This is a whole different type of partner yoga, with many possibilities that aren't shown here. These more Tantric practices are obviously very intimate and not suitable for all partners, but they can add another dimension to the connection and communication that occurs during partner yoga, and partner meditation. Partners can share words written/spoken or quoted/original they can offer gifts and feed each other fruit or chocolate or they can practice sustained eye contact, potentially during trataka. This can become less formal or more elaborate, and it can develop into a detailed ritual if so desired. It should not replace independent meditation as a central practice, but it can be beneficial, relaxing, and fun.īefore or after meditating together, partners can sit facing each other and offer a simple greeting, like a seated bow and a gesture of namaste. This practice fosters intimacy, equality and mutual respect between partners. The Taoist microcosmic orbit can be done in tandem, and pranic energy can pass through joined palms. Metta meditation can also deepen empathy and compassion here. Ego may be reduced as consciousness recognizes itself in another incarnation. The practice is not suitable for introspective meditation, but mindfulness meditation with a focus on the partner can be quite rewarding. A strong energetic connection will form as chakras interact and auras overlap. Partners can try a double breath, inhaling and exhaling together, or practice a yin-yang breath by inhaling as their partners exhale. Synchronized breathing can lead to a deep kinesthetic communication.

This enables calmer bodies that can go more smoothly into meditation. Sitting back-to-back lets partners offer each other support, so their core postural muscles can relax.

Yoga moves with a partner