Pregnancy Yoga Classes

The benefit especially relevant during pregnancy include proper alignment, relaxation and breath. Most antenatal advisor will talk ad nauseum about the importance of breath during labour. It sound obvious and somewhat patronising, yet during the intensity of a contraction, your breath can seem like the only thing you can focus on and control. By practic yoga-style breath in the lead up to labour, you are more like to remember it when it count, it can help level you out when you are excited, scared or tired. some of the breath exercise just focus on deep Yoga breath will have a profound affect on how you feel.

A good yoga teacher should also encourage better way of sitting, stand and moving during pregnancy as your centre of gravity is altere. You can expect classe to be made up of a mix of traditional yoga poses slightly modified to work around a pregnant belly and a variety of possible labour positions. The notion of "active birthing' that you hear so much about actually is very in tune with explor different Yoga posture. This basically mean the mother is encourage to move around as much as she like during her labour and find position that instinctively feel right,
often making the most of gravity by squatting or leaning forward on hand and knee. This is in direct contrast to the old fashion delivery ward that would keep women lying on their back during labour.

Although prenatal yoga is a vary gentle activity, as with all physical exercise, it is possible to overdo it. It is very important to remember not to over stretch during a posture as joint can be much looser during pregnancy. This is because a hormone called Relaxin is produced which help your pelvis soften and open slightly during childbirth.