Here are a few tips about what to do/not do once you’re pregnant:

• 1st trimester:
  • ​focus on rest
  • try restorative yoga or yoga nidra
  • really… don’t worry about doing much, just chill
• 2nd trimester:
  • here you can get back to what you were doing before
  • listen to your body
  • a regular yoga practice (avoiding backbends and deep ab work- especially if you notice coning in your belly)
  • Prenatal yoga is superb!
  • walk
• 3rd trimester
  • Prenatal Yoga
  • walk
  • take it easy
  • strengthen your glutes & legs
  • avoid laying on your back (alternately you can prop your right hip up to take the weight off of the vena cava vein)
  • avoid any forward ab movement
  • you can still lay on either side- whatever feels good

*Avoid Yin yoga throughout your pregnancy and while breastfeeding. The hormone Relaxin makes your joints susceptible to injury as your muscles are relaxed and not as supportive. This can lead to stretching ligaments or tendons instead of muscle which can nearly never be reversed. That being said, avoid deep stretches and stick to strengthening poses. As always, listen to your body!