5 Yoga Poses to Ease Back Pain during Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Natural Pain Relief Sara Evans Pregnancy, Natural Pain Relief Sara Evans

5 Yoga Poses to Ease Back Pain during Pregnancy

Here are 5 yoga poses to help you stretch to alleviate piriformis / sciatic pain during pregnancy - please note that some of these yoga postures will need to be modified or are not suitable if you have pelvic girdle pain, low lying placenta or a breech baby - if you're unsure please seek the advice of a specially trained Prenatal Yoga Teacher who can provide safe alternatives using props in a Pregnancy specific yoga class.

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Pregnancy, Yoga + the Pelvic Floor

Pregnancy, Yoga + the Pelvic Floor

It's a common myth that if you have a caesarean birth then you don't need to do pelvic floor exercises - WRONG! As your baby grows and becomes bigger, this additional weight on your pelvic floor causes it to stretch and weaken. Learning safe and correct techniques to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles will help prevent leakage when you sneeze or cough – something that becomes a lot harder to restrain from after giving birth! 

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How Prenatal Yoga can help your birth
Motherhood, Pregnancy, Labour + Birth Sara Evans Motherhood, Pregnancy, Labour + Birth Sara Evans

How Prenatal Yoga can help your birth

When it comes to labouriNG and giving birth (ANY birth), the mind-body connection is PARAMOUNT! A prenatal yoga class can help women to access deep reserves of emotional strength and resilience that can be put to good use not just during contractions but for being present and anchored in some of the challenges that are likely to come up throughout your labour and giving birth to a baby.

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