{"id":1356,"date":"2021-06-25T16:43:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T16:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drshellysingh.com\/blog\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2021-12-05T07:06:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T07:06:03","slug":"prenatal-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drshellysingh.com\/blog\/prenatal-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips on Prenatal yoga by Dr. Shelly Singh"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1356\" class=\"elementor elementor-1356\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a5ecfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a5ecfa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f62ec2\" data-id=\"3f62ec2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d770c elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e1d770c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Vb20KJWZqFc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ed868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5ed868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pregnancy\u2026. It comes with its share of mixed feelings , elation , enthusiasm , positive anticipation as also fear , irritation and a host of other emotions you can\u2019t label as positive. In these current COVID times we are all reeling under the stress and psychological trauma of this disease and its associated impact.\u00a0<\/p><p>I always reiterate the need for eating healthy and exercise. And what better than yoga?\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>When is the best time during pregnancy to start yoga?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2><p>You can start at any time as early as you like after talking to your doctor. Some girls may start in the second trimester though once the morning sickness of the first trimester has passed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaaf428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aaaf428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/drshellysingh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dr-shelly-singh-yoga-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1349e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1349e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69c43d7\" data-id=\"69c43d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298e3c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"298e3c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Health benefits of Prenatal Yoga:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2><ul><li>Your body remains flexible and supple. This always helps in labour and normal delivery.<\/li><li>Yoga and Pranayam also help in deep breathing and relieve you of stresses. It is one of the oldest forms of relaxation.<\/li><li>Yoga also helps in relieving some common problems of pregnancy like leg cramps, backache, constipation, leg oedema, nausea and gastritis.<\/li><li>Yogasanas help you recover faster post-delivery<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c45cfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c45cfb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2545ea8\" data-id=\"2545ea8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d93fb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d93fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Health benefits of Prenatal Yoga:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-947614f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"947614f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/drshellysingh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dr-shelly-singh-yoga-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bce0a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bce0a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Your body remains flexible and supple. This always helps in labour and normal delivery.<\/li><li>Yoga and Pranayam also help in deep breathing and relieve you of stresses. It is one of the oldest forms of relaxation.<\/li><li>Yoga also helps in relieving some common problems of pregnancy like leg cramps, backache, constipation, leg edema , nausea and gastritis.<\/li><li>Yogasanas help you recover faster post-delivery.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8baa24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8baa24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b0c4d1\" data-id=\"3b0c4d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8826ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8826ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>What yogasanas are allowed and beneficial during pregnancy ?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae33769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae33769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/drshellysingh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/yoga-daydss-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drshellysingh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/yoga-daydss-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/drshellysingh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/yoga-daydss-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drshellysingh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/yoga-daydss-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/drshellysingh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/yoga-daydss-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drshellysingh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/yoga-daydss-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/drshellysingh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/yoga-daydss-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/drshellysingh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/yoga-daydss-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/drshellysingh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/yoga-daydss.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1db6877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1db6877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Cat stretch or Marjariasana<\/li><li>Konasana<\/li><li>Warrior pose or Veerbhadrasana<\/li><li>Triangle pose or Trikonasana<\/li><li>Butterfly pose or Badhakonasana<\/li><li>Shavasana<\/li><li>Yoga Nidra or Yogic sleep<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Pranayamas or breathing exercises<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Meditation\u00a0<\/li><li>These are huge stressbusters<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-017e530 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"017e530\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6025eaf\" data-id=\"6025eaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c8a68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21c8a68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Yogasanas not allowed in pregnancy:<\/strong><\/h2><ul><li>Boat Pose<\/li><li>Cobra Pose<\/li><li>Superman Pose<\/li><li>Plough Pose<\/li><li>Sitting half spinal twist pose<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c0186f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c0186f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd0a7fa\" data-id=\"cd0a7fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0594e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0594e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Always remember<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>To begin with a warm-up and end with cool down<\/li><li>Set realistic goals for yourself after talking to your obstetrician.<\/li><li>To avoid asanas with inversion poses\u00a0<\/li><li>To avoid asanas that need you to lie on your back and hold it for long as the pregnant uterus puts pressure on the large blood vessels of the body and causes less blood supply to the brain leading to dizziness.\u00a0<\/li><li>Do standing poses as they strengthen the legs and increase their tone, improving circulation and even leg cramps<\/li><li>Reduce time holding asanas in the third trimester and do more of pranayam and meditation .<\/li><li>Stay cool and hydrated\u00a0<\/li><li>Wear well stretching yoga maternity gear.<\/li><li>Always enrol with an instructor who is well versed with prenatal yoga only after you get the go ahead from your doctor . Sometimes, exercises are completely prohibited like in cases of threatened miscarriage, bleeding in pregnancy, placenta previa, preterm labour etc.\u00a0<\/li><li>Listen to your body and do your yogic practice and exercises only till the point where you are not fatigued.\u00a0<\/li><li>Also let your instructor and doctor know about any associated medical condition during your past or current pregnancy .\u00a0<\/li><li>Moreover if you experience any pain or these red flag signals I\u2019ve mentioned just stop immediately and consult your doctor.\u00a0<\/li><li>Let your yoga practice in pregnancy be fun , slow and relaxing rather than an intense workout.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pregnancy\u2026. 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