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Adopting an approach to yoga which is designed to help the expectant mother to develop confidence in her body, and avoiding complicated jargon, this book explains in detail how to attune to natural energies and how an understanding of gravity can be used beneficially during pregnancy and birth.
Adopting an approach to yoga which is designed to help the expectant mother to develop confidence in her body, and avoiding complicated jargon, this book explains in detail how to attune to natural energies and how an understanding of gravity can be used beneficially during pregnancy and birth. Illustrated exercises show how yoga can strengthen the body, help it to become more supple, and relieve stress.
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Yoga is a deeply effective exercise system for the months of pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. Completely unstrenuous, it can provide the key to a relaxed and enjoyable pregnancy, activating the energy that empowers us to give birth to a new life.
Beautifully illustrated throughout, this inspiring book is the most comprehensive and practical handbook ever written on the use of yoga in pregnancy. Preparing for Birth with Yoga explains:
• Why we need yoga in pregnancy and how it can prepare us effectively for giving birth.
• How the force of gravity influences our bodies beneficially during pregnancy and birth.
• Gentle and safe easy-to-follow yoga exercises graded for the beginner as well as the more advanced practitioner
• How yoga can relieve stress, strengthen the body and help it to become more supple.
• How this book can be used as an authoritative reference manual for midwives, antenatal and yoga teachers.
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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book when I was 5 months pregnant with my first child. The exercises are simple and easy to do and in spite of doing a full-time 50-hour week job till my 28th week of pregnancy I experienced no problems. The only regret I had was that I should have been more diligent with the exercises! I had a completely normal labour and birth which could of course be my good fortune but I believe was helped in large part by this excellent book.
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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Recommended!
27 Jan 2000
Format:Paperback
From about the 5th month of my pregnancy until I delivered my son I did yoga, using this book, 4-5 times a week. I loved it! I was able to relieve virtually all the aches and pains that crop up during pregnancy with one posture or another. And beginners can use this book - I had never done yoga before my pregnancy and this was easy to follow. I recommend following the author's suggestion to first read the book, then read the instructions for each posture you want to do into a tape recorder and then play the tape back as you do the exercise. The exercises strengthen you for delivery and also give you some quiet time to stay in touch with (and appreciate) all that's going on with your body.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
So helpful
3 Jun 2000
Format:Paperback
I wish I would have discovered this book with my previous two pregnancies. I found the information helpful regarding childbirth and pain management. I got great relief from back pain (I had physical therapy that didn't work the first two pregnancies) and relaxation through the yoga practice. I would recommend this book to any pregnant woman. It has made my pregnancy much more enjoyable.
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