On this Mother’s day, our intention is to help every mom feel fit and internally happy. To fuel our mission, we have planned a series of special yoga asanas for our special mothers. Whether you are an expecting mom, a new mom, a workaholic mom, or a grand mom, we have unique yoga exercises for each one of you.

Pregnancy period is one of the most beautiful time spans of a woman’s life. This is the time when a woman’s body procreates another life, nourishes it within her own body for about three quarters of an entire year. Even though these nine months of gestation are bestowed with some of the most adorable moments, however, the entire journey is quite the curly ride. A woman’s body and mind go through a series of changes that require specific attention. Sometimes these changes come with certain complications like body ache, severe bloating, backaches, swollen feet and hand, disrupted blood circulation, nausea, headache, etc. Managing these symptoms and complications require utmost care and attention. And, to ensure you have a smoother gestation period, we advise you to practice these yoga asanas:

• Vakrasna (Or Twisted Pose)
• Konasana (Or Angle Pose)
• Utkatasana (Or Chair Pose)
• Hast Panangustasana (Or Extended Hand to Big Tow Pose)
• Virbhadrasana (Or Warrior Pose)
• Bhadrasana (Or Butterfly Pose)

Special Yoga Poses Post Child Birth

First of all, Congratulations to the new mommy! You have successfully made it through your pregnancy. And, now, you are responsible for another life that you reaped with your own flesh and blood – your baby. Becoming a mother embarks new chapter of a woman’s life. With the new baby in your life, your responsibilities become two-fold. A woman’s body suffers major challenges post child-birth. If her body is not fully recovered then these challenges give rise to permanent damages in her body. So, ignoring your own health is definitely not advisable. However, you can speed up your recovery by practicing these yoga asanas and reinstate yourself as a fit mother – much more capable of taking care of her baby:

• Gomukhasana (Or Cow Face Pose)
• Virabhadrasana II (Or Warrior II Pose)
• Viparita Karani (Or Legs-Up-The-Wall Pose)
• Marichyasana I (Or Twisted Forward Bend Pose)
• Utthita Parsvakonasana (Or Extended Side Angle Pose)

Exclusive Yoga Poses for Working Moms

As a working mom, ensuring work-life balance is not an easy task. It comes with its own set of challenges that can be quite demanding – mentally, physically and spiritually. Managing work and personal life are bound of take a progressive toll upon the body and the mind of a working mom. However, through regular practice of these yoga asanas, a working mother can help her mind and her body deal with these challenges with much more ease and stability:

• • Balasana (Or Child Pose)

• • Parvatasana (Or Mountain Pose)

• • Trikonasana (Or Triangle Pose)

• • Hastautthansana (Or Raised Arms Pose)

• Padahasthasana (Or Hand under Foot Pose)

Medic Yoga Poses for a Mother Suffering from Joint Pain or Arthritis

These yoga poses are for those moms who suffer from joint pain due to overexertion or suffer from arthritis due to various factors like age, heredity, lifestyle, possible injury, etc.

• • Shishuasana (Or Child Pose)

• • Vriksha Asana (Or Tree Pose)

• • Jastiasana (Or Stick Pose)

• • Utakatasana (Or Chair Pose)

• Dandasana (Or Staff Pose)

Most Beneficial Yoga Poses for Mothers Going through Menopause

Menopause is a very difficult time of a women’s life. It is a stage where the entire body goes through major series of hormonal changes that affects her bones, muscles and her entire body composition. If these symptoms are not managed with regular exercise and medication then it can lead to severe loss of bone density resulting in osteoporosis, etc. Practice these yoga asanas to manage these harmful symptoms of menopause:

• • Padangusthasana (Or Big Toe Pose)

• • Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Or Bridge Pose)

• • Janu Sirsasana (Or Head to Knee Forward Bend)

• • Veerasana (Or Hero Pose)

• Utthita Trikonasana (Or Extended Triangle Pose)

So, this mother’s day, embrace your beauty and revamp your life — for your family and, most of all, for yourself.

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