Yoga Mama: The Practitioner’s Guide to Prenatal Yoga-Fast Shipping

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Thefirst pre- and postnatal book geared specifically to experienced yogapractitioners—from an established author, with contributions from theleaders in the field.

You’vebeen practicing yoga for years. It is a part of the way you live, move,and breathe. And then . . . you get pregnant. Pregnancy can throw anywoman a curve ball. Even established and experienced yoga practitionerswill likely find that their body, mind, and practice are challengedduring pregnancy, birth, and motherhood. This book is the yogapractitioner’s companion through this period, offering practical advice,step-by-step asana sequences, pranayama practices, and meditationtechniques, all of which are designed to help new mothers connect moredeeply to their experience and prepare for their journey—physically,mentally, and spiritually.
Grounded in both ancient wisdom and contemporary knowledge, Yoga Mama covers each trimester, labor and birth, and the postpartum years. Thebeautifully photographed sequences include modifications and suggestionsto accommodate a growing belly and to address the concerns orchallenges that may arise during this time. Holistic and ayurvedicmedicine perspectives help women understand what is happening in theirbodies at every juncture, and personal stories connect them to pregnantwomen everywhere. Through practice, self-reflection, and learning how tolet go, yoga gives us the opportunity to be an active, informedparticipant in the birthing of our baby and a healthy, happy parent.

Yoga Mama is the perfect companion for the experiencedyoga practitioner during her pregnancy and on into motherhood. This pre-and postnatal book offers practical advice and inspiration, asanasequences, pranayama practices, and meditation techniques, all of whichspeak to and help new mothers connect more deeply to their experienceand prepare for their journey–physically, mentally, and in ancient wisdom and contemporary knowledge, the book coverseach trimester, labor and birth, and the postpartum years.

It includes:
• Flowing sequences that emphasize self-awareness and promote strength, flexibility, and balance
• Modificationsthat accommodate a pregnant woman’s growing belly, recalibrate herbalance, and honor fluctuations in her energy levels
• Mini sequences for specific trimester challenges: morning sickness, fatigue, anxiety, low-back issues, etc.
• Asana,pranayama, and meditation practices designed to deeply connect motherand baby from the beginning of pregnancy through the postpartum years
• A dedicated section on the pelvic floor to encourage women to let go and prepare for labor and birth
• Special breathing techniques for labor that encourage natural childbirth
• Deeperpractices and ancient teachings that can help women tap into theirstrength and create a prenatal and birthing experience that isempowering and unique
• Postpartumadvice and sequences designed to help knit things back together,address postpartum challenges, and offer tips for bonding, nursing,self-care, and nutrition
• Information(from a Western holistic and ayurvedic perspective) on what ishappening in the body at every juncture–prenatal, labor and birth, andpostpartum
• Personal advice and stories from a wide array of pre- and postnatal experts

With contributions from:
• Elena Brower: founder and director of Virayoga in New York City, prenatal teacher for , and author of Art of Attention
• Stephanie Snyder: teacher in San Francisco, pre- and postnatal teacher for
• JaneAustin: pre- and postnatal yoga teacher, midwife, childbirth educator,and director of Mama Tree prenatal teacher training programs in SanFrancisco
• Margi Young: OM yoga teacher in New York and San Francisco
• De West: pre- and postnatal yoga teacher and childbirth educator in Boulder
• Dustienne Miller: certified physical therapist and Kripalu yoga teacher in Boston
• Kate Hanley: OM yoga teacher, mind-body coach, and author of The 28 Days Lighter Diet
• Melissa Billie Williams: pre- and postnatal teacher and director of Yoga Junction studio in Louisville, Colorado