Doing yoga as a couple
Yoga is not only beneficial on an individual level. When practiced as a couple, yoga helps to strengthen the relationship while providing benefits to each member of the couple, both psychologically and physically.
Yoga is a physical and mental discipline of Hindu origin. Today, it is practiced all over the world. This discipline helps to improve physical fitness but not only... A yoga class is essentially a meditation class. Did you know that practicing yoga as a couple has many benefits?
Generally speaking, the benefits of yoga are numerous at the individual level. But it is possible to practice yoga as a couple and get more out of yoga on all levels.
We live in a time of constant stress. We have very little time for ourselves, for self-care, for relaxation. And we spend perhaps even less time taking care of our relationship. We accumulate stress and disagreements, which affects the relationship.
The best way to deal with this problem is to do activities that bring both benefits to the couple and benefits to the individual. Yoga is one such activity.
The benefits of yoga
The benefits of yoga are both physical and mental.
• In general, yoga helps to improve mental health. It helps to find inner peace, to concentrate better and to relax.
• On a physical level, yoga helps improve cardiovascular health, flexibility, strength and stamina.
Yoga as a couple brings all of the above benefits while helping to strengthen the relationship.
1. Partner yoga builds trust and teamwork
Every time you try to do a posture, you will have to rely on each other: doing a posture correctly will depend on how well you work together. For this reason, partner yoga will help you complement each other, as you will need to trust and help each other.
In short, couples yoga is an exercise in mutual trust, one of the reasons why this activity helps to strengthen the relationship.
On the other hand, if you and your partner have differences, you will need to put them aside during the practice, as you will have a common goal: to perform a posture correctly and safely. You will need to relax, focus, complement each other and put aside any differences in order to achieve your common goal. This attitude will generate positive vibes and will make you forget about the problems that keep you apart.
2. Better non-verbal communication
To do yoga as a couple, it is essential to complement the other. For this to happen, communication and understanding within the couple must exist. Yoga can help the couple develop or strengthen aspects of non-verbal communication such as looks or gestures.
These aspects are essential for excellent teamwork. Moreover, they will also have a positive impact on your life as a couple.
3. Yoga as a couple strengthens the bond
Yoga involves communication and physical contact, and sweeps away stress by putting us in a state of relaxation. With physical and mental relaxation being the goal of yoga, this discipline creates a unique atmosphere that invites us, without a doubt, to strengthen the bond with our partner.
After a yoga class, you will feel calmer and more serene and you will be able to show more empathy. Since you'll both be in this state, you'll feel more connected, and loving conversations and gestures will follow. This can only help to strengthen the relationship.
4. Physical contact
We all need physical contact with the people we love. This is another reason why yoga is an ideal discipline to practice as a couple: it allows physical contact in a special state of mental relaxation.
Moreover, this contact is based on the relationship between the two bodies. This relationship is necessary to correctly perform the different postures. This physical contact will allow you to better understand your own body but also the body of your partner. This will connect you more on a physical level.
You have just discovered four benefits of yoga for couples. But these are not the only ones... There are many more. As yoga is a discipline that brings many benefits on an individual level, these benefits will necessarily have a positive impact on the couple's relationship and on relationships in general.
Furthermore, yoga is a discipline without limitations, meaning that anyone can practice this activity. Age and physical condition are not important. All couples can benefit from yoga to strengthen their relationship.
