Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Hello there, One of my students is expecting (not for awhile), but I was wondering what poses I should tell her to stay away from. I know certainly to stay away from the shoulder stand and shirsha asana. (which I am not teaching anyway). I know that crawling is good and I beleive that nava asana is good...BUT, I was wondering about poses on the belly (like bhujanga), and also, even lying in Shava asana--in the further stages of pregnancy, because a friend of mine said that she couldn't lay on her back when she was 8 to 9 months because it cut off some nerve to her legs or something. I know nothing first hand. I was wondering if you could give me some guidelines, especially as too what month to stay away from what pose. To give you a little more information about what I am doing. This group, I am focussing on the samasthithi group and the loma-viloma group. Would any of those be bad? Thanks ---Nova _______________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm & pgmarket=en-ca & RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com\ %2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 The best poses during the early months are the loma viloma without any extra efforts chatushpada and vyagraha pranayama are great throughtout pregnancy and post delivery also baddha kona and supta baddha kona where u lie down on the back with the feet in baddhakona are excellent to open the pelvis and prepare for the delivery avoid one leg standing and other balancing poses for there is the risk of falling due to change in the centre of gravity Savitri as well as vibhaga pranayama are great shavasana is ok but long periods of rest and sleep are better off on the left lateral as the blood vessels supplying the uterus and legs may get pressurised by the heavy uterus in the supine pose face prone poses are better avoided for the pressure on the abdomen reason lots of fresh juices, salads,soups are great and avoid alcohol and tocacco in any form listening to soft music and sending positive vibrations to the child do wonders as we are seeing with dhivya priya! any more ideas are welcome ananda Nova Scheidt <nova_scheidt wrote: Hello there,One of my students is expecting (not for awhile), but I was wondering what poses I should tell her to stay away from.I know certainly to stay away from the shoulder stand and shirsha asana. (which I am not teaching anyway). I know that crawling is good and I beleive that nava asana is good...BUT, I was wondering about poses on the belly (like bhujanga), and also, even lying in Shava asana--in the further stages of pregnancy, because a friend of mine said that she couldn't lay on her back when she was 8 to 9 months because it cut off some nerve to her legs or something.I know nothing first hand. I was wondering if you could give me some guidelines, especially as too what month to stay away from what pose.To give you a little more information about what I am doing. This group, I am focussing on the samasthithi group and the loma-viloma group. Would any of those be bad?Thanks---Nova_______________The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm & pgmarket=en-ca & RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 - Dr.Ananda Bhavanani Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:30 AM Re: Yoga and Pregnancy The best poses during the early months are the loma viloma without any extra efforts chatushpada and vyagraha pranayama are great throughtout pregnancy and post delivery also baddha kona and supta baddha kona where u lie down on the back with the feet in baddhakona are excellent to open the pelvis and prepare for the delivery avoid one leg standing and other balancing poses for there is the risk of falling due to change in the centre of gravity Savitri as well as vibhaga pranayama are great shavasana is ok but long periods of rest and sleep are better off on the left lateral as the blood vessels supplying the uterus and legs may get pressurised by the heavy uterus in the supine pose face prone poses are better avoided for the pressure on the abdomen reason lots of fresh juices, salads,soups are great and avoid alcohol and tocacco in any form listening to soft music and sending positive vibrations to the child do wonders as we are seeing with dhivya priya! any more ideas are welcome ananda Nova Scheidt <nova_scheidt wrote: Hello there,One of my students is expecting (not for awhile), but I was wondering what poses I should tell her to stay away from.I know certainly to stay away from the shoulder stand and shirsha asana. (which I am not teaching anyway). I know that crawling is good and I beleive that nava asana is good...BUT, I was wondering about poses on the belly (like bhujanga), and also, even lying in Shava asana--in the further stages of pregnancy, because a friend of mine said that she couldn't lay on her back when she was 8 to 9 months because it cut off some nerve to her legs or something.I know nothing first hand. I was wondering if you could give me some guidelines, especially as too what month to stay away from what pose.To give you a little more information about what I am doing. This group, I am focussing on the samasthithi group and the loma-viloma group. Would any of those be bad?Thanks---Nova_______________The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm & pgmarket=en-ca & RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 To Ananda: Who is the person from Australia shown at the top, far right of the backcover, in the latest Yoga Life? Thanks for reply. Eric Doornekamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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