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Hello,

 

A friend that I practice with is about 6 weeks pregnant. She started

doing yoga once a week about three months ago.

When she found out she was preggo, she ordered a Shiva Rea pre-natal

video (because that was the only one that we could find with someone

from an Ashtanga background).

So here's where I ask for advice.

After viewing the video, she has said that she wants to continue her

Ashtanga practice for now because the video is too slow and not

really a work out for her (she is very athletic and still goes to the

gym almost everyday).

She doesn't do any inversions or the marichyasanas (twisting). Is

there anything else in the sequence that she should avoid (up to

navasana)?

As far as I know, there are no pre-natal teachers in Japan, so

finding a class is not an option.

 

I would love to hear others' experiences!

 

thanks,

 

amanda

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Amanda

 

According to your description.

I have the opinion that she is to new to ashtanga Yoga to be doing

ashtanga and pregnancy, I understand it is a critical time from 0-4

months.

Most people that had practice ashtanga during pregnancy has been

practicing ashtanga for a long time.

My advice is to get in the ashtanga program after the pregnacy. More

important have post pregnacy exercise and them move into Ashtanga.

(i.e. I personally will not teach her because of the short contact

with Ashtanga)

 

During pregnacy there are bigger flexibility in the joins. With

abnormal range of flexibility one can have a hard time in learning

the practice of yoga.

 

Namaste

Topofthemountains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ashtanga yoga, "amanda h" <whyqqqqq>

wrote:

> Hello,

>

> A friend that I practice with is about 6 weeks pregnant. She

started

> doing yoga once a week about three months ago.

> When she found out she was preggo, she ordered a Shiva Rea pre-

natal

> video (because that was the only one that we could find with

someone

> from an Ashtanga background).

> So here's where I ask for advice.

> After viewing the video, she has said that she wants to continue

her

> Ashtanga practice for now because the video is too slow and not

> really a work out for her (she is very athletic and still goes to

the

> gym almost everyday).

> She doesn't do any inversions or the marichyasanas (twisting). Is

> there anything else in the sequence that she should avoid (up to

> navasana)?

> As far as I know, there are no pre-natal teachers in Japan, so

> finding a class is not an option.

>

> I would love to hear others' experiences!

>

> thanks,

>

> amanda

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There aren't any astanga teachers in Japan? Any ashtanga teacher

should be able to tell you what to not do.

 

ashtanga yoga, "amanda h" <whyqqqqq>

wrote:

> Hello,

>

> A friend that I practice with is about 6 weeks pregnant. She

started

> doing yoga once a week about three months ago.

> When she found out she was preggo, she ordered a Shiva Rea pre-

natal

> video (because that was the only one that we could find with

someone

> from an Ashtanga background).

> So here's where I ask for advice.

> After viewing the video, she has said that she wants to continue

her

> Ashtanga practice for now because the video is too slow and not

> really a work out for her (she is very athletic and still goes to

the

> gym almost everyday).

> She doesn't do any inversions or the marichyasanas (twisting). Is

> there anything else in the sequence that she should avoid (up to

> navasana)?

> As far as I know, there are no pre-natal teachers in Japan, so

> finding a class is not an option.

>

> I would love to hear others' experiences!

>

> thanks,

>

> amanda

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Not correct.

 

Any ashtanga teacher?!?!?

 

I will fight for this topic. I believe that there are people that

have been pregnant and practiced yoga this people will have a great

insight and they might or might not be able to teach ashtanga for

pregnant. A man or woman that has never been pregnant does not have

the insight and knowledge to teach a pregnant woman.

 

Respect nature and understand that your body is having a big change

by being pregnant and one should not agrevate and try to change the

body according to the ashtanga yoga practice.

 

Namaste

Reinaldo Liem

 

 

ashtanga yoga, "lashannasmall"

<lashannasmall@h...> wrote:

> There aren't any astanga teachers in Japan? Any ashtanga teacher

> should be able to tell you what to not do.

>

> ashtanga yoga, "amanda h" <whyqqqqq>

> wrote:

> > Hello,

> >

> > A friend that I practice with is about 6 weeks pregnant. She

> started

> > doing yoga once a week about three months ago.

> > When she found out she was preggo, she ordered a Shiva Rea pre-

> natal

> > video (because that was the only one that we could find with

> someone

> > from an Ashtanga background).

> > So here's where I ask for advice.

> > After viewing the video, she has said that she wants to continue

> her

> > Ashtanga practice for now because the video is too slow and not

> > really a work out for her (she is very athletic and still goes

to

> the

> > gym almost everyday).

> > She doesn't do any inversions or the marichyasanas (twisting).

Is

> > there anything else in the sequence that she should avoid (up to

> > navasana)?

> > As far as I know, there are no pre-natal teachers in Japan, so

> > finding a class is not an option.

> >

> > I would love to hear others' experiences!

> >

> > thanks,

> >

> > amanda

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I think there is a communication problem here. The person who

posted before Mr. Liem is not claiming that there are no Ashtanga

instructors in Japan nor that a pregnant woman can not do Ashtanga

while pregnant. The post is just a flippant way to suggest that

Amanda (the first poster) ask an instructor for advice on this

subject.

 

(I know I look incredibly anal for posting a reply to someone else's

messages but it is so sad when a miscommunication causes bad

feelings.)

 

ashtanga yoga, "topofthemountains"

<doyoga@a...> wrote:

> Not correct.

>

> Any ashtanga teacher?!?!?

>

> I will fight for this topic. I believe that there are people that

> have been pregnant and practiced yoga this people will have a

great

> insight and they might or might not be able to teach ashtanga for

> pregnant. A man or woman that has never been pregnant does not

have

> the insight and knowledge to teach a pregnant woman.

>

> Respect nature and understand that your body is having a big

change

> by being pregnant and one should not agrevate and try to change

the

> body according to the ashtanga yoga practice.

>

> Namaste

> Reinaldo Liem

>

>

> ashtanga yoga, "lashannasmall"

> <lashannasmall@h...> wrote:

> > There aren't any astanga teachers in Japan? Any ashtanga

teacher

> > should be able to tell you what to not do.

> >

> > ashtanga yoga, "amanda h" <whyqqqqq>

> > wrote:

> > > Hello,

> > >

> > > A friend that I practice with is about 6 weeks pregnant. She

> > started

> > > doing yoga once a week about three months ago.

> > > When she found out she was preggo, she ordered a Shiva Rea pre-

> > natal

> > > video (because that was the only one that we could find with

> > someone

> > > from an Ashtanga background).

> > > So here's where I ask for advice.

> > > After viewing the video, she has said that she wants to

continue

> > her

> > > Ashtanga practice for now because the video is too slow and

not

> > > really a work out for her (she is very athletic and still goes

> to

> > the

> > > gym almost everyday).

> > > She doesn't do any inversions or the marichyasanas

(twisting).

> Is

> > > there anything else in the sequence that she should avoid (up

to

> > > navasana)?

> > > As far as I know, there are no pre-natal teachers in Japan, so

> > > finding a class is not an option.

> > >

> > > I would love to hear others' experiences!

> > >

> > > thanks,

> > >

> > > amanda

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