Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby: Ayurveda and Yoga for a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth

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Pregnancy is an extraordinary time of transformation and a profound rite of passage that requires special care and guidance. The complementary tools and practices of Ayurveda and yoga have been used together for thousands of years to support a healthy body, balanced mind, and higher consciousness. With Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby, Margo Shapiro Bachman brings readers the first book to show how these "sister sciences" can support the miraculous journey of pregnancy. This thoroughly detailed guidebook shares practical and easy-to-apply teachings and information to help women experience pregnancy with radiant health and abundant joy, including: The basics of Ayurveda, yoga, diet, and lifestyle cornerstone principles, basic terms and concepts, essential self-assessments, and more Month-by-month exercises and practices, including meditation, mantra, breathwork, asana, journaling, and massage Practical tips to encourage natural labor and delivery Guidance on staying healthy and happy in the precious first postpartum weeks with baby For women everywhere, Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby is an indispensable resource for treasuring every moment of pregnancy and blessing the mother and child with health, happiness, consciousness, and love."

Margo Shapiro Bachman Margo Shapiro Bachman, MA, is a mother of two, a nationally certified Ayurvedic practitioner, and a RYT500 registered yoga teacher. She has studied and practiced Western herbal medicine, yoga, and meditation for over 20 years, and received extensive Ayurvedic training from Dr. David Frawley and Dr. Vasant Lad. Her private practice and teaching focus on women's and children's health. She lives with her husband and children in Santa Fe, New Mexico. See margoshapirobachman.com. BAMS, MA Sc Vasant Lad Lad Vasant is a native of India who has been a practitioner and professor of Ayurvedic medicine for more than 20 years. He served as Medical Director of the Ayurveda Hospital in Pune, India for three years. He also held the position of professor of clinical medicine for 12 years. Dr. Lad's academic and practical training includes the study of allopathy (Western medicine) and surgery. He is the founder and director of the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Since 1984, he has conducted one of the first full-time programs of study on Ayurveda in the United States. Dr. Lad is the author of Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Healing.

"In Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby, Margo Bachman beautifully elaborates the basic principles of Ayurveda--the science of life--and combines it with the complete practice of yoga ... leading the prospective mother through exercises, practices, and inner exploration to awaken inner bliss, joy, and fulfillment as she advances through her pregnancy." --From the foreword by Vasant Lad, founder of The Ayurvedic Institute "Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby is a most delightful book chock-full of ancient wisdom for modern motherhood." --Christiane Northrup, MD, author of the New York Times bestseller Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom "Margo Bachman has produced an excellent and comprehensive guide to pregnancy and childbirth, reflecting a deep understanding of the ancient sister sciences of yoga and Ayurveda. The book is detailed, practical, and thorough, providing a complete course on how to optimize this important and foundational phase of human life." --David Frawley, author Yoga and Ayurveda and Director of the American Institute of Vedic Studies "Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby is a comprehensive resource that guides expectant mothers and their families from conception, through each stage of pregnancy, to birth and post partum. In this beautiful book, Margo integrates authentic teachings and practices from the great traditions of Ayurveda and Yoga, making them accessible and practical in the modern context. Yoga Mama - Yoga Baby is an invaluable resource." --Gary Kraftsow, American Viniyoga Institute, Author of Yoga for Wellness; and Yoga for Transformation "Both Eastern and Western medicine recognize the effects that early development has on the life of a child, the adult that child becomes, and even that adult's children and children's children. To have a guide that supports awareness and health in pregnancy, birth, and early childhood is a blessing that can affect genetic expression, health, and happiness in new parents, new babies, and generations to come. The impact that this book can have is hard to overestimate." --Dr. Claudia Welch, author of Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life