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Yogababy : Exercises to Help You Bond With Your Baby Physically, Emotionally and Spiritually (Paperback)

~ DeAnsin Goodson Parker Ph.D. (Author), (Author), Karen W. Bressler (Author) "When you and your baby do yoga together, it is about two people getting in harmony so that each feels better connected to the other..." (more)
Key Phrases: regenerative center, originating spark, sacral energy, Yoga Baby, Commonly Asked Questions, Child's Pose (more...)

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On the heels of several works on baby massage, Yoga Baby takes parents to the next step in baby bonding. Parker, a licensed child psychologist and certified yoga instructor, here outlines yoga positions that will benefit newborns to toddlers, revealing the results of her work with babies and their parents at New York's Goodson Parker Wellness Center. In eight chapters, she covers each body center for the well-being of the child and the child-parent bond. For each center, Goodson describes postures for mothers and babies, supplemented by a question-and-answer section. Focusing on therapeutic touch and spirituality, this work goes beyond the poses for preschool- and elementary-aged children as covered in Thia Luby's Children's Book of Yoga (Clear Light, 1998) and the video YogaKids (Dancing Feet Productions, 1996). Yoga Baby is complementary to the video Baby & Mom Post-Natal Yoga (PPI Entertainment Group, 1998). Recommended for public libraries.
-Lisa Williams, Moline P.L., IL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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DeAnsin Goodson Parker, author of "Yoga Baby: Exercises to Help You Bond With Your Baby Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually," takes a much sterner approach. Parker addresses her book to new mothers, to help them relax and bond with their babies better through yoga (fathers and "other caretakers" are briefly addressed but never emphasized). New mothers are indeed vulnerable to feeling that we might do something wrong and permanently scar our babies. We turn to yoga to provide us, among other things, with brief spells of self-acceptance and relief from anxiety.

"Yoga Baby" provides neither. Full of odd, judgmental directives, the book even includes a brief section, "Clean Up Your Act," which implores the mother to immediately clean the yoga space if baby spits up or "spoils the area" so baby will become accustomed to "a very hygienic environment." Mothers are told to "focus totally on your baby for the entire session." What kind of yoga is this? What if baby falls asleep peacefully on the blanket beside you? Should you wake her so you can bond more intensely?

"Yoga Baby," in short, lays out a specific program that is not for everyone. If you don't fall in line, Parker can make you feel very guilty. (Beliefnet, May 2000) -- From Beliefnet

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Product Details

Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Broadway; 1 edition (April 4, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0767904052
ISBN-13: 978-0767904056
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #940,050 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When you and your baby do yoga together, it is about two people getting in harmony so that each feels better connected to the other. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
regenerative center, originating spark, sacral energy, root center, energetic center, throat center, permanent center, place your baby, crown center, repeat five times, physical purpose, yoga mind, solar plexus center, hold your baby

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Yoga Baby, Commonly Asked Questions, Child's Pose, High Low Med, Low Low Med, Total Manageability Score

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Yoga for Beginners by Mark Ansari in Back Matter
Your Baby (Pitman Health Information Series) by David B. Thomas in Back Matter
Temperament and Behavior Disorders in Children by Alexander Thomas in Back Matter
Infant Massage by Vimala Schneider McClure in Back Matter
Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five (Revised Edition) by Penelope Leach in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars As a Mother, Certified Yoga Instructor, and RN......, November 3, 2000

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As a Mother, Certified Yoga Instructor and Registered Nurse on the West coast, I found myself wishing that "YogaBabyTM", by DeAnisin Goodson Parker was written back when my son was a young baby! This is exciting information as Parker has taken the ancient practice of yoga and has combined it with her knowledge and training in child development and psychology, both on the physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. In reading her book, I feel that her program not only serves to bond the parent or caregiver with the baby, but also facilitates the birth of the parent into Parenthood. I teach prenatal, "Mommy and Me", and postnatal yoga. I have had very positive feedback by my students in implementing some of Parker's techniques in my postnatal class...mostly from the babies! They become very serene, with a quiet alertness. It is very obvious they enjoy the process! This book is also very clear and easy to follow. I strongly recommend it to all my students. One does not have to be an experienced yoga practitioner or parent to understand and reep the benefits from this book. I look forward to attending a YogaBabyTM teacher training when it becomes available. I can't say enough about this wonderful book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars yogababy, April 2, 2000

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finally! a mutually involved play with my infant that's really good for my back and hips.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Time consuming, March 26, 2002

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If you just had a baby you obviously want the best for your new one. So babyyoga is one of the things you try. And it does work. But not with this book. You will never actually get started with babyyoga as this book is too difficult to handle for a beginner. There are no pictures of the actual moves so you have to read the whole thing. And tell me, which mother has extra time on their hands to read a yogabook from cover to cover?

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1.0 out of 5 stars This woman has no business giving health advice
There are a number of things wrong with this book, but the most glaring are her attempts at advising parents on the health of their child. Read more

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Published on June 25, 2001 by R. Adam Crane

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book - no need to be warned!
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Published on October 31, 2000 by Julie Dretler, CSW

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a wonderful book.
I've always loved the idea of using yoga for better health and balance. I can remember sitting beside my mother in a lotus position, making a funny face with my eyes wide open... Read more

Published on October 13, 2000 by Melanie Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars A great time for Mom (or Dad) with the Baby
Before my husband comes home from work my daughter and I try out different yoga moves from this book. We started this when she was 3 months old (When I bought the book). Read more

Published on July 30, 2000 by Julie A. Hager

1.0 out of 5 stars A Warning About This Book!
I have a friend who teaches yoga for the author of this book and she told me today that she found out from a source at the yoga studio that not a single one of the female case... Read more

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Yogababy is so much fun. My daughter and I really have a great time together doing yoga. I usually do it in the evening when I am tired and need a refresher and my daughter... Read more

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