Yoga can help women get through their pregnancy with minimal discomfort. It also helps the birth and post-delivery stages.

Yoga plays a very important role in pregnancy. Generally, pregnant mums who do yoga exercises appear healthier, both in mind and body.

Their bodies are more flexible, which enables them to adapt to various positions when in labour and the ligaments are more elastic, which in turn can help to reduce labour pain.

Yoga classes help to boost circulation and also help with fluid retention. The stretching exercises relieve aches and pains.

Posture is also improved by yoga and this can help ease back problems, which are common in pregnant women.

In addition, Yoga helps to prepare for the birth - it encourages breath and body awareness, reduces worry and teaches women to adapt to new situations.

And yoga continues to have benefits after pregnancy, too.

Postnatal yoga, which can be started about six weeks after the birth, strengthens abdominal muscles and your pelvic floor. It also helps you to get back to your pre-pregnancy shape faster.

Starting yoga

If you have never tried yoga before, you should start by taking classes to learn the poses under supervision.  Find out more about getting started through Yoga Teacher Shugu on this link. Click Here.