Fertility & Prenatal Exercises

Bound Angle Pose (Baddha konasana)

 

Benefits

• heats up the groin area
• opens up hip
• stimulates reproductive organs
• massages bladder and kidneys
• promotes blood circulation in lower body 
• improves fertility
• soothes PMS and sciatica

Instructions

1. Sit on a mat and bring the soles of your feet together.
2. Grab your ankles with your hands.
3. Elongate your spine and straighten up your back.
4. Inhale. On exhalation, gently hinge forward at hips. Lean as far as you can.
5. Allow knees to relax and never force them down.
6. Stay in position for 1 to 5 minutes.
7. Slowly raise your torso to return to sitting position.