Many women turn to yoga for the first time when they become pregnant. Perhaps they feel a need to prepare their bodies for the changes ahead, culminating in the marathon of childbirth. Or perhaps, instinctively, they are drawn to a less aggressive and more sensitive, inward-drawing practice.
Yoga, when practiced correctly, can be a huge benefit both to mother-to-be and her unborn child. BKS Iyengar’s work has given Iyengar yoga teachers very clear guidelines on how to work with pregnant women, the focus being, first and foremost, that there is no injury to the foetus and no pressure on the abdomen. This requires a more
