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Postnatal Yoga with Postpartum Ab Workout
Video taken from the channel: Pregnancy and Postpartum TV
Pregnancy Yoga For Optimal Fetal Positioning/How to turn a posterior baby, transverse or breech baby
Video taken from the channel: Pregnancy and Postpartum TV
Yoga After Birth: Your Guide to Yoga After Pregnancy Verywell Is your body ready
Video taken from the channel: Yoga and Life
Postnatal Yoga for Strength & Flexibility (30 minute Yoga) Postpartum Yoga | Sarah Beth Yoga
Video taken from the channel: SarahBethYoga
Postnatal Yoga For Nursing Mothers ♥ Back, Neck & Shoulder Yoga Stretches ♥ YogaCandi
Video taken from the channel: YogaCandi
Postpartum exercises first 6 weeks
Video taken from the channel: Novant Health
Postnatal Yoga With Diastasis Recti Exercises Postpartum
Video taken from the channel: Pregnancy and Postpartum TV
After you have a baby, you may be eager to resume your yoga practice and reconnect with your body. The most important thing to remember is that your postpartum body may be very different than the body you had before getting pregnant. You have to work with the body you have now, not the one you had nine months ago.Prenatal yoga poses for second trimester: Avoid any more poses on your belly, like cobra (bhujangasana), bow pose (shanurasana) or locust (shalabhasana).
Start modifying any intense abdominal work. For example, bend your knees if you want to do boat.Physical activity goals. For most healthy women, the Department of Health and Human Services recommends at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity — preferably spread throughout the week — after pregnancy.
Consider these guidelines: Take time to warm up and cool down.Marjariasana – Cat Pose– Yoga after Pregnancy Marjariasanais the first pose in the Yoga after Pregnancyseries of poses. Cat-Cow movement relieves the tension from your upper and lower back. It is also beneficial for easing digestive discomforts.10 Best Exercises when Pregnant 1. Easy pose (Sukhasana) 2. Standing forward bend (Paschimottanasana) 3. Cat pose (Marjaryasana) 4. Cow pose (Bitlasana) 5. Warrior I, Virabhadrasana I 6. Warrior II, Virabhadrasana II 7. Chair pose, Utkatasana 8. Extended side angle pose, Utthita Parsvakonasana 9.
You may start the this session from 13th week of pregnancy and continue till the end of the second trimester, that is end of 26th week of pregnancy. On practicing Part 2 session daily with us: 1.Talk to the instructor about your pregnancy before starting any other yoga class. Be careful to avoid hot yoga, which involves doing vigorous poses in a room heated to higher temperatures. For example, during the Bikram form of hot yoga, the room is heated to approximately 105 F (40 C) and has a humidity of 40 percent.
Use the postnatal wrap to help support your low back and use your deep transverse abdominals to hold your core in tight to begin to retrain the stretched ligaments and muscles. 4. Get a leg up. Lunges and squats are some of the best lower body exercises to do postpartum.Yoga safety precautions during pregnancy As with any exercise, you need to take certain general precautions when you’re pregnant.
Avoid lying on your back, especially after the first trimester.For post pregnancy yoga, stick to “Warrior II.” Make sure to engage your core, drop your hips evenly, and take deep breaths. If you do this one several times per da.Raise your right arm out to the side to recruit more core muscles. (b) Slowly lower your right knee until it nearly grazes the floor, then drive through the left heel to push yourself back up.Skip Traditional Core Work.
Instead of core work like planks, low planks, boat poses (Navasanas), crunches of any kind, etc., take cats/cows and/or bird-dogs. Avoid poses on your belly, like locust post (Salabhasana), bow pose ( Dhanurasana ), or cobra pose ( Bhujangasana ), and again, take cats/cows and/or bird-dogs.Your yoga instructor might show you how to use props at this stage of the pregnancy, to help support the spine.
Now is the time to focus on the mental aspects of yoga more than the physical. However, there are many more experienced yogis who still safely invert and backbend during this time.Many yoga poses help tone and strengthen the pelvic floor muscles.
The pelvic floor muscles help support the vital reproductive and digestive organs, as well as the baby during pregnancy. A strong pelvic floor can contribute to a speedier recovery post-labor. 5.If you already had a strong yoga practice before your pregnancy, you may be able to continue a fairly vigorous practice-with modifications-after your first trimester.
During the first trimester both beginning and experienced yogis should only do a gentle practice or none at all, as the fetus is still implanting and the risk of miscarriage is.
List of related literature:
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| from Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby: Ayurveda and Yoga for a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth |
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| from Yoga for Your Type: An Ayurvedic Approach to Your Asana Practice |
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139 comments
Love this and my 4 year old really loves doing your kids workout videos with the different characters. More of those too if you can!!!!
Hi my baby is two months old now,i had csec,can i do this excercises,will this be helpful in bodyaches?
Oh my was that exactly what I needed! Caring for my 22 pound 7 month old has taken a real toll on my back and shoulders. Your sweet little flow provided relief and release in all the right places. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for the class, but i wish the music had been more ”relaxed”
This is great workout! I follow this routine everytime ny baby keeps me up at night, instead of doing cardio or weights and it always makes me feel vetter
The sequencing was great, very nice cues for adapting poses as needed. Felt good in my postpartum body.
But I was very turned off by the “commercial” before savasana.
Just felt like it was not the the time to plug a weight management/loss program.
Sure we might be coming here to lose weight, but it doesn’t need to be the focus, and especially right before we are to be turning off our thinking minds. Maybe we’re just trying to get our bodies, that may not feel like our own anymore, moving in some sort of way.
I am personally working on giving myself some grace about my current body size while I recover from birth and breastfeed, so it just wasn’t what I wanted to hear I guess.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. A much needed channel. Happily subscribed.
Regarding this workout, feels good, but stiffness in body not gone fully. Any tips?
not a new mom, but i was so grateful for this practice. I lost so much strength after a surgery (was actually for neck), and was stunned when I was collapsing in poses from regular practices. Do you have others you would suggest for building strength up after a surgery/ i ave been cleared to do almost all styles of workouts. Bless you!
I will give some constructive criticism… watch the use of the word “and”. I just felt that’s all I could concentrate on was how many times you said “and, and, and…and” it was very distracting.
I’m not postnatal, in fact I’m moving into menopause lol, but this looks like a great practice. I love all your routines!! Do you plan on doing more vinyasa style routines in the future? I hope so. I love the sun salutations with flexibility poses.:)
From which Week it’s allowed to start this workout after a pregnancy?
My child is 5 years old. I haven’t done any exercise after childbirth. My core is very weak and I still look like four-five months pregnant. Will this exercise help me? Thank you.
when can I start practice this? Say two weeks after giving birth?
This feels so good on my sore back & shoulder. Love doing this workout while baby is napping. It stretches all my aches & so relaxing!! Thank you Sarah
After i have my childI have been doing this yoga for 1 months. Lots of things have improved. I wanna do something else which one would be better from your video??? Could you please suggest me??
Hi…
I am 8 weeks after postpartum
I have so much hanging belly
N suffering from pelvic gridle pain
Can you please suggest me exercise what I can do for reducing tummy fat n pain
Thanks for you mam my delivery was normal becoz of your videos
Hi, SarahBeth. I want to thank you for your wonderful videos. Your soothing voice and clear instructions are a delight and I really enjoy how you build your flows. I have one comment/suggestion to make about this video. As a mama to a full term stillborn child, I have had trouble finding postnatal yoga videos that don’t make frequent mention of caring for the baby or have a baby in them. I have wished for someone to make a series of postnatal yoga videos that care for the post natal woman and her body w/o mentioning a baby and I can’t imagine I’m alone seeing that up to 26,000 women experience a stillbirth in the US every year, and even more if you include a neo-natal death. This video was perfect, with the tiny exception of the well intended, but still heart-piercing, well-wish at the end congratulating the mama on her new baby. Is there any chance you might consider editing that, or modifying it to congratulate her for carrying and delivery her baby or something like that? So many of us would be grateful and I would share this video with so many other loss mamas who need the yoga, but also need to be able to relax through a practice w/o painful triggers. Or maybe make a separate version of the video labeled “post-loss prenatal yoga” or something? Or even, may I suggest a new specific video for post-loss mamas? Or if you have not ever experienced a loss, but know another yoga instructor who has and would make a video for that audience, could you suggest it to her? So many of us would be so grateful <3
Hi there, loved this workout. Do I need to do this everyday.? What routine do I follow?
Hi…can i do these exercises after 3 months of having c-sec delivery?
I’m almost 2 years post-baby and I didn’t do a lot of yoga before getting pregnant, but I was fit. This was a little bit tough for me, so I can’t imagine trying to do it soon after delivering. Especially the cobra-like pose where you interlace your fingers that was tough for me! But like I said, I’m just starting to practice, so this might have been perfect for someone already skilled at yoga pre-baby.
Thank you very much for your video! That’s exactly what I am looking for, and finally able to go back to my yoga routine after almost 2 years.
I have been doing this class daily for 2 weeks and I am so proud of my progress with balance and feeling stronger with my core thank you ��
Hi.. I am having 8 months of baby and my stomach is still not in proper shape, I have diastasis recti, should I start this work out after 8 months post pregnancy? I had a C-section. Plz guide me, would this help me to flatten my stomach after 8 months of pregnancy? And when to do this? At empty stomach?
My back is always tired, meaning I can’t stand for long any tips?
Thank you that was great! Any suggestions on yoga for rheumatoid arthritis after pregnancy?
I love your work outs. From yoga to HIIT to work out with dumbbells. I love everything. I have gone to numerous therapists, watched enough videos to fiz my DR and find suitable work outs. your videos are by far one of the best I have come across.
Is it ok to do downward dog while having abdominal seperation…few yoga instructors wouldn’t suggest it
Balancing is hard when the pregnancy bump is not there anymore ����
I am 5mo pp and my wrist seems weak to try some of the exercises you suggested here. I tried doing it today but that’s really hard to manage. Are there any alternate exercises I can do for loosing tummy & weight? Your video seems quite inspiring indeed. Pls help.
Love all the exercises u have done postpartum. Are anymore coming up soon????
I can’t wait to try this video (I’m just watching it right now after doing one of your HIIT workouts). I enjoy yoga but haven’t done it for a long time and being 5 months pp with my second baby things are extra hard with my lovely mom bod �� so I think the modifications you use in this video will be perfect to make it doable and enjoyable!
Thank you for this video. It helps me exercise in a safety manner and it boosts my general mood, so I am very grateful to find you.
I have tried to open the links from the description, but as they are not entirely displayed, I cannot open them. Could you please share the full path? Have a great day
This video is amazing. I did it yesterday and today and I am not feeling any soreness from over working my muscles. That is a small wonder as my pregnancy was incredibly hard on my body and, by the end, I couldn’t even make one trip around the block. The only part I am struggling with is the belly shavasana because I am breastfeeding. I can lie on my stomach but I cannot get my ears to the mat, my breasts are just too large and it hurts them. Can you suggest a modification there?
Wash your eye with baby’s shampoo. It will help with any future styes
Wt is d normal n during pregnancy of length, breath, n thickness of uterus?
Sexy blonde you have to use a short blouse because I wanna see your sexy belly 10:56
Is this fine for normal delivery after how many days of delivery we can do this
Style, i helped me to heal my eye, style infections. Breastfeedmilk:) 2 to 3 days, and warm compass and wash your hands and face will cold water
This was lovely, a great way to stretch and open my neck back and shoulders. Trying to do this a couple of times a week as I’m so stiff and achy at the moment. Thank you!
This is so what i needed, 2nd day and i am still feel tight and struggling to do the most simplest since having m little one, but Rome was not build in a day. thank you for posting these you are saving me money and its at a nice slow pace. Thank you, peace and love to you. x
Thank you so much for this! I had my 5th child and although I did all the traditional confinement practices, I found myself so tense and in pain at the 4th week. Your video have brought healing to me, I literally cried at the end, I was so grateful. I love how comforting and reassuring your voice is, thank you so much.. may God bless you and your family.
Hi,
Hope you are keeping good.
I have a small query. It’s been 2 months I delivered my baby ( c section) and I have a very loose belly. Should I wear the belt and do the yoga?
This is sooo relaxing and easy to do, even when my body and mind is tired like today.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This was perfect! Thank you! I look forward to doing it again tomorrow! My baby is 14 weeks old. This is exactly what I needed!
This is an amazing routine that I needed since day 1 of breastfeeding. I can’t believe you can feel so much better after 20 minutes of stretching. Thank you so much for sharing it Candi!
This was exactly what I needed! Had my baby three weeks ago and this was the first time I attempted any form of movement. Thank you so much!
This was good, so much pressure on my upper body from breastfeeding ����
Hi Candi my daughter is 6 weeks now I had a csection is it ok to practice yoga now??
I did yoga throughout my 9 month pregnancy…. this was my first yoga practice post labor (my son is 2.5 weeks old). It was a great, gentle, easy flow to get me back into the swing of things! Thank you!
How many people could barely get through this because their baby was screaming? ��
Thanks for your calming energy and authentic understanding of what BF mothers are dealing with; very useful! Thank you!
This is my first yoga after giving birth and am I so glad I finally did it. Been breastfeeding my son for 4 months now. Aches and pains are so real! Thanks so much. ‘Til the next session, breastfeeding mommas! We can do this!
Had my baby one week ago and this helped me so much connect with my body again. Thank you so much!
Loved this. Perfect length and great to stretch after so many hours of breastfeeding. Thank you Candi! X
Thanks Candi, my baby girl is 5.5 months and exclusively breastfeed, these moves definitely helped my aching body! Do you have any other yoga videos for nursing mothers?
Great practice for us nursing mums in Covid-19 times. Pls more postpartum practice would be great. Thank you so much!
Yes to sitting too much and scrolling on phone! Enjoyed the stretches (especially for the wrist!) the commentary about the tears and joy of nursing 😉
A friend recommended this and I’m loving it! My baby’s 2.5months old and all the sitting and hunching gave me a bad back ache which is slowly going away as I follow your class. Thanks alot!
How soon would it be ok to start this? As soon as you feel ready? Or is it a mandatory 6 weeks no matter what usually?
Thank you for the nice stretch. This is the first yoga after labour. It’s been 6 months good to be back!
I loved this video. It really made me relax after so many months of nursing and holding my baby. I will try to do these exercises every morning cause it is so relaxing and feeling so good.
This was so helpful! My baby is 3 months old and couldn’t find the tiem for myself. First time in months I did something for myself and felt great! Looking for other quick workouts and ideas for nursing mothers!
Thank you so much for this!! I just gave birth 10 weeks ago and my body has taken a toll breastfeeding, especially my back. I hadn’t done yoga or exercised, since my 2nd trimester, so this was MUCH NEEDED!! This was SO helpful, and such a yummy efficient sequence to stretch out the kinks while my baby boy naps.. will try to do this video a few times a week!
Not a nursing mom but awesome for office worker. Thank you so much! Hope u and yours are happy and healthy! Lotsa love
It’s been 3 years since I delivered and I have a 2 and half fingers diastasis recti. Can I still follow these exercises and would it help heal my diastasis?
This 30 Minute Postnatal Yoga for strength & flexibility Practice will start with a gentle warm up, then use a basic flow, some balance, and reminders to engage your core. Do this video up to 3x a week and alternate other videos from the Postnatal Yoga Series in the days between!
▶︎ POSTNATAL YOGA PLAYLIST: http://bit.ly/SBYpostnatal
I would have liked to hear more insight as to why these particular moves are ideal for postpartum. It just seemed like a regular yoga routine.
Hi, is this diastasis recti safe? I’m 5 months post partum but still being careful. X
Hi mam it’s been 6 years of postpartum and recently I have hypothyroidism. Does this exercise suits for me to reduce my wait please reply
I’ve been doing this for a couple of weeks daily now and I’m enjoying it so much and already seeing a difference.
Thank you for this video and flow. It is just right for finding my strength and flexibility again while healing.
Hi Sarah, I love all your yoga videos do you do any practices specifically for post miscarriage?
Thank you so much for your wonderful videos. My younger one is 3and a half and yet i suffer from a huge hanging belly…i have long been in distress (both mental and physical)…finally found you. Hope’s still alive that I will rid myself of that persistent pooch…thanks again
I am doing your hiit + diastasis recti exercises for a week now and feel great. But my belly is huge at 18 months postpartum. Please suggest
This was my first time bak on the mat since my little on was born 3 weeks ago. Great flow to ease back into my practice! <3 Thanks!
Hi Sarah-Beth, will this routine be ok to do if you have diastasis recti? Thanks
So I did it during what I thought was nap time and got a helper half way through! ���� When it’s all said and done…I still feel amazing and refreshed! Ready for the rest of the day. Thank you!
Love love love this!! My style of vinyasa��I had my last baby 5.5 years ago but this was amazing for me! Thank you Sarah Beth��
Thank you for posting a video for babies that are not in ideal positions! My baby is still in an awkward “V” position after several weeks of trying to get him in the proper position.
Sooo perfect! I’m 5 and a half months postpartum and this felt so good. Thank you ��
I used to do yoga pre pregancy and now I’m almost 5 months PP. Did this session and I feel so much better. Amazing.
Beautiful energy and practical help where is was needed! Thank you.
Thank you for your wonderful videos Sarahbeth! Are your postnatal videos safe to do if you have diastasis recti?
Love this routine and the way you instruct how to engage the core, which makes our exercise so much more efficient. Thank you for sharing @SaraBethYoga.
Hi, can I do these exercises after 20months of having C-section delivery?.. I have diastasis recti but my belly is little huge… Should I start this yoga now and with abdominal belt or without abdominal belt…? Because I can’t stand without belt for long time getting back pain so while working time iam using abdominal belt… Could you please suggest me….
After a stillborn and a miscarriage, I appreciate your calm voice through these postnatal videos. These are all very healing. Thank you. ❤
can we do this yoga after c section and how soon can we start this yoga after delivery?
Thank you Sara for this video. Just love the flow. Makes me feel relaxed after the practice..what I truly need in the postpartum period.
That was so good! After a day of walking around in my apartment with my crying babygirl, that was exactly what i needed. Thank you
This class is really helping with my breast feeding induced back pain. Thank you!
thank you for this video! its 6 weeks after my delivery, and the warrior pose challenged my episiotomy, and laying the ear/chest down on the floor I couldnt do (breastfeeding and breasts hurt if i lay on them on the floor.) I really needed the back stretch! thanks so much for this video
I’ve been doing this video everyday for just 4 days now and I can already tell my posture has improved, my back pain is gone, and my anxiety has diminished.
I am 2 weeks past my c section. When do u recommend starting these exercises?
Hi I am 11 weeks old mother. Trying to get fitness. Delivered thru C Section. Hardly gets time for myself but slowly started with walking. When can I do this exercise? Is night time is suitable?
Hi.. I had spd in my pregnancy. Even after 6 weeks after delivery I’m experiencing slight pelvic pain. Would this post natal series be okay to do? Or are there any poses to avoid or modify? Your prenatal yoga was awesome. Even after I had spd I used to do some of the poses from your videos avoiding the ones which you advised me to avoid. Thank you for your kind reply:-)
Dear sarahbeth, your prenatal yoga have helped me alot. I have given normal delivery all because of ur help. Thank u so much
If my baby is in the right position, the exercise can still be done??
Thanks ��
Hello Sarah Beth
Thank you so much for your video. Today was my first day Back with Yoga after having my baby. Your flow is awesome and I feel great after!
Excellent thank you so much I am a new mom and I am joyful to find this excellent workout
Can I do this yoga, I have a knee injury?it will reduce overall body fat?
Yeah this was way too hard for someone who has had a c section.
Hi I wanna start doing your video. As matter of fact I don’t have any ideas about Diastasis Recti. But suddenly open up my mind and enlighten me no wonder my tummy even if it’s flatten and toning still have some pooch/pouch in my tummy. I am not sure if I have DR I am a mom of one kid and she’s 12yrs old now. Do you think I have DR as well? I hope you can answer my confusion.
Would you recommend doing this video at 2.5 weeks postpartum if you were exercising a lot during pregnancy and had an uncomplicated birth? Keen to start yoga again!
Loved!! Thanks so much ❤ nothing like getting back on the mat to remind how powerful ones self truly is!
I never comment on videosbut my son is 7 weeks and I finally felt ready to work out some. This video was exactly what I neededI feel so much better and it’s just day one. Now to stick to it ❤️
love your yoga classes, thank you so much! ps maybe sometimes you are a little too fast…especially if when you don´t know the sequence yet.
Dear SarahBeth, thank you so much for this video, it is just the right amount of challenge to get back into yoga and rebuild some strength. I have two remarks about lying on your belly shortly after pregnancy: Some women, me included, have an extended ribcage from the pregnancy. The lower rib presses into the floor when doing a low cobra/ locust and that is quite painful for me (even on a thicker yoga mat). Furthermore, the breastfeeding makes it impossible for me to rest on my belly as my breasts are rather big and always feel a bit “full”, even right after feeding. Maybe you could add alternative suggestions for moms with these issues? Thanks again for your video and the nice flow routine!
This is the best thing I need to slowly get back into my fitness routine. It’s slow paced and I love how you encourage the participants to take it easy/listen to their bodies.
Thanks SarahBeth for this postnatal series. I can’t find a class during the day to go to with the baby so this is perfect in the evenings whilst she’s asleep. Great for mind and body. Any chance of any more 30 minute post natal classes?
hai mom,i like this vidio Post natal Yoga, i would love to have a cd,where i get it,marni Indonesia
Hi Sarah, thank you for this video, it was a great way to start my day. After doing your prenatal videos, I was really looking forward to the postnatal ones. I really like your clear instructions, the way to speak and the music. For all the mums with small babies it is just a gift to be able to practise at home. You have got a fan here in Germany! Please go on like this!
Thank you, this was great for me to finally release some tension in my shoulders and back!
Thank you so much for this. This is such a lovely routine and perfect for me right now, 6 weeks post partum. Much appreciated!
This is fantastic, thanks SaraBeth! The only thing I find difficult is lying on my belly as I’m breastfeeding. In fact, it’s about impossible right now. Modifications for belly positions, maybe something you can do on your side instead, would help immensely.
I also really appreciate that you say, “Take what you can do today…” Some days we are stronger than others, and I really appreciate you vocalizing this to remind us not to be upset with ourselves when certain things aren’t working.
Thank you SarahBeth! Finally getting back into my practice after a C-section and what felt like a never-ending recovery process. Your prenatal classes helped me stay fit while pregnant and I’m so happy I found these postnatal videos too! Your yoga style is just perfect for me calm and soothing music and really good flow! It helps to transition in and out of positions smoothly so that I don’t tweak my back. Reminds me of the great classes I would attend back in DC. Thank you again! Hope your little one is well:)
This was great! I’ve been in so much pain due to breastfeeding. This is the first time in weeks that I’ve felt relaxed. Thank you Candi!
I’m 5 months + post partum is this practice generally safe for diastasis recti? I keep an eye on my stomach but just worth checking. Thanks
2 months postpartum and this flow was the perfect level. Very helpful to begin restoring strength without too many modifications.
I already had a kid nine weeks ago:) And this was really awesome:) Thank you, Sarah! God bless you!
Perfect for getting back into it �� Just 10 days post delivery. Thank you I needed it! have been feeling the baby blues too,alternating between your other vid for anxiety and stress. I religiously did your prenatal videos daily too. Thank you Sarah Beth you have helped me immensely and your voice is very soothing ��
Hello, I read downward dog is not good for DR? Would that be fine?
Oh my goodness you’re amazing!!! Four months pp and I finally felt myself release in some ways for the first time since my baby’s been born. I’m EBF and appreciate this so much. Thank you!!
I love this routine. At 9 months postpartum i am still enjoying it
Jessica, first I found relief with your sciatica video, then I find you were a fellow ICP sufferer and now you have posted a breech baby video, I am currently in the hospital being monitored for my ICP so we can push our delivery date to 36 weeks and my baby is breech! It’s like you are my pregnancy saint! I have snuck in a chrome cast into the hospital and will be doing this video in my hospital room. Thank you!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Hi dear Sarah!!
thank zou for sharing your knowledge and skills with us! I was with you, doing prenatal yoga for my whole pregnancy and now, 13 days after birth, I reeeally feel like i need to get back to you and start moving again:)
Hospital midwives told me to stay calm for a month and a half or so and just rest, but i wanted to see with you, starting from when could i get into postnatal yoga?
Thank you again, sending you a strong hug!
just followed along. thank you for the great video and mantras at the end:)
Thank you for sharing these exercises in this beautiful sequence for new moms. It’s super soothing and restoring.
Just what I needed today to relax after a few stressful nights with the newborn!
Jessica, you are simply saving my life. Since I got my child few years ago, I’m fighting to getting back to myself. My diastasis was misdiagnosed and even after I diagnosed it myself, the physiotherapist I saw for a year wasn’t so helpful. Before having my kid, I used to exercice everyday (yoga, pilates, cardio) and since then, I couldn’t go back to my routines because it was just increasing the diastasis. Since I learn few weeks ago your diaphragmatic breathing, the 2,5 cm gap I had above the navel vanished! And in France, doctors told me it would be impossible after so long time without surgery. My back is still weak and I hope that my strength will go back slowly but surely. Thank you so much! You’re truly incredible!
Thanks Jessica. I had my fourth baby in December and am finallythis time aroundlearning about diastasis recti. I am a generally active person and have even continued running or swimming throughout each pregnancy, so I feel ready for more intense exercises. I’m not in my first few weeks/months postpartum anymore, so I don’t need the really basic stuff for moms who just gave birth, but I still have a 4-finger diastasis recti, so I need something that I can do regularly, maybe 2-3 times a week, that remains safe for diastasis recti as it hopefully continues to heal. On the other days I walk or hike (no swimming during COVID times!).
This video seems like it could be just what I need, but still feels pretty light/easy and doesn’t challenge me too much. I’d love to see more videos for moms like me whose bellies have been around the block a time or two…:-) Or four!
Also, during stretches like the one where we’re sitting with our legs apart and leaning forward in the middle (not sure of the official name of that), what should happen with our belly? I feel like my belly just kind of pooches out and doubles over itself, or triples over itself. Am I supposed to be contracting it somehow? Same with when we stretch to each side with legs splayed out.
Lastly, we are Americans but living abroad in a place where prenatal and postnatal exercise isn’t very common, so I’m glad to have access to this on YouTube!
I have too much skin and fat getting in the way when I do chair pose, especially when I engage my core.
Enjoyed doing this workout:) Thank you for all the guides and tips <3 You are a blessing! May God bless you and your works!:)
Hi Jessica, this is a very nice postnatal yoga workout, I love to practice yoga by following your video for my recovery, thank you so much and hope to see more video from you ��
Hello! I love your video by the way.
However am getting conflicting messages online regarding practicing forward folds safely with diastasis as it may put pressure on the intra abdominals?
Hi Jessica
I watched all your yoga during pregnancy. Can you recommend some gentle movements or resources following a csection? Thanks!
Finally getting into a good workout routine 7 months postpartum, and I can honestly say I wish I’d done these sooner. So thankful for your channel!
I have been in so much pain on my neck, shoulder and back after breastfeeding exclusively for 5.5 months. I also had a csection so I was worried I was not able to do all of the moves. I’m glad I’m able to go through the entire video. What a great way to have some ME time to treat myself at 12:12 am when everyone is sleeping ��. Thanks for the video!
love all of your videos! so easy to follow and super relaxing xx