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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

>

>

>

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