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Yoga and pregnancy




Yoga can help you deal with any mental and
emotional stress you may experience during
pregnancy and childbirth. Yoga can teach you to
focus and concentrate, which can help you through
the course of your pregnancy as well as during labor.
Yoga can also help you deal with mood swings,
as well as anxiety and fear about childbirth. By
heightening your awareness of your body, yoga
can increase the confidence you have in your body’s
ability to give birth. You may also find that you can
discover a deeper connection with your unborn
baby through meditation.

Physical Benefits

Yoga can ease many physical
problems involved in pregnancy.
For example, performing yoga
poses can help relieve fatigue,
nausea, heartburn, leg cramps
and varicose veins. Practicing
yoga also helps you maintain
good posture throughout your
pregnancy, which can help
alleviate backache. Through
practicing yoga, you can learn
breathing and relaxation
techniques that you can
use during labor to help
you cope with any pain
you experience.

Cautions During Pregnancy

Avoid putting pressure on your Abdomen





When you are pregnant, you should avoid poses that
require you to lie on your belly or other poses that
put pressure on your abdomen, such as forward
bends and twists. However, you can modify forward
bends and twists to make them safe for pregnancy.
You should seek advice from a qualified yoga teacher
to learn how to modify poses during your pregnancy.

Avoid Inverted Poses and back bends

During pregnancy, you should
avoid inverted poses, such as
Shoulderstand. However, you
can lie on the floor with the
soles of your feet against a
wall or your calves resting
on a chair, provided you are
not lying on your back for
an extended period of time.
You should also avoid back
bends during pregnancy.
Because of the extra
weight you carry on the
front of your body when
you are pregnant, these
poses put additional
pressure on your
spine and lower back
and can lead to back
injury.