![]() As you inhale lengthen your spine from sit bone to crown, as you exhale deepen into the twist. Slowly, unwind back to center and switch to the other side. Release the grip on the left wrist and open up to stretch out into a T shape, let your left hand come back and behind you and lean away into the stretch. Take your partner’s wrist, right hand to right and left to left, as they take yours. “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” – William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Upavista Twist ![]() Place a drop of lavender oil on your wrists to add an aromatherapy element, as it is known for its relaxing and anxiety reducing qualities. Visualize your partner’s support for your breath and your heart beat in this moment. Breathe here and feel the warmth of your hands together. Placing your right hand on your heart, take your left hand and place it over your partner’s hand over their heart. Start by sitting cross-legged facing your partner, knee touching knee, and tune in with your own breath. “If music be the food of love, play on.” – William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Quiet Sitting ![]() Let the poses transcend your physical connection by focusing on your breath and eye contact in each pose, let it lengthen and settle, invite the opportunity to synchronize your breath with your partner’s. A partner yoga practice is about building trust and enhanced communication, so make adjustments and be willing to leave a pose if you both aren’t enjoying it. Set the ambiance for a fun, relaxing partner yoga session by lighting candles, putting on a playlist you’ll both enjoy, and committing to mutually beneficial intentions. They have even added it to their sexual counseling program. Studies at Loyola University in Chicago have also shown that partner yoga can increase libido. Partner yoga taps into two essential aspects of human expression: body language (which, according to one study from the scholar Albert Mehrabian, makes up to 55 percent of human communication) and our sense of touch, the first of the senses to develop before we are born. When we practice partner yoga, not only can we enhance our ability to relax in partnership, but we also harness our ability to more deeply connect on conscious and subconscious levels.
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