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Plan a childbirth that’s calm, natural, and self-empowered with The Yoga Birth Method. Applying the wisdom of yoga throughout the stages of pregnancy and labor, author Dorothy Guerra presents an eight-step pathway for connecting with your mind, body, and spirit from start to finish. This easy-to-use guide will help you prepare for a positive and joyful childbirth. Learn how to manage pain, eliminate anxiety, and encourage labor progression with breathing and meditation techniques, affirmations, and yoga poses. Couples choose an intention that becomes a focal point for embracing a calm state of mind throughout the physical and emotional challenges of labor. You’ll also find guidance in drafting a birth plan, labor-support techniques for birth partners, helpful illustrations, information on medical intervention, and a “go to” chapter with detailed advice on all stages of labor to use when the big day arrives.
About the Author
Dorothy Guerra, founder of The Yoga Birth Method is a prenatal yoga teacher and a registered birth coach (doula) in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Owner of Birth Yoga Studio, where she runs pregnancy classes, teaches the Yoga Birth Method to couples, and trains instructors. Her method is offered as a distance training course worldwide, certifying doulas, yoga teachers, and birth professionals. Guerra frequently speaks at conferences and hosts the television program Get Loud about Your Life in her home city of Toronto. She is also an advocate for women's rights for safe birth in developing countries. Volunteering in rural Kenya, providing clean safe birth kits to women with limited medical access. www.rebirththeworld.org For more visit www.yogabirthmethod.com.