Pregnancy Yoga

Posted on March 19, 2010 by pyoga

Welcome to PREGNANCY YOGA

Feel as though you’re being caught up in the roller coaster of emotions and swept along on the hormone tidal wave that comes with pregnancy? Then why not try the natural cure to help achieve balance and stability in your life.

Practicing yoga while pregnant helps to reduce stress, tone up those muscles you never knew you had and create a closer relationship between you and your unborn baby.

The therapeutic breath exercises that come with pregnancy yoga help to ensure a relaxed and easier journey to child birth.  Pranamaya, as it’s known, is a rhythmic  breath exercise which helps you relax and aids with meditation.

We update the website regularly with articles and reviews – such as the shiva rea prenatal yoga dvd for example, we only recommend our personal favorites – if you have some let us know and we can review them together!

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Pregnancy Yoga Kit Review

Posted on June 19, 2011 by pyoga

Pregnancy Yoga Kit Review for Pregnancy Yoga

If you’re on the lookout for an all in one kit then you can’t get much better than the Gaiam Baby Ready Yoga Kit.

A little nervous about buying an “all in one” kit and what kind of quality it would be? Well I have to say, the DVD is excellent and the included mat/block/strap are also of very good quality. I love the mat, brick and strap in this set and this kit represents excellent value for money. It would have cost much more to buy each piece individually.

The DVD features three women at different trimesters – one who is barely showing, one who is further along, and one who is ready to burst. Each do the moves a little differently, obviously the women who is further along does more relaxed poses/stretches, so you can exercise without straining yourself. The large mat is very thick and unlike others it does not have too strong of a smell. It comes with a suitable foam block and a canvas D-ring strap. All in all excellent value for money.

Gaiam Baby-Ready yoga kit. Outfitted with a premium 5 mm yoga mat, a yoga block, a natural cotton strap, and a workout DVD, the kit includes everything you need to practice yoga while pregnant. The mat is extra thick to ensure plenty of cushioning, while the yoga block and strap help improve your alignment and postures. Finally, the instructional DVD comes with two workouts – PreNatal Yoga and PostNatal Yoga, for practicing before and after your pregnancy. Healthy Mom = Healthy Baby.

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Fitness Mad Full Yoga Block

Posted on January 10, 2011 by pyoga

fitness mad yoga block

Beginners to the practise to yoga and those with slight back or wrist injuries use yoga blocks, should you?  Made to help you maintain inversions as well as other poses blocks are ideal to aid pregnancy yoga with the added strain that baby brings.  As we know the longer you can continue your yoga practise thoughout your pregnancy the better so the Fitness Mad Full Yoga Block is the perfect choice for you.

Lots of reviews with five stars assure you of a good deal with excellent feedback on the quality of the product.  For example -

My right wrist is weak from an accident I had a few years ago so I have always been too hesitant to try the poses that needed my arms to support my body. I tried this block out by doing a handstand using a wall to support my body, and since have progressed to doing them freestanding. So far so good! – Madaboutyoga

I took up Pilates a few years ago; I’m now pregnant found I needed some extra support when I was doing my postures. This block was ideal and really helped take the extra strain so I can continue on working out through my pregnancy. – Yummymummy31

I’d used other blocks which gave me twinges in my back which
interrupted my weekly Pilates class. When I took this to my lesson I
expected the same to happen but I was able to hold the positions for
a much longer time. It’s really helped my development. – ZenGirl 23

So whether you’re pregnant or not practising yoga or pilates the
Fitness Mad Full Yoga Block will help you maintain your alignment and posture with the cushioning you need.

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Prenatal Yoga dvd – Shiva Rea

Posted on April 10, 2010 by pyoga

Prenatal Yoga presented by Shiva Rea

Another fantastic Gaiam production, this dvd runs at 89 minutes.

Pregnancy is a most important time for a woman to maintain her physical strength and stamina, and ‘Prenatal Yoga’ is a perfect way to keep in shape. These gentle exercises are clearly detailed by instructor Shiva Rea according to Yoga Journal’s Prenatal Yoga guidelines. Maintain the energy and stamina, which will be needed in the delivery room, along with the concentration that comes with the practice of yoga. Different techniques are applicable to each trimester of pregnancy, and this video is geared for every level of yoga practitioner.

Receiving excellent reviews this dvd is well worth adding to your prenatal workout routine.

  1. C.Baxter – Perfect for you and your growing baby!
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Highly recommended grab your copy of Gaiam – Prenatal Yoga
now!

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Healthy Pregnancy Yoga Poses

Posted on April 5, 2010 by pyoga

Learning pregnancy yoga poses is very important in order to maintain good shape during the days of pregnancy. Nowadays, Yoga is for everyone. It is no more treated as a form of exercise only for the fitness freaks. Through yoga you can maintain fitness and at the same time get some peace of mind. When you’re undergoing pregnancy it is very important to stay fit. Without any form of exercise it would be very difficult to maintain fitness during pregnancy. If you choose any other form of exercise during pregnancy, it would prove dangerous to both yourself and the baby inside. This is the reason why choosing pregnancy yoga poses would be wiser when it comes to exercise during pregnancy.

There are lots of advantages with pregnancy yoga poses. You will feel relief from stress and at the same time develop flexibility of the body through these pregnancy yoga poses. There are lots of other benefits if you can actually follow and practice yoga during your pregnancy. Most of us already know the fact that some of these pregnancy yoga poses help a lot when it comes to preparing the body for delivery. The muscles in the body which are used for the purpose of childbirth will get strengthened and also get stretched to attain more flexibility. This could be one of the most important advantages of pregnancy yoga poses. Added to this, many of those breathing techniques which are part of yoga help you in relaxation. This way, pregnancy yoga poses help you a lot. You can also continue yoga even after childbirth. Yoga helps in your overall well-being. It would be wise to continue yoga even after pregnancy so that you can get back to shape after giving birth to the baby. Isn’t it great to have both relaxation as well as great shape with just some simple exercises?

When choosing pregnancy yoga poses, make it a point to choose the ones which do not strain your body.

For example:

Breathing techniques: As pregnancy gives a lot of stress to the body, you need to de-stress yourself. For this you can go for some breathing exercises in yoga which will help you relax yourself and do away with the stress. These exercises will increase the content of oxygen in your body which is good. It is good to concentrate on the form and also on the movement while you do these pregnancy yoga poses so that you can get the most out of them.

Other poses: Most of the pregnant women undergo some amount of back pain and also pain in the legs. To get rid of this pain you can try pregnancy yoga poses which require standing postures. These will help good blood circulation to the lower part of the body and will also strengthen the muscles in a way that your body can cope with the additional weight of the baby. It would be better if you start pregnancy Yoga poses after the first three months.

While going for pregnancy Yoga poses remember the fact that you should not overdo any exercise during pregnancy. Also make sure that you have a trainer around you to help you while you attempt to do these postures.

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