Effects of Yoga on Utero-Fetal-Placental Circulation in High-Risk Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Yoga interventions.

Practices^1	Duration
Guided relaxation with visualization and imagery	5 min.
Hasta āyama śvasanam (hands in and out breathing)	1 min.
Hastavistāra śvasanam (hands stretch breathing)	2 min.
Gulphavistāra śvasanam (ankles stretch breathing with wall support)	1 min.
Kaṭiparivartana śvsanam (side twist breathing)	1 min.
Guided relaxation with visualization and imagery	5 min.
Uttānapādāsana śvasanam (leg raise breathing)	1 min.
Setubandhāsana śvasanam (hip raise breathing)	1 min.
Pādasañcālanam (cycling in supine pose)	1 min.
Supta udarākarṣaṇasana śvasanam (supine abdominal stretch breathing)	1 min.
Vyāghrāsana śvasanam (tiger stretch breathing)	1 min.
Guided relaxation with visualization and imagery	5 min.
Gulphagūraṇam (ankle rotation)	2 min.
Jānuphalakākarṣaṇam (kneecap contraction)	1 min.
Ardhātitaliāsana (half butterfly exercise)	3 min.
Poornātitaliāsana (full butterfly exercise)	1 min.
Guided relaxation with visualization and imagery	5 min.
Jyotitrāṭaka (eye exercises)	2 min.
Nāḍīśuddhi pranayam (alternate nostrils breathing)	2 min.
Deep relaxation in matsyakrīḍāsana (lateral shavasana)	10 min.

Except for the visualization and guided imagery, all the practices are part of the book [14].