Preparing for Birth with Yoga: Empowering and Effective Exercise for Pregnancy and Childbirth (Women's health & parenting) - Softcover
Synopsis
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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About the Author
Janet Balaskas is the founder of the Active Birth Movement. The mother of four children, she trained with the National Childbirth Trust and is a counsellor for childbirth.
From the Back Cover
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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