Yoga Birth Method: A Step-by-Step Guide for a Calm and Natural Childbirth Experience - Paperback

by Dorothy Guerra (Author)

2ND EDITION 2018 Updates with new information. The only book for childbirth you will need. See below for special offer. Learn what happens in labor to you and your baby, and how to manage it with an eight step yoga pathway. The Yoga Birth Method teaches you to work with your baby with a detailed, easy to follow guide, outlining yoga breathing, postures and mindful intentions for each stage of labor. Demystifying the fear of birth during pregnancy, eliminating the worry of pain and bringing mom and baby into a beautiful union through the entire birthing process. This hands on birthing book is a must have for every woman before and during labor. Giving women the confidence to manage a natural birth with education and action tools. The wisdom of yoga is applied throughout the stages of labor to create harmony between mind body and baby from start to finish. The method covers the three trimesters of pregnancy and teaches women yoga poses, mantras and breathing to maintain a healthy pregnancy and prepare for birth. Learn how to manage pain, eliminate anxiety and encourage labor progression with breathing and meditation techniques, affirmations and yoga poses. Couples are encouraged to choose an outlined intention that becomes the focal point for embracing a calm state throughout the physical and emotional challenges of labor. You'll also find guidance in drafting a birth plan, hands on support techniques for birth partners, helpful illustrations, how to maneuver through medical interventions, and a "go to" chapter to use with detailed advice for breathing and postures for all stages of labor when big day arrives. For a limited time email the author your purchase receipt and receive the PDF Yoga Birth Method Pathway to Birth Poster to use during labor. If you like these books, you will love The Yoga Birth Method.Marie Mongan, HypnoBirthing, Fourth Edition: The natural approach to safer, easier, more comfortable birthing - The Mongan Method, 4th Edition Ina May's Guide to Childbirth: Updated with new material, Penny Simkin, The Birth Partner, 4th Edition, Completely Revised and Updated: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and Other Labor Companions, La Leche League International, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Completely Revised and Updated 8th Edition

Author Biography

Dorothy Guerra, founder of The Yoga Birth Method is a prenatal yoga teacher and a registered birth coach (doula) in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Owner of Birth Yoga Studio, where she runs pregnancy classes, teaches the Yoga Birth Method to couples, and trains instructors. Her method is offered as a distance training course worldwide, certifying doulas, yoga teachers, and birth professionals. Guerra frequently speaks at conferences and hosts the television program Get Loud about Your Life in her home city of Toronto. She is also an advocate for women's rights for safe birth in developing countries. Volunteering in rural Kenya, providing clean safe birth kits to women with limited medical access. www.rebirththeworld.org For more visit www.yogabirthmethod.com.