All the attention new mothers got when they were pregnant is now diverted towards the newborn child. This feeling of neglect along with physical weakness and fatigue can add up to bad mood swings, post delivery. A new mother always wants to get back into shape and the first thing that comes to their mind is losing belly fat or the excess weight around the lower abdomen. Although it is better to resume exercise sooner in order to stay connected with the body, yoga teachers should play it safe, making the right choice in the yoga regime. The muscles that worked very hard during the delivery process will need time to heal and come back to normal, and in general the recovery of these muscles takes a minimum of 6 weeks, post delivery.

Postnatal Yoga Sequence: Postnatal Yoga

All the attention new mothers got when they were pregnant is now diverted towards the newborn child. This feeling of neglect along with physical weakness and fatigue can add up to bad mood swings, post delivery. A new mother always wants to get back into shape and the first thing that comes to their mind is losing belly fat or the excess weight around the lower abdomen. Although it is better to resume exercise sooner in order to stay connected with the body, yoga teachers should play it safe, making the right choice in the yoga regime. The muscles that worked very hard during the delivery process will need time to heal and come back to normal, and in general the recovery of these muscles takes a minimum of 6 weeks, post delivery.

Benefits of yoga post childbirth It is essential to choose those poses that heal and strengthen your muscles first, before burning fat or the extra belly weight. Yoga poses included in postnatal yoga helps the body and mind in many ways. A few of them are listed below:

1. It helps strengthen and tone abdominal muscles.
2. It helps to fight depression.
3. It relieves stress.
4. It promotes good blood circulation, keeping the overall body fit.
5. It strengthens certain parts of the body like the neck, shoulders, back, core, pelvis and hips.
6. It improves breathing, therefore also addresses issues related to tiredness, loss of memory, irritability, and anything that helps to keep the breath-body-mind in sync.

This class will have the following structure

1. Moon Namaskar on Chair
2. Asans (Standing, Bending, Twisting, Sitting)
3. Pranayam
4. Meditation - Mantra Chanting

There are options to take these online as well as offline. For better adjustment and alignment, I would recommend having first class in person and then if one is comfortable with online for next classes.

Note -

• Please note its recommended that you eat an hour before this class.
• Any students with pre-existing conditions should mention this to me before hand so that I can make some adustments to the yoga plan accordingly.
• Please get clearance from your doctor before starting yoga after delivery. One should wait for upto 6 weeks minimum before starting yoga or any physical excercise.