guruji and a pregnant student

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while in mysore, guruji passed arround a photo circa late 1970's

of himself assisting a woman in the handstand version of

Vrschikasana also known as scorpion. the photo clearly shows

her as being quite far along in her pregnancy. I am not sure if

guruji giving assistance superseeds what he wrote in yoga mala

but it seemed like the woam had no trouble performing the

asana. the final note of the story is she gave birth two days later

in record time. Guruji was very proud of his student.

 

casey in portland

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That lady happens to be Joanne Darby (certified teacher in

Montreal). For more outstanding pics, click on follwing:

 

http://www.ashtangamontreal.com/pregnant.html

 

You will be amazed at the devotion between guru and student!!

Everytime I see this pictures, it humbles me.

 

By the way, does anyone know Guruji's North America tour sked?

 

Namaste

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ashtangayoga, cpalmr <no_reply> wrote:

> while in mysore, guruji passed arround a photo circa late 1970's

> of himself assisting a woman in the handstand version of

> Vrschikasana also known as scorpion. etc.etc.

 

i think these are the photos you were thinking of:

 

http://www.ashtangamontreal.com/pregnant.html

[Guest guest]

My wife practiced a modified first series for her first pregnancy two

years ago - gradually tapering off so that when she got near term she

was only doing the standing poses or just some sun salutes and badda

konasana.

 

The birth went beautifully, though she was a good sized baby (7.5 lb)

there was no tear or need for episiotomy (Which are the norm in Bali,

unfortunatly, for first-time mothers.)

 

She's five months pregnant now, all is going well. Standing poses are

enough - otherwise she gets wiped out (second series is particularily

exhausting).

 

Key to remember is that you shouldn't attempt any new poses while

pregnant - stick to what is already routine. Perinea massage with

vitamin E (husband's job) is pretty important (described in a number

of

midwifery books). I was told that inverted poses are a no-no - but I

just saw the pics of the woman doing them with Guruji. She's probably

a

special case and clearly an advanced practicioner.

 

Our 18 month old, btw, is already copying us and doing downward and

upward dog!

 

Cheers,

DMCG

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Hi...

 

I am currently pregnant too - second trimester, and am still doing

alot...I have to watch certain poses that require great hip

extension though, as I am feeling looser in the hip area - my sacrum

area is sore today, so I will back off of deep lunging...regarding

inversions...I heard they are great for PG women, due to the relief

of pressure and fluid build up in the legs...anyone have more info

here? Shoulderstand is just too uncomfortable on the floor, so I do

it against a wall now...S

 

ashtangayoga, ddmcguire <no_reply> wrote:

> My wife practiced a modified first series for her first pregnancy

two

> years ago - gradually tapering off so that when she got near term

she

> was only doing the standing poses or just some sun salutes and

badda

> konasana.

>

> The birth went beautifully, though she was a good sized baby (7.5

lb)

> there was no tear or need for episiotomy (Which are the norm in

Bali,

> unfortunatly, for first-time mothers.)

>

> She's five months pregnant now, all is going well. Standing poses

are

> enough - otherwise she gets wiped out (second series is

particularily

> exhausting).

>

> Key to remember is that you shouldn't attempt any new poses while

> pregnant - stick to what is already routine. Perinea massage with

> vitamin E (husband's job) is pretty important (described in a

number

> of

> midwifery books). I was told that inverted poses are a no-no - but

I

> just saw the pics of the woman doing them with Guruji. She's

probably

> a

> special case and clearly an advanced practicioner.

>

> Our 18 month old, btw, is already copying us and doing downward

and

> upward dog!

>

> Cheers,

> DMCG

[Guest guest]

as my pregnancy progressed and i started modifying and dropping poses

in primary, my teacher

suggested that i put extra work into mula bandha, and it became a

great exercise in focus for me. uddiyana bandha also becomes less of a

"sucking in" motion and more of a "pulling up" motion -- you certainly

want to work your abdominal muscles to keep them strong, but don't

stress them. pay attention and don't keep doing poses just to prove

you're a

stud, if that's a temptation -- i gave up on backbends at seven

months because it just didn't feel good anymore, and i stopped all

inversions a week before my due date because they just felt weird. (i

also took a ton of chinese

herbs, which i'd recommend to any pregnant woman.) home birth, six

hours of labor, big baby boy, everything's great. KEEP PRACTICING!