Aqua Yoga for pregnancy
Yoga is a centuries old practice, promoting balance, energy, deep breathing and relaxation. Together they provide an ideal workout for you and your baby. For those suffering from ailments during pregnancy such as back ache, pelvic pain and even high blood presure, aqua yoga provides a safe environment to gently exercise and relax by adapting the movements to suit individual needs.
Aqua Yoga is an ideal choice for pregnant ladies wanting to have a water birth, as it enables you to practice breathing techniques and exercises ready for your labour in the birthing pool.
Aqua yoga for pregnancy gives women the opportunity to enjoy freedom of movement supported and protected within a water environment.
Aqua yoga can be a wonderful way to prepare your body and mind for birth, and to help you relax during pregnancy.
Deeper, more expansive breathing is of great importance in inducing confidence and calm.
Breathing and relaxation in water are powerful tools to use for dealing with the emotional traumas of pregnancy. They create positive memories that the body can use efficiently in giving birth.
Aqua yoga exercises prioritize the lengthening of lower back and simultaneous toning of the pelvic ligaments and leg muscles, which together ensure the correct progressive adjustment of the pelvis throughout pregnancy. Relaxation encompasses the body, mind and emotions.
Floating relaxation, is an effective way to learn to relax quickly during pregnancy even if relaxation has not been practiced before. It can be a time of exceptional intimacy between the mother-to-be and baby, in which they experience each other without external stimuli and with less of the usual train of thought that keeps the mind engaged in all the activities of the day. It allows a deeper state in which superficial worries and anxieties have no hold. The sheer magic of the growing child can be experienced in the present moment just as it is. This experience may facilitate bonding at the time of birth.