Yoga
is a way to attain a life full of rich philosophical
path. It is not only a physical discipline but
as well as a mode to live and enjoy life fully.
Pregnant women can also ensure a fit and safe
pregnancy with prenatal yoga/pregnancy yoga. Prenatal
yoga gently works on the body and helps you in
a smooth pregnancy and childbirth.
Benefits of pregnancy yoga are:
- Pregnancy yoga helps in physical and mental development of foetus also.
- Prenatal yoga works on the reproductive organs. Yoga helps in smooth and easy childbirth by working on the pelvis.
- Pregnancy yoga is also known to ensure supply of nutrients and blood to the developing baby inside the womb.
- Breathing or Pranayama is beneficial for pregnant women and ensures optimal amount of oxygen in the body.
- Yoga plays therapeutic role also. With meditation, women can deal with any form of fears and apprehensions that are common during pregnancy. Meditation also helps in increasing physical and mental awareness and facilitates a deeper connection between mother and the child.
- Yoga helps in reducing stress and helps relaxing
your mind and body during pregnancy.
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Below are mentioned some sort
of prenatal yoga/pregnancy yoga which can ease
your pregnancy-
Cat Stretch Pose or
Marjari Aasana
You should start this asanas with Vajrasana pose.
For this, try to sit with your buttocks on your
heels. Gradually, raise buttocks off your heels
and then bend forward moving feet a little to
sides. Now inhale, raising your head and pushing
down the arch of back. This form an important
part of prenatal yoga/pregnancy yoga as strengthens
your neck, spine and shoulder. Next step is to
inhale while rolling head down between your arms
and thus pushing your back upwards. After exhaling,
contract your stomach by pulling the navel up
towards the spine and pull in buttocks. You can
repeat these poses for around six times to get
benefits during pregnancy. This pose of prenatal
yoga/pregnancy yoga tones up entire reproductive
system of women.
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Pregnancy is an emotional roller coaster. There is a surge
of emotion which are difficult to understand and
you react before you know. Women might get upset
and cry on little issues, get irritable and lose
their temper more quickly. It can be confusing
and difficult to understand. Basically hormones
are responsible for all these changes during pregnancy.
Every women goes through a range of feeling and
emotions about their pregnancy. The pre-natal
care, the birth, coping with the baby, being a
parent are all causes of concern for a pregnant
woman. Talking about your feeling and concerns
is not only important but provide to be of great
help. Partner, friends, family member or your
health care experts can be of extreme help.
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Butterfly Pose or Titali
Asana
For doing this asanas, sit on mat, stretch your legs and hold your ankles pulling your legs to inside. Then push your knees down with elbows. Bounce your knees up and down for some moments like 15 to 20 minutes. This yoga asana opens up your hips and inner thighs, and removes tension from the inner thigh area. Apart from this it also stretches your knees and groin area. Practising this asana during pregnancy regularly, almost certainly ease childbirth.
Pregnancy yoga can give exceptional benefits if practised regularly. With yoga you can enjoy your pregnancy in the best possible way and also ensure your child’s development.
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