Millions of women include some form of yoga in their fitness regimen, yet yoga is so much more than exercise. Women's bodies change cyclically and over time through pregnancy, childbirth, nursing and menopause Yoga practice helps throughout these changes. Yoga by Jaime Stover Schmitt focuses on the needs of women and shows why this growing practice is so beneficial for specific health issues and physical changes, including pregnancy, childbirth. A step-by-step beginners manual, this book includes yoga postures based on a woman's physiology and information on how to use yoga for personal growth, to de-stress and how to adapt the practice to reap its benefits throughout life.

Author Biography

Jaime Stover Schmitt, Ed.D., C.M.A., is the founder and director of Spanda, a yoga therapy education program that grew out of her private yoga movement therapy practice of 15 years. Dr. Schmitt is also a faculty member of the Himalayan Institute, a teacher at the Kripalu Center, and a contributor to "Yoga International Magazine." She lives in the New York metropolitan area.