How to Do the Yoga Wheel Pose With a Partner
- 1). Lie on your back and bend your knees, placing your feet flat on the floor and drawing your heels in towards your buttocks. Place your hand about shoulder width apart above your head with your fingers pointing in towards you.
- 2). Inhale deeply and as you exhale, push into your hands and feet and lift your hips high off of the ground. Hold for a full inhalation and then exhale as you push into your hands and feet once again and lift your shoulders and head off of the floor into the full wheel pose.
- 3). Have your partner stand in front of you, facing you. He should place his hands on either side of your torso to very lightly cup the shoulder blades. He should not apply any pressure whatsoever.
- 4). Concentrate on your partner's touch on your shoulder blades, helping you to focus you concentration. Imagine that you are trying to push your partner's hands off of your body, flattening your shoulder blades onto your ribcage and opening them as widely as possible.
- 5). Hold the wheel pose for 30 to 60 seconds and then exhale as you slowly lower your hips to the ground. Extend your legs and release your arms and relax for at least 60 seconds.
