Yoga to Connect with Feminine Energy: 5 Transformative Practices

Do you ever feel disconnected from your divine feminine energy? Like you’re burnt out and just can’t connect to your creativity. Or you don’t even know what the things that you love or bring you joy are anymore? You are not alone.

Yes, even as women we can have a hard time embracing our feminine energy. This can leave you feeling depleted and out of sorts. The good news? You can reconnect to your femininity and embrace more of this energy in your day to day life through your yoga practice.

What Is Feminine Energy?

Feminine energy refers to a set of qualities traditionally associated with the feminine principle, such as intuition, creativity, compassion, nurturing, and receptiveness. It is often characterized by flow, emotional expression, and a deep connection to oneself and others. Unlike masculine energy, which is more action-oriented and analytical, feminine energy is about being rather than doing, focusing on emotional awareness and balance.

We live in a world of polarity and it’s important to be able to access both of these energies for achieving harmony within yourself and the world around you. Regardless of how you identify gender wise, you have both masculine and feminine energy within you and you will need to call upon one or the other in certain situations. Like if you have a deadline to meet for work, you call on your masculine energy. Or if you’re a yoga teacher creating new sequences you may need to call on your feminine.

Qualities of Masculine Energy

Your masculine energy is the one who holds space for you. This is the one that keeps you “on track” to create and achieve your goals and desires. In short, your masculine is the part of you that “makes things happen”.  Other qualities include:

• Achievement oriented
• Competitiveness
• Confidence
• Action oriented

Qualities of Feminine Energy

When embracing feminine energy you connect to your inner wisdom. It allows you to embrace softness, and cultivate deeper emotional and spiritual growth. Your feminine energy traits are:

• Intuition
• Creativity
• Empowerment
• Nurturing
• Adaptability

Although it is possible to have high feminine energy, these days a lot of us get stuck in our masculine. This is because we live in a goal oriented world. 

But you must use both to find balance. For more on this topic, explore Divine Feminine Energy, which dives deeper into the sacred qualities and practices associated with this form of energy.

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Benefits Of Connecting With Your Feminine Energy

Connecting with your feminine energy offers numerous emotional, mental, and spiritual benefits, helping you achieve greater balance and well-being. Below are some key benefits of reconnecting with your divine feminine energy:

• Enhanced Emotional Awareness: By tuning into feminine energy, you become more attuned to your emotions, fostering better emotional regulation and understanding.
• Improved Intuition: Connecting with feminine energy enhances your ability to trust your gut feelings and inner wisdom, guiding decisions from a place of deep knowing.
• Increased Creativity: Feminine energy is linked to creative expression, allowing for the free flow of ideas and innovative thinking.
• Deeper Compassion: It encourages empathy and compassion, improving relationships by fostering a nurturing and supportive environment.
• Stress Relief: Feminine energy promotes relaxation and surrender, helping to counteract the constant drive and pressure of masculine energy, which can lead to burnout.

By embracing these qualities and learning how to increase feminine energy, you can cultivate a more balanced and fulfilling life. While these benefits are widely discussed in wellness and spiritual communities, academic research on feminine energy specifically is limited.

With that said, certain research indicates that connecting to your feminine energy gives a greater sense of conflict resolution and enhanced emotional awareness. Studies on emotional intelligence and creativity also support these ideas.

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How To Connect With Your Feminine Energy

Connecting with your feminine energy involves slowing down, embracing your emotions, and cultivating a sense of receptiveness and flow. It’s about tapping into the things that make you feel good and embracing your unique expression. 

If you think you have blocked feminine energy there are ways to bring yourself back into balance. –If you’re not sure whether your feminine energy is in balance or not, take a look at my feminine energy quiz.

Here are some ways to tap into your feminine side:

• Engage in Creative Expression: Activities like painting, writing, or dancing allow your creativity to flow freely.
• Practice Self-Care: Nurture yourself with activities that promote relaxation and joy, such as taking baths, practicing yoga, or journaling.
• Embrace Intuition: Spend time meditating or practicing mindfulness to strengthen your connection with your inner wisdom.
• Honor Your Emotions: Allow yourself to fully feel and express your emotions without judgment, promoting emotional balance.
• Connect with Nature: Spend time in nature, as the feminine energy is deeply connected to the earth’s natural rhythms and cycles.
• Communicate your needs: Work on communicating your needs and desires clearly and effectively. By stating your needs you allow your masculine energy to step up in support of your feminine. 

For more detailed insights, explore How to Tap into Your Feminine Energy, a post where you’ll find practical steps to deepen this connection. Or check out some different feminine energy books to help expand your knowledge.

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Top Yoga Poses For Connecting With Feminine Energy

A great way to radiate feminine energy is through your yoga practice. The beauty of your yoga practice is it is YOURS. Meaning you can cater it to whatever you need or feels good to you in the moment.

When you use yoga to connect with feminine energy you can: 

• Connect with your intuition (listen to what your body needs/wants), 
• Honor your emotions (move in a way that compliments your emotional state and encourages release) and 
• Foster compassion (being kind to yourself and where you are at)

Some powerful yoga poses to tap into your feminine side include:

1. Goddess Pose (Utkata Konasana)

Steps to Safely Practice:

1. Stand with your feet wide apart, toes pointing out at a 45-degree angle.
2. Bend your knees deeply, sinking your hips down as if sitting into a chair.
3. Bring your arms up, elbows bent at 90 degrees, and open your chest wide.
4. Hold this pose, engaging your legs and core while maintaining deep, steady breathing.

Variations:

• Hold the pose while pressing your palms together at your heart center for a more meditative focus.
• Try small pulses with your hips to increase strength and energy.

Benefits:

• Opens the hips, chest, and pelvis, which are connected to feminine energy.
• Strengthens legs and core while promoting grounding and balance.

Pro Tips for Yoga Teachers:

• Invite students to add a rocking motion back and forth to encourage fluid movement.
• Cue students to engage their pelvic floor for additional stability and awareness.
• Encourage students to connect to their feminine rage by inviting them to punch and growl in this position.

2. Reclined Bound Angle Pose (Supta Baddha Konasana)

Steps to Safely Practice:

1. Lie on your back, bringing the soles of your feet together, allow your knees to fall open.
2. Place your arms by your sides with palms facing up for relaxation.
3. Use blocks or blankets under your knees if needed for support.
4. Focus on slow, deep breaths, expanding through the belly and chest.

Variations:

• Use a bolster along your spine for more heart-opening.
• Place your hands on your belly to connect deeper with your breath and inner energy.

Benefits:

• Deeply relaxes the body while gently opening the hips and heart.
• Promotes emotional release and surrender, connecting to feminine energy.

Pro Tips for Yoga Teachers:

• Offer a visualization for divine feminine awakening.
• Encourage students to stay in this pose longer for restorative benefits.
• This is a great position to bring in a body scan.

3. High Lunge Crescent Moon Pose (Ashta Chandrasana)

Steps to Safely Practice:

1. Start in a standing position, stepping one foot back into a lunge.
2. Bend your front knee to a 90-degree angle while keeping your back leg straight.
3. Reach your arms overhead, clasping your hands or keeping them parallel.
4. Lengthen through your spine and slightly arch your back for a heart-opening stretch. If this does not feel comfortable then keep the spine in one tall line.

Variations:

• Keep your hands on your hips if you need more stability.
• Add a gentle side stretch to deepen the connection to the body’s curves.

Benefits:

• Stretches the hips and chest while building strength in the legs.
• Encourages balance and graceful movement, embodying feminine flow.

Pro Tips for Yoga Teachers:

• Cue students to keep their pelvis neutral to avoid lower back strain.
• Emphasize bringing out your inner huntress.
• Integrate flowing movements like lifting and lowering the arms to enhance fluidity and expression.

4. Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana)

Steps to Safely Practice:

1. From a tabletop position, bring one knee forward and place it behind your wrist, bringing the ankle to rest towards the opposite wrist.
2. Stretch your other leg back, keeping the top of your foot on the floor.
3. Lower your torso down over your front leg, resting on your forearms or forehead.
4. Focus on releasing tension in the hips while breathing deeply.

Variations:

• Place a block or blanket under your hips for extra support.
• Stay upright in a modified pigeon if folding forward is too intense.

Benefits:

• Releases deeply stored tension in the hips, where emotions are often held.
• Promotes flexibility and emotional release, making space for feminine energy to flow.

Pro Tips for Yoga Teachers:

• Encourage students to stay connected to their breath, and if emotions arise encourage them to release.
• Move with the breath, undulate the upper body up on an inhale and down on an exhale if it feels good.

5. Child’s Pose (Balasana)

Steps to Safely Practice:

1. Start in a tabletop position (on your hands and knees), then sit back on your heels while reaching your arms forward.
2. Allow your forehead to rest on the floor and focus on releasing tension in your lower back.
3. Breathe deeply, feeling the expansion and contraction of your belly against your thighs.

Variations:

• Bring your knees wider apart for a more open hip stretch.
• Use a bolster or blanket under your chest for a restorative version.

Benefits:

• Calms the mind and relaxes the body, creating a sense of nurturing and surrender.
• Gently stretches the hips, back, and shoulders, connecting you with your inner feminine energy.

Pro Tips for Yoga Teachers:

• Encourage students to do what feels pleasurable here. If they want to wiggle the hips or move in a way that feels good.
• Offer bolsters or blankets for additional comfort, making it a more restorative pose.
• Incorporate feel and touch. Cue students to massage their calves or tickle their feet.

These poses help cultivate a deeper connection with feminine energy by focusing on emotional release, intuitive movement, and mindful breathing.

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Closing Thoughts

Lean more into your feminine energy by exploring feminine archetypes or using crystals for feminine energy. 

Or, if you love this concept and the power of polarity as much as I do check out my Somatic Yoga Training Certification where I have an entire module on masculine and feminine energy.