Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful : Experience the Natural Power of Pregnancy and Birth with Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Book

	Foreword	xi
	How to Use This Book: A Program for Life	xv
	Yoga and Meditation Directory	xvii
	Introduction	1
	The First Trimester	13
	The First Step of the Journey	15
	Pregnancy as a Living Prayer	22
	Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful	28
	The Emotional Abyss	32
	Morning Sickness	36
	The Importance of Breath	39
	Healing Old Wounds	42
	Remembering Your Own Birth	47
	Creating a Neutral Mind	52
	Cultivating Patience	56
	Appreciating Your Partner	59
	Creating a Positive Picture of Pregnancy and Birth	62
	Considerations for How and Where to Birth	65
	The Second Trimester	69
	A Soul Arrives	71
	Nourish Yourself	75
	Believe in Miracles	82
	Revel in the Joy	86
	Your Most Important Job	90
	Squatting for Strength	94
	The Power of Touch	98
	Making a Healthy Environment	101
	Intimacy and Your Partner	104
	Reconsidering How You Will Deliver	106
	Birthing at Home	113
	Born at the Hospital	121
	Birth by C-Section	127
	Things to Consider About Epidurals	133
	Water Birth	138
	Strengthening Your Soul	140
	Learning from Your Dreams	144
	The Third Trimester	149
	Time to Surrender	151
	The Art of (Not) Sleeping	155
	Trusting Your Partner	158
	Redefine the Idea of Pain	162
	Pregnant Pause: Waiting for the Birth	166
	Birth...	171
	What Laboring Women Need	173
	Who Attends the Birth?	176
	Labor	180
	The Secret of Mothering	184
	Moving Through Fear	185
	...And Beyond	189
	Baby in Your Arms	191
	Advice and Options on Nursing Your Baby	196
	Including Your Community: Forty-Day Celebration	202
	Establishing New Roles and Traditions	207
	The Family Bed	211
	Time Enough: The Transition of the Family	216
	The Infinite Horizon of a Mother's Love	220
	Final Thoughts: A New World	222
	Glossary of Yogic Terms	227
	Inspired Resources	229
	Acknowledgments	232