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Mothers-to-be praise yoga for the pregnant

NIKI SULLIVAN; The News TribunePublished: May 14th, 2007 01:00 AM

Enlarge image JUDITH CALSON/SAN JOSE (CALIF.) MERCURY NEWSExpectant moms say prenatal yoga offers physical and emotional benefits.


Melissa Paz ticked off the benefits of prenatal yoga: It builds strength, opens the hips, helps women get in touch with their bodies and teaches relaxation and breathing techniques.
Paz, who practiced yoga while pregnant, doesn’t just know from firsthand experience – she’s seen it in the prenatal classes she teaches at Source Yoga in North Tacoma, which she co-owns.

“It helps prepare them for labor in so many ways,” she said.

“I think of yoga like a massage that lasts longer, therapy, because it leaves you physically calmer, and exercise,” said Cara McCune, who, at 22 weeks, has been taking Paz’s prenatal yoga class for about eight weeks. She plans to continue the twice-weekly classes until she delivers.

“I missed one week, and I could really feel the difference,” she said, both physically and mentally.

There are few medical studies on the effects of prenatal yoga on the mother or child, but existing research shows promise. In two studies, prenatal yoga was shown to be better than walking for increasing birth weight and decreasing premature labor.

Janice Sack-Ory, who teaches prenatal yoga at Three Trees Yoga in Federal Way, has been a midwife for nearly three decades and said she started teaching yoga as a way to help women have a better experience with pregnancy and labor.

“It’s about preparing women not only to deal with the changes of their pregnant body but also the changes of their emotions and their energy,” she said, not to mention the actual birth.

Sack-Ory said she believes the classes create community for expecting mothers, something McCune has experienced.

“Reading books is one thing, but talking to other women is another – you get an inside scoop,” she said.

Paz and Sack-Ory said classes vary, but many focus on exercises that gently stretch, strengthen and open up the hips. Both agreed that prenatal classes often don’t include poses that are as physically strenuous as other classes, meaning even if you don’t have a history with yoga, you can start when you’re pregnant. Of course, check with your doctor before beginning any exercise regimen.

Classes

For information about prenatal yoga classes, contact:

Source Yoga, 2712 N. 21st St., Tacoma; 253-756-8066; www.sourceyogaonline.com

Three Trees Yoga, 204 S. 348 St., Federal Way; 253-815-9642 (YOGA); www.threetreesyoga.com

Niki Sullivan: 253-597-8568