Françoise Barbira Freedman, Doriel Hall

Synopsis

The essence of yoga is to promote balance, energy, deep breathing and relaxation. It is the perfect exercise for pregnancy, childbirth and after your baby is born. Yoga helps to keep the body supple without strain, to keep away the aches and pains of pregnancy and prepare yourself for the demands of childbirth and motherhood. Yoga exercises, specially adapted for practice in water, have also proved to be therapeutic and supportive, allowing you to stretch and breathe far beyond your capabilities out of the water. World famous lecturer, pioneer teacher of yoga in pregnancy and mother of four, Françoise Barbira Freedman has taken traditional poses and adapted the to suit the different stages of pregnancy, birth and beyond, with emphasis consistently placed on meeting the special demands placed on your body. Gentle postures are designed to strengthen, tone and align your body whilst breathing exercise help you to prepare emotionally and mentally and to bond with your growing baby. There is a chapter devoted to labour, focusing on exercises to reduce pain during labour, to ease the birth and open your pelvis in preparation. If you aim to have a water birth there are unique aqua yoga movements to help you achieve a happy and successful birth. After birth yoga helps to replenish flaggish energy levels, regain your physical strength and gently tone. There are special routines to recover from Caesarean or episiotomies, strengthening your pelvic floor and having your first period. Energizing postnatal water exercises help tone your body and strengthen your abdominal muscles. Whether you have any experience of yoga and with any standard of swimming this book is essential for every stage of this beautiful and challenging period of your life.

Product Details

• Paperback 256 pages (October 31, 2003)
• Publisher: Lorenz Books
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754812332