Fertility Yoga – By Tania Tod

Fertility yoga brings many benefits to people of all ages and all levels of physical ability, across the globe. Because  yoga exercises the mind, body and spirit alike, it can be described as the most complete work-out possible. For women who are trying to conceive, fertility yoga offers unique advantages.

When you are trying to get pregnant with your first baby, your life is undergoing a wide range of exciting changes, and you are moving to the next stage of adulthood. Most women experience their decision to try for a baby, and the process of trying to conceive itself, as a joyous one. Nonetheless, trying to conceive a baby can be very stressful too. Not just because women who are trying for their first baby are taking a step into the unknown, but also because there can be a lot of pressure to get pregnant quickly.

If you have been using an ovulation calendar and ovulation predictor kits to get pregnant, or are charting to conceive, I am sure you know what I am talking about! Many couples feel that their intimate times together, which used to relieve stress, have turned into a chore, and something that has to be timed carefully to increase the likelihood of pregnancy. Perhaps this is the main reason why couples who are hoping for a baby experience a high level of tensions.

Fertility yoga is one of the best ways to rid the body and mind of these tensions and learn to let go of everyday stress. Other types of exercises, which can serve the body excellently, sometimes forget that the mind needs a work-out, too! But fertility yoga is not only good for general relaxation – women who are trying to conceive can use specific yoga poses to increase blood circulation to the relevant parts of their body, and make their whole organism more receptive to a pregnancy.

What’s more – you can keep practicing fertility yoga throughout your pregnancy to keep up fitness levels and reduce stress. Some mothers even find strength in fertility yoga while they are laboring, and mother and baby yoga classes are gaining in popularity. In short, fertility yoga is something that can stay with you throughout life!

Where to go from here:

• Yoga Practices for Fertility-DVD
• Restoring Fertility-DVD
• The Fertile Kitchen Cookbook:Simple Recipes for Optimizing Your Fertility
  
• Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility
• Fully Fertile: A 12-Week Holistic Plan for Optimal Fertility