...1. Books- Inundate her with positive birth stories. The more she reads about how beautiful and positive labor and birth can be, the less fear she will have, and the better her labor and birth will go. Try:
Ina Mays guide To Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin
Journey Into Motherhood, by Sheri Menelli
Mothers Intention: How Belief Shapes Birth, by Kim Wildner
The Bradley Method of natural Childbirth, by Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg

2. A Birth Ball- Any exercise ball will do. She can use it during pregnancy to practice good posture, during labor to sit on in the shower, or to lean on for back labor. After the baby is here, s...more

What Hatha Yoga is All About

... was written by Pantanjali in the second century was created. This Sutra is also known as the foundation of all existing kinds of yoga. The most popular form of yoga in the western world in known as Hatha yoga and when people mention yoga, this is usually what they are referring to.

It was the Yogi swami Swatmarama who came up with the word Hatha yoga. The translation of Ha and Tha in Sanskrit is Sun (heat) and moon (cold) respectively, this definition of yoga means a union of forces that are in opposition. Hatha yoga is meant to prepare a person for a higher level of yoga. It involves breathing techniques known as Pranayama, special postures known as asanas and meditation. By balancing the positive a...more

A Yoga book Club

... a yoga book club. You can choose to become "the yoga group" and participate in some variation of a yoga class, even if you teach it to each other, or you can be a yoga book group where most of the focus is on reading and most of the practicing the positions takes place on your own time.

This is a great idea for those people interested in taking up yoga but feeling a little unsure o...more

Christian Yoga?

...There is an interesting article in the September 5th issue of Time magazine. This particular article covers a spectrum of opinions about mixing Christianity with Yoga. Even, if you dont agree with a single opinion, its a good read, as long as you remain objective.

over the course of time, I have been lucky enough to teach, or practice, with someone from every known religious denomination; so the statement by a Professor Tiwari at the Hindu university of America, where he states that, Yoga is hinduism, is surprising, coming from a scholar. Possibly, this statement was taken out of context, but f...more

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