Main description:

Unlike other mindfulness resources for moms and moms-to-be, this compassionate book is grounded in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, a proven program. The authors are leading experts on the emotional challenges of pregnancy and early parenting--and how to overcome them. Guided meditations and gentle yoga practices help you build crucial skills to prevent depression, ease anxiety, and minimize stress during this unique and important phase of your life. Clear suggestions for how to follow the program day by day are accompanied by moving reflections from a "circle of mothers" working through the same steps. In a convenient large-size format, the book features journaling exercises and other practical tools (you can download and print additional copies as needed). The companion website also includes audio downloads narrated by renowned meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg, plus video clips of prenatal yoga practices.

Contents:

Foreword, Samantha Meltzer-Brody
Our Journey Together
Getting Started
Class 1: Mindfulness Begins with the Everyday
Class 2: Body, Mind, and Breath
Class 3: Rhythms of Motherhood
Class 4: Opening to Difficulty and Uncertainty
Class 5: Thoughts Are Not Facts
Class 6: How Can I Best Take Care of Myself?
Class 7: Expanding Your Circle of Care
Class 8: Looking to the Future
Resources
Audio and Video Tracks

Audio Downloads
1. Introduction to Daily Activities
2. Drinking Tea Meditation
3. Eating Meditation
4. Washing Dishes Meditation
5. The Body Scan
6. Introduction to Sitting
7. 10-Minute Breathing Meditation
8. 25-Minute Sitting Meditation
9. Walking Meditation
10. 3-Minute Breathing Space
11. Being with Baby
12. Difficult Emotions
13. Positive Emotions
14. Lovingkindness Meditation Introduction
15. 20-Minute Lovingkindness Meditation Sitting Practice
16. 10-Minute Lovingkindness Walking Practice
17. Feeding Baby

Video Downloads
1. Yoga Introduction
2. 10-Minute Yoga Practice
3. 25-Minute Yoga Practice