by Dr. Kavita
Pregnancy is the time when every woman cherishes her womanhood and her exclusive capability to give birth. Experiences of pregnancy are treasured for a lifetime and conveniently ruminated over too.
So how does one make this privileged phase of life even more exceptional and special? The prime and uppermost concern turning around in the mind of any mother-to-be is singularly, regarding her yet-to-be born baby. The health of the baby, weight of the baby, whether the delivery would be normal and so on is the usual run of the mill worry during pregnancy.
Only a healthy mother can give birth to a healthy baby, but pregnancy is the time when even the robust of women are indisposed with some health complaint or the other. In addition to maintaining a healthy, balanced diet and regular exercise, what every pregnant women needs is a stress buster technique.
Pregnancy by itself is a huge stress on the woman's body and mind. When the new mother is already in a stressful job or stressful life situations or maybe even going through a personal or financial crisis, this additional stress of pregnancy becomes too much to handle.
Research shows that excessive stress can not only lead to miscarriages and pre term deliveries, but also can cause low birth weight in the babies. Babies born to stressed out mothers are prone to develop more serious medical conditions like Schizophrenia in later life.
The physical stress of pregnancy shows its effect on the connective tissues in general and the pelvic muscles, lower spine and pelvic joint in particular.
Pains, aches and fatigue become a common feature, limiting movement and also well needed sleep. Flexibility is the mantra to an easy pregnancy, smooth child birth and trouble free puerperium or post natal period.
Despite the fact that every pregnant mother knows the benefit of exercises, fatigue and various bodily discomforts can actually cause an ebbing of stamina and will power to follow a regular workout regime.
Yoga is a holistic way of life, with emphasis on synchronization of body, mind and soul. There are various branches of Yoga like, Pranayama or the breathing exercises, Mudras or the hand postures and Hatha yoga or the physical exercises. The beauty of this wonderful science is in its simplicity. Pranayamas can be done by anyone in the world and can be calibrated according to the stamina of the practitioner.
Numerous benefits of Yoga during Pregnancy
1. Safe and suitable during pregnancy
2. Soothes body, mind and soul.
3. Can be done easily even during advanced pregnancy.
4. Reduces stress.
5. Relaxes muscles and tissues.
6. Increase blood flow and optimizes circulation.
7. Boosts the stamina and energy levels.
8. Improves digestion.
9. Reduces Flatulence, nausea, acidity and other digestive complaints usually associated with pregnancy.
10. Easy to learn and simple exercises.
11. Increases the lung capacity and oxygenates the blood.
12. Keeps the skin healthy and glowing.
13. Induces normal and refreshing sleep.
14. Yoga nidra- which is actually a deep state of relaxation of the body energizes the body and refreshes the body in lesser time when compared to ordinary sleep.
15. Rejuvenates and replenishes the body, mind and soul.
16. Slows down the aging process and gives a longer span of life. Makes the mother healthy and thereby helps in having a healthy baby.
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