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YOGA STYLES: Modern

What Should Yoga Teachers Know About Accepting Pregnant Students?

For some people, lying on the back is not going to be comfortable. For pregnant women, you should avoid having them on their backs altogether. Some women find it to be welcome relief to learn modified postures instead of lying in Shavasana. Yoga can be a great way to keep the body healthy during pregnancy, but it is important that your students never push themselves too far with their poses.

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Are You Qualified to Accept Pregnant Yoga Students?

As a newly minted prenatal yoga teacher who is eminently qualified to teach pregnant students, you’ll want to stay away from particular techniques. Poses that require women to rigorously twist their abdomens from side to side can ultimately compress this region of the body. During the first trimester, women should likewise avoid jumping in and out of asanas, headstands, handstands and other poses that require them to hold their bodies in a delicately balanced position for several seconds. As an instructor, you should also advise women to avoid abdominal work. Since the stomach area is designed to expand during pregnancy, women can forget about the “no gain, no pain” methods for training their abs until after the baby has been born. Compressing the fetus is just not in your baby’s best interest.

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Chair Yoga: A Gentle Discipline

Chair Yoga is for everyone; for all ages, for those with varying degrees of mobility, and those in varying degrees of condition. The health benefit of a consistent Chair Yoga practice is powerful and available for everyone.

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Is Power Yoga for Beginners?

Is Power Yoga for beginners a good idea? Beginners can certainly try power yoga, but it is not going to be for everyone. Many beginners…

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