If you’ve ever been to a yoga class, you will probably find the majority of lessons involves single people standing on their own yoga mat in front of a teacher.
However, if there is not a class near you have no fear, just setting aside time at home practicing yoga together can create intimacy and prevent the loving feelings from being lost.One the best ways to start couples yoga if you’re slightly apprehensive or shy is, to begin with, some simple mirror poses.
These can be standing poses or seated poses, even laying side by side for floor work.Some exercises are also performed back to back which although means you are not making eye contact, allows for your bodies to touch.
Practicing breathing exercises sat back to back can also be a great way to build intimacy as you will be able to feel the other person as they breathe.Supported PosesAs you gain in confidence, there are various couples yoga poses that we would class as supported yoga poses whereby one partner is assisting the other.
They are usually two poses that are combined because they work together, so both of you are still also practicing yoga and giving your bodies workout.
There are lots of fantastic couples demonstrating some complicated supported yoga poses online.If you are going to allow your partner to support your body weight during a pose, this requires you to build trust in each other and confidence that you will not let each other fall.