Prenatal yoga helps prepare the body for labor and delivery, and the benefits can include stress reduction, improved emotional well-being, and increased self-awareness. As in any health or exercise program pursued during pregnancy, it’s important to listen to your body and consult with your doctor or health practitioner for guidance, before you begin.

Guest-host Katie Baki is in her third trimester and guest Ali Owens is a mother of three. They are both teachers at Glo. Katie has a three-part class of prenatal yoga classes on the Glo platform.

Katie and Ali discuss how pregnant yoga practitioners must adjust their practice to accommodate the changes in the body during pregnancy. Yoga props can help, providing support for the body and more room for the baby. Katie and Ali discuss the prevailing myths about yoga during pregnancy, focus on the importance of core work to foster stability (rather than strengthening), and how to use breath work and pelvic floor exercises to help with relaxation, stress reduction, and preparing for labor and delivery. They agree that one of the top benefits to practicing prenatal yoga is learning how to listen to the body and check in with what it needs.

To wrap up the conversation, they discuss what prenatal yoga classes are available on the Glo platform.

Key Takeaways for this Episode

00:00 Meet Ali Owens 

06:56 benefits of prenatal yoga 

12:23 self-awareness and listening to your body 

19:32 shifting perspectives and redefining “progress” 

29:05 myths and modifications in prenatal yoga 

36:01 core work and pelvic floor exercises 

42:23 breath work and relaxation techniques 

48:04 prenatal yoga programs on the Glo platform

Links:

GLO classes:

Katie Baki’s Prenatal Power Yoga: 1st Trimester Program

Katie Baki’s Prenatal Power Yoga: 2nd Trimester Program

Katie Baki’s Prenatal Power Yoga: 3rd Trimester Program

Ali’s Moving Into Motherhood: First Trimester Program

Ali’s Moving Into Motherhood: Second Trimester Program

Ali’s Moving Into Motherhood: Third Trimester Program

We have an expansive library of prenatal classes and programs on Glo.

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Ali’s website

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