Covering many aspects of this transformative time in a woman's life, Yoga Sadhana for Mothers is an invaluable resource for anyone working with pregnant or postpartum yoga students.

Includes:

• Inspiring, first-hand stories of conception, pregnancy, birth and motherhood written by women practitioners of Ashtanga yoga from around the world, including some of Shri K. Pattabhi Jois's most long-standing students and influential teachers clear.
• Illustrated guidelines on modifying the Ashtanga yoga primary series during pregnancy developed in collaboration with R. Sharath Jois, director of KPJAYI in Mysore, India.
• Warm, personal interviews with Shri K. Pattabhi Jois's daughter, Saraswathi Rangaswamy and his granddaughter Sharmila Mahesh, offering insight into family traditions passed down by Jois and his wife Amma.
• Offers practical guidance on postpartum recovery using Ayurvedic foods and therapeutic practices to aid healing.
• Beautiful photographs from the 1980s to the present day, documenting family life and the practice

A heart-warming and indispensable companion for any practitioner of yoga who is hoping to become - or who already is - a mother.