| Is yoga safe to do when you are pregnant? This is a | | | | work or not. She (or he) will also be able to show you |
| question yoga teachers are often asked. The answer | | | | how to adapt it or suggest an alternative. |
| is that it is safe as long as both you and the yoga | | | | Yoga teachers who are familiar with Restorative |
| teacher work together to make sure you are always | | | | Yoga will also be able to help your prenatal yoga |
| comfortable. Some yoga teachers have undergone | | | | practice to be safe and enjoyable. The focus with |
| extra training in Prenatal Yoga and they are always | | | | Restorative is on comfort and allowing the body to |
| safe people to work with as they understand the | | | | relax into a supported position which then enables the |
| particular changes your body is going through and how | | | | body to find its own alignment. There is never any |
| to adapt postures to make them achievable for you. It | | | | strain in this style of Yoga and your body will always |
| is always a good idea to ask your yoga teacher if | | | | be supported by props which give you the most |
| they have this extra training when you tell them about | | | | comfort and ease. During pregnancy is a good time to |
| your pregnancy - which you must do as soon as you | | | | be resting and relaxing your body as it is so busy |
| know. | | | | creating life inside and uses a lot of energy in doing so. |
| However, even if they haven't had this additional | | | | For you this is a time to be soaking up rest and |
| professional development training the two of you can | | | | nourishing your body for the birth and the time |
| still work together successfully throughout your | | | | afterwards when you will need to call on reserves of |
| pregnancy. The important thing to happen in this case | | | | strength and energy. |
| is that you remain very aware of your body and what | | | | Don't expect to keep up your old yoga practice - your |
| feels comfortable and easy as you do it. For example, | | | | needs have changed - but if you carry on doing Yoga |
| in an advanced pregnancy it is uncomfortable to do | | | | with Prenatal-friendly postures, or doing Restorative |
| forward bends and also to do postures where you | | | | Yoga, during your pregnancy you will be able to |
| have to lie on your stomach such as Bow. Check out | | | | resume your old yoga practice soon after the birth and |
| with your yoga teacher as you go through the class | | | | you body will be fit and ready for that. Enjoy. |
| and she will quickly be able to tell you if a posture will | | | | |