Inner Beauty, Inner Light: Yoga for Pregnant Women [Paperback]

Frederick Leboyer (Author, Photographer), B.K.S. Iyengar (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 9, 1999

Back in print, newly redesigned--the renowned obstetrician's classic text and photographs on yoga for expectant mothers. In matchless prose and stunning photographs, Dr. Leboyer shows pregnant women how to use yoga to move toward health and joyous childbearing, and how the health benefits will far outlast the birthing process--for both mother and child.

Editorial Reviews

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[A] poetic approach to pregnancy and childbirth. Yoga here gives freedom through discipline, helps a mother deliver a robust and healthy child, and serves as the golden key to unlock the fear regarding the known and hidden pains of childbirth. -- Kirkus Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Newmarket Press (June 9, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557043159
• ISBN-13: 978-1557043153
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #922,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book, if not very helpful., December 5, 1999

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L. Stabler (Marietta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inner Beauty, Inner Light: Yoga for Pregnant Women (Paperback)

The photography and poetry/prose in this book is phenomenal! However, if you are looking for a quality, practical book in yoga during pregnancy this isn't it. There are no descriptions nor illustrations of specific poses. It would be very difficult for someone with limited or no experience with yoga to pick up this book and find it useful. For a more practical book on yoga during pregancy I would recommend _Yoga for Pregnancy : Safe and Gentle Stretches_ by Sandra Jordan.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing,magical, September 7, 2003

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sarah cohen (florida,USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inner Beauty, Inner Light: Yoga for Pregnant Women (Paperback)

The Yoga in this book is not accessible to all,but just looking at the pictures and reading the text is enough to transport you to a whole new realm, a peaceful, calming, happy place where pregnancy and birth are no longer a burden or a physical challenge, but a beautiful natural state to be celebrated and embrassed, that you can tame and enjoy. Leboyer was not only the leading ob-gyn when it comes to natural childbirth, but also a man who understood and loved Women, their needs and their abilities while pregnant.This book was made while working with Vanita Iyengar, the beautiful daughter of the famous Yoga Guru, and the pictures are out of this world.The Poetry is so inspiring and calming,it works almost like hypnosis...

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not a yoga guide, January 7, 2004

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R. R. Ernst "rrernst" (Midwest, U.S.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inner Beauty, Inner Light - Yoga For Pregnant Women (Paperback)

This book is not about how to do yoga. It is not for a beginning yoga student. It is probably of interest more to the yogini who has been practicing for some time and is now pregnant. It may be of interest to Iyengar followers as the photos are all of Iyengar's daughter when she was days before delivering her boy. This is a philosphy book, not a how-to book. The prose is spaced more like poetry so there isn't a lot of content in this book.