Prenatal yoga helps prepare the body for labor and delivery, and the benefits can include stress reduction, improved emotional well-being, and increased self-awareness. As in any health or exercise program pursued during pregnancy, it’s important to listen to your body and consult with your doctor or health practitioner for guidance, before you begin.
Guest-host Katie Baki is in her third trimester and guest Ali Owens is a mother of three. They are both teachers at Glo. Katie has a three-part class of prenatal yoga classes on the Glo platform.
Katie and Ali discuss how pregnant yoga practitioners must adjust their practice to accommodate the changes in the body during pregnancy. Yoga props can help, providing support for the body and more room for the baby. Katie and Ali discuss the prevailing myths about yoga during pregnancy, focus on the importance of core work to foster stability (rather than strengthening), and how to use breath work and pelvic floor exercises to help with relaxation, stress reduction, and preparing for labor and delivery. They agree that one of the top benefits to practicing prenatal yoga is learning how to listen to the body and check in with what it needs.
To wrap up the conversation, they discuss what prenatal yoga classes are available on the Glo platform.
Key Takeaways for this Episode
00:00 Meet Ali Owens
06:56 benefits of prenatal yoga
12:23 self-awareness and listening to your body
19:32 shifting perspectives and redefining “progress”
29:05 myths and modifications in prenatal yoga
36:01 core work and pelvic floor exercises
42:23 breath work and relaxation techniques
48:04 prenatal yoga programs on the Glo platform
Links:
GLO classes:
Katie Baki’s Prenatal Power Yoga: 1st Trimester Program
Katie Baki’s Prenatal Power Yoga: 2nd Trimester Program
Katie Baki’s Prenatal Power Yoga: 3rd Trimester Program
Ali’s Moving Into Motherhood: First Trimester Program
Ali’s Moving Into Motherhood: Second Trimester Program
Ali’s Moving Into Motherhood: Third Trimester Program
We have an expansive library of prenatal classes and programs on Glo.
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