In labor, yoga can help connect you with your breath, move the labor along with more ease and awareness, teach you to be more in tune with your body, and help you harness the power of your voice. Alou Santos, Yoga Instructor of Urban Ashram, shows pregnant moms simple yoga poses that can help them regulate breathing and birthing.
Open Twist
• This move soothes back pain which most pregnant women experience.
• Make sure your sitz bones are grounded equally on the bolster.
• This move will help pregnant moms regulate their breathing.
Side Bends
• You may also use shoeboxes for support.
The Twist Using a Chair
• Try to reach higher to release tension in your body.
• This move helps pregnant women manage symptoms such as constipation, indigestion, and difficulty in breathing.
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