It is perhaps telling that the opening of this recording alternates shots of Blanchard doing extremely challenging yoga sutras with shots of his 3rd trimester wife doing slightly less fabulous poses --What a healthy ego this guy seems to have!Blanchard's program is a 60 minute, challenging power yoga sequence only barely modified for pegnancy .In one rich moment, while he has the three women in flying pose, Blanchard cavalierly says something to the effect of "if you fall down, that's OK, your kid's going to take lots of falls in life."Could this be accurate (I don't think so)?Basically, this is a power yoga work-out with only the barest of sensitivity to the limitations of pregnancy.Blanchard asks his 3 students to go from plank to low plank to upward dog and then back to downward dog with a push-up, a move which even his extremely fit and experienced wife seems not quite able to do.She can do the push-ups, it's the upward dog that seems impossible (and which felt slightly dangerous to try).His coaching, which mostly involves his saying "nice!" and somewhat patronizingly calling the women "sweetie" or "honey" is minimal.A perfectly fine power yoga work out, but I'd say only for the very experienced and body-awareamong us who will have to do their own modifications -- and this from a reviewer who has practiced pretty intense power yoga two - three times a week for 6 years.Click Here to see more reviews about: Mark Blanchard's Progressive Power Yoga: Prenatal Pregnancy Routines
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Power Yoga For All Three TrimestersMany pregnant women email me and ask if they can do my yoga DVDs while they are pregnant, and if so, for how phenomenal advantages of practicing yoga during pregnancy are well-documented. Its many benefits help pregnant women maintain optimal health, minimize complications, create calmness, foster deep mental preparedness for birth, and provide quick post-natal recoveries.I created Progressive Power Yoga for Pregnancy with one woman in each trimester, including my wife Elizabeth in her second trimester and her OB Gynaecologist, Joie Russo, who was in her third trimester while taping this series. The woman shown in her first trimester is doing yoga for the first time! We made this for the woman who wants to stay fit, active, and prevent enormous weight gain during pregnancy. The 60-minute routine I've created will not only help teach expectant mothers to prepare mentally for pregnancy and birth, but will also provide them with a stronger, higher-energy pregnancy workout to safely keep their bodies in the best possible condition and make it easier for them to get their shape back post-pregnancy. Consider the myriad benefits of this pregnancy workout over all that have come before it:' Power yoga workout helps expectant mothers stay in shape and preventenormous weight gain' Helps new moms get through pregnancy and labor with less discomfort' Relieves stress, creates a calm state-of-mind, and reduces worry' Builds much-needed energy while emitting wastes and toxins from the body' Creates flexibility to help pregnant moms adapt to various positions' Makes ligaments more elastic, which helps relieve labor pains' Strengthens pelvic muscles to help make delivery quicker and easier' Helps to alleviate pregnancy pains, discomforts, and leg cramps' Improves postures which helps to minimize back pains' Teaches ujjayi breathing techniques which are crucial at labor
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