Prenatal Yoga - good for you, and the baby

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Prenatal Yoga - good for you, and the baby

Monday, May 28th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

Prenatal yoga has both physical and mental benefits during pregnancy.

When it is paired with a cardiovascular exercise such as walking or jogging, yoga can truly be an ideal way to stay in shape throughout the length of your pregnancy.

Prenatal yoga helps you to learn how to breathe properly and how to relax - useful skills in the labor ward.

In fact, one of the very first things that you will learn in any yoga class is how to breathe fully, and the breathing technique in yoga which is known as ujjayi requires you to take in air slowly through your nose, filling your lungs, and then exhale completely until your stomach compresses.

The reason that learning this type of breathing is so important is because it will really prime you for labor and childbirth by training you to stay calm when you need it most, and so a regular yoga practice, particularly while you are still pregnant, is going to help you to be able to fight the urge to tighten up when you feel pain, which is what your body will do naturally.

All types of yoga are great for your mind, body and soul, but if you are pregnant then this type is going to help you out more than any other, as it is specifically designed to focus on the body of a pregnant woman.