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Prenatal Exercise for the Spiritual Mama

Just in case any of my blog readers are interested in how I am preparing for Baby #2, I am (of course) reading birthing books, staying active, and getting the hodgepodge of baby items ready. 

This time around I have been fortunate to find some great Prenatal Exercises resources.  Thought I would share them with you in case you (or someone you know) could benefit. 

1) The New Method: Baby & Mom Prenatal Yoga DVD (with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa) - a Kundalini yoga workout excellent for birth preparation. I especially enjoy the stretches for "making space" for baby, birthing squats, and endurance exercises. The instructor also talks about intuitively birthing the baby and encourages you to do many of the exercises with your eyes closed so that you can internalize the experience and draw upon this strength in labor. I notice a big difference in how I feel after this workout - I feel lighter, looser, and freer. 

2) You Having a Baby Workout DVD (with Tracy Hafen & Joel Harper) - has a workout for each of the trimesters plus a post-pregnancy workout, uses light weights for some exercises.  Okay, this one is pretty mainstream and you won't find any meditations or intuitive talk, but it's a good workout. :)

3) Yoga for Pregnancy book (by Francoise Barbira Freedman & Doriel Hall) - wonderful exercises to prepare the body for birth - I especially value the "Open Position" for prestretching the birth muscles, "Knee Circles" for stretching and toning the perineal muscles, and "Upside Down" to achieve awareness and control of various muscles. The book also has many useful labor breathing and birthing positions, as well as meditations.

I really feel that I am in training for the birth and these exercise materials are helping me.  Winter snow and ice can be difficult for a pregnant woman to navigate so most days my daily walk gets 'cancelled'.  Thank goodness I found these resources to keep me active and prepare me for the birth (physically and intuitively).

Hope you find this info helpful too!
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