Yoga Poses For Pregnant Women

During pregnancy, your body goes through many changes, which creates stress on you physically and mentally. Prenatal yoga specially focuses on poses for pregnant women, which helps to increase strength and flexibility of the body. It helps for proper breathing and relaxation techniques for easier and comfortable labour.

Remember to moderate your yoga routine to about 30 minutes and never try to push yourself. Pushing yourself is not safe or healthy for a pregnant woman. Not all yoga poses are safe for pregnant women.

● Butterfly pose - Sit with your legs stretched in front of you. Then bend your knees, try to make the soles of your feet touch. Now hold both feet with your hands and keep your back straight. Try to move your knees up and down just like butterfly wings. While moving the knees try to touch the ground without moving your joined feet.

●Warrior Pose - Keep a distance of two to three feet between your legs and stand straight. Turn your right foot by 90 degree and align the heels of both feet. Now lift both your arms together and bring them parallel to the floor. Now exhale as you bend your right knee must be in a straight line. 

●Mountain Pose - You can sit in sukhasana, padmasana Or ardhapadmasana as per your comfort. Keep your back straight and raise your arm and join your palms in namaste position while inhaling. Keep your hands near to your ears and keep your elbows straight. Hold this position for a few seconds and come back to normal position. 

● Chair Pose - Stand strong with feet 12 inches apart. Keep your feet parrallel to each other. Now inhale and raise your arms parallel to each other and straight to the floor. Now exhale and bend your knees. Try to take your thighs as nearly parallel to the floor as you can. Keep your shoulder blades strong against your back. Hold this position for a few seconds and come back to normal position.