thinking, full consciousness, or even physical, psychological and spiritual mutual aid. What a great way to relax as a couple during a yoga session!
Thus, whether it is a question of candlelight, or positions that are even more complex to perform, it will be possible to transform these into duo postures, which, in addition to being beautiful to look at, will often be even more effective in terms of muscle strengthening and self-confidence, for the simple reason that, as the photo indicates, lifts are often involved here.
Thus, in a few classes, it will be possible to improve considerably, giving the impression of a yoga practice that would be more akin to a duo exercise than an individual personal development practice. However, we have access here to another form of inner thought, which will take all its meaning in contact with the other, the couple, love!
Yoga for Couples: Sealing a relationship between two people
Whether it's a question of wearing yoga postures or simple breathing exercises, a couples yoga class is always a good idea to make your relationship more lively, stable and playful. Indeed, we will then have a more athletic image of our partner, but also more focused on personal development and positive inner thinking. Enough to make a real yogi jealous!
Because practicing a sporting activity together as a couple is the assurance of sealing your relationship at the highest level. But practicing a sports and spiritual activity together means thinking of one's duo as a strong duo, filled with confidence, harmony and positive thinking. A true invitation to practice together, which, without any contraindications, allows you to progress in a different way than if you were alone.
Because yes, the couple is above all complementary, and within the framework of yoga, this complementarity fits perfectly, and corresponds to the values advocated by the discipline and by yogis. Mutual help, mutual trust, a fluid sequence of postures, surmounted by meditation, mindfulness and breathing exercises, what more could one ask for?
Yoga is this rich discipline when practiced alone, but even more so when there are two of us. A much more complementary vision of the physical and spiritual effort, but also a newer look at the practice itself, and a tenfold increase in faculties, when it comes to greeting the sun, a candle in twos, or the cobra position together. And what if that was also the beauty of yoga?
