Yoga Journal's Prenatal Yoga

Buy This Item Yoga Journal's Prenatal Yoga by Living Arts  Available from Amazon  $19.98  on 1-6-2009     The best thing about this prenatal yoga program is that there is a model for each trimester. Instructor Shiva Rea demonstrates each of the stretches and exercises for the first trimester, and two pregnant women show modifications for the second and third trimesters (they're even dressed in different colors for easy reference). This removes the self-doubt home-exercisers often have about the safety of certain moves--especially in that cumbersome final stage of pregnancy. Using gentle voice-over instruction, Rea and her assistants take viewers through a half hour of meditational stretches using blocks and chairs for support. She follows that up with 16 minutes of floor work: lunge pose, bridge pose, child's pose, plank pose--all with the necessary adjustments. She winds things up with a four-minute guided relaxation on her back--the traditional position--with the second-trimester woman on her side and the third on her side with one leg up on a chair. By including the different adaptations, Rea has made a program with the flexibility to carry an expectant mom through her entire pregnancy--and beyond, if she wishes. <I>--Kimberly Heinrichs</I> Reader Reviews This is my first time ever doing yoga and I didn't have any difficulty following the video. The program is very well paced and relaxing. Riva guides you through each pose and makes you connect mentally and spiritually with you baby. I feel completely relaxed after completing the program. I also love the fact that she shows modified poses for each trimester. When I started I was in my first trimester and I am already in my second and I can use the same video - just have to follow the modified poses. I would highly recommend this Yoga program to any expectant mother!

Yoga Journal's Prenatal Yoga Available from Amazon Price: $19.98 Updated on 1-6-2009.

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