In the back of my mind, I’ve always associated pregnancy to being more delicate and lessening of one’s daily activities. Consequently, I was surprised to find out about pregnancy yoga.

According to some studies, the practice of yoga can help you prepare your mind and body for labor and birth as this helps you to concentrate and keep you healthy. There are gentle yoga poses for pregnant women to keep their body active and supple, and help minimize common pregnancy symptoms like morning sickness and constipation. In fact, based from the Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, yoga during pregnancy may improve birth weight and reduce prematurity and overall complications.

For those interested, some of the prenatal yoga exercises include loosening exercises, asanas, relaxation, pranayamas, and meditation, all practiced for one hour daily.