Mindful birthing Training the mind, body, and heart for childbirth and beyond

Book - 2012

Equips expectant families with the tools they need to reduce the stress, fear and pain associated with pregnancy and childbirth.

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Subjects: Pregnancy > Psychological aspects.

Childbirth > Psychological aspects.

Pregnant women > Health and hygiene.

Mind and body.

Parent and child.

Prenatal care.

Pregnant people.

Pregnant women.
Published: New York : HarperOne 2012.
Language: English
Main Author: Nancy Bardacke (-)
Edition: First edition
Physical Description: xix, 359 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-348) and index.
ISBN: 9780061963957

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
1. Everything's Changing!
2. Inner Preparation for Childbirth and Beyond
3. The World in a Raisin
4. The Breath: A Friend for Life
5. Practicing Embodiment: The Body Scan
6. The Dynamic Duo: Pain and Fear
7. Mindfulness Practices for Being with Pain
8. The Yoga of Childbirth
9. Deepening and Expanding Your Practice: Sitting Meditation
10. When You're Walking, Just Walk; When You're Birthing, Just Birth
11. Mindfulness in Everyday Life
12. A Day of Mindfulness Practice
13. Befriending: Mindfulness in Relationship
14. It's All About Kindness
15. Loss, Grief, and Healing Through Mindfulness Practice
16. Causes and Conditions: Navigating What Is
17. Your Baby, Your Mindfulness Teacher
18. Breastfeeding: A Dance of Connection
19. Endings and Beginnings: A Last Class
20. Life After Birth: A Reunion
21. Birthing a Mindfulness Practice
Epilogue
Appendix A. Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) and Integrative Medicine: A Little More Background
Appendix B. Resources
Appendix C. Pleasant and Unpleasant Events Calendars
Appendix D. Mindfulness Practices
Notes
Credits
Index
About the Author