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Practicing Yoga During Pregnancy

Doing prenatal yoga can be a wonderful way to put time aside for yourself and your baby. Although most gentle types of yoga are appropriate during pregnancy, there are a few things to avoid in order to make your pregnancy yoga experience safe and enjoyable.
  1. Prenatal Yoga Poses (16)

Introduction to Prenatal Yoga

Whether you are new to yoga or already an experienced practitioner, you can enjoy the benefits of yoga while pregnant.

Prenatal Yoga Email Course

Through weekly email newsletters, you will learn how to best approach yoga during your pregnancy. Through this four-week course, you'll learn how to modify your practice as your pregnancy progresses, poses and techniques that can ease your pregnancy and delivery, and how to get back in shape after you give birth.

Prenatal Yoga - The First Trimester

How to safely practice prenatal yoga in the first trimester. Includes recommendations for beginners and advanced students of yoga and poses that should be avoided during pregnancy.

Prenatal Yoga - The Second Trimester

How to safely practice prenatal yoga in the second trimester of pregnancy. Includes recommendatons for beginners and advanced students of yoga and poses that should be avoided as your pregnancy advances.

Prenatal Yoga - The Third Trimester

How to safely practice prenatal yoga in the third trimester of pregnancy. Includes recommendatons for beginners and advanced students of yoga and poses that should be avoided at the end of your pregnancy.

Prenatal Sun Salutation Sequence - Step-By-Step

This Prenatal Sun Salutation - Surya Namaskara is a variation on the traditional yoga Sun Salutation sequence that is suitable for pregnant women.

Mom and Baby Yoga

Doing mom and baby yoga with your baby if a great way to get back into shape and meet other moms. This guide to yoga with your baby will get you ready.

Postpartum Yoga

Doing postpartum yoga great way to get back into shape after your pregnacy. This guide to postpartum yoga will get you ready.

Postpartum Yoga Diary

Returning to a regular yoga practice after pregnancy and with a new baby in tow is a gradual process. Your doctor may say it's ok to exercise at 6 weeks, but how do you find the time and energy? This postpartum yoga diary records my journey after the birth of my second child.

Birthing Breath

This breathing technique will help with pain management during labor.

Natural Morning Sickness Remedies

Alternative Medicine Guide Cathy Wong has some great suggestions for combating morning sickness.

Yoga in Pregnancy

About.com's pregnancy expert weighs in.

Pilates and Pregnancy

Pilates Guide Marguerite Ogle explains how to safely do Pilates during your pregnancy.

The Yoga of Birth

Rethinking the birthing process, with yoga as a model.

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