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Pregnancy Yoga Set #1
1.
Stand up with arms next to the ears and
palms together, Inhale, bend the upper body
slightly back. Exhale, bend forward. 1-3
minutes.
2. Sit on heels. Inhale, raise body up.
Exhale, sit on the heels, Hands rest on lower
waist, 1 minute.
3. Stretch legs out. Support upper body with
hands on floor. Inhale, raise right leg up.
Exhale, lower leg down to floor. 1-3 minutes.
Repeat with left leg.
4. Bring the soles of the feet together. Hold
hands over toes. For 1 minute, rock side
to side on the buttocks. Then, bounce the
knees up and down. Continue for 1-3 minutes.
5. Easy Pose. Inhale stretch spine straight,
Exhale, relax spine. 1-3 minutes.
6. Come into the squat, feet are flat on the
floor. Relax in the position for 1-3 minutes.
7. Easy Pose. Slowly roll head in large
circles. 1-3 minutes.
8. Relax on side. Lower leg is slightly
bent. Support head with pillow. Inhale,
raise leg up. Exhale, lower leg. 1-3 minutes
each side.
9. Totally relax on your side.
Pregnancy Yoga Set #2
1. Easy Pose.
Soles of the feet are together.
Inhale, relax thighs. Exhale, press thighs
to floor. 1-3 minutes.
2. Stretch out both legs and spread them wide
apart. Inhale, stretch back up straight,
Exhale, lower upper body to left leg. Hold
onto toes during the movement. 1 minute to
each side.
3. Come onto the hands and the feet. Inhale
and stretch the head up, relax back (but no
sway back). Exhale, stretch up back (like
a stretching cat). 1-3 minutes.
4. On hands and knees relax head and begin
to rotate the hips in large circles. 1-3
minutes in each direction.
5. On hands and knees. Inhale, bend head
and hips to the left. Exhale, bend head and
hips to the right. 1-3 minutes.
6. Relax in baby pose. 3-5 minutes.
7. On hands and knees. Inhale, lift right
leg and head up. Exhale, bring chin and knee
to chest. 1-3 minutes. Continue on other
side.
8. Come into the squat. Begin to move the
knees back and forth with the elbows, 1-3
minutes,
9. Slowly roll head in circles. 1-3 minutes.
Pregnancy Yoga Set #3
1. Arms are parallel to floor and out to sides.
Relax in position with deep breathing, 3-5
minutes.
2. Easy Pose. Inhale, stretch spine straight,
Exhale, let back relax. 1-3 minutes.
3. Soles of the feet are together. Bounce
the knees up and down. 1 minute. Then massage
inner thighs for 1 minute. Repeat bouncing 1 minute.
4. Stretch legs straight out, spread wide,
Grab onto toes. Inhale, stretch up spine.
Exhale, relax upper body forward, bending
from the hips.
5. On hands and knees. Relax head down.
Begin to rotate the hips in large circles.
1-3 minutes. Repeat other directions.
6. Relax into Baby Pose. Spread knees to
allow your abdomen to fall forward. 3-5 minutes.
7. Easy Pose. Place hands on shoulders.
Inhale, turn upper body and head to left. Exhale
and turn to right. 1-3 minutes.
8. Hands on shoulders. Inhale, raise up elbows
and exhale; bring elbows to the sides. 1-3
minutes.
9. Press the palms firmly together. Breathe
deeply for 1-3 minutes, keeping the pressure.
10. Hands in gyan mudra. Practice pelvic
floor (kegel) exercises for 3 minutes.
Pregnancy Yoga Set #4
1. Stand with arms to side and parallel to
floor. Inhale and swing whole upper body to
left. Exhale, and swing to right. 1-3 minutes.
2. Easy Pose. Arms to side, parallel to floor.
Hands in fist with middle finger stretched
out. Rotate in circle, backwards. 1 minute.
3. Interlock fingers under hair behind neck.
Stretch elbows back. Begin to rotate upper
body in circles for 1 minute. Repeat other
direction.
4. Place the thumb on the root of the small
finger. Arms are straight. Inhale, bring
left arm up 60 degrees and right arm 60 degrees below.
1-3 minutes.
5. Stretch both legs out, then place the right
sole to touch the left thigh. Bend slowly
the upper body forward, breathe very fully.
1-3 minutes. Change legs, repeat.
6. Soles of the feet are together. Relax.
Inhale and relax the thighs. Exhale, stretch
the thighs to floor. 1-3 minutes.
7. Easy Pose. Hands relaxed an the knees.
Roll upper body in large circles. 1-3 minutes
and reverse direction, same time.
8. On hands and knees. Relax head down.
Begin to rotate the hips in large circles.
1-3 minutes and then other direction.
9. Sit on heels. Hands interlocked, arms
next to ears. Inhale sit up onto knees and
exhale lower body to sit an the heels.
10. Arms same as #9. Inhale, raise up body
and sit on the left side of feet. Exhale,
sit on the right side of f eet. 1 minute.
11. Easy Pose. Hands on shoulders. Inhale
and turn upper body and head to left. Exhale
and turn to right. 1-3 minutes.
12. Concentrate, between eye brows. Slowly
rotate head in large circles. 1 minute.
13. Place hands on abdomen. Contract the
pelvic floor, without using the abdominal
muscles. First slow, fast and elevator. 100 times.
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