Why Practice Pregnancy Yoga?

Why Pregnancy Yoga?

Practicing pregnancy yoga offers a wide range of benefits for both your physical and mental well-being during pregnancy. People come to yoga in pregnancy for a wide range of reasons.

Physical Benefits

  1. Improves Flexibility & Strength
    We work on strengthening and easing tension in the pelvic muscles, hips, back, and legs.

  2. Eases Common Discomforts
    Can help manage lower and upper back pain, swelling, nausea, headaches, and shortness of breath.

  3. Promotes Better Posture
    As your center of gravity shifts, yoga helps maintain balance and posture.

  4. Encourages Optimal Baby Positioning
    Certain poses can encourage the baby into a favorable position for birth.

Mental & Emotional Benefits

  1. Reduces Stress & Anxiety
    Breathing techniques, somatic practices, and mindfulness help calm the nervous system.

  2. Improves Sleep
    Relaxation and gentle stretching promote better sleep quality. We remind our bodies they know how to rest through deeply supported yoga nidra.

  3. Boosts Emotional Well-being
    Helps manage the emotional ups and downs of pregnancy.

Labor & Delivery Preparation

  1. Yoga helps you practice breath control and focus, which are valuable tools during labor. By extending the exhale we can allow the parasympathetic nervous system come to to the fore - this aids in rest and relaxation.

  2. Increases body awareness, making you more attuned to your body’s signals and where and how the body holds onto tension.

Community & Support

Prenatal (pregnancy) yoga classes often create a space to connect with other expecting parents, offering emotional support and shared experience.

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