Description
Book SynopsisYoga is an awareness of the link between breath, mind and body. The connection benefits the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing at all stages of life, but very noticeably during pregnancy.
Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth offers you and your birth partner an effective, uniquely holistic technique which will help you maximise your health and wellbeing throughout pregnancy and beyond. It shows how to use yoga to give you a deeper insight into the process of pregnancy and create a yoga and breathing program which works uniquely for you and your baby.
Learn a full range of adapted yoga postures intended to provide comfort, build stability and support the changes in your body. Breathing exercises will promote calm, boost vitality and help control labour pains, while yogic pelvic floor practices promote healthy tone and flexibility. And downloadable audio helps you set the pace of your breathing.
Your pregnancy is a remarkable journey; learn how to
Table of Contents
- : quick flick guide
- : audio CD contents
- : acknowledgements
- : preface
- : introduction
- : dedication
- 01: yoga and pregnancy: natural partners
- 02: the essence of yoga in practice
- 03: the physical body: earth
- 04: the energy body: water
- 05: the mental/emotional body: fire
- 06: the wisdom body: air/space
- 07: the joy body: ether/space
- 08: yoga for birth
- 09: yoga for post-natal recovery
- : glossary
- : taking it further
