Before you start exercising, you should consult with your healthcare provider to check if your health condition is good enough to start a yoga practice. By using our application you hereby confirm that you realize that you and only you are fully responsible for your practice, health condition and results. Also, you realize that in the state of pregnancy, you need to consult with a healthcare provider before starting any exercising routine.
The series of Perinatal Yoga is designed especially for pregnant women. This amazing period of life is unique for every single woman so that during pregnancy, women are recommended to modify their daily routine and yoga practice. Special sequences are created with a focus on the postures that the majority of pregnant women are capable of doing, but it is necessary to consult with a doctor before your practice. Nevertheless, if there is any contraindication, gentle yoga practice is a safe choice. It soothes, relaxes, invigorates the body and benefits on a somatopsychic level.
You don't need any special experience to start a yoga practice. Please read the following information below to adjust your practice for every trimester of your pregnancy.
During the first trimester of pregnancy women' body pass through a significant change in hormonal levels and general restructuring of the body. At this stage, your yoga practise should be more focused on breathing and meditation practices to stay calm and relaxed. It is highly recommended to skip all workout and yoga routine.
From the second trimester on the placenta has been formed already, the toxicosis is over and you might feel some changes in the posture. This time is the best to restart gently your yoga practice and practice balancing, standing, sitting and supine asanas.
The third trimester of pregnancy is quite calm, but as the baby grows, the uterus begins to take up more and more space inside, supporting the diaphragm and abdominal organs. Problems such as heartburn, shortness of breath, constipation, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, and swelling may occur. You can reduce these problems by following the correct diet and doing yoga. The practice during this period becomes deeper and more thoughtful, the emphasis on asanas in sitting and lying positions, asanas with hanging the abdomen. Special attention should be paid to postures that need to be excluded from practice during pregnancy - all postures that put pressure on the abdomen, such as closed twists, deep folds in the slopes, lying on the stomach, vacuum techniques, as well as positions that impede the outflow of venous blood from the legs and pelvis. Also, during pregnancy, you should not master new difficult positions, perform long fixations, deep variations and long sequences of asanas.
Before you start exercising, please check modifications for asanas during pregnancy in the section "Asanas and exercises".
