Pregnancy Yoga

Yoga helps in solving most of the health related disease. Among various techniques of yoga, pregnancy yoga is the best way of staying healthy for pregnant mothers.

Various types of precautions and treatments are recommended for a pregnant mother as it is a necessity for her to stay healthy. It may happens that some type of negligence of the mother results in arising abnormalities and health disorders in the child. It can even result in causing health problems for the mother also. Therefore, below are some of the postures of pregnancy yoga which are recommended for the mother to be performed during pregnancy:

Baddha konasana: This posture is known as the cobbler’s pose or even tailor’s pose. It is a sitting position of yoga which is supportive for the opening of the pelvis. Use a proper grounded and stiff mattress to give stable position to your sitting bones. This is in the cases where the joints of the woman’s are generally loose. Push yourself on the mattress properly to get proper support. For better care and protection, use pillows to be placed under the knees. This would help overriding the problems of hyperextension of the hips which is generally observed in some cases.

1. Take the support of the wall for sitting up straight and in such a manner that the feet should touch each other.
2. Give a downward movement to your knees but make sure that they are not kept apart. Both should be slightly together.
3. Make yourself comfortable and try to continue staying as it is till the moment you it is tolerable.

Cat- cow posture: This pose of yoga is also termed as Pelvic pose. It is recommended as a treatment for back aches which is generally found in pregnant women. It should be such that your knees and the hips should move apart. Even the arms and hands should be apart accordingly. Straighten your arms. Get stiff with your body and as your inhale give a round movement to the back. Then as you exhale come back to your previous position and relax. This exercise can be repeated according to the stamina of the person. Continuous practice of this yoga would be really beneficial in treating your spine related problems during pregnancy much more effectively.

Squatting pose: This position is used for opening the pelvic again and also for giving relaxation to the body. It also helps in strengthening the legs especially the upper ones. In this case women are also advised to use props as support while the body starts getting heavier. Your emphasis should be more on giving relaxation to the body.

1. Take the support of the chair for your back and stand while facing its back. The feet should be slightly apart.
2. Abdomen muscles should be contracted by lifting the chest to give a relaxed state to the shoulders. Give a lower position to the body in a way as if you are about to sit. Balance yourself properly on the heels.
3. Exhale your deep breathes and come back to your normal position by pushing the legs for lifting the body while you stand.