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Top 4 Postpartum Yoga Postures
So you went through nine-ish months of pregnancy, labor and birth of your baby, who is now taking up most of your bandwidth. When is it time for you to focus on you again and get back to your yoga practice? (Or any kind of movement for that matter?)
To keep things as simple as possible again, I recommend the four following yoga postures as a part of the postpartum healing process. The intention behind postpartum yoga is NOT the same as prenatal. While prenatal yoga is meant to help create space in your pelvis and belly for your baby, postpartum yoga is meant to help bind your body into strong alignment again.
Top 4 Prenatal Yoga Postures
I hope that everyone knows by now that breathwork and movement are great during the prenatal season of a person’s life. It can get overwhelming to figure out what to do, so I wanted to keep things as simple as possible for all you parents-to-be out there with my four favorites.
First things first, YOU are in charge of your body, and paying attention to how you feel is the essence of yoga as you breathe and move from moment to moment. Your practice can change from day to day, trimester to trimester. Maybe these postures need modifications as a pregnant person progresses, so remember to pay attention to what it is you’re actually feeling.
Without further ado, here are my faves (in no particular order than by trimesters)!
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