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Prenatal and Parenting
~ Yoga Clothing and Supplies
~ Movement Center Affiliates
~ Acknowledgments
~ Books about Prenatal Yoga
~ Register for Other On-line Resources
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Prenatal
and Parenting Links
Baby
Center
www.babycenter.com
Comprehensive pregnancy and parenting site with tons of free content
supported by premium subscriber-only information.
Kids
Health
www.kidshealth.org/parent/
Choose the Pregnancy and Newborns link, although this is a great site
for other information, too.
Pregnancy/Birth
at About.com
www.pregnancy.about.com
We like the pregnancy calendar here because it includes typical ultrasound
pictures. Moms can also get free online childbirth, breastfeeding, and
newborn care classes via email.
Zero
to Three
www.zerotothree.org
Wonderful site from a non-profit organization shares information on
how children develop in the first three years of life.
The
Working Mom’s Internet Refuge
www.momsrefuge.com
Articles and discussion forums for working and single moms.
Doulas
of North America
www.dona.com
Find quality trained labor and postpartum support.
Breastfeeding
www.breastfeeding.com
Answers to common breastfeeding questions and expert advice from professionals
and other nursing mothers. Free videos on breastfeeding issues.
American
Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
Answers questions about immunizations, circumcision, and other child
health and safety topics.
Baby Greeting Cards from 123greetings.com
www.123greetings.com
Send a special, warm & cute greeting card with some baby fun to your friends/ loved ones who've become proud parent(s) !
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Yoga
Clothing and Supplies Links
These products are featured in our
DVDs:
Lululemon
Athletica
www.lululemon.com
Yoga separates.
Manduka
www.manduka.com
Yoga mats.
Marie
Wright
www.mariewright.com
Yoga unitards.
Movement Center
Affiliates
The
Movement Center: Yoga for Everyone
www.mcyoga.com
Class schedules and information about other Movement Center programs.
Rudra
Press
www.rudrapress.com
Books and other products from Rudra Press, the publishing division of
Nityananda Institute.
Nityananda
Institute
www.nityanandainstitute.org
The teachers, spiritual practice and community at Nityananda Institute.
Swami
Chetanananda
www.chetanananda.org
Talks and interviews with the spiritual director of Nityananda Institute.
Nityananda
Institute Nepal
www.nityananda-institute.org
Projects underway at the Kathmandu center of Nityananda Institute.
Acknowledgments
We'd like to thank the following organizations
who contributed goods, services or expertise:
Creation
Ground Media
www.creationgroundmedia.com
DVD authoring and corporate video services.
Lapchi
www.lapchi.com
Handwoven rugs.
Kate
Moody
www.katemusic.com
Composing and performing background music.
Picture
This Production Services
www.pixthis.com
Technical services.
Touch
U Studio
www.touchustudio.com
Web and graphic design.
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Books
about Prenatal Yoga
Balaskas, Janet. Preparing for
Birth with Yoga. Element Books, 1994.
Thoughtful, in-depth book based on her extensive teaching, with useful
information about physical changes during pregnancy and their relationship
to posture, movement, and breath. Diagrams and photos both used. Includes
list of common physical problems and solutions.
Balaskas, Janet. Easy Exercises
for Pregnancy. Antique Collectors Club, 1999.
A much simpler, exercise-focused version of the above book. Wonderful
full-color photos of pregnant women doing one simple exercise per page,
with brief instructions. Includes a helpful section on partner exercises.
Freedman, Francoise Barbira and Doriel
Hall, Yoga for Pregnancy. Cassell, 2003.
This book includes lots of photos and takes you systematically through
your entire pregnancy. One nice touch—the memorably evocative
names for all the poses. Good (short) appendixes on breathing and troubleshooting.
Noble, Elizabeth. Essential Exercises
for the Childbearing Year. New Life Images. 2003.
Written by a medical doctor. Covers physical changes; how to prepare,
use and restore key muscles involved in pregnancy, labor, delivery,
and postpartum; includes a preventive program for optimal recovery of
abdominal and pelvic floor muscles; discusses how to avoid back pain,
maintain bladder control, keep fit and flexible. Offers very good insights
and advice, very down to earth. Her focus is on mechanics and physiology.
Has interesting partnering movements you can practice. This is a very
popular book, a classic in the field.
Teasdill, Wendy, Step-by-Step Yoga
for Pregnancy: Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year. Contemporary
Books. 2000.
An Iyengar teacher presents several complete routines for each trimester
of pregnancy and offers useful information about a variety of relevant
topics. Illustrated with full-color drawings, the book includes simple,
clear instructions for every asana. Ends with a discussion of labor
and a short section on postpartum yoga.
Olkin, Sylvia Klein. Positive Pregnancy
Fitness. Avery. 1987.
A holistic approach to a healthy pregnancy. Author has a nationwide
network of classes and teachers that she developed. “Rock the
baby” breath is one of her hallmarks. She gives complete and detailed
instructions for all poses. Has mostly exercises, but also emphasizes
the emotional component of pregnancy. Illustrated with drawings, not
photos. A generally useful, practical book.
Teasdill, Wendy, Step-by-Step Yoga
for Pregnancy: Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year. Contemporary
Books. 2000.
An Iyengar teacher presents several complete routines for each trimester
of pregnancy and offers useful information about a variety of relevant
topics. Illustrated with full-color drawings, the book includes simple,
clear instructions for every asana. Ends with a discussion of labor
and a short section on postpartum yoga.
Widdowson, Rosalind, Yoga for Pregnancy.
Creative Publishing, 2001.
This book includes postures and breathing techniques for each stage
of pregnancy, providing a total of twelve 15-, 20-, and 30-minute routines.
Each two-page spread shows how to start, go into, and come out of a
particular pose, and also explains how it works energetically as well
as offering ideas for your mental focus (“imaginative thought”). The
book also has advice on relieving minor discomforts of pregnancy.
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