Product Description

Enhance your experience of pregnancy and birth with the meditative power of yoga. Step-by-step yoga postures specially adapted for each trimester, relaxation techniques and simple breathing exercises will show you how to adjust to the physical demands of labour and give birth with minimum strain. From conception to birth, help develop shared wellbeing, with the only guide to identify the real advantages of yoga for mother and baby.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6164 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-03
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .39" h x .39" w x .39" l, 1.10 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Review
'essential for every mother to be' - Yoga Magazine

About the Author
Francoise Freedman, medical anthropologist at the University of Cambridge, is a mother of four and founder of Birthlight, an organization that promotes a sensitive approach to pregnancy, birth and babies through yoga. This is her first book with DK. Francoise lives in Cambridge.

Customer Reviews

Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond
All Francoise Freedman's books are excellent and this latest is no exception. What is great about this book is that it is suitable for those who have practiced little or no yoga before and also for experienced yoginis. The book takes you safely through the three trimesters with mini sequences, explaining what muscles you are strengthening and stretching. Common complaints like sciatica and symphysis pubis disorder are also addressed. The beautifully shot photos make everything clear and easy to follow.
The book also takes you through the postpartum period. Unlike most books, this isn't just a small add on at the end of the book. Freedman gives several progressive mini routines to help realign the body and promote strength and vitality.
I can't recommend this book enough!

the best most practical yoga book for pregnancy and after
Is so good because it gives the detail of the Indian names for the positions and their background, without lots of spiritual/sentimental blahblah. It's extremely practical because the graphics/photos and descriptions are so clear, it has exercises for every stage of pregnancy and after, and it points out which positions should perhaps be avoided if you have medical complications.