You may think, “Yoga is yoga! Sure I’m pregnant, but why not go to a general
5 Reasons you should do Prenatal Yoga
Here are my top 5 reasons why you should seek out a prenatal yoga class immediately.
Community
The transition of pregnancy is unlike any other metamorphic experience you’ll go through in your lifetime. Whether it is your first child or your fourth, there is a dramatic shift of mind, body, and soul during these 40-something weeks. Being immersed in a community of others going through a similar journey can be reassuring and comforting.
Alleviating aches and pains
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a pregnant person who can say they cruised through pregnancy without some sort of ache or pain to speak of. Given the massive changes to the body, it’s expected that there will be discomfort along the way. Luckily, in prenatal yoga, the class is designed to target common areas of discomfort and offer specific poses to help create more comfort and ease.
Connecting to baby
Even though you carry your baby in your body for 40-something weeks, it can be easy to simply go along with your day and not pay attention to your growing child. In prenatal yoga class, we offer a quiet space to step out of your daily life and connect inward. Yoga means “to yoke, union” and often refers to the mind/body connection. In prenatal yoga, we take this
“yoking or union” as the connection between parent and child.
Aligning your Pelvis.
We’ve all heard stories of long arduous deliveries and of babies that literally flew out. One determinant factor in quicker functional labor is optimal fetal positioning. To help ensure your baby is well positioned you to need to have an aligned pelvis, pelvic floor, pelvic ligaments, and uterine ligaments. Many poses we incorporate into a prenatal class work to create balance and proper alignment.
Learning physical and emotional coping skills
There was a study out of Thailand providing evidence that regular yoga practice in the last 10-12 weeks of pregnancy improves maternal comfort in labor and may facilitate labor progress. The practice of yoga raises the threshold of tolerance to discomfort. So by allowing yourself to be safely uncomfortable, you can start to learn physical coping tools to handle strong sensations.
I hope we have laid all the reason for the benefits of prenatal yoga classes. They really are so much more than asana! Give it a try and you will know it all!!
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