Pregnancy Yoga Certified!

Its official, I'm certified to teach pregnancy yoga.  Although I have not had children myself, I can see how yoga can benefit women during and after pregnancy.  At the training in Boston, we practiced doing the specialized poses equipped with out own belly made out of a pillow.  It was amazing to me just how much this pillow changed my practice.  For example, in forward fold I found myself widening my feet distance and not folding as far as I once could before.  Or how the extra weight of just a mere pillow changed balancing postures.

One of the best postures we learned, and thought I would pass on to you, is Relaxing Queen Pose (shown above).  You can enjoy this pose pregnant or not.  Simply find a surface (such as a chair, or we used step risers since we were in a gym).  Place pillows on your elevated surface, underneath your sit bones, underneath the ankles, and arms.  Allow the head to rest on the elevated surface.  Make sure that every surface that touches your body is complete with something soft such as a towel or pillow.  Complete by relaxing the eyes or eye pillow.