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Couples Yoga
Why and how to practice these moves with your partner RICHA SHARMA
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very year, millions say “om” to each other after yoga practice. The relaxing, toning exercise can be a fantastic refuge from stress, while also developing flexibility and strength. Practicing it with another person, whether a friend, partner or significant other, may offer its own advantages. Couples yoga, or partner yoga, allows bonding through supported postures. Couple yoga poses may also have a positive impact on your relationship. PURPOSE OF PARTNER YOGA Couples yoga helps you deepen and broaden your yoga practice. As your muscles relax and stretch, your partner’s resistance keeps your limbs in place. You’ll be able to explore new poses and find deeper expressions of old ones. Putting your body in the hands of another person will push you both physically and emotionally. Working together fosters connection and tests your trustworthiness. BENEFITS OF COUPLES YOGA 1. Enhances Your Relationship Satisfaction Even thinking about going to a couples yoga class
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can make you feel better about your relationship. Yoga also cultivates mindfulness, which has been related to happier relationships in various research and studies. 2. Pumps up the Intimacy Yoga for couples can help with both arousal and sexual satisfaction. Partner yoga, according to a Loyola University Health System research, can help couples with sexual dysfunction. 3. Builds Trust and Improves Communication You rely on and lean on your partner the entire time, and communicate verbally and nonverbally. This necessitates trust, support, and vulnerability. 4. Decrease Anxiety and Stress While most yoga practices can help you relax and destress, touch is an added benefit. According to a study in Psychological Science, married couples who hold hands experience immediate stress alleviation. 5. Bring Playfulness to Your Relationship Partner yoga is lively and enjoyable, allowing people to not take themselves too seriously, and allowing them to enjoy themselves.
