Tags archives: prenatal-yoga

Cat/Cow Pose During Pregnancy

Such a funny name and the first time I did it, frankly I felt silly! In Kundalini Yoga, this is a safe way to stretch your spine and open your heart and throat chakras. I was wa[...]

Discover The "Ease" in Easy Prenatal Exercise

One of the most overlooked aspects of pregnancy is exercise. We have heard so many pregnant women say, "I'm gonna eat what I want." "This is the one time in my life where I can let[...]

Exercise During Pregnancy: Tips from "Desperate Housewives" Actress and Experienced Yoga Practitioner Brenda Strong

Doing Yoga while I was pregnant was the best gift I could give to myself and to my son. Studies have shown that doing certain exercises while pregnant helps to increase the Apgar s[...]

Yoga for Two

We often hear during pregnancy that it is important to eat for two, it is also important to drink enough water for two and do exercise for two. Doing yoga during one’s pregnancy is[...]

Fertile and Fit: Best Prenatal Workout Tools

I hardly exercised in my first pregnancy and the 42 preggo pounds were scattered generously from my rump to my chipmunk cheeks. But, by the time #2 came around, I was a Pilates add[...]

Why Your Workout Should Change With Pregnancy

Whether you like it or not, your life will change after having a baby. Beyond that, your workout should change as well! Being a mom is simply not good on your body. As a mom, you h[...]

Anna Getty’s Maple Walnut Cookies

To me the flavors of maple and walnuts say wintertime, evoking feelings of a crackling fire and cheerful holiday music. These cookies are so good you can’t just eat one, so make a [...]

Nurturing - Week Four of Pregnancy Awareness Month

About 5 years ago I taught a woman in my prenatal yoga class who was expecting her 5th child. She seemed to be in overwhelm and was frustrated by the fact that her husband was not [...]

Exercise - Week Two: Good for You, Good for Your Baby

It was not long ago, just a few generations back when mother's-to-be were told that exercising was not good for pregnant women. That in fact as little movement as possible was best[...]

Why PAM?

Every where I go people are asking me what the impetus was to create PAM in the first place. Thinking back to over a year ago (which is not easy with the intensifying pregnetia)[...]