WEEK 24 – Welcome Yogi Mamas! This week in pregnancy I really want to feel good in my hips and low back so we’ll do some things on the mat to enable that. And we’ll stick in a quick yoga flow that will hopefully zone us into only breathing, moving and a bit of sweating only to come back down to the mat for forward folds.
Working out on the yoga mat should feel good and that’s the point! We want to support our ever changing body and growing baby as much as we can. We need to build strength for stamina in order to draw on that during labor and delivery and then having a new baby in our life! But we also need rest, relaxation and yin yoga to renew the same stamina we are trying to create. Breathing and moving in this yoga sequence will hopefully open up and surrender to everything that is taking place in our bodies.
Crescent pose this week is a great hip flexor opening. Warrior pose is a great leg strengthener. Humble warrior allows us to fold in deep and find our new center of balance with our babies in the middle. It is also a great shoulder stretch. We do plenty of forward folding in our yoga salutations to release the low back and stretch the hamstrings. My favorite pose this week is down on the mat in cow face pose to stretch the outer leg and hip. Yes, our pregnant bellies will be in the way but I still feel a great stretch.
Come on and stretch it out with me!
Things you probably need for this yoga practice: mat, 1 block, long cushion or bolster, a strap, and a cushion for under your knees if you’re mat is not thick enough.
The creator of this video does not accept any responsibility for any injury or accident incurred as a result of any movements made in this video. Please consult your medical professional if you have any doubts.
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