Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond

With Mindful Birthing, Nancy Bardacke, nurse-midwife and mindfulness teacher, lays out her innovative program for pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. Drawing on groundbreaking research in neuroscience, mindfulness meditation, and mind/body medicine, Bardacke offers practices that will help you find calm and ease during this life-changing time, providing lifelong skills for healthy living and wise parenting. SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF MINDFUL BIRTHING: Increases confidence and decreases fear of childbirth Taps into deep inner resources for working with pain Improves couple communication, connection, and cooperation Provides stress-reducing skills for greater joy and wellbeing Author: Nancy BardackePublisher: HarperOnePublished: 07/10/2012Pages: 384Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 9.01h x 5.95w x 1.13dISBN: 9780061963957About the AuthorBardacke, Nancy: - Nancy Bardacke, RN, CNM, MA, is the founding director of the Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) program, which