With illustrated, mentally, and exercises that will help you physically, she teaches time-tested techniques, step-by-step instructions, meditations, and spiritually. In her wise, exercises, gentle, gurmukh suggests meditations, and comforting voice, and yoga positions to respond to the various needs of expectant and new mothers as you undergo dramatic body changes.

From internationally renowned yoga teacher Gurmukh comes a book on pregnancy unlike any other. All you need is a belief in the possibility of change and a commitment of as little as three minutes a day. Gurmukh has helped thousands of women and their families find fulfillment through the healing movements and meditations of Kundalini yoga-and she can help you, too! St martin s Griffin.

Gurmukh also helps you explore and, when necessary, heal your own history and unconscious attitudes about pregnancy, birth, and parenting. In bountiful, beautiful, blissful, gurmukh gives you all the tools you need to have a healthy and happy pregnancy while increasing your connection to your partner and building compassion and prosperity.

The ancient practices of yoga can lead you back to your own power as a woman, capable of more than you ever dreamed. Bountiful, beautiful, blissful is a treasury of wisdom, information, and inspiration for pregnancy and motherhood based on the spiritual and physical practices of Kundalini yoga, which Gurmukh has taught for the last thirty years.

In the timeless way that women have passed down wisdom surrounding birth and child rearing to one another for centuries, Gurmukh weaves folk stories and contemporary testimonials into a program designed to help you get profound results in the shortest possible time. The sections in this book cover each trimester of pregnancy as well as delivery and life with the baby.

Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby: Ayurveda and Yoga for a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth

Used book in Good Condition. Pregnancy is an extraordinary time of transformation and a profound rite of passage that requires special care and guidance. The complementary tools and practices of Ayurveda and yoga have been used together for thousands of years to support a healthy body, balanced mind, and higher consciousness.

With yoga mama, yoga baby, margo shapiro Bachman brings readers the first book to show how these "sister sciences" can support the miraculous journey of pregnancy. This thoroughly detailed guidebook shares practical and easy-to-apply teachings and information to help women experience pregnancy with radiant health and abundant joy, and moreMonth-by-month exercises and practices, asana, Yoga Mama, including meditation, basic terms and concepts, mantra, consciousness, journaling, essential self-assessments, including:The basics of Ayurveda, and lifestyle—cornerstone principles, Yoga Baby is an indispensable resource for treasuring every moment of pregnancy and blessing the mother and child with health, and massagePractical tips to encourage natural labor and deliveryGuidance on staying healthy and happy in the precious first postpartum weeks with babyFor women everywhere, breathwork, happiness, yoga, diet, and love.

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Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives

Specific yoga poses and meditation techniques reduce the mother’s stress and improve the infant’s emotional environment, as do tips for conscious communication with a partner. By integrating the best information from these two very different perspectives, this remarkable book gives readers the tools to ensure that our children are nourished by thoughts, words, and actions from the very moment of conception.

Magical beginnings, enchanted lives is rich in practical information, including strategies to help enliven the body intelligence of unborn babies by nourishing each of their five senses, as well as through Ayurvedically balanced nutrition and eating with awareness. Exercises prepare parents for the experience of childbirth itself, followed by natural approaches to dealing with the first weeks of parenting, from healing herbs to enhancing your milk supply to coping with postpartum depression.

Inspiring, expansive, and remarkably informative, this unique book from acclaimed experts in mind-body medicine will profoundly enhance the experience of pregnancy and birth for both parents and baby. Its ideas derive from two sources: the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, and spirit, with its emphasis on body, mind, and the latest Western scientific prenatal research.

A much-needed antidote to our modern, assembly-line approach to childbirth, this new book is designed as a guide for all who wish to participate in the wondrous process of bringing new life into the world. Used book in Good Condition.

Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond

Featuring a unique section of special yoga and relaxation exercises to do with or without the baby up to 16 weeks after birth, Birth, Yoga for Pregnancy, and Beyond is the only book that identifies the real benefits of yoga for both mother and baby throughout pregnancy and beyond. Used book in Good Condition.

Great product! With step-by-step photos of classic yoga postures especially adapted for each trimester, this book demonstrates how the regular practice of yoga provides many physical and emotional benefits that can enhance the whole experience of parenting.

Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation

Here is a holistic approach to childbirth that examines this profound rite-of-passage not as a medical event but as an act of self-discovery. For use during birth, the book offers proven techniques for coping with labor pain without drugs, a discussion of the doctor or midwife’s role, and a look at the father’s responsibilities.

Childbirth education should also include what to expect after the baby is born. Great product! Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum is a process of continuous learning and adjustment; Birthing From Within provides the necessary support and education to make each phase of birthing a rewarding experience. Used book in Good Condition.

. Here are baby basics, such as how to bathe a newborn, how to get the little one to sleep, and tips for getting nursing off to a good start. Used book in Good Condition. Exercises and activities such as journal writing, meditation, and painting will help mothers analyze their thoughts and face their fears during pregnancy.

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Yoga Mama: The Practitioner's Guide to Prenatal Yoga

This book is the yoga practitioner's companion through this period, and meditation techniques, offering practical advice, step-by-step asana sequences, pranayama practices, mentally, all of which are designed to help new mothers connect more deeply to their experience and prepare for their journey—physically, and spiritually.

It is a part of the way you live, move, and breathe. And then. Even established and experienced yoga practitioners will likely find that their body, birth, and practice are challenged during pregnancy, mind, and motherhood. The first pre- and postnatal book geared specifically to experienced yoga practitioners—from an established author, with contributions from the leaders in the field.

. Used book in Good Condition. Through practice, informed participant in the birthing of our baby and a healthy, yoga gives us the opportunity to be an active, self-reflection, and learning how to let go, happy parent. Holistic and ayurvedic medicine perspectives help women understand what is happening in their bodies at every juncture, and personal stories connect them to pregnant women everywhere.

Yoga mama is the perfect companion for the experienced yoga practitioner during her pregnancy and on into motherhood. The beautifully photographed sequences include modifications and suggestions to accommodate a growing belly and to address the concerns or challenges that may arise during this time.

Prenatal Kundalini Yoga and Meditation for Mothers to Be

Shambhala. Pregnancy is a time of profound transformation that offers not only rare joy, but also unique challenges, both physical and emotional. Thirty-seven years ago gurmukh was given her Sikh spiritual name meaning, "One who helps thousands of people across the world ocean. With this custom-made DVD, she guides and supports you on your most special and exciting of journeys.

Great product! Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Placing you in mind-body-soul harmony with the changes your body undergoes as it prepares for childbirth, meaningful poses, this program is an easy-to-follow series of safe and effective asanas, and thoughtful meditations rooted in traditions dating back centuries.

. Across time and cultures, expectant women have enjoyed Kundalini Yoga for its focus on creating inner strength, fearlessness, a strong physical body and a quiet mind. For the past 30 years, comfort, and wisdom in the Kundalini Yoga practice of Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, the director of Golden Bridge Yoga, pregnant women have found inspiration, L.

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Spiritual Midwifery

Included are stories of working with Amish women, showing a different culture with a similar appreciation for natural childbirth. Ina may also provides new information about potentially dangerous techniques routinely used in hospitals during and after birth, as well as the latest findings about VBAC Vaginal Birth After Cesarean.

Shambhala. It also breathed new life into the all-but-vanished field of midwifery. Great product! Improved instructions for handling breech births are also given. The original spiritual midwifery, published in 1976, introduced an entire generation of young women to the possibility of home birth and breast feeding.

. Used book in Good Condition. Book publishing Company TN. Photos, illustrations over 540, 000 copies sold! Used book in Good Condition. This classic book on home birth is now in its fourth edition, new birthing stories, with updated information on the safety of natural childbirth, and the most recent statistics on births managed by The Farm Midwives.

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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

Book publishing Company TN. Used book in Good Condition. Filled with inspiring birth stories and practical advice, including a hospital• and much moreina may’s guide to natural childbirth takes the fear out of childbirth by restoring women’s faith in their own natural power to give birth with more ease, this invaluable resource includes:• Reducing the pain of labor without drugs--and the miraculous roles touch and massage play• What really happens during labor• Orgasmic birth--making birth pleasurable • Episiotomy--is it really necessary? • Common methods of inducing labor--and which to avoid at all costs• Tips for maximizing your chances of an unmedicated labor and birth• How to avoid postpartum bleeding--and depression • The risks of anesthesia and cesareans--what your doctor doesn’t necessarily tell you• The best ways to work with doctors and/or birth care providers• How to create a safe, less pain, comfortable environment for birth in any setting, and less medical intervention.

What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you. Used book in Good Condition. Great product! Drawing upon her thirty-plus years of experience, ina May Gaskin, the nation’s leading midwife, shares the benefits and joys of natural childbirth by showing women how to trust in the ancient wisdom of their bodies for a healthy and fulfilling birthing experience.

. Shambhala. Based on the female-centered midwifery model of care, Ina May’s Guide to Natural Childbirth gives expectant mothers comprehensive information on everything from the all-important mind-body connection to how to give birth without technological intervention.

The Female Pelvis Anatomy & Exercises

Great product! The book begins with a description of the functional anatomy of the pelvis, & how it responds to pregnancy & childbirth. Book publishing Company TN. Used book in Good Condition. Shambhala. This is followed by a series of specific exercises, strength, initially for self-discovery, & then to increase the flexibility, & coordination of the pelvic functions Used book in Good Condition.

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Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally Non

Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. In this updated and americanized guide, Balaskas explains how to prepare for and experience a truly natural birth. Balaskas has also included a chapter on water birth as well as postpartum exercises. She has been teaching women about "active birthâ? ever since.

She leads the pregnant woman through yoga-based stretching exercises and massage practice, and describes the stages of labor and comfortable positions for each, at home or in a hospital. Book publishing Company TN. Janet balaskas led a movement of women who refused to give birth lying down. Great product! Shambhala.

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