Yoga improves and balance strength, flexibility and endurance in all major muscle groups, preparing expectant moms for the physical demands of labor and child birth.

The stretching in yoga helps relieve tension in the muscles in your low back, while also stretching the muscles in the hips and hamstrings, which, if tight, can place strain on the low back. Additionally, the increase in body awareness helps you be more conscious of how you move in daily life and how those movements may affect your back.

The focused breathing exercises in yoga help to eliminate mental chatter and relieve stress in the mind and body. Yoga helps you remain in the here and now rather than worrying about giving birth or about the changes that will be happening in your life once the baby is born.

Yoga helps relax your mind and body preparing you for a better night's sleep.  Reduces swelling and inflammation around your joints. A regular and consistent yoga practice improves and promotes the circulation of blood and oxygen throughout your body, which helps reduce swelling and inflammation around ankles and wrists.

As your baby grows there is less room for the organs of your digestive tract. This can lead to indigestion. The stretching of yoga helps promote circulation and digestion.

Yoga teaches you how to keep your pelvis in a neutral position and lengthen through your spine to maintain proper posture. During pregnancy, many women begin to have an excessive pelvic tilt due to the weight of the baby, causing a sway in the low back and leading to back pain. Yoga helps women notice changes in their center of gravity and find correct posture throughout their pregnancy.