Are you ready to have your baby? Have you recently been a mother and want to recover in body and mind? IT’S TIME TO START DOING YOGA CLASSES IN A THERAPEUTIC AND VERY CONSTRUCTIVE WAY IN YOUR NEW STAGE AS A MOTHER. The key is PRENATAL YOGA AND POSTNATAL YOGA.
During the gestation of your baby you can practice yoga as long as your doctor does not indicate that you have a risky pregnancy, if you are a normally active woman you can do the classes continuously and with total comfort, if instead you are a more sedentary woman, this is the best way to introduce you to yoga! Your child comes with many good things and among them is that it motivates you to start new habits to have a strong and healthy mother.
What is a PRENATAL YOGA class like? In your yoga classes you will learn different breathing techniques or “pranayamas” to relax and connect with your baby, you will practice a warm up to stretch and be aware of your new body and then you will do a sequence of asanas that involves your mobility in the spine and neck that are usually the most affected areas with pain, finally, the teacher will indicate more gentle relaxation exercises.
You should not be afraid that the yoga classes may affect your baby, the classes are adapted for pregnant women and the postures are designed not to collapse the abdominal area. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT TRY TO DO A NORMAL VINYASA OR ASHTANGA STYLE YOGA CLASS, BUT ATTEND SPECIFIC PRENATAL YOGA CLASSES.
What is a POSTNATAL YOGA class like? Your body has evolved again and must take up its initial phase little by little, your practice should focus on your new body that is now inhabited only by you, and in the yoga class we help you to understand this process.
The postnatal yoga classes focus on postures that will help you to exercise your pelvic floor and to recover your abdominal structure, in case you still suffer from back and neck pain, you can also indicate it to your teacher so that the sequence will benefit you in these areas.
In all aspects of life we usually prepare for changes, many mothers read many books to face the new challenge of motherhood, but the wisdom in terms of raising the baby focuses only on your baby, and you must remember that although you will be or are a mother, you are still a person who must take care of yourself individually, accept and care for the process of change so sudden that has suffered your body and your mind as a result of pregnancy, everything you do for you will also be a benefit to the new life you bring into the world.
Prenatal yoga will allow you to fully live the moment when you feel your baby inside and embrace it from the deepest, you will feel it like never before and you will be grateful for it, it will also give you tools to handle yourself in a more relaxed way at the time of delivery (you will possibly make simulations of these moments and you will be less afraid to feel prepared).
Postnatal yoga will allow you to remind yourself that you are still yourself, that you have changed a little and that as an individual you have the possibility to heal yourself 100% in body and mind. We recommend that you continue to practice yoga at all times so that you always have “your space” despite all the fun you can have with a baby at home.
If you think you will only practice yoga during pregnancy, we recommend for your and your baby’s safety a mat from the NATURAL GRIP collection, they are very non-slip and this is important to avoid falls during your yoga practice.
The NATURA GRIP mats work in a ANTI-SLIP way in people of all types, in those who sweat and those who do not, it also has an optimal thickness to make you feel comfortable and protected during any sustained posture, they are also very economical taking into account that they are made of the same materials as the CARAIBI PRO mat.
