Yoga For Pregnancy And Birth: Teach Yourself (eBook)

Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth offers you and your birth partner an effective and uniquely holistic guide to maximising your health and wellbeing throughout pregnancy and beyond. Use the principles of yoga to give you a deeper insight into the process of pregnancy and follow our simple exercises to create a yoga and breathing program that works uniquely for you. Read it straight through or dip in and out, and get more information on teachyourself.com - however you like to learn, you'll soon have the skills to approach your labour with confidence.

NOT GOT MUCH TIME?One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

TEST YOURSELFTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGEExtra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of how yoga can aid in your pregnancy and your baby's birth.

FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBERQuick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

TRY THISInnovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

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Yoga is an awareness of the link between breath, mind and body. The connection benefits the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing at all stages of life, but very noticeably during pregnancy.Yoga for Pregnancy and Birth offers you and your birth partner an effective, uniquely holistic technique which will help you maximise your health and wellbeing throughout pregnancy and beyond. It shows how to use yoga to give you a deeper insight into the process of pregnancy and create a yoga and breathing program which works uniquely for you and your baby.Learn a full range of adapted yoga postures intended to provide comfort, build stability and support the changes in your body. Breathing exercises will promote calm, boost vitality and help control labour pains, while yogic pelvic floor practices promote healthy tone and flexibility. And downloadable audio helps you set the pace of your breathing.Your pregnancy is a remarkable journey; learn how to use yoga to increase your comfort and control, and develop the skills to approach your labour with confidence.ABOUT THE SERIESPeople have been learning with Teach Yourself since 1938. With a vast range of practical, how-to guides covering language learning, lifestyle, hobbies, business, psychology and self-help, there's a Teach Yourself book for whatever you want to do. Join more than 60 million people who have reached their goals with Teach Yourself, and never stop learning.