

If you feel enough trust and connection with the other person, try this modified double. Tips: Draw your chest open as you lean to the side. To come out, press into your hand and lift your torso upright. Lean on your elbow instead of the hand if you feel like going deeper into the pose. We spoke with Ryan’s sister who was the choreographer for our Couples Yoga Flow sequence, and she recommended that you do a flow or sun salutations to warm up and get into these poses afterward!ĭid you have any specific poses that you were asking about? Again, we’ll film some GIFs and add them to this article shortly. Intermediate Couples Yoga Poses for Two People Partner Downward Facing Dog. Look from underneath your left arm, if that’s comfortable for the neck. Next, to answer your question about adding this to a flow, it would be hard to integrate this into an actual sequence. We feel that the 1 model offers a great value for most people and that the 2 is great for advanced users. From a sitting position, lift up your legs and weave your arms under your legs so that the soles of your feet touch together. Your back and neck should be in a straight neutral position. Value is always important, but the range for advanced yoga poses is relatively narrow. Rest comfortably on your hands and knees, with your arms under your shoulders and your knees under your hips. Downward Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) 4. Thunderbolt Pose (Vajrasana) 5. We pay attention to softness, shape, and size. Ryan bent his knees so that I could sit on his feet, and he straightened his legs slowly. After all, the more comfortable a advanced yoga poses is, the less likely you will dislike it. Partner 2 positions their shoulders at the feet of partner 1, then jumps their lower body into the air, using their arms to find balance. Then, I lifted my leg so that he could drop his second hand to his side.Īnother example, “Couples Throne Pose,” was the most awkward for us, but we ultimately got into it in a similar way as explained above. Partner 2 stands at partner 1’s head, then both hold hands. After that, it took some arm strength on his part as he lifted both legs up firstly. You’ve inspired us to do add some GIFs, so this is a great comment! Look for those within the next few weeks 🙂įor example, for “One Arm High-Flying Whale Pose,” Ryan started with his knees bent so that I could easily place my shoulders on his feet. Plus, it takes a lot of trust (and strength) from both partners! For the most part, we just took it slowly and over several attempts for the toughest ones. It can be 100% challenging and awkward getting into them.
