Five best yoga poses for first-trimester pregnancy

RISHIKESH, India - June 11, 2019 - PRLog -- Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful experiences in the life of women. It is the time where you go through various emotions and brings a lot of physiological changes in the mind, so it is essential for you to take care of yourself during this period. Though there are not very dramatic changes occurs in the women body, but the first trimester of your pregnancy helps your mind to prepare for birth and labor as this keeps your focus and to stay healthy.

This is where yoga comes in the scenario; as yoga can provide you a great solace in the pregnancy and rejuvenate during this stage.

Is it safe to practice yoga during pregnancy??

Yes, yoga can be practiced during your first trimester of pregnancy under the guidance of certified and experienced yoga teacher. Also, he must be aware of your pregnancy, and you are in the first trimester.  Though practicing some specific yoga pose to ensure smooth delivery by relieving tension around the cervix and birth canal. Also, these gentle yoga poses will keep you active and minimize common problems of pregnancy like morning sickness.

Though many doctors recommend prenatal yoga still, it is best to consult your doctor first and practice it under the supervision of an experienced yoga teacher.

Yoga asana you can try in your first trimester:

Some gentle and safe yoga postures for the first trimester of pregnancy are:

Tadasana (mountain pose): It is one of the beginner levels Hatha yoga asana. This asana can be considered as the mother of all standing asana.

Stand erect with your legs little bit wide apart and hands alongside your body. Lift your ankle slowly strengthening your inner arches and thrust your pelvis upward. Look up and breath in and stretch your arms, shoulder upward.

With the bodyweight on, try to balance on your toes. Hold for a few seconds and release.

Benefits: It stabilizes your breathing. This pose relieves body aches and rejuvenates you to the core.

Cat and cow pose: A beginner level Ashtanga yoga pose it resembles like a cat when you arch your back.

Come down on your four with your palm and keep your palm under your shoulder and knees hip-width apart below your hips. Now inhale and arch your back down, look up towards the ceiling.

Now exhale and arch your back up and bring your stomach closer to your belly. Now keep moving in between the pose in the sync of your breath.

Benefits: It is one of the best poses to relieves you from the stress and tension. Also, it improves your blood circulation and improves digestion.

Badha Konasana (Butterfly pose):  Sit straight with your legs stretched outwards. Now breath in and bend your knees, keep the sole of your feet intact and pull your heels towards your pelvis.

Now allows your knees to bounce gently up and down. Don' t overdoes it; stretch your legs outwards, and relax.

Benefits: This pose removes fatigue and the best posture to loosen your hip joint. It increases your blood flow and relieves tension from your pelvic muscles.

Bhujangasana (Cobra pose):  lay on your stomach flat with legs hips feet apart. Keep your elbows closes and palm underneath your shoulder.

Breath in and gently lifts your torso but don't let your entire bodyweight fall downward. Then, exhale and lower your body slowly. Hold this pose for two to three breaths and repeat it 2 to 3 times.

Benefits: This Ashtanga yoga pose is best for decreasing stiffness in your lower back. It increases your overall flexibility and instant elevates your mood.

Triangle pose: place your feet slightly further than shoulder width apart. Raise your arm straight from your shoulder with your palm facing down. Breath out and slowly turns your waist to the left and bend it now bring your right palm to the outside of your left ankle with your left arm extended upward. Keep your both arm and legs straight without bending your knees and elbows. Now turn your head upward and look towards your fingertip.

Return to your normal position and repeat it vice versa.

Benefits: This pose is best to alleviate blood circulation in your entire body and relieves you from back and leg ache.

On the end note:

If you have never practiced yoga before then it is advisable to do only some gentle yoga poses that too under the supervision of experienced yoga teacher rather than seeing some online videos. With yoga, prepare yourself thoroughly, stay cheerful and happy.

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