Resources
Websites
Janice’s Neals Yard Remedies Shop
Benefits of Yoga for Back Pain – an article written by two students from Learning Haven who would love you to click on the following link and to see all the hard work that they have put into this piece. https://www.vivotion.com/blog/yoga-back-pain-relieve/
Mental Wellbeing Healthy Minds offers support for difficulties such as low mood, stress and anxiety, to people aged 16 or over. We cover Bury, Oldham, Tameside and Glossop and Stockport. If you’re feeling low or tearful, struggling to sleep, or just finding it difficult to cope, we may be able to help. To get in touch, go to www.penninecare.nhs.uk/healthyminds and click the link to fill in a self-referral form. Alternatively, you can speak to your GP or other health professional.
Reading Material
General Yoga
The Yoga Bible: The Definitive Guide to Yoga Postures (Godsfield Bible Series) by Christina Brown
Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness by Erich Schiffmann
Yoni Shakti – Uma Dinsmore-Tuli
Asana, Pranayama, Mudra and Bandha by Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Yoga Mind, Body and Spirit: A Return to Wholeness by Donna Farhi
Yin Yoga: Outline of a Quiet Practice by Paul Grilley
Insight Yoga by Sarah Powers
The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice by T.K.V. Desikachar
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – translation and commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda
The Bhagavad Gita – introduced and translated by Eknath Easwaran
The Upanishads – introduced and translated by Eknath Easwaran
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yoganada
Pregnancy Books
Teach Yourself Pregnancy Yoga and Birth – Uma Dinsmore-Tuli
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth – Ina May Gaskin
Birth Without Violence by Frederick Leboyer
The Waterbirth Book by Janet Balaskas
Mother’s Breath: A Definitive Guide to Yoga Breathing, Sound and Awareness Practices During Pregnancy, Birth, Post-natal Recovery and Mothering by Uma Dinsmore-Tuli
Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond by Francoise Barbira Freedman
Postnatal Books
What Mothers Do Especially When It Looks Like Nothing by Naomi Stadlen
Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent by Meredith F. Small
The Birth Of A Mother: How the Experience of Motherhood Changes You Forever by Daniel N Stern
The Continuum Concept by Jean Liedloff
The Attachment Parenting Book by William and Martha Sears
Postnatal web links
http://kellymom.com/ – brilliant site with helpful tips on natural parenting and breastfeeding
http://www.askdrsears.com/– atachment parenting advice