30-Day Journey, Day 11

It's been awhile since I've practiced at home along to a yoga DVD.  Day 11 (yesterday) was prenatal yoga. 

No, I am not pregnant.  I have been certified to teach prenatal yoga since last October and haven't taught a prenatal class yet.  I wanted to learn how it would feel to move through a prenatal yoga sequence.   A few weeks ago, I purchased a DVD to practice with and to imagine what a pregnant woman would feel while moving from one asana to another in a prenatal sequence.  Since I am not pregnant, nor have I ever been pregnant, it's difficult to determine if this particular sequence would be safe or comfortable for a mom-to-be.  I guess that since the woman demonstrating the postures is pregnant and capable, then it should be pretty safe.  By moving through the postures and feeling them in my own body, I think I know what modifications need to be done. 

Yesterday's practice taught me that pregnant women are not as fragile as I think they are.  Yesterday's practice also reminded me that I should re-read my notes from the prenatal yoga certification course if I want to teach a class to pregnant women anytime soon.