Yoga and Fertility

Yoga and Fertility
Author: Jill Mahrlig Petigara
Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2012-12-12
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1936303329

Women battling infertility is a familiar though still harrowing story these days. Women using yoga to reduce stress and become more aware of its body and its rhythms is another. So it comes as no surprise that yoga is helping women to cope with the physical and emotional stress of infertility and its treatments.

Birthing Mama

Birthing Mama
Author: Corinne Andrews
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1635863120

Birthing Mama offers a holistic approach to the transformative experience of pregnancy. Author Corinne Andrews, a yoga teacher since 2003 and creator of Birthing Mama® Prenatal Yoga and Wellness, guides women through each week of the nine-month journey, integrating body, mind, and spirit through reflection, yoga postures and breath practices, self-care activities, and creative projects. Whether expectant mothers are setting up a Pregnancy Altar to focus their hopes and dreams for the baby-to-be, writing a Pregnancy Affirmation Statement, blending an herbal tea formula, or breathing into mountain pose for strength and healing, they will find a blend of self-nourishment and self-discovery, contemplation, and celebration through Andrews’s gentle, empowering style.

Iyengar Yoga for Motherhood

Iyengar Yoga for Motherhood
Author: Geeta S. Iyengar
Publisher: Sterling/Penn
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Exercise for pregnant women
ISBN: 9781402726897

With its allopathic medical vetting, and more than 400 illustrations, this guide is intended for every yoga instructor, mother-to-be, and new mum who wants to continue her practice. It features instructions and hints, notes on the position's positive effects and contra-indications, and advice on "checking yourself" for proper form and technique.

Your Pregnancy & Birth

Your Pregnancy & Birth
Author: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Publisher: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Women's Health Care Physicians
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2005
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780696225918

Now in its fourth edition, this book has become a classic -- guiding more than 2 million women through their pregnancies. From planning for a baby, through pregnancy and birth, to those important first weeks of new life, advice is offered to educate, inform, relieve, and prepare pregnant women for one of the most thrilling and fulfilling times of their lives. Features include: Checklists, charts, questionnaires, and special tips.Charts for tracking the baby's growth.An all-new chapter on breast feeding.Glossary of terms.More than 170 photos and illustrations.

Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby

Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby
Author: Margo Shapiro Bachman, L.Ac.,DOM
Publisher: Sounds True
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-11-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1622030680

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, including: The basics of Ayurveda, yoga, diet, and lifestyle—cornerstone principles, basic terms and concepts, essential self-assessments, and moreMonth-by-month exercises and practices, including meditation, mantra, breathwork, asana, journaling, and massagePractical tips to encourage natural labor and deliveryGuidance on staying healthy and happy in the precious first postpartum weeks with baby For women everywhere, Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby is an indispensable resource for treasuring every moment of pregnancy and blessing the mother and child with health, happiness, consciousness, and love.

Exercising Through Your Pregnancy

Exercising Through Your Pregnancy
Author: James F. Clapp
Publisher:
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2012
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1936374331

"Presents various benefits of exercising during all the stages of pregnancy, and gives exercise recommendations for pregnant women."--Résumé de l'éd.

Awakening Fertility

Awakening Fertility
Author: Heng Ou
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2020-03-24
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 168335799X

A guide to caring for mind and body while trying to conceive from the bestselling authors of The First Forty Days, with recipes included. The path to motherhood is a deep and transformative process. It can also include unexpected twists and turns. Awakening Fertility is a loving companion to accompany you along the journey—whether your desire to become a mother burns fiercely today or is a future calling just beginning to stir. Intended for women at every stage of the preconception process, this book offers wisdom and guidance to support your body, mind, and spirit—including nearly 50 delicious recipes to nourish yourself deeply.

Prenatal Yoga for Conception, Pregnancy and Birth

Prenatal Yoga for Conception, Pregnancy and Birth
Author: Doriel Hall
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-02-28
Genre: Exercise for pregnant women
ISBN: 9780754810643

Classic yoga postures that tone, align, strengthen, prepare and relax the body for conception, all three stages of pregnancy and the birth itself.