Fertility Yoga

If you are trying to get pregnant or have had difficulty getting pregnant, Fertility Yoga could be a useful tool to help you on your journey, practicing in the comfort of your home when it is convenient for you with live, guided instruction.

Fertility Yoga uses a series of restorative yoga postures, or asanas, that are supported with props, which enables you to hold the postures for a longer period of time. Holding the postures in a supported manner creates a physiological response within your nervous system to relax and cultivate a sense of ease from within, alleviating stress and anxiety from the body. The physical postures are systematically sequenced to help open and release the hips, low back and groins—areas of the body that will expand throughout pregnancy. Directing attention to these areas of the body helps to reset your nervous system, clear energy and channel intention, setting the stage for a practice of mindfulness.

The pranayama, or breathing techniques, are tools used to help increase vitality and calm the mind. Chances are if you have had difficulty getting pregnant or are going through fertility treatments, you are stressed out and your body is sending all of its resources to respond to stress, which is taxing on your system. There is a direct correlation between the quality of the breath and the effect it has on the mind. Breathing in a slow, methodical manner helps to lower cortisol levels, which relieves stress, enabling you to channel your body’s resource to other areas of your body. 

Combined together, the asanas and pranayama set the stage for a profound practice of mindfulness and gives you tools to support you on your fertility journey.