Yoga for Pregnancy and Mother's First Year

by Freedman, Francoise Barbira

• ISBN13: 9780754812333
• ISBN10: 0754812332
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

The essence of yoga is to promote balance, energy, deep breathing, and relaxation. It is the perfect exercise for pregnancy, childbirth and those first months after your baby is born. Yoga is a gentle, safe means of keeping your body toned and supple, of keeping the aches and pains of pregnancy away, of allowing energy to flow freely, of relaxing your mind and body, and of preparing you for the physical demands of childbirth -- and motherhood itself. Yoga exercises, specially adapted for practice in water, have also proved to be therapeutic and supportive, allowing you to stretch and breathe far beyond your capabilities out of the water.

Author Biography

Francoise Barbira Freedman is a mother of four children and considers this to be her finest accomplishment, despite a highly distinguished career. She is also a pioneer yoga teacher, teacher trainer and therapist, a medical anthropologist at the University of Cambridge, UK, and founder of the charitable trust, Birthlight. In addition, Dr Freedman lectures in midwifery and women's health within the British National Health Service. Through her books, videos, and television appearances, Francoise's pioneering work on pregnancy, childbirth and beyond is recognized around the world Doriel Hall was initiated in India and is known as Swami Dayuamurti Saraswati in yogic circles. A highly experienced yoga practitioner, she trained in the Satyananda tradition (now the Bihar School of Yoga). Doriel has for 20 years been a teacher for the British Wheel of Yoga. Doriel speaks regularly at international conferences on different aspects of yoga practise and philosophy

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Introducing Yoga and Aqua Yoga	p. 8
Yoga for Conception	p. 28
Yoga, Aqua Yoga and Swimming for Early Pregnancy	p. 36
Yoga and Aqua Yoga for Mid-term Pregnancy	p. 66
Yoga and Aqua Yoga for Late Pregnancy	p. 102
Preparing for the Birth	p. 120
Postnatal Yoga and Aqua Yoga Just After Birth	p. 144
Postnatal Yoga Routines	p. 178
Postnatal Yoga: Six to Twelve Weeks	p. 200
Postnatal Yoga: Three to Six Months	p. 222
Postnatal Yoga: Beyond Six Months	p. 238
Useful Addresses and Resources	p. 251
Authors' Thanks and Acknowledgements	p. 252
Index	p. 253
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