So here I am , 6 years later, pregnant again….
This time, this is my fourth pregnancy - birthing second time.
If you read my journey about home birth and fighting for my rights to birth at home with my daughter you would think this time this would be easy! right? I birthed my daughter at home with no complications ( you can read my story here)
Usually for second birth things are easier if your first birth was good, so here I am - thinking GREAT! another lovely home birth.
So the day has come, I was 38 weeks,
At 4 am I went to the toilet and when i returned to bed I thought I peed myself, I returned to the toilet and saw a bit of blood ( show) - I knew baby was coming soon….
My husband was sleeping next to me and I told him “not to panic” but baby probably going to come today….
I laid back in bed and and tried getting some sleep… I started having mild constructions, and very quickly I couldn’t lie down anymore….
There are at least three specific ways yoga for constipation helps:
Circulation: getting the blood and lymph moving in the body helps to reactivate a sluggish digestive system.
Belly massage: Many yoga postures open, stretch, and then compress the belly, giving the intestines room to do their thing, especially if we have been sitting at a desk all day. Sending blood and energy to these organs allows them to do their job more effectively.
Calming the nervous system. If your constipation has a relationship with stress, many aspects of yoga are calming to the body and help us to feel safe again, which can often send the body the signal that it’s okay to get things moving again.
“A lot of people think yoga is a little airy-fairy or non-scientific based. They believe they have to go into a huge session and mediate under a yogi. Nothing could be further from the truth. People get into yoga because of the physical benefits. Then they start to realize that it’s actually quite relaxing and provides a bit of mindfulness and stillness at the end of the day.” “Yoga can help dental professionals relax and release the strain on the body created by being in one position for extended periods of time,” Rita says.
We create this story from all our past experiences and learnings but it is essential to remember two things. One, that it is a story and not necessarily true, and secondly, as we create it we may choose to create another story. This is essentially where my yoga practice started many years ago without me realising I was practicing yoga.
In general, our aim is to rise up through the chakra. Moving away from acting out of survival and moving to making decisions based on intuition.
This begins at our root chakra, deep in our pelvic region, and progresses upward to our crown chakra. Energy should be able to flow freely through our system, without us stuck in any one place or moment.
