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Following a program of gentle exercise and stretching provides comfort during pregnancy and aids in postpartum recovery. An excellent guide, this book provides stretching exercises for both pregnancy and the postpartum period. During pregnancy, the stretches keep the woman limber and better prepare her for childbirth. During the postpartum period, the stretches help her recover more easily as well as strengthen those areas of the body loosened by childbirth. Readers have at their fingertips more than 35 stretches—grouped by pregnancy trimester or postpartum period—to work the abdominals, activate the pelvic floor, and recover. With each stretch they are given general information, technique, benefits, contraindications, as well as variations to make the stretch either easier or more challenging. The anatomical illustrations depict not only the correct positions, but also highlight those muscles being stretched and worked. All stretches are accompanied by tutorial videos, which can be accessed through a QR code. The videos facilitate the practice by demonstrating the correct movement. Prepare for and recover from childbirth safely and effectively with Anatomy & Stretching for Pregnancy & Postpartum.

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Anatomy & Yoga is a complete work that introduces the yoga tradition from a practical and scientific point of view. It is aimed at students, teachers, people who practice yoga, and those who want to familiarize themselves with this millennia-old practice. Combining science and tradition, this book explains the history of yoga--the classical texts and their traditions--50 classical yoga postures (asanas) as well as variations and adaptations for safe practice; proper breathing, including basic breathing exercises (pranayama); and the important yoga aspect of inner development. Along with clear and informative content, this book contains an anatomical and physiological description of the human body and relevant information about the energetic anatomy--in other words, an explanation of the human body and the chakras. For each asana, the precautions and the gained physical, psychological, and energetic benefits are listed. In addition, each asana is accompanied by images illustrating the exercise and anatomical drawings showing in detail the main muscles used in each posture. With information on relaxation practice, mudras, and meditation, Anatomy & Yoga allows you to penetrate a little deeper into yoga and, starting from the physical discipline, helps you experience yoga as a spiritual discipline.

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