Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond: Stay Strong, Supported, and Stress-Free

Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond: Stay Strong, Supported, and Stress-Free

by Francoise Barbira Freedman
Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond: Stay Strong, Supported, and Stress-Free

Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond: Stay Strong, Supported, and Stress-Free

by Francoise Barbira Freedman

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Overview

A practical, step-by-step photographic guide to yoga poses specifically chosen to support you safely through pregnancy and the first months following the birth.

Yoga is more important during pregnancy than at any other time of your life. As your body becomes unfamiliar to you from trimester to trimester and as labor approaches, you need safe, strengthening, and supportive sequences to guide you on your journey. This book gives you step-by-step yoga postures specially adapted for each trimester, and relaxation techniques and simple breathing exercises will show you how to adjust to the physical demands of labor and give birth with confidence. From conception to birth, help develop shared well-being and continue to reap the benefits of yoga after the birth as you bond with your new baby and regain your shape.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781465489609
Publisher: DK
Publication date: 12/01/2020
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 160
Sales rank: 437,337
Product dimensions: 7.20(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Francoise Barbira Freedman is founder and director of the Birthlight Trust, a nonprofit yoga organization specializing in training and classes for perinatal and postnatal women and babies. She researches and teaches at the University of Cambridge in the Department of Social Anthropology. She is the author of Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond.

Table of Contents

Yoga Foundations 6

Why Yoga in Pregnancy? 8

Stages of Pregnancy 10

Foundations of Practice 12

Create Your Own Yoga Practice 16

Early Pregnancy 18

Basic Pelvic Alignment 20

Spinal Rolls 22

Sitting Stretches 24

The Thunderbolt 26

Easy Triangle 28

Shoulder Stretches 30

Breath & Awareness 32

Adapted Shoulder Stand 34

Relax, Open, Nurture 36

Special Applications 38

Midpregnancy 40

Alignment of Spine 42

Breath & Awareness 44

Pelvic Floor Stretches 46

Sitting Chair Stretches 48

From Sifting to Standing 50

Sitting Stretches 52

Wide-Open Stretches 54

Easy Kneeling Stretches 56

Adapted Kneeling Stretches 58

Advanced Kneeling Stretches 60

Tree Pose 62

Standing Hip Openers 64

Sun Salutation 60

Supported Triangle to Moon 70

Advanced Triangle to Moon 72

Supported Archer to Warrior 1 74

Advanced Archer to Warrior 3 76

Standing Twists 80

Strong Centering Poses 82

Breathing Techniques 84

Active Relaxation 86

Relaxation 88

Special Applications 90

Late Pregnancy 94

Alignment of Spine 96

Sun Salutation 98

Circular Stretches 102

Warrior to Wall 104

Yoga Dances 106

Sitting Stretches 108

Wide Kneeling Stretches 110

Yoga for Better Sleep 112

Special Applications 114

Yoga For Labor And Birth 116

Stretching for Birth 116

Yoga for Labor 118

Breath, Visualization, and Sound for Birth 122

Postnatal Yoga 126

First Relaxations 128

Comfortable Baby Feeding 130

Inner Toning 132

Gentle Back Stretches 134

Standing Tall 136

Chair Yoga Twists 138

Kneeling Stretches 140

Kneeling Sun Salutation 142

Standing Open Twist and Forward Bend 144

Standing Sun Salutation 146

Twists & Bends 150

Bridge to Rolling Plow 152

Relaxation 154

Special Applications 156

Index 158

Acknowledgments 159

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