✨Add some twists to your prenatal and postnatal yoga practice!

You may be thinking, “I thought twisting was off the table when pregnant!”

This is actually not true. We want to keep the upper back mobile! So much of our daily movement is moving in just the front and back planes. We want to include movements that also work the transverse planes, going across the body! When we introduce cross body activation it connects the two sides of our abdominals, which helps with breathing, rib mobility and intercostal strength.

➡️BONUS!Thoracic rotation is key for great core and pelvic floor function! Getting the active activation of a rotation is teaching the tissue how to load well which will help it heal!

❤️In Vajrasana, start with just feeling the rotation of the thoracic, as if you torso is a washcloth and you are just wringing out the upper part. Concentrate on keeping below the “bra strap” line, engaged and stable. Turn on the exhale. Most of us will not have a huge range of motion!

❤️Add an arm reach. So as you reach your right arm forward, think of moving your abdominal muscles from the left to the right and visa versa on the other side. As you are rotating, we want to make sure you are feeling the work on both sides.