Best prenatal yoga poses for expectant moms

Pre-natal yoga.

Do not be disheartened by all the seemingly lithe Yoga poses when you are going through a belly bump. Pregnancy in itself entails a multitude of changes to a woman’s body that can be a drain on the both mental and physical avenues. And, this is exactly where Yoga comes into the picture – to pose as the collectively beneficial exercising regime for fitness as well as stress relief. In this regard, let us go through some of the easier Yoga poses, specifically helpful during pregnancy.

Squatting

Squats are nigh perfect for relaxing our body muscles. However, this state of relaxation is also complimented by strengthening of our legs. In fact, in the later stages of the pregnancy, one can also use the aid of a chair for support while standing with her feet apart and toes pointed outwards. The belly muscles can be contracted by breathing in while we move down to sit. Again when we move up to stand, we can exhale and relax our shoulder muscles.

Tailors Yoga Pose

Also known as the Cobbler’s pose, this posture helps us in stretching the muscles of our pelvic region. The simplistic exercise entails a proper sitting form with our backs to the wall as support. Additionally, we can also keep soft materials along our knees to avoid unnecessary extension. Of course, it is very important to keep our spine straight, which subjects our pelvic muscles to certain levels of flexing.

Side lying Yoga Pose

Till now we have seen standing and sitting poses. However, the Side lying Yoga Pose entails exactly what the name suggests- to lie down comfortably on any side. Pretty helpful during the latter stages of pregnancy (which limits mobility), we can lie down and keep a soft pillow in between our legs. Now, while we are aligned in a particular way, a series of breathing exercises can help in easy flexing and relaxing of body and pelvic muscles.

Pelvic Tilt Yoga Pose

This pose is more of a reactionary exercise which is especially helpful in case of back pains during pregnancy. For the posture to work, we need to get down on our hands and knees. By taking care that we don’t lock our elbows, we inhale deeply and move our butt portion inwards with our back part arched. Then we exhale and move back relaxingly to our former position. This simple cycle can be continued as per our individualistic requirements.

Other preventive stuff

Pregnancy is a period where we should be very safe with any kind of activity, especially because our elastic muscles are more susceptible to internal strain. And, this includes Yoga too. So, it is highly pertinent that we keep away from the relatively complex poses like headstands, shoulder stands and even inverse bending positions.

 

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