Counting down! Couple more weeks to go and I’ve been slowing down lately, really listening to my body. But so grateful to have done this outdoor maternity session at Week 34 for baby to experience beach vibes and Vitamin D. 📷: @nestologystudio for capturing our best moments 🤍
Throwing back to week 26 when I was still feeling agile and belly did not feel so heavy. 🫢Thank you @fotowriting for capturing this special moment! 🫶🏻
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Props are your best friend during pregnancy yoga! They provide the support you may need to 1)elevate yourself from putting too much pressure on the belly or overstretching 2) feel more comfortable when holding longer in a pose 🧘🏻♀️.
Here’s me demonstrating the benefits of a supported Malasana squat which helps open up the pelvic area to get ready for birth as well as heart opening at the same time.
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What a beautiful day to wrap up my 6-course prenatal yoga workshop! Thank you to these six strong mamas for letting me share my learnings from my training with @mindfulbirth_australia 🧘🏻♀️There’s something special about doing this while being pregnant as well, and I’m super grateful for this unique bonding opportunity 🤍
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Strengthening those hips that have been working so hard to support the growing belly 🤰🏻The hips open up a lot during pregnancy due to relaxin hormones, so it’s important to train those muscles to reduce lower body aches and to get ready for birthing!
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Being pregnant has led me to slow down in my yoga practice in terms of the pursuit of asanas, because inevitably my body is growing a human being inside and is not in many ways as physically available as I was pre-pregnancy. I focus on what makes my body feels good rather than pushing myself to do what may make me feel satisfied. This means taking a pause in inversions, strong core work, deep back bends… Although I’m happy to discover that I could still do a bit of arm balance with modification, whenever I feel strong and need that boost of confidence that I ‘can still do it’.
A modified crow is fine if that’s in your usual practice, as long as you keep the knees wide so that you are not rounding your back as much to come into the balance (looks more like a frog than crow 😆).
Second trimester energy flow! Incorporating poses to strengthen the lower body (Warrior 2, Reverse Warrior) as well as balancing poses (Dancer, Half Moon) to increase stability. Great for days when you feel strong and want an energy boost for yourself and the babe!
A little pre-natal sun salutation flow. In my 1st trimester I didn’t always feel like doing regular salutations with the constant up and down movement that would make me dizzy, so taking the modification to start in Virasana kneeling position and straight into table top (to take the burden off the core vs plank) was a really great way to begin a flow for warm up. ☀️
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