It’s international yoga week, mamas! To inspire you to get out there to try some yoga, we’re sharing everything you need to know about yoga during pregnancy and postpartum, plus our top 3 yoga poses you can do during pregnancy and postpartum.

Laura Lucas is one of our amazing fitness and yoga experts who specializes in prenatal and postnatal classes. We picked her brain about why she loves yoga for pregnancy and new motherhood, what modifications should be considered at each stage, and snagged her top tips for getting started with yoga if you haven't already.

Your prenatal yoga practice is really all about maintaining good muscle tone and strength, channeling energy and breathing into one, and helping to relieve aches and pains with gentle, focused stretching. We've got the top 5 steps to take before starting prenatal yoga and our 5 favorite moves for your baby bump days so you can nail those asanas and work on your pranayama.