Here, we present eight different yoga poses for partners with details. Check out these poses and try it with your partner.

2. List of Yoga Poses for Partners
1. Triple Hill
2. Double Standing Forward Bend
3. Down Dog Bow
4. Double Sandwich
5. Double Boat
6. Forward Bend Lounge
7. Double Gate
8. Flying Bow

3. #1 Triple Hill
• First, stand in front of your partner about a foot apart.
• Lift up your hands overhead and make a touch your palms together,
with the help of your arms shoulder width distance apart.
• Press your palms together and move backward slowly till your hips are
over your heels and foreheads are touching each other.
• Keeping your abs engaged arch your spines down in order to increase
the stretch in your hamstrings, chest and shoulders.
• After five breaths, both the partners can lower your heads down and
draw your chins to your own chests to experience a wonderful stretch in
the back of your necks.
• Stay in this pose for five or more breaths and then both of you can lift
your heads back up.
• To release this pose, slowly walk your feet towards one another and
come to a standing position. Lower your arms back down at your sides.

4. #2 Double Standing Forward Bend
• Firstly, stand back to back with about 6-12 inches between your heels so
while folding forward, this space will give room for your bums.
• Both the partners bend at the waist and make a Standing Forward Bend
posture. Take your hands behind you and hold your partner’s hands.
• As per your flexibility, you can walk your hands closer to each other, so
that you are holding each other’s forearms, elbows or shoulders.
• Your heels should be closer to each other in order to make your bums
are touching each other.
• Try to keep your legs straight and stretch through the spine.
• Reach the top of your head towards the ground.
• Stay here for five deep breaths, or as longer as you can.

5. Double Standing Forward Bend Yoga Pose
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6. #3 Down Dog Bow
• First, get in to the Downward Facing Dog Pose.
• Your partner should stand behind you.
• Put a strap around the front of your waist.
• Make sure that the strap should be snuggled into the crease between
your front pelvis and thighs.
• Now, your partner should then pull the strap parallel to the spine line.
• Remember one thing, your partner must fully extend the arms,
maintain the chest lifted and knee bent.

7. Down Dog Bow Yoga Pose
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8. #4 Double Sandwich
• First sit in the opposite direction of your partner with the soles of your feet
together.
• Now fold forward and reach each other’s hands, if you can. If you are unable
to reach, have each person grab on either end of a hand towel or a strap.
• Until you are feeling the stretch in your lower back and hamstrings, you are
going right. Your torso should not in close to your legs.
• Tuck your chin in and relax your chest down to your thighs, try to keep your
legs straight to increase the stretch in your hamstrings as per your flexibility.
Now release your forehead towards your shins.
• Make sure that while performing this pose neither of you are feeling pain or
discomfort. Anytime you can come out and release the hold of your partner.
• Bring your hands to any side of your legs and move towards your hips and
slowly lifting your torso back up.

9. Double Sandwich Yoga Pose
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10. #5 Double Boat
• First, sit in opposite direction of your partner, and make a distance of
about three feet between you.
• On the outside of your legs, hold hands and raise both the legs. Place the
soles of your feet together.
• Make a balance and try to straightening your legs. If you can’t straighten
your legs, you can work on one leg at a time and keep the opposite foot
rest on the floor.
• While holding this pose, work on drawing your lower back in and
engaging your abs.
• Stay in this pose for five or more breaths and then slowly lower down
your legs to the ground and let go your partner’s hands.

11. Double Boat Yoga Pose
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12. #6 Forward Bend Lounge
• Partner 1 sits on the floor, keeping his legs opened straight out in front
of him and folds forward as far as possible to come into a Seated
Forward Bend.
• Partner 2 tenderly sits on the Partner 1′s sacrum at the base of his spine
and begins to lie down on the back of Partner 1.
• Partner 2 should move softly as this will be very intense stretch for the
hamstrings of Partner 2.
• Both the partners can do small adjustments if required. Whenever any
partner want to release this pose, Partner 2 should lifts her torso and sits
up.
• Repeat this pose with switching the roles of Partners.

13. Forward Bend Lounge Yoga Pose
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14. #7 Double Gate
• Partner 1 and Partner 2 sit with facing each other as per Gate pose,
keeping their right legs straight with the left knees bent. Touch their
knees and make the inside of ankles together.
• Both the partners are lean over their right leg and reach their left hand
over their head towards their right foot.
• Reach the right hand underneath to their partner’s bottom ribs. To get
the deeper twist, softly pull on the partner.
• Stay in this pose for five or more breaths. Then release your partner and
come to the relaxing position.
• Now both the partners straighten out their left leg and bend their right
knee.
• Repeat this pose on another side.

15. #8 Flying Bow
• Firstly, your female partner will be able to suggest verbal cues to help
you get up and stay balanced. Make sure to move slowly with control.
Don’t do this pose with a guy on the bottom. Female partner is also a
strong enough to lift someone.
• Partner 1 who is on the bottom should lies horizontally on his back on
the ground.
• Partner 1 bends his knees and Partner 2 who is on top, stands by his hips
and sits on the soles of his feet.
• Partner 2 can hold on his ankles for support. Partner 1 can lower his
knees near to his ribs but should not rest them on his chest.
• Partner 1 flattens his legs in upward direction towards the ceiling, so
that his feet are right over his hips. This will help him to use any muscle
strength for holding Partner 1 up.

16. • When both feel sure about pose, Partner 2 can let go the ankles of
Partner 1.
• Stay like this or Partner 2 can bend her knees and reach her own ankles.
• Hold this pose for five breaths and then release.
• To come out from this pose, Partner 1 should bend his knees up to some
extent and shifts his feet away from his torso, so that Partner 2 can place
her feet smoothly on the ground.
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17. Flying Bow Yoga Pose
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Flying Bow Yoga Pose

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