Living Yoga

One fun and playful way to learn yoga is by doing partner yoga.  There are many yoga studios that teach partner yoga that features a series of yoga asanas a pair of practitioners can do together.  The poses tend to be mutually beneficial, like any other relationship in life.

You can learn basic stretches where you will get more benefit from having some assistance, like in this photo:

and even learn more advanced, acrobatic inspired poses like those found in Acro Yoga style, as in this photo:

I’ve gotten benefits from the partner yoga classes I’ve had in the past and have found that I can deepen my stretches with a partner assisting me.  I sometimes teach partner stretches in my classes, although I’ve had feedback that some practitioners would rather not be touching let alone lying on top of a complete, sweaty stranger, and I totally understand.  So I recommend grabbing your husband, boyfriend, wife, girlfriend or even a platonic friend and checking out a partner yoga class or workshop at a studio near you.  Visit http://yoga.lovetoknow.com/Partner_Yoga_Poses for more information on classes and DVDs about partner yoga.

Thanks to AcroYoga.org for the photos.