Yoga for Motherhood

Naomi Annand has been a yoga teacher for 20 years and a mother for seven of them. Naomi lives in east London with her family and runs her own yoga studio, Yoga on the Lane. She published Yoga: A Manual for Life in 2019 (Bloomsbury).

Beautiful, useful, tender.

• Directory of poses and techniquesIntroductionYoga for motherhoodThe whole motherYoga and motherhoodMy storyMother to motherHow to use this bookYoga, motherhood and humilityGrace, power and creativityEarly motherhoodGetting started (including glossary)Pose libraries Restorative posesSeated posesStanding posesKneeling posesArm balancesSupine posesBack bendsThree essential vinyasasHalf Sun SalutationSun SalutationMoon SalutationSequencesYoga for profound exhaustionYoga for compassionYoga for selfhoodMum and baby yogaYoga for resilienceRestorative yoga for anxietyYoga to ride the highYoga for creativityFamily yogaFinal reposeMeditation for NowLegs Bent on ChairMeditation as a Self-hugBee Breath, seatedBreath Washing to clear and clarifyBody ScanSeated Meditation ‘Inhale let, exhale go’Seated Face MassageNesting and RestingMicro-practices for mothersA meditation to reclaim your body, your centre, your coreSelf-massageYoga playJournalingRitualsLion’s Breath to release rageA meditation when you’re losing focusRest wellMini masterclasses Wrist and tendon reliefThe diaphragmThe shouldersThe vagus nerveThe pelvic floorThe coreThe spine and postureThe feet Mother to mother lettersFourth trimesterEgg donationMothering without a motherMothering through griefTwinsPreparing for what’s to comeAgony and ecstasyYoga for lifeMothering as a state of mindWomanly curvesRaising boys and raising girlsMothering through divorceWhen they’ve leftBreath for motherhoodThe Loving Kindness MeditationAcknowledgements