Prenatal Yoga: Cobbler's Pose
with
Debra Flashenberg
Need to feel a releasing stretch in your tight leg muscles? Try the prenatal version of cobbler's pose, baddha konasana.
Transcript: Prenatal Yoga: Cobbler's Pose
Hi, I'm Debra Flashenberg from the Prenatal Yoga Center, and I am here for About.com Parenting.What are the Benefits of Prenatal Yoga?
Prenatal yoga can be extremely beneficial for the expectant mother since it focuses on building strength, confidence, and stamina while addressing many of the common aches and pains of pregnancy. Victoria will be demonstrating those postures.This pose is baddha konasana, cobbler's pose.
Move into Cobbler's Pose
Bring the soles of the feet together and allow the knees to move away from one another. Bring your hands onto your ankles. Lift the chest as you inhale, and as you exhale, tip the bowl of the pelvis forward and keep a nice long spine - crown of the head's in line with the tailbone.Stretch Into Cobbler's Pose
You're feeling the collar bone reaching forward, so you're feeling an undercurrent of energy lifting you up. Continue to push the feet towards one another as you feel the knees moving away to create more space in your hips. Take several long, deep breaths, finding length in your spine and softness in the pelvis and belly. Take a deep inhale, and as you exhale, slowly lift your self up.Prenatal Benefits of Cobbler's Pose
This pose it wonderful to help the hips open. It also releases and stretches the muscles, ligaments, and tendons in the pelvis, which will help create space for your baby as your baby passes through the pelvis.Thanks for watching. For more information visit us on the Web at parenting.about.com.