Guest guest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Get in touch with yogavermont -- they have a great prenatal program geared toward ashtanga. --- 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 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 http://www.ashtanga.com/html/pregnancy.html The article will be updated as more data is collected. For now, these are basic guidelines for experienced Ashtanga Yoga practitioners practicing First Series while pregnant. Namaste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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