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My Yoga Journal April 8, 2003 -- Issue 44
Your weekly dose of yoga tips, information, and advice.
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Yoga for Pregnancy
It seemed risky to focus an entire newsletter on yoga and pregnancy,
considering that pregnancy may not be a relevant topic in many of
your lives. But the letters pour in everyday from women and men
asking a broad range of questions about pregnancy--everything from
fertility, to modifying poses, to getting back to the mat after
giving birth. While we can't respond to every question we get,
this week's newsletter,with the help of expert teachers Tim Miller
and Sarah Powers, answers the most common questions we've received.
To supplement this information,look for the pregnancy guide in the
May/June issue of the magazine (available on newsstands April 22nd)
for more answers to your pregnancy questions.
If you're not pregnant or not planning to become pregnant, don't
be so quick to toss these links aside--after all, we could all
use some advice and reminders about how to care for our ever-changing
bodies, even if they aren't undergoing the changes of childbirth. As
prominent Buddhist scholar Sylvia Boorstein has said to Yoga Journal,
"Each moment is new, and you respond to it anew. It is the first time
that moment's ever happened." Pregnancy, or other bodily changes like
injury, illness, or simply aging, require us to notice this and to respond,
both in our practice and in our lives, accordingly.
Namaste,
Andrea Ferretti
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In this Issue:
New! Featured Pose: Salabhasana (Locust Pose)
Locust Pose is an effective means for strengthening the back
of the torso, legs, and arms in preparation for the deeper,
presumably “adult” backbends.
Upside-Down Mama
Examining the strength of your prepregnancy practice can
help determine whether you should do inversions when you're expecting.
Special Delivery
More and more mothers-to-be are turning to Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa's
gentle asana practice to prepare emotionally and physically for labor.
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Ask Our Experts: Sarah Powers and Tim Miller
Yin Yoga and Fertility
"Yin yoga is a wonderful practice for both quieting the active
mind and encouraging the prana to consistently flow through the
six main meridians in the legs, which are connected to the health
of the spleen/pancreas, liver, kidney, urinary bladder, stomach,
and gall bladder. A body with balanced chi and healthy organs is
of course more likely to become pregnant and sustain a healthy
pregnancy."
Backbending During Pregnancy
"What do you think about backbending during pregnancy? It seems that
in the Ashtanga vinyasa tradition, there isn't much taboo against it,
yet the opposite seems to be true in the Iyengar tradition."
Pregnancy Modifications for Experienced Students
"I am six weeks pregnant and a serious yoga student. How should
I modify my practice during the first, second, and third trimesters?
It seems like all the prenatal yoga information is geared to beginners."
Returning to Yoga After Giving Birth
"I have just had a child and am receiving mixed reports as to when
I can go back to my Ashtanga practice, which I was doing regularly
right up to giving birth, with modification for my swelling belly.
I had a natural birth with no complications."
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Scent of a Mom
For pregnancy, labor, and beyond, four soothing aromatherapeutic oils
lend comfort and balance.
Homepage Poll
Did yoga practice help you during pregnancy or delivery? Go to our
homepage to cast your vote!
SANSKRIT TRIVIA: KAPHA is one of the three constitutions or doshas
in Ayurvedic medicine. It's characteristics are heavy, cold, oily,
and sweet.
CURRENT ISSUE: April 2003
Sthira Sukham Asanam
The Yoga Sutra say that sitting in meditation should be steady
and comfortable, but many of us have the opposite experience. Creating
space in the body through hatha yoga can bring some ease to your
seated meditation.
By Linda Sparrowe
The Trouble with Touch
In yoga, adjustments can be a powerful form of exploration or a negative
force that causes insult and injury. Can students and teachers create
healthy boundaries?
By Jennifer Barrett
The Anti-Drug for Anxiety
Many of the 19 million people suffering from an anxiety disorder are
turning to yogic breathing to help them reduce symptoms of both chronic
anxiety and panic attacks.
By Stacie Stukin
The Yoga of Money
What the ethical precepts of yoga can teach you about how to earn, spend,
save, and give away your money.
By Alan Reder
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