Hi mums!
Congratulations on making it through your first trimester and welcome to your second! It may have been a challenging few months with so many physical, mental and emotional changes.
The Second trimester is usually easier than the first; remember though that we are all different, so go easy on yourself. Your baby is now more secure so you can start to practice in a way that may resemble your practice pre pregnancy.
During the Second Trimester, more noticeable changes start to happen on the outside, your baby bump is growing! Adapt and modify as many poses as needed to allow for the space needed for your baby and belly.
Use your yoga practice during your second trimester as a chance to try lots of modifications and to connect with your baby.
The aim of a yoga practice during the second trimester is to –
– Open chest and hips
– Work on pranayama
– Build strength and endurance
– Strengthen ability to tune inwards
– Ease body aches and pains
– Foster surrender and acceptance of her new shape and abilities
– Alleviate overall discomfort
– Increase flexibility in hip
– Create calmness
– Time to examine thoughts and feelings
– Strengthening Pelvic Floor Muscles
Concerns
During the second trimester, you are most likely to be feeling your most “normal” and with your energy returning, you may be tempted to push your body a little harder during your yoga flows. During this trimester, you may be able to add a little bit more of the strengthening poses you were used to before pregnancy, but please keep in mind this trimester is a time to turn inwards and build focus and attention that is required for labour and delivery.
It is important that you not to add anything too strenuous or any poses that the body is not used to.
SAFETY GUIDELINES
All clear from health care provider
Complications during pregnancy like high blood pressure, heart disease, a low lying placenta, multiple miscarriages or pre-existing medical conditions may make it unsafe for a physical yoga practice.
Always check with your health care provider to get the all clear for yoga. In some cases the doctor may recommend bed rest for a period of time and this advice needs to be respected.
If you have never practiced yoga before, I would highly recommend attending prenatal yoga classes with a qualified prenatal yoga teacher and use these videos as an added home practice. This is a very important and special time and the support, guidance and knowledge that a teacher in a class setting can offer will be invaluable to you during this wonderful time.
(I filmed this sequence at 22 weeks pregnant)
For more videos and information on all things yoga
www.saltandseedyoga.com
FB – Balanced Beet Yoga
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