Yoga for Birth: Yoga Postures, Meditations, Affirmations, and More for Childbirth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780991537204)

Ease your way into natural childbirth with yoga. Learn calming yoga techniques to prepare you physically and mentally for motherhood. Yoga for Birth is a practical book with pregnancy yoga poses, journal exercises for self-discovery, mindful meditation and breathing exercises, sounds, affirmations, and a full chapter of true birth stories.

Unlock the power of meditation and breathing techniques
Prepare for labor by creating your own custom affirmations
Improve your self-knowledge with journal exercises
Read inspiring birth stories from real mothers
Make your life easier with birth planners
View prenatal yoga positions (fully photographed)

Where most prenatal yoga books focus on pregnancy exercise and fitness, Yoga for Birth is uniquely focused on mentally preparing for the birth itself. The book begins with an overview of the three stages of labor. It then moves into what makes up the majority of the book: yoga poses, meditations, breathwork, and other techniques to practice before birth.

Each yoga pose is featured with full photographs. The poses are broken into four sections: hands and knees, seated, standing, and restorative poses. Birth partners are also discussed in many poses. After the yoga poses, the following chapters give detailed explanations of: birth meditations mothers can use, affirmations (short written sayings to use for labor), verbalizations, breath work, and sound. These chapters offer ways of using your mind and breath before, during, and after labor. All meditations are easy enough for beginners.

Throughout the book, the inclusion of journaling topics with blank space for writing elevates the book from reading material into a personal journey. Journal pages give mothers a chance to reflect on what they are learning, find things already present in their life, and set goals for success.

The second half of the book moves into other topics. Inclusion of real birth stories provides a deep and personal window into the birth experience, giving pregnant mothers confidence by reading stories of women that have been through it.

Yoga for Birth is a great book for pregnant moms

Yoga for Birth is for pregnant mothers embarking on the journey of motherhood, as well as their birthing partners if they so choose to have one. This natural childbirth book is also an excellent resource for a doula, birth coach, midwife, or prenatal yoga teacher.

Whether you plan to labor alone or with a birth partner, this rich resource is packed with information. It offers yoga philosophy for pregnancy, labor, and beyond, as well as meditation and breathing techniques. A great addition to your library for natural birthing and mindful birthing, Yoga for Birth is a detailed resource that will help you ease into birth using yoga.