“Is yoga good for pregnancy”?


Yoga is a beautiful and gentle way in which women can keep the body focused and flexible during pregnancy. It is an appropriate exercise and has been suggested and advised by several doctors and yoga experts to have a healthy delivery. The aim of practicing yoga during pregnancy can ease your pain during the delivery and as much as possible. By practicing yoga during the pregnancy have potential benefits like improved stability, flexibility, breath awareness, and mindfulness practices can help expecting mothers feel better in their bodies, and also help them learn and manage stress and anxiety.
How can Yoga Asanas help during pregnancy?
Many of the women have a similar and common question, “Is yoga good for pregnancy”?
  • Prenatal yoga can help you calm down your mind and control your thoughts during this period
  • Yoga can ease your body by stretching the muscles and preparing for a normal delivery
  • Breathing exercises in yoga can relieve you from stress and helps to relax
  • Certain postures in yoga can strengthen the pelvic floor, to alleviate problems like constipation, lower abdomen pain.
  • Swelling in the limbs, muscle cramps and joint pains can also overcome
  • It is advised to form the second trimester only as, the first trimester is a critical period and incorrect yoga postures, or excessive physical strain may lead to huge complications
  • But, regular yoga practitioners can perform from the first trimester, as the body is already used to the postures. It is also recommended to seek a doctor’s advice before signing up for it
The best time to start practicing Yoga for Pregnancy? 
                      Best Yoga Exercises for Pregnant Women in different stages;

A.   Exercises for First Trimester:

·        Baddha Konasana
·        Marjaryasana
·        Vrikshasana
·        Chakrasana
·        Salabhasana
·        Malasana

B.   Exercises for Second Trimester:

·        Salamba Bhujangasana
·        Natarajasana
·        Virabhadrasana

C.   Exercises for Third Trimester:

·        Sukhasana Yoga
·        Utkata Konasana
·        Shavasana

Staying strong in pregnancy is great when it’s done with an equal amount of relaxation. Allowing your body to do what it needs to do is best served when you can also have a sense of surrender. Being pregnant is wonderful and also taxing for your body, so take your well-deserved rest whenever you can.




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