At the risk of stating the obvious: pregnancy changes your body in more ways than one. Along with a growing bump, increased fatigue and periods of nausea, if you’re anything like me, you might also feel tightness and tension in your joints, all thanks to carrying some extra weight and your body preparing for labor.
In search of something that could help me ease some pregnancy-induced stiffness, I came across instructor Cat Meffan’s favorite five prenatal yoga movements, which she uses herself and in class. “For me, prenatal yoga targets two main groups of women,” the yogi and founder of Soul Sanctuary Retreats, told Tom’s Guide. “The first one would be for someone like me who has years of experience in the practice, learning how to modify their movements, so they can still feel empowered on the mat and connect to the sacred journey of movement whilst growing new life. The other is for those who may not have thought about doing yoga before, but are recommended to try pregnancy yoga because it is more restorative than other forms of movement.”
