the yoga thing

Boy was yesterday action-packed…  This here Papa-to-be did a little gym climbing in the morning and then accompanied the Mama-to-be to a couples pre-natal yoga workshop in the afternoon.  I wouldn’t say that I’m exhausted (strictly speaking) but there is certainly a tinge in the ol’ muscles.

The workshop was a good one.  It had been probably about 7 or 8 years since the last time I was in a yoga class like that but many of the poses were familiar.  (Alas! No headstand-based poses…)  It was interesting to be around some other pregnant couples (some as far along as 38 weeks) and there were certainly some useful lessons there.

I think that a lot of the things that the instructor encouraged for the labor process are things I would have done anyway.  But it that bit about applying pressure to the sacrum?  Goldmine.

01
March 31st, 2008 5:54 am

That’s really cool that you got to go with A to prenatal yoga! I go every week, but it’s all just mommies-to-be. Do you guys do a bunch of partner poses?

In my class, there are TONS of ladies in the last stretch, too. My partner last class was at 39 weeks and kicking some yoga ass! It was really inspiring.

02
March 31st, 2008 7:53 am

The couples yoga thing was a one-off thing, I think. I don’t think it’s a regular class that they do. But yes, there were a bunch of partner poses. Pretty neat stuff.

03
April 4th, 2008 6:17 am

PS-

the pushing-on-the-sacrum-thing IS solid gold. Pure, shiny, solid freakin’ gold. LOVE IT!

We have a short portion of our prenatal yoga class where we partner up with each other and do the sacral-release thing and a few other partner poses.

Man I love yoga. I just can’t wait til next week, when I’m past the first trimester, when I can finally be really active again. I’m starting to feel my energy coming back… but I feel kind of like I have cabin fever!

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