Effective yoga poses to lose weight after pregnancy

Yoga is a traditional method to relax our body physically and mentally both. It gives peace and strength to stay healthy at every stage of life. After having baby a woman stepped into the second inning of her life which is motherhood. At this stage of life yoga helps a newly mom to get back to normal pace gradually. After pregnancy, yoga helps you in many ways such as speed-up recovery, improvement in postures, helps weight loss after delivery and also improves the endurance. It does not mean that you can start practicing yoga just after the delivery rather you should start after 6 months of your delivery to avoid any kind of unwanted complications.

Effective yoga poses to lose weight after pregnancy

· Tiger yoga pose (Vyaghrasana)

Tiger pose or vyaghasana is very beneficial for moms after delivery. This yoga pose is extremely helpful in relieving post-delivery complications, toning the leg/arm/shoulder muscles, relieving back pain, helps in losing weight, rejuvenating the feminine sex organs and also helps in improving the digestive system. 

· Camel yoga pose (Ustrasana)

The camel pose also known as Ustrasana is an excellent stretching yoga that helps in toning the painful back & shoulder muscles as well. This yoga pose is also helpful in toning post-pregnancy belly fat along with arms & chest. Ustrasana is actually a multitasking yoga pose that works on all the major muscles of the body. As far as health problems are concern, ustrasana shows good results on asthma, thyroid & parathyroid disorders and spondylitis.

· Cobra yoga pose (Bhujangasana)

The cobra pose is an excellent yoga pose that helps in relieving lower back pain. This yoga pose also helps in toning the hips, abdomen, arms & shoulders. It also provides strength to spine and improves blood & oxygen circulation to the pelvic region.

· Quarter dog yoga pose 

This yoga pose is quite easy as compared to the other yoga poses but very beneficial for post-pregnancy complications. It helps in toning the legs, hips & hamstrings, relieving back pain and also improves the strength. Quarter dog yoga pose is a downward facing dog pose that is also good for firming the arms, shoulders & upper back muscles.

· Half-spinal twist yoga pose (Ardha-Matsyendrasana)

Half-spinal twist yoga pose is very helpful to improve the flexibility in spine and also in relieving post-pregnancy back pain. This yoga pose improves the blood circulation in the spine and also tone the back muscles, hips muscles, abdomen & shoulders. Practicing this yoga pose improves the nervous disorders and also provides relaxation to your mind. 

· Half-tortoise yoga pose (Ardha-Kurmasana)

Half-tortoise pose stretches your lower back & hip muscles. It is a relaxing pose that helps in toning the glutes/thighs/hips, stretches the lower lungs & spine and also improves the flexibility of scapula & deltoids. This yoga pose also provide relief from digestive disorders. 

· Pigeon yoga pose (Kapotasana)

Pigeon pose helps in firming the lower parts (hips, thighs & leg muscles) of the body. This yoga pose helps in enhancing the flexibility in lower body parts and also minimizes the stiffness. Pigeon yoga pose prevents you from urinary infections which you may suffer from after having a baby.

· Triangle yoga pose (Trikonasana)

Trikonasana is an effective pose for reducing post-pregnancy belly fat for new moms. This yoga pose provides strength to lower body, arms & chest by stretching the spine, hamstrings and calves. Trikonasana is also helpful in treating digestive problems and also provide relief from stress & anxiety. 

· Wide legged child’s yoga pose (Balasana)

This is a very good yoga pose to relax your lower back and hip muscles. It also provides firmness to your thighs, glutes and also gives you relaxation in stiffness to ankle. Balasana helps you to minimize the stress level and fatigue. It also brings calmness & relaxation to you. 

· Eagle yoga pose (Garudasana)

Garudasana improves the stability of joints by increasing the knee & ankle strength. This yoga pose also provide strength to your shoulders, arms, legs & upper back. Garudasana helps you to release the post-partum stress.