The Headspace Guide To...A Mindful Pregnancy: As Seen on Netflix

by Andy Puddicombe

Overview

'The expert's expert. Simplicity is the key with this technique.' The Times

'Do you guys know about Headspace...? It's kind of genuis.' Emma Watson

The best start for your baby begins with your mind

Widely acknowledged as one of the world's foremost experts on mindfulness, Andy Puddicombe, co - founder of Headspace, is your friendly guide in this wonderful new approach to pregnancy, birth and new parenthood.

Whether you are trying for a baby, are mid-term, or have already arrived home with your new baby, this practical and reassuring guide will teach you and your partner how to calmly navigate the anxieties and demands of this epic adventure. With helpful exercises for both mother to be and her partner, Andy shows how to live mindfully and get the most from pregnancy and the early days of parenthood.

The Headspace Guide To...A Mindful Pregnancy provides you with tools to live mindfully during this rare and precious opportunity to nurture a healthy happy mind. Imagine creating the most peaceful environment possible for your child and this book will show you how.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781444722222
Publisher:	Hodder
Publication date:	07/04/2017
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Andy Puddicombe is a meditation and mindfulness expert. An accomplished presenter and writer, Andy is the voice of all things Headspace.

In his early twenties, midway through a university degree in Sports Science, Andy made the unexpected decision to travel to the Himalayas to study meditation instead. It was the beginning of a ten year journey which took him around the world, culminating with ordination as a Tibetan Buddhist monk in Northern India.

His transition back to lay life in 2004 was no less extraordinary. Training briefly at Moscow State Circus, he returned to London where he completed a degree in Circus Arts with the Conservatoire of Dance and Drama, whilst drawing up the early plans for what was later to become Headspace.


He has been featured widely in international press, appearing in Vogue, NYT, FT, Entrepreneur, Men's Health and Esquire, to name but a few. He also makes regular appearances on TV and online, having been featured on BBC, Dr Oz, Netflix and TED.
Andy currently lives in Venice, California, with his wife Lucinda.

Table of Contents

Headspace 1

Introduction 3

Part 1

1 Change Your Mind 19

2 The Approach 27

3 Where is the Thought? 38

4 The Four Foundations for the Road Ahead 42

5 Calm Mind, Calm Baby 50

6 A Matter of Perspective 60

Part 2

7 Trying For a Baby 73

8 Receiving the News 87

9 The Trimesters 104

10 Respecting the Body 130

11 Moving Through the Pain 141

12 Labour and Childbirth 150

13 Going Home 164

Part 3

14 Meditation Exercises 195

Acknowledgements 213

Sources of Science 214