What is Fertility Yoga?

Rebecca Hodson

Fertility yoga is traditional Ashtanga yoga poses with an emphasis on postures that are classified as: hip openers, forward bends, twists, relaxation and renewing.

What are the benefits of doing yoga for fertility purposes?

Learn breathing techniques that will switch your nervous system into reproduction mode.
Renew physically, mentally and emotionally from exhaustion
Increase concentration
Increase clarity and focus for important decision making
Quiet mind chatter like obsessive thoughts
Reduce physical tension and side effects from fertility medications
Gain physical strength, balance and flexibility without harm to stimulated ovaries
Increase blood flow to the reproductive organs
Re-connect mind and body
Re-align hormone imbalances.

You will learn poses that will increase the blood flow to your reproductive organs as well as re-set your body to improve hormonal imbalances. There are restful poses near the end of class to calm thoughts and increase concentration.

Learning how to breath properly to induce the relaxation response. The relaxation response is important because it allows your body to turn the switch on for reproduction. It is great for anyone who is experiencing anxiety and out of control feelings. It is very nurturing and therefore increases your state of well being. Fertility yoga is a way to cope with the emotional, physical and mental impacts of Infertility and increase overall fertility.

Fertility yoga is for anyone who is about to start trying, is trying or who have a diagnosis of sub-fertility or infertility. Postures and poses are energizing and helpful for those individuals who use fitness as an emotional outlet to cope with stress. If you have stopped exercising for fear that it may affect fertility or find yourself too tired to do cardio, then fertility yoga is for you.

Infertility yoga is more about relaxation technique and breathing/meditation. Infertility yoga will renew an exhausted body and realign hormonal imbalances. If you have been trying for more than 6 months, this yoga may be for you. Infertility yoga teaches you how to calm your mind chatter and induce a relaxation response. This relaxation response may increase pregnancy rates because your body is more receptive to fertility treatment.

Private fertility yoga instruction is offered at YOUR HEALTH by appointment or join in a weekly class.