Valentines Yoga Lesson Plan: Free Download

Free Valentines Themed Yoga Lesson Plan

Aims

To promote physical and emotional connection through yoga, focusing on heart openers, pelvic floor exercises, and partner yoga.

To encourage self-love and appreciation, as well as connection with a partner, using yoga as a medium for shared experience and mindfulness.

Objectives

Students will practice a sequence of heart-opening poses to enhance flexibility and open the chest area, promoting better posture and emotional well-being.

Students will engage in pelvic floor exercises to strengthen the core and pelvic muscles, improving overall stability and control.

Students will perform partner yoga poses to build trust, improve communication, and deepen their yoga practice through shared poses.

Students will learn to coordinate breath and movement, fostering a sense of harmony and relaxation.

Students will experience a blend of individual and partner-focused exercises, enhancing both personal and shared yoga practice.

 

Lesson Plan Overview: For The Valentines Plan

 

 

Here is an overview for this yoga lesson plan.  

The plan has several partner yoga exercises. Partner yoga is a wonderful way to cultivate love, as it enhances communication through attentive listening to your partner’s verbal and non-verbal cues, deepens your emotional connection, and adds a playful element to your practice. By working together, you can amplify the benefits of each pose, improving flexibility and fostering a greater sense of intimacy—both on and off the mat. The partner poses in the plan include: Engage Core I Partner Pose, Seated Twist Partner Pose, Seated Side Bend Partner Pose, Camel Partner Pose, and Elevator Partner Pose.

The plan also includes some heart opening poses: Upward Facing Dog Pose, Supine Star Pose, Camel With Namaste Hands Pose, and Standing Backbend Pose. Heart opening poses create freedom and space around your heart. They make room for you to love more.

 

Lesson Plan Overview:

Introduction (5 minutes)

• Welcome and introduction to the theme of the class: “All You Need Is Love and Yoga.”
• Brief discussion on the benefits of heart openers, pelvic floor exercises, and partner yoga. 

Heart Opening Sequence (20 minutes)

1. Mountain (Tadasana) – 1 minute
   Stand tall, grounding through the feet, and focus on breath.
2. Mountain Palm Lock (Tadasana with Fingers Interlocked Overhead) – 1 minute
   Stretch arms overhead, fingers interlocked, and elongate the spine.
3. Standing Backbend Arms Up (Anuvittasana) – 1 minute
   Lift the chest and gently arch the back, extending arms overhead.
4. Five Pointed Star (Utthita Tadasana) – 1 minute
   Spread arms and legs wide, reaching out energetically through fingertips.
5. Fig Tree (Vrikshasana Variation) – 1 minute per side
   Practice balance while opening the chest, focusing on steady breath.
6. Crescent Moon (Ardha Chandrasana) – 1 minute per side
   Stretch sideways, extending through the arms, and opening the side body.
7. Cat Cow (Marjaryasana-Bitilasana) – 2 minutes
   Flow between arching and rounding the back, coordinating movement with breath.
8. Camel With Namaste Hands – 1 minute
   Kneel with hands in a prayer position, gently arching the back.
9. Extended Child (Balasana Variation) – 2 minutes
   Stretch the arms forward, resting the forehead on the mat, and breathe deeply.
10. Upward-Facing Dog (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana) – 1 minute
    Lift the chest and hips, keeping shoulders away from ears.
11. Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) – 1 minute
    Stretch the spine and hamstrings, grounding through the palms and feet.
12. Extended Child (Balasana Variation) – 1 minute
    Return to rest in a calming, extended child’s pose.

Pelvic Floor Sequence (15 minutes)

1. Squat (Malasana) – 2 minutes
   Open the hips and stretch the pelvic floor, keeping the spine elongated.
2. Reclined Bound Angle Wall (Supta Baddha Konasana at Wall) – 2 minutes
   Rest with legs in a bound angle, feet against the wall.
3. Reclined Bound Angle II (Supta Baddha Konasana II) – 2 minutes
   Relax deeper into the pose, allowing gravity to assist in opening the hips.
4. Bridge (Setu Bandhasana) – 2 minutes
   Lift the hips, engaging the glutes and pelvic floor, and open the chest.

Partner Yoga Sequence (20 minutes)

1. Engage Core I Partner  (Partner Navasana) – 3 minutes
   Sit facing each other, holding hands, and balance together in boat pose.
2. Seated Twist Partner – 3 minutes per side
   Sit back-to-back, twist in opposite directions, supporting each other’s spines.
3. Seated Side Bend Partner – 3 minutes per side
   Reach arms overhead and lean to one side, mirroring each other’s movements.
4. Camel Partner (Ustrasana with Support) – 3 minutes
   One partner supports the other in a gentle backbend, switching roles after.
5. Elevator Partner – 3 minutes
   Sit facing each other, feet touching, and rise and lower together, mimicking an elevator.

Closing (5 minutes)

1. Knees to Chest Pose (Apanasana) – 1 minute
   Hug knees to chest, gently rocking side to side to release the lower back.
2. Savasana (Corpse Pose) – 4 minutes
   Lie back, relax, and integrate the practice. Encourage a focus on breath and gratitude.

Conclusion

• Brief reflection on the practice, highlighting the themes of love, connection, and mindfulness.
• Thank participants for sharing their energy and remind them of the value of self-love and shared experiences in yoga.

 

Valentines Yoga: Short Plan

 

 

Here is the free download for the short version of the valentines yoga lesson plan. 

Valentines Yoga Lesson Plan (short plan)

Each yoga lesson plan you create within the Online Yoga Lesson Planner comes with a short version of the lesson plan. The short version is perfect for taking into class with you. It’s short and sweet.

Below is the free download for the long version of the valentines yoga lesson plan. 

 

Valentines Yoga: Long Plan

 

 

 

Here is the free download for the long version of the valentines yoga lesson plan. 

Valentines Yoga Lesson Plan (long plan)

Each yoga lesson plan you create within the Online Yoga Lesson Planner comes with a long version of the lesson plan. The long version has everything you need to practice the lesson plan before getting to class. You can take it to class with you (but you may prefer to take the short version). The long version is a great handout to give to your students, especially your one-to-one students. It immediately shows your professionalism and increases your expertise in the eyes of your students.

Below is the free stream for the streamed version of the valentines yoga lesson plan. 

 

Valentines Yoga: Stream Plan

 

 

Here is the free stream for the stream version valentines yoga lesson plan. 

Valentines Yoga Lesson Plan (stream plan)

Each yoga lesson plan you create within the Online Yoga Lesson Planner comes with a video stream version of the lesson plan. You’ll be able to provide the streams to students as a URL, so they can practice from home.

Below are some love quotes you could weave into your Valentines Day themed yoga class.

 

“What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork.” – Pearl Bailey

 

 

“When love is not madness, it is not love.” – Pedro Calderon de la Barca