Pregnancy Health Yoga: Your Essential Guide for Bump, Birth and Beyond

Pregnancy Health Yoga: Your Essential Guide for Bump, Birth and Beyond

Language: English

Pages: 144

ISBN: 1848990812

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


From the moment a woman learns she's pregnant till after she gives birth, yoga can help, calming emotions, enhancing health, and aiding in post-natal recovery. Two top experts in pregnancy yoga have created an accessible guide—plus a DVD of key practices—that gently takes moms-to-be through every stage. They explain breathwork and provide guided meditations and visualizations; illustrated step-by-step routines; and a directory of postures that target common pregnancy-related conditions. Dr. Gowri Motha, internationally celebrated creator of the Gentle Birth Method, has written the foreword.

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fingertips facing forward. 3 Lean back into your hands, lifting your hips away from your heels, opening up through your chest. PAUSE Hold this position for 3–5 breaths. 4 If you can, release your head back, and allow your chest to open and expand. Breathe into this space with some deep breaths. If you find your head is crunching into your shoulders, keep looking forward. 5 Keep breathing deeply and imagine a thread lifting your sternum up to the sky. Feel your chest expand and release, opening

energy. Affirmations The first few months may be difficult but l will get my life back again! I remain centred and relaxed, regardless of what is happening around me. I am letting go of the need to control. I will rest whenever l can and not put too many expectations on myself. After the Birth of Your Baby Your body has been through nine months of immense changes. Be respectful of this. It may take time to rebuild your strength and confidence. If you can, remain as still and as centred as

At the same time lift your head, keeping your neck long and your gaze down toward the floor. Feel your centre gently lift away from the mat, and soften your ribs, trying not to tilt your hips. Lengthening and broadening through the back of the knee, working from your centre, keep your arm long, reaching through your fingers. 3 Inhale once more, taking your breath all the way into your upper back, and as you exhale really be aware of your pelvic floor lifting. 4 Return to the starting position,

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heart and place the other on your navel below your belly button. PAUSE Feel the bond of love between you and your baby and give gratitude to life for this miracle growing within you. CHAPTER 2 Creating Space Being pregnant means that you need to create space in a number of different areas – on a purely physical level your body has to expand to accommodate a growing baby, but you also need to make mental and emotional adjustments in preparation for an important new person entering your life.

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