19 Easy Partner Yoga Poses To Rejuvenate Your Relationship

Imagine getting a holistic body along with your partner. It is the most fulfilling way of maintaining physical and mental health. Partner yoga develops honesty and trust with each other. It becomes a better way of communication. Performing Partner Yoga poses helps in rejuvenating one and it is the best way of spending time. It develops the relationship and brings freshness to it. What’s more, it is a therapy that makes you more sensitive. Therapists have found that practising couple yoga makes one less defensive. It acts in building connectivity with your partner never before.

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Top 19 Partner Yoga Poses

1. Twin Tree

Here one partner has to stand six inches away from the other partner. Make sure you both face the same direction. Stretch the arm that is farther from your partner to join the palms above your heads. Lift outer feet and keep them on the thigh of the inner leg. Hold your partner by the waist by stretching the inner arm behind the back and balance your position.

2. Seated Twist

The 2 person yoga poses require the partners to sit back to back. Find a comfortable place to sit, preferably on the ground. The legs must bend and cross one over the other. At this point take a deep breath and stretch your arms in the outer direction. While doing so, twist the upper body once to the right and then to the left.

3. Seated cat-cow

Here both the couples sit on the ground with folded legs facing each other. They will then lift their arms and place them on each other’s shoulders as if holding them. At this point, they must tuck their chin in, pull the stomach in, and lean back. They will then lift their chin and sway back looking at the ceiling.

4. Partner Breathing

Coupled breathing is a technique where the partners breathe in sync. It is a practice where both the partners inhale and exhale at the same time. Here one is a leader and the other is a follower. So when the leader inhales, the follower has to do the same. The role-play can be changed too. Later, the leader can be the follower and vice versa.

5. Camel Pose Partner

One of the couple yoga poses is the camel pose partner by kneeling. The idea is to face your partner but with the neck and back in a straight position. The next step is to lift both hands straight over the heads. Slowly move your hands, neck, and back backwards. Breathe in while you move and bend. Hold your feet positioned on the ground with your hands. Release the position and exhale and repeat it.

6. Half Wide-Legged Forward Bend Pose Partner

One of the yoga poses for two people is to stand 2 feet facing away from your partner. Wide the legs and stretch your arms outwards, your body should align parallel to the ankles up to the wrist. Gently bend forward and reach out for your partner’s hand/ bicep. Hold it for as long as you can and release. Repeat it.

7. Flying Double Reverse Tabletop Pose Partner

Begin this pose with a seated position on the ground one by one. Let’s say, partner 1(P1), bends the knees putting the feet flat on the ground and hip above the ground. Place hands on the ground behind hips in a direction that the fingers point to the feet. Now partner 2(P2) rests his hand on the top of P1’s ankles. Slowly, P2 sets the ankles on the shoulders of P1 and balances the hips by lifting them.

8. Seesaw Pose

As the name suggests, it is a pose of stretching one another. Both the partners sit on the ground facing each other. They will have to wide open their legs in such a way that they can touch each other’s feet. Now reach back and hold each other’s hands or wrist. Next, lean away from each other till the stretching is felt. Release and then repeat.

9. Plough Pose With Assistance

Both the partners lie on their backs with their lower backs pressing into each other. Now breathe out and bring your lower abdomen towards your spine area while keeping your back straight on the ground. Keep your arms straight on the floor in a way that when you raise your legs over the head towards the floor, you can hold each other’s hands.

10. Flying Wheel Pose Standing Forward Fold Pose Partner

The partners will stand in the tadasana pose. Now raise arms in the air. One partner ( P1) will perform the forward fold pose by bending forward. The other partner ( P2) will bend backend with the arms reaching onto the partner. P2 will be high up above the ground level resting on the back of P1 with both of the partners’ lower backs pressing onto each other.

11. Chair pose

Both the partners should stand straight and bend on their knees and do a squat as if they are sitting on a chair. Gently bend your knees towards your lower thighs. Now hold your partner’s hands in front of you. Hold your position for a minute. Stand up, release your hand and then repeat.

12. Triple Hill

Triple Yoga posture will help you to stretch out your shoulders and hamstrings. It will also increase the flexibility in your spine and give relief to your back pain and if you are feeling odd to ogle into your partner’s eyes, then you can just tuck your chin in to your chest. Really you will experience very intense feeling while doing this pose because in this pose you stand up and lean against your partner. With this pose your entire body got stretched like Downward facing Dog.

Procedure of Triple Hill Pose:

• First, stand in front of your partner about a foot apart.
• Lift up your hands overhead and make a touch your palms together, with the help of your arms shoulder width distance apart.
• Press your palms together and move backward slowly till your hips are over your heels and foreheads are touching each other.
• Keeping your abs engaged arch your spines down in order to increase the stretch in your hamstrings, chest and shoulders.
• After five breaths, both the partners can lower your heads down and draw your chins to your own chests to experience a wonderful stretch in the back of your necks.
• Stay in this pose for five or more breaths and then both of you can lift your heads back up.
• To release this pose, slowly walk your feet towards one another and come to a standing position. Lower your arms back down at your sides.

13. Double Standing Forward Bend

You will experience one of the most superb hamstring stretches with this pose, so get over the fact that your bums are touching in Double Standing Forward Bend. Doing this forward bends on your own are not really as profound and enjoyable as doing them with your partner because you can pull on each other to stretch your hamstrings and lower back. It really feels awesome. This will be a best pose if you do after Backpack.

Procedure of Double Standing Forward Bend Pose:

• Firstly, stand back to back with about 6-12 inches between your heels so while folding forward, this space will give room for your bums.
• Both the partners bend at the waist and make a Standing Forward Bend posture. Take your hands behind you and hold your partner’s hands.
• As per your flexibility, you can walk your hands closer to each other, so that you are holding each other’s forearms, elbows or shoulders.
• Your heels should be closer to each other in order to make your bums are touching each other.
• Try to keep your legs straight and stretch through the spine.
• Reach the top of your head towards the ground.
• Stay here for five deep breaths, or as longer as you can.

14. Down Dog Bow

This Down Dog Bow pose make you to feel wonderful because some weight is on your hips and your partner is on top. Your partner will get to feel weightless. Female partner stretches the front of her body and enhances the flexibility in her spine.

Procedure of Down Dog Bow Pose:

• First, get in to the Downward Facing Dog Pose.
• Your partner should stand behind you.
• Put a strap around the front of your waist.
• Make sure that the strap should be snuggled into the crease between your front pelvis and thighs.
• Now, your partner should then pull the strap parallel to the spine line.
• Remember one thing, your partner must fully extend the arms, maintain the chest lifted and knee bent.

15. Double Sandwich

Seated forward bends is an amazing yoga pose on your hamstrings and lower back. When you do this pose with a partner, it is called as Double Sandwich. This Seated Forward Bend is highly intense stretch when you do alone but when you perform with your partner it will create more passionate feeling because while stretching you press the soles of your feet together and hold your partner’s hands. It really gives overwhelming feeling to do this pose with your partner.  To deepen the stretch and increase flexibility, it is advised to perform this pose again and again.

Procedure of Double Sandwich Pose:

• First sit in the opposite direction of your partner with the soles of your feet together.
• Now fold forward and reach each other’s hands, if you can. If you are unable to reach, have each person grab on either end of a hand towel or a strap.
• Until you are feeling the stretch in your lower back and hamstrings, you are going right. Your torso should not in close to your legs.
• Tuck your chin in and relax your chest down to your thighs, try to keep your legs straight to increase the stretch in your hamstrings as per your flexibility. Now release your forehead towards your shins.
• Make sure that while performing this pose neither of you are feeling pain or discomfort. Anytime you can come out and release the hold of your partner.
• Bring your hands to any side of your legs and move towards your hips and slowly lifting your torso back up.

16. Double Boat

Practicing Boat pose with your own, require working of your abs but when you do this pose with your partner, it totally change the stretch and require working of your hamstrings. This pose will deepen your connection with your partner.

Procedure of Double Boat Pose:

• First, sit in opposite direction of your partner, and make a distance of about three feet between you.
• On the outside of your legs, hold hands and raise both the legs. Place the soles of your feet together.
• Make a balance and try to straightening your legs. If you can’t straighten your legs, you can work on one leg at a time and keep the opposite foot rest on the floor.
• While holding this pose, work on drawing your lower back in and engaging your abs.
• Stay in this pose for five or more breaths and then slowly lower down your legs to the ground and let go your partner’s hands.

17. Forward Bend Lounge

Forward Bend Lounge is one of the most relaxing partner yoga poses that gives amazingly deep stretch in the hamstrings as well as lower back. This stretches the abs, chest and arms of the person on the top. Partner who is in the bottom gets an amazing stretch for the backs of their legs, and the partner who is on top feels an incredible lengthening in their spine.

Procedure of Forward Bend Lounge

• Partner 1 sits on the floor, keeping his legs opened straight out in front of him and folds forward as far as possible to come into a Seated Forward Bend.
• Partner 2 tenderly sits on the Partner 1’s sacrum at the base of his spine and begins to lie down on the back of Partner 1.
• Partner 2 should move softly as this will be very intense stretch for the hamstrings of Partner 2.
• Both the partners can do small adjustments if required. Whenever any partner want to release this pose, Partner 2 should lifts her torso and sits up.
• Repeat this pose with switching the roles of Partners.

18. Double Gate

In the Double Gate pose you will experience deeper stretch in your spine as well as sides of your body.  Your hips and hamstrings got opened in this Gate pose.

Procedure of Double Gate pose:

• Partner 1 and Partner 2 sit with facing each other as per Gate pose, keeping their right legs straight with the left knees bent. Touch their knees and make the inside of ankles together.
• Both the partners are lean over their right leg and reach their left hand over their head towards their right foot.
• Reach the right hand underneath to their partner’s bottom ribs. To get the deeper twist, softly pull on the partner.
• Stay in this pose for five or more breaths. Then release your partner and come to the relaxing position.
• Now both the partners straighten out their left leg and bend their right knee.
• Repeat this pose on another side.

19. Flying Bow

Flying Bow pose is just like backward flying pose in which one partner is on top and his back facing the partner. In this pose the partner who is in top will get an unbelievable stretch in their torso, chest, and shoulders, and the partner who is on the bottom will really appreciate the pressure and support on his lower back. If you are a beginner then it is advised to do this pose under the guidance of Yoga instructor.

Procedure of Flying Bow:

• Firstly, your female partner will be able to suggest verbal cues to help you get up and stay balanced. Make sure to move slowly with control. Don’t do this pose with a guy on the bottom. Female partner is also a strong enough to lift someone.
• Partner 1 who is on the bottom should lies horizontally on his back on the ground.
• Partner 1 bends his knees and Partner 2 who is on top, stands by his hips and sits on the soles of his feet.
• Partner 2 can hold on his ankles for support. Partner 1 can lower his knees near to his ribs but should not rest them on his chest.
• Partner 1 flattens his legs in upward direction towards the ceiling, so that his feet are right over his hips. This will help him to use any muscle strength for holding Partner 1 up.
• When both feel sure about the pose, Partner 2 can let go the ankles of Partner 1.
• Stay like this or Partner 2 can bend her knees and reach her own ankles.
• Hold this pose for five breaths and then release.
• To come out from this pose, Partner 1 should bend his knees up to some extent and shifts his feet away from his torso, so that Partner 2 can place her feet smoothly on the ground.

To Sum It Up

There are yoga poses for two people enhancing the body, mind, and soul of the partners. It not only brings freshness to the relationship but also brings positivity to life. Couples performing yoga together have a lesser stress-free life. It is playful and can be performed by any aged couple. However, instead of randomly starting with partner yoga poses, it is best to take the yoga teacher’s help.