Prenatal yoga safety Prenatal yoga is actually a very good exercise for your entire pregnancy, barring your health care provider making an exception. Most women can handle yoga throughout their pregnancy though; just be sure to keep it safe: Follow a professional prenatal yoga instructor. Don’t attempt anything nutty - no inverted poses, upside down anything, or a posture that requires you to lie on your belly. Use common sense and you’ll be fine. If you’d like to try a pose that you normally shouldn’t during pregnancy ask your instructor if there might be a way to modify the pose with a chair. Always use your mat so you don’t slip. Like any exercise, watch for warning signs, and quit if you notice any. Also see: Maternity exercise wear Pregnancy definition of the day: Belly Dancing This is filed under: Exercise, Pregnancy exercise, Pregnancy health Added 06/26/2008 by Jennifer | Don't miss: Celebrity pregnancy blog | Maternity style blog | Weird pregnancy questions

  3 responses so far...

1. From Stacy

    Comment added June 26th, 2008 at 9:14 am

   When I was pregnant, I read that any spinal twists were a bad idea also. And since doctors recommend not sleeping on your back when pregnant, I also modified savasana so that I laid on my side.

   I was able to keep practicing until about the 7th month, always modifying to make room for the belly. Some people can do it longer, just depends on how you feel.

2. From Adam

    Comment added June 26th, 2008 at 10:28 am

   If your family has a Wii you could get Wii fit…that actually has Yoga, it’s crazy (Then maybe you can get your husband or kids to do it with you)!

   Adam

   http://adam-finch.eachday.com

3. From Danielle

    Comment added August 1st, 2008 at 1:13 pm

   I am a prenatal yoga instructor and believe that pregnancy is an exceptional time for a woman to develop a yoga practice. Not only is it great for overall health and body awareness, it also brings mom and growing baby together, bonding them in a unique way.

   For Los Angeles prenatal yoga, email belledaniellemarie@gmail.com.