Iyengar Yoga For Motherhood. Safe Practice For Expectant And New Mothers

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Styerling
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2010
Edition: Reprint

Description: 439 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: From the daughter of yoga guru B.K.S. Iyengar, a book that every mother-to-be and new mom will celebrate! With its superb provenance, encyclopedic coverage, and meticulous allopathic medical vetting, Iyengar Yoga for Motherhood is THE indispensable volume for every woman who wishes to continue her Yoga practice during pregnancy and the first 18 months of motherhood. Lavishly produced, with a fresh, contemporary design and a strong emphasis on safety, it offers guidance, reassurance, and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions.  More than 350 photographs—using ethnically neutral models—carefully guide readers through every asana, highlighting variations on each for safe practice. Additionally, women will find safety rankings for each trimester of pregnancy, call-outs listing benefits and cautions, and detailed instructions for proper anatomical alignment and Pranayama breathing. Officially sanctioned by B.K.S. Iyengar, who has also written the foreword, the publication of Iyengar Yoga for Motherhood is sure to be an important event in the Yogic community. 

ISBN: 9781402726897