Joshna Bhat

Partner Breathing: Couple Yoga

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Pose: Sukhasana

Co**se pose (Shavasana)

Benefits: This pose is an important one for reducing anxiety and promoting muscle relaxation.

How to do it: For this pose you will lie down letting your muscles deeply relax and keep breathing into your abdomen. Try to ignore distractions and clear your mind by focusing on your breathing. Hold this pose as long as you are comfortable. When you’re finished with the exercise get up very slowly.

Fish pose (Matsyasana)

Benefits: This pose strengths muscles and improves posture.

How to do it: Lie on your back and bend your knees while resting your feet on the floor. Inhale while lifting your pelvis slightly off the floor and slide your hands, palms down, below your bottom. Hold for 15 to 30 seconds.

Half Spinal Twist Pose (Ardha Matsyendrasana)

Benefits: The pose increases flexibility and cleanses internal organs.

How to do: In this pose you will bend your left leg so that the heel of the left foot lies next to the right hip. Take your right leg over your left knee. Place your right hand behind you, and your left hand on the right knee to increase and decrease the stretch. Hold the pose for a few seconds, breathing slowly and deeply.

Cobra pose (Bhujangasana)

Benefits: This pose is therapeutic for asthma, stretching, improves mensual irregularities.

How to do it: For this one you will lay on your stomach with your forehead resting on floor to start. Press the top half of your feet against the floor while placing your hands underneath your shoulders. Throughout this pose keep your shoulders back and down.Next breath in and start to lift your head and chest off the floor. Keep your shoulders relaxed and exhale while lowering yourself back onto the ground. Hold up to 30 seconds.

Gracious pose (Bhadrasana)

Benefits: Body alignment is improved thanks to this pose.

How to do it: This pose has you sitting down with your legs apart and feet touching each other. Relax your head, neck and spine. Hold for as long as your comfortable.

Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana)

Setu means "bridge," sarva means "all," and anga means "limb." So in Setu Bandha Sarvangasana, all your limbs are working to form a bridge with your body.

Benefits:
1. Extends the thoracic spine.

2. Lengthens the hip flexors.

3. Strengthens the legs.

4. Opens the shoulders and chest.

5. Tones the upper-back muscles.

6. Calms the brain and eases anxiety

Sukhasana (The Easy Pose)

The Sanskrit word Sukh means wellness or comfort. It is known as Comfort Pose.
It is commonly translated into English as Easy Pose.

Benefits:

1. It aids in meditation and Pranayama.

2. Mastering this posture makes the difficult postures like Padmasana and Siddhasana easier.

3. It helps in activating the Muladhara Chakra or base Chakra.

4. Sukhasana harmonizes the Central Nervous System and activates the Parasympathetic Nervous System.

5. It helps in reducing the Blood Pressure and Palpitation

6. Sukhasana restricts the blood flow to the leg and thereby increases digestive power.

7. It relaxes your brain and drives away the stress.

8. Easy Pose gives a good stretch to your legs.

YOGA QUOTE FOR MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION:

“The very heart of yoga practice is ‘abyhasa’ – steady effort in the direction you want to go.”

– Sally Kempton