If You Want A More Intimate And Harmonious Relationship, These Are The 5 Benefits Of Yoga With Your Partner

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JAKARTA – Every yoga movement involves the body, soul, and mind. In addition, breathing also makes movement flow and energy is distributed to every part of the body. The effects of doing yoga include relaxation, flexing muscles, shaping posture, and producing harmonious body energy.

How about yoga with a partner? Apparently, yoga with a partner has an effect not only on physical fitness, but also affects closeness, builds intimacy, and helps relationships become more harmonious.

In a relationship with a partner, it requires bonding and excitement to gain intimacy. According to Kristin Buettner, reported by Lifehack, Thursday, November 18, yoga practice that calms and harmonizes can be an 'escape' from stress and busyness in everyday life. Buettener also states that yoga can increase flexibility, intimacy, and strength in relationships.

Because of the 5 benefits below, why you and your partner should consider doing yoga together.

1. Build emotional support

In paired yoga moves, you will rely partially or completely on your partner. You and your partner will feel more need for each other and can help each other to achieve common goals.

By doing yoga with your partner, you will also discover each other's talents and limitations and work together to develop them. This is referred to as giving each other emotional support.

2. Improve intimacy and sex life

A study conducted by Loyola University Health System in 2013, showed that yoga with a partner can help couples suffering from sexual dysfunction. There are movements or patterns that include massage, breathing exercises, and these poses are useful for building self-confidence, intimacy, and better sexual relations.

3. Reduce stress and anxiety

It is common knowledge that yoga is beneficial in reducing stress and anxiety. Being in a relationship that is lower in stress and anxiety can ease the discharge of responsibilities. Many studies have shown that heavy responsibilities cause stress. By doing yoga with your partner, it helps you and your partner stay calm and relaxed in the midst of heavy responsibilities.

4. Lower ego and arrogance

One of the most disturbing factors in intimate relationships is the ego. Those who have a high ego tend to be narcissistic and filled with arrogance. Of course this affects communication and mutual understanding in each partner.

Doing yoga with your partner can lower the ego because they teach each other how to accept each other, including differences and shortcomings.

5. Touch gives warmth and expresses affection

The majority of yoga poses with a partner touch each other. By giving each other touch, warmth and affection can make the relationship more fun and away from boredom.

How do you and your partner maintain intimacy and harmony in your relationship? Include yoga in your agenda and your partner to absorb the five benefits above.