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Ashtanga Yoga During Pregnancy
Submitted by Nick on January 18, 2012
Practicing Ashtanga yoga during pregnancy improves a women's stamina during labor and delivery. The techniques in ashtanga yoga may help in minimizing the pain. The labor and delivery depends on many variables such as the family history of delivery, pelvis size, position of the baby, and so on. The conditioning gained from mula bandha may help women to push the baby out more efficiently.
The term pregnancy yoga refers to the yoga postures specifically designed for pregnant woman. Ashtanga yoga may be too intense...
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