| If you are a regular yoga practitioner, you already | | | | During the second trimester you might not be fully |
| know the many benefits of yoga practice. When you | | | | showing your pregnant belly. This is the time when the |
| become pregnant, you can continue your yoga | | | | abdominal cavity starts to crowd but pregnancy is not |
| practice to keep getting those benefits, which will help | | | | obvious. Usually some energy returns to you, so you |
| both you and your baby. | | | | are eager to keep coming to your prenatal yoga |
| If you have never been introduced to yoga, and you | | | | classes. |
| are pregnant and decide this is the moment of your life | | | | By the third trimester most women are showing in their |
| to begin prenatal yoga classes, that's wonderful. You | | | | pregnancy and becoming a little more uncomfortable. If |
| need to find a studio with a prenatal yoga teacher that | | | | they plan to be in a prenatal yoga class, most women |
| you trust and who has experience and then you will | | | | have joined by this point. Remember to come in and |
| dive in the world of Yoga along with your baby! | | | | out of the poses more carefully because transitions |
| Prenatal Yoga classes will ease you through your | | | | are critical at this point. |
| pregnancy by helping you to stay in shape, to keep | | | | Also remember that pregnancy is a superb time for |
| your joints flexible, to increase your balance, to | | | | meditation and Yoga Nidra. It can help ease the fear of |
| improve circulation, to relax, to breathe fully, to | | | | not knowing what each day may bring and focus and |
| strengthen and tone your muscles, to build the stamina | | | | calm the mind, which can be excessively busy planning, |
| necessary for labor, to expand your patience, to | | | | wondering, organizing and worrying. Intense |
| magnify your focus, to improve compromised prenatal | | | | intuitiveness makes the pregnant yogi a prime |
| breathing, to build your confidence and to prepare for | | | | candidate even if you have never meditated before. |
| trials of labor! Not bad, right? | | | | Also be aware that your whole physicality is changing |
| You need to be aware that your body balance and | | | | so honor and take care of your body during your |
| capabilities are changing daily, and so will your yoga | | | | prenatal yoga classes. For example, jumping back |
| practice. In the first trimester the implantation and fetal | | | | should be avoided. Also you should take out of your |
| development is in process so this is a time for a | | | | repertoire the following posses: Upward facing dog, |
| woman's prenatal yoga practice to be gentle. If you | | | | deep twists, twisting triangles, deep rotating postures, |
| feel that taking it easy or backing off a bit means that | | | | plough, shoulder stands, headstands, handstands, all the |
| you are not practicing to your fullest ability, just | | | | backbends on your stomach, and deep backbends |
| remember that you are now practicing to the fullest of | | | | including wheel. Above all, follow your intuition, be |
| your ability and your baby's! | | | | careful and enjoy every minute of your pregnancy! |