Patricia Anaya
Published: 2017-08-08
Total Pages: 168
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Bumps in Motion: Pregnancy Yoga Sequences from Around the World offers a detailed, beautifully illustrated, precise instruction for over a hundred yoga poses to support you during pregnancy and labor. Accompanying sequences focus on a range of applications, from quick daily practices to poses for common pregnancy ailments. Woven throughout the book, you'll find resources to help prepare you for an empowered labor. Filled with modifications, tips, and abundant illustrations, this is an indispensable text for both beginners and advanced practitioners alike.Bumps in Motion is the perfect companion for the experienced yoga practitioner, ideal for Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training. This unique book is the yoga practitioner's companion (manual, handbook), offering practical advice, step-by-step asana sequences, pranayama practices, and meditation techniques, all of which are designed to help new mothers connect more deeply to their experience and prepare for their journey-physically, mentally, and spiritually. Going beyond physical posture practice, Bumps in Motion also includes guidance on meditation, visualization, devotional chanting, mantras, mudras, and other tools to inspire and nourish you and your baby.It includes:*Flowing sequences that emphasize self-awareness and promote strength, flexibility, and balance *Specialty Yoga Sequences using Birth Ball, Chair, Ballet Barre', and Clubbell!*Modifications that accommodate a pregnant woman's growing bump, recalibrate her balance, 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 mother and 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 *Deeper practices and ancient teachings that can help women tap into their strength and create a prenatal and birthing experience that is empowering and unique *Suggested Music Playlists included for the SequencesWith contributions from:*Foreword by Dr. Elliot Berlin of Berlin Wellness Group http://www.doctorberlin.com/*Tara Lee in London, England. Prenatal teacher and author of Pregnancy Health Yoga: Your Essential Guide for Bump, Birth and Beyond.*Maya Fiennes, Hip Rotations for Labor. Song writer, author, and yoga teacher in America. Mood Mantras https://www.amazon.com/Mood-Mantras-Maya-Fiennes*Sanda Buric in Croatia: Partner Yoga Poses.*Heather Askinosie and Timmi Jandro of EnergyMuse. Healing Properties of Gemstones. https://www.energymuse.com