If you came to any of my teacher workshops at the Yoga Conference last weekend I provided you with a TON of studies on yoga and its benefits to absolutely everyone. (Luckily there are hundreds of studies and I have spent weeks compiling them.) There are still lot's that I didn't include (on prenatal yoga specifically) and here are just a couple:
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study in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found
that doing yoga while pregnant increased the odds of a healthy delivery. The
335 women studied added a yoga class during their second trimester; the result
was higher birth weights and lower pregnancy-induced hypertension compared to
non-yoga-practicing participants.
*Also Researchers
from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that yoga is superior to other forms of exercise in its positive effect on mood and anxiety.
