Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond: Stay Strong, Supported, and Stress-Free Paperback – December 1, 2020

I'm a pre-natal yoga teacher, and I have many books on pregnancy yoga. This one is by far my favorite. The pictures are very detailed and well-done. Each pose is broken down step-by-step and has a photo to demonstrate the move. I also like that it is divided by early, mid, and late pregnancy. There is also a section on doing yoga with your baby after the birth.This book will be the one I recommend to my students because it's simple, safe, and well-illustrated without being too Eastern in it's approach. It will suit the average American reader, while still staying true to the heart of yoga.

I've been doing yoga for about 10 years, but have no experience with prenatal yoga (I was on bed rest for my first pregnancy, no yoga). I am a stay-at-home mom to a toddler, so I wanted to try a book. This book is simple, laid back, and easy to use. It's set up in four sections: early pregnancy, mid pregnancy, late pregnancy, and postnatal. I like that poses are laid out in such a way that I can do as much or as little as I want during sessions. The relaxation section of this book is pretty awesome. I can definitely see using some of the techniques during labor. My absolute favorite thing about the book is that is has mudras in it. I love doing mudras that correspond with poses. The postnatal section is nice because it incorporates your baby in very simple (and practical in my opinion) ways. I'm not sure I'd recommend the book to a complete beginner, but if you have even minimal yoga experience I think you'll enjoy it.

Clear details and easy to follow for even a beginner...Francoise is a fabulous teacher and her easy to follow language and pictures is invaluable.I have loaned this book to others who also really like it

Excellent pre-natal yoga book. You can easily turn to any two or more pages to do a short yoga routine each night. Even though it's sectioned off into each trimester, most postures are safe for all trimesters if you feel comfortable doing them. My pre-natal yoga teacher has this book as a reference, that's how good it is. It's not a movie, so yes, it takes some time to get all the details of the postures correct, but you should expect that, it's a book. -Natalie

Pictures are clear, sequences are well-defined. I'm a prenatal yoga instructor so I'm always looking for resources to integrate into my own teaching and self-education. Not sure a student could lead themselcves in a practice with this book, but especially for beginners, there is some worthwhile material to learn basic yoga postures you might see in a prenatal class.

I am 37 week pregnant and have been using this book for about seven weeks. it clearly illustrates the poses and explains the benefits of each pose. I was going to a prenatal yoga class, but the class is no longer comfortable for my enormous belly. Thanks to this book, i can keep practicing yoga at home. I am a beginner yogi and very inflexible, but i have gotten a lot of mileage from this book.

I love this book! I was looking for a book that included options for non-beginners (although I'm by no means an expert either) and this book gave them to me. I am so excited to finally be clear on what I can or should not do yoga-wise while I'm pregnant. I have been using the exercises from this book since I got it a few weeks ago and I foresee using it through the birth and after having baby and keeping it for next time, too. I already have two kids, but I didn't do yoga through those pregnancies. Doing yoga this time has made such a difference, that I want to do it everyday!

The media could not be loaded. Amazing information, great material with super clear pictures and descriptions about each asana. I’m a yoga teacher and I’ve used it during my prenatal yoga teacher training. Absolutely loved it!!