Angel Ardito shows how to modify a couples yoga pose when your ankles fall asleep and cramp. Instead of both feet flat, drop one knee to the ground and work one side at a time. It's a progression toward the full pose, not a step back.
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My ankles fall asleep and charley horse. If you're new here, my name is Angel Ardito and I like to educate the general public about couples yoga. And yes, I call it couples yoga because otherwise I get in trouble for spreading educational content. This person is stating that they have a difficult time with the couples yoga position that I posted in my previous video because their ankles fall asleep and they get a charley horse. This is actually really, really, really common. It's nothing to be ashamed about. And there are some tweaks that you can make to kind of work your way up to being able to do a fully flat-footed yoga position. Now, just for reference, this comment is talking about this position here where we're flat-footed above our yoga partner. If you find that your ankles are falling asleep in this position, you're getting a charley horse. It's not uncommon in Western societies to be unable to sit like this for prolonged periods of time. You're actually going to take one knee back down to the ground. In this position, you're getting practice on one side of your body. When you start to tire out, then you're going to switch it up. Bam, right here. And you'll continue on the other side. Once you start to get tired again, switch it up again. I know that it seems a little bit redundant and that it might not seem as impressive, but the thing is, you're not going to go to a yoga class and take an advanced yoga class the first time that you go. You're going to start beginning yoga class and work your way up in steps. This is one of the steps that you can take to get to a fully flat-footed yoga position when you're doing couples yoga. And even for advanced couples yoga, I love advanced couples yoga, but there are times where I prefer to do the more intermediary and beginning couples yoga poses anyway. So there's absolutely no shame in backing it up a couple steps and taking your time. I hope that that helps. If you have any other questions, just leave them in the comments. And until next time, stay spicy.
