By
Jennifer Wolfe on November 25, 2009
Congratulations on your pregnancy!
Being pregnant is an amazing time in your life and doing yoga while pregnant can help you feel strong, healthy, and empowered as you move into the transformational experience of becoming a mother. Yoga can assist you in reducing common pregnancy aches and pains and help you build strength and stamina to prepare you for the challenges of childbirth.
The following [...]
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By
Jennifer Wolfe on September 29, 2009
Every woman is different and when she can return to her yoga practice is based on individual factors. Before returning to any exercise or yoga practice she must first get the “ok” from her doctor or midwife.
Most healthcare practitioners will want the woman to have stopped any bleeding before returning to any yoga practice, this is typically [...]
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By
Jennifer Wolfe on September 29, 2009
Is there anything in prenatal yoga you need to beware of or not do?
There are many styles of prenatal yoga just as there are many styles of regular yoga. Not every style is suited to every body. People who were very active or practiced more vigorous styles of yoga before they [...]
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By
Jennifer Wolfe on September 29, 2009
One of the best poses for pregnant women is the cat pose or cat-cow.
This pose is done by placing the hands and knees on the ground, hands directly under the shoulders and knees and feet hip width apart.
As you inhale lift the head up gazing up to the ceiling.
(swaying or arching the back is [...]
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