Yoga for Baby-Making Energy: Stretch, Breathe, Conceive?
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When you’re trying to conceive, it can sometimes feel like your body is working against you - when in fact, it just wants to be supported in the right way. One gentle, powerful tool for that? Yoga.
Yoga isn’t about twisting yourself into impossible shapes or mastering handstands - it’s about calming your nervous system, tuning into your body, and inviting in the kind of balanced energy that supports conception.
To dig deeper, we’ve teamed up with Lucy Lock, from The Proud Project and an experienced pre- and postnatal yoga specialist. Lucy has guided many women through fertility journeys with practical, easy to do tools that help mind and body work together.
How Yoga Can Support Your Fertility Journey
Trying for a baby can bring so much excitement, hope - and often, a fair bit of stress and anxiety. And those stress levels matter more than you realise.
“When you’re constantly in ‘fight or flight’ mode, your body prioritises survival over reproduction. Fertility often takes a back seat,” Lucy explains. “Yoga helps shift you into ‘rest and digest’ mode, where your body feels balanced enough for conception.”
From improving circulation to the reproductive organs to soothing the nervous system and regulating cortisol (the stress hormone), gentle yoga can help to find your fertile flow again.
And it's not about doing more - it's actually about doing less.
One thing Lucy always reminds her clients is that fertility yoga is not about pushing your body harder - it’s about slowing resting and listening.
“Give yourself permission to rest. Allow your body to feel safe. Yoga can be five minutes of lying still and breathing. It doesn’t need to be complicated to be powerful,” she says
But where to start? Lucy shares three simple poses to try today.
Legs Up The Wall
This deeply restoring pose supports circulation to the pelvis and calms the mind. Try to stay for 5 to 10 minutes and breathe slowly and steadily. Particularly good for encouraging a great nights sleep!
Reclined Butterfly
A great pose for winding down at night. Lie back on a cushion or bolster, bring the soles of your feet together and open the knees wide. Rest one hand on your heart and one on your belly. This is such a brilliant hip opener to release tension in the pelvis and lower back.
The Forward Fold
Think of this as a gentle massage for your reproductive organs - not only are you encouraging blood flow when you bend over but you're also increasing your energ where you need it most. Keep for up to 8 breathes.
