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Are you talkative or not?

Prone to anger, fear, or escape in a stressful situation?

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A practice specially designed for pregnant women, Prenatal Yoga can help support moms-to-be emotionally, physically, and spiritually in the 9 months leading up to the labor and birth of their baby. With an importance place on focused breathing techniques, stretching, building stamina, pelvic floor work, restorative poses, core strengthening, mental centering, and balance, Prenatal Yoga can help students become more adaptive during the delivery and postnatal recovery.

Wellness Wednesday 66: Buddhist Stupa Pose / Utkatasana 

Benefits:

Strengthens the legs.

Can help posture.

Foundation & General Alignment:

Start with legs wide.

Feet are pointing outward, away from body.

Legs are bent at the knees.

Thighs are parallel to the ground.

Keep pelvis in a natural position.

Back is straight.

Neck is natural, shoulders are back and away from ears.

Common Problems:

Legs aren’t wide enough.

Wellness Wednesday 65: Cow Face Pose

Benefits:

Great stretch for outer hips.

Helps improve posture.

Stretches arms and back.

Foundation & General Alignment:

Sit with legs in front of body, bend one leg at knee and bring foot to opposite hip. Do same with other leg but put it on top of first leg.

Legs are engaged and feet are flexed.

Tummy is tucked in.

Arms are crossed over each other in front of body. 

Back is straight.

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Wellness Wednesday 64: King Pigeon

Benefits:

Great hip opener.

Opens chest.

Stretches thighs, hips, and shoulders.

Foundation & General Alignment:

Start in pigeon prep pose, bring back leg up bent at knee -- and if able, bend arm back and grab hold of foot.

Feet are flexed and font bent foot is parallel to top of mat.

Keep hips squared.

Back is slightly bent so hand can grab foot.

Chest is open, head is looking forwards.

Wellness Wednesday 63: Warrior 3 Pose

Benefits:

Strengthens legs.

Helps improve balance.

Stretches hamstrings.

Foundation & General Alignment:

Start standing, put all weight into one foot. Slowly raise non weight foot, while raising foot bring upper body downwards.

Keep all parts of the body engaged.

Toes of lifted foot are pointed outward.

Arms are raised up by ears.

Legs are straight.

Back is straight.

Shoulders are back and away from ears.

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Wellness Wednesday 62: Horse Face Pose

Benefits:

Helps improves balance.

Strengthens legs and core.

Improves posture.

Foundation & General Alignment:

Start on all fours. While on all fours, bend one leg towards arms and rest foot on opposite thigh. Bend knee like you would in figure four pose. Slowly pull body into an upright position.