In matchless prose and stunning photos, Frederick Leboyer discusses the importance and beauty of yoga for pregnant women. He shows how they can use yoga to move toward healthy and joyous childbearing and how the health benefits will far outlast the birthing process--for both mother and child. 100 photos.
For the first time in paperback, Dr. Leboyer uses his deep insight into childcare to show how, in the weeks and months following birth, mothers can use the flowing rhythms of the art of baby massage to communicate love and strength to their infants. This ancient art is described and illustrated with the author's own photos. 70 photos.
LOVING HANDS, by respected obstetrician Frederick Leboyer, M.D., teaches the traditional Indian art of baby massage. Using techniques he learned in Calcutta, Leboyer shows new parents, step by step, the importance of communication with their newborn infant, which helps to create loving ties early on. Leboyer explains how touch and sensation allow ...
Dr. Frederick Leboyer's book Birth without Violence, looks at birth from the baby's point of view. In this book he explores the process from the mother's perspective, revealing how breathing, vocalizing and movement can create a successful and joyous birth. CD included.
What Summerhill did for education, Wonder Child will do for parenting. This beautifully illustrated work opens new horizons on child rearing by helping parents rediscover the child within themselves. 4-color and black-and-white photos.
In 1975, this book started a gentle revolution in the way we bring our children into the world by urging us to consider birth from the infant's point of view. Now, Dr. Leboyer shares his vision with a new generation of parents.
Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780394404691ISBN:0394404696
Description: Illustrated. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hard Back. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. X-Library with normal flaws....The hard cover and the jacket has light shelf wear. The jacket spine has some fade........................We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by.. read more
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