Infertility Yoga: Improving Your Chances of Pregnancy
by Shola Oslo ~ March 14th, 2009. Filed under: Health.
Infertility yoga is a gentle way to enhance your fertility, while relaxing your mind and body and strengthening your reproductive organs. Yoga is an ancient tradition specifically practiced for general health and well-being and, it is particularly helpful for resolving difficulties with fertility and sexuality.
The yogic system works equally with our mind and body. It helps our minds to relax and ease the stress off while at the same time makes our physical body to workout. This is mainly useful for those women who have problems due barren fallopian tube, imbalance in the hormone levels in the body or anything related to fertility. These exercises also prepare the body wholly for conception.
The postures that are to be practiced in infertility yoga may seem to be more feminine; however they are effective for both male and female. These positions are to principally concentrate on the in the pelvic region and the hips. It is this part that bears the whole body physically and mentally. These postures enables goof blood flow and help correct the hormonal balance.
Another aspect of infertility yoga is increasing the flow of oxygen and blood to the brain, as this is where the hypothalamus and pituitary gland are located. These two glands release hormones into the blood, so it is important to incorporate yoga poses that nourish these important glands, and improve the way they function.
It has been observed that people are worried to perform infertility yoga since they are doing it for the first time and because their body does not seem to be as flexible as the yogi instructors. Flexibility comes over time and practice; hence do not hesitate to do yoga because of inflexibility, moreover these postures are to be done gently and does not require you to be very flexible. However do see to it that you do not overload your body over its capability.
The cost is another concern. I rather suggest you to buy a DVD on yoga positions. In order to do these poses, all you need is a mat, comfortable garment and a silent place without any disturbances. There is a Fertility Yoga DVD available with soothing music and instructions to do. The option if you dont have a DVD is a mild melodious music.
Inhalation and exhalation pattern is a vital factor of yoga. This helps to increase the supply of oxygen in the body. Hence while doing yoga, see to it that you maintain the inhalation and exhalation in deep and slow manner. As you lie down regulate your breathing and at the same time liberate your body from stress by tightening and relaxing, especially the anus and reproductive system.