Breathing Space for New Mothers by Rogers, Alison -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Praise for Breathing Space Copyright Dedication Introduction

Welcome Breathing Space Is Not Just One More Thing . . . Until the Revolution New Mothers Are Wired to Love—and to Worry Practicing GRACE From Comparison to Kindness Kripalu Means Compassion Yoga Minutes Breathing Space Is for You

Part One: MotherBaby The Fourth Trimester

Chapter 1: Coming Home

And You Can Begin to Tell Your Story Great Expectations Babies Have a Loose Relationship with Time (Which Means, Unfortunately, That Now You Do Too) Did You Know … One Minute Yoga 1

Chapter 2: Easy Pose

We’re Absolute Beginners…. Did You Know … One Minute Yoga 2

Chapter 3: Child’s Pose

You Can’t Take the Credit for a Happy Baby … … And You Can’t Take the Blame for a Fussy One Did You Know … One Minute Yoga 3

Part Two: MotherSelf The Fifth Trimester

Chapter 4: Finding Your Feet

When You Feel Ready Step Away from the Instagram Every Mother Needs a Friend Like Alison (Says Erin) Motherhood Is a Relationship Mothers Are Our Heroes, but They Are Not Superheroes Feelings Are Great Messengers Did You Know … One Minute Yoga 4

Chapter 5: Mountain Pose

The Not-So-Great News about Childcare in the United States (Which You Probably Already Know) Love Is on Both Sides, and So Is Desire Feelings Are Messengers, but Values Are Companions Frightened Is a Feeling; Courage Is a Value Did You Know … One Minute Yoga 5

Chapter 6: Awkward Pose

Do You Fight or Fly? Did You Know … One Minute Yoga 6

Part Three: WomanMother The Sixth Trimester

Chapter 7: Flow

Babies Create Chaos Not Too Tight, Not Too Loose The Goal Is Ease (and Sleep) Your Baby Hasn’t Read the Manual, So Maybe You Don’t Have to Read It Either From Structure to Flow: Transitions Did You Know … There’s an App for That! (But It Might Not Help) One Minute Yoga 7

Chapter 8: Tree Pose

A Moving Balance: A Shaky, Imperfect, Often Chaotic, and Always-Moving Balance Willing to Wobble Motherhood Is Less about a Perfect Balance and More about a Sustained Wobble Did You Know … One Minute Yoga 8

Chapter 9: Bridge Pose

Baby-Proof Your Mind … … But Don’t Worry about Your Worrying! Strong Back, Soft Front Tonglen for Motherfear One Minute Yoga 9

Chapter 10: Savasana

Savasana The Ten-Minute Practice

Acknowledgments About the Authors About North Atlantic Books