Friday, 19 December 2014

Reap The Benefits Of Baby Yoga

Most people tag baby yoga as useless and unnecessary. Well, it’s time to look at some of the benefits it offers before you make a judgement.

- Babies involved in yoga sleep better. Most of the baby’s growth takes place during their sleep and therefore one can imagine how important it is for him/her to sleep.

- The little exercises and massages that are a part of baby yoga sessions improve their digestion and help overcome colic and constipation.

- Babies attending these sessions are known to have better head control, better body control and they crawl earlier compared to other kids.

- The birthing process can be very stressful and baby yoga is known to help improve the connect between a mother and her child.

- It helps in muscle development of the baby, stimulates the brain and helps in better social development

To understand in depth the benefits of prenatal yoga and baby yoga, visit http://www.jiivana.com.au.

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Yoga: A Boon During Pregnancy

Pregnancy can be a rave of hormones within your body accompanied by physical weakness and stress if not properly dealt with. Over the years it has been proven that yoga for pregnant women significantly reduces several negative impacts of pregnancy. Some benefits are as follows:

- Yoga helps you get more aligned to your body. It increases strength without stressing out the joints. It reduces lower back pain, tension in the hips, shoulders and other parts of the body. It calms the nervous system down and improves balance.

- Yoga reduces water retention, nausea, constipation, gas, etc. It also enables women to focus on certain body parts of the body in specific which helps during labour and child birth.

- Psychologically, yoga goes the long way in keeping mothers calm. It helps with depression, extreme stress, fatigue and helps in rejuvenation.

Similarly after childbirth, baby yoga helps the mother regain her pre pregnancy strength and fitness and strengthens the bond between the child and the mother.