Author(s): Jill Petigara

Women's Health | Hatha Yoga

"Yoga and Fertility: A Journey to Health and Healing" is for those who have never done yoga before, as well as those with yoga experience, or who are currently taking a yoga class. Personal stories are woven into the text, so that women can relate to the author and others who have struggled with fertility challenges. The book includes suggestions for friends and family members to help them better understand the issues. It offers yoga practices that women or couples struggling with fertility can do at home, or can use to modify their current yoga practices to better support fertility. It helps women better understand some of the impediments to fertility, and how yoga practices can help overcome these. It showcases personal stories of women who have successfully used yoga during their fertility journey. It motivates women and couples to use simple yoga, breathing and meditation practices to reduce the stress involved in fertility challenges. It briefly discusses other ways to support fertility, including diet, lifestyle, exercise, and complementary medicine such as acupuncture and massage.