Yoga Mom, Buddha Baby: The Yoga Workout for New Moms

by Ken Howard and Jyothi Larson

Book Overview

S-T-R-E-T-C-H, STRENGTHEN, AND MEDITATE--WITH YOUR BABY Practicing yoga with your baby--as you hold your baby, have your baby next to you, or have your baby leaning against your thighs or atop your belly--is a wonderful way to add joy to your first year together. Popular yoga teacher Jyothi Larson shares the specially adapted yoga poses she has taught to hundreds of moms and their "Buddha babies," her term for the happy and calm babies in her classes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553380931
• ISBN13: 9780553380934
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.2" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Absolutely fabulous! Brought me back in shape while spending valuable time with my daughter.

I really enjoyed this book. Not only is it clearly written, well-photographed and a good size but it proved inspirational. Being a yoga novice did not prevent me from trying some of the even more complex positions as the text is intuitive and the photographs are easy to follow. Although most of the yoga is geared for mom there is plenty of material for your baby too - the last review seems to have missed the subtitle of "The yoga workout for new moms". How much can you expect a baby to do? Downward dog? I think not!!

Excellent Resource!

I am a fitness instructor for prenatal and post partum women and I just love this book. I debated between several of the "mom-yoga" type books and I'm so glad I decided on this one. The exercises are safe, easy to follow, and wonderfully illustrated. It is even easy to follow if you are not a "yogi". My only criticism is that the binding does not lay flat so it's difficult to review the exercises during your workout. Otherwise, I recommend it for both prenatal (an entire chapter is dedicated) and postpartum women.

Beautiful and simple

This is one of a very few books that has simple excersises, done with your baby, and illustrated with clear and beautiful photos of moms actually doing this! If you need a mommy and me yoga book, buy this and you won't need any others!

This book will change your pregnancy

When my wife Sue started getting noticeably pregnant, she found Jyothi's class and it became one of the highlights of her entire pregnancy. If you're not lucky enough to live in New York and attend Jyothi's classes, this book is like bringing her into your home for a private lesson. Her voice comes through in the book, and the photos are clear (and really cute!). If any husbands are reading this, give Yoga Mama, Buddha Baby as a gift to your wife--she will be in a great mood for all nine months!

great for new moms and moms to be

this book is wonderful and easy to follow. i actually took classes with jyothi in person and her wonderful way with moms and babies is really brought out in this book.prenatal and yoga with baby is a great way for mom to relax and stretch out in a time when you ache all the time.