The Woman's Yoga Book:asana And Pranayama For All Phases Of The Menstrual Cycle

Description

Presented by a leading yoga teacher, this unique yoga program aligns with your monthly cycle to promote optimal menstrual health

Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher Bobby Clennell brings decades of yoga study and teaching experience to The Woman’s Yoga Book. She offers a comprehensive program of asana (yoga poses) and pranayama (breathing exercises) designed to support menstrual health from menarche to menopause, along with nutritional and lifestyle information for those times off the yoga mat.

Yoga sequences are given for each phase of the menstrual cycle:

   • premenstrual: poses to stabilize
   • menstruation: poses to restore
   • postmenstrual: poses to rebalance
   • on through to ovulation: poses to strengthen

In addition, The Woman’s Yoga Book offers sequences for:

   • PMS, irritability, tension, and moodswings
   • migraine headaches
   • bloating and breast tenderness
   • insomnia
   • cramps and lower back pain
   • heavy bleeding
   • scanty periods
   • absence of menstruation
   • irregular periods

A former professional animator, Bobby has used her skill in rendering over 700 illustrations that teach right along with her text. Best of all, she encourages women to embrace the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being that comes from practicing women’s yoga. Begin the journey—now!

About the Author

Bobby Clennell has been teaching Iyengar Yoga for over thirty years. She is a core faculty member of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York and teaches workshops throughout the United States and around the world.

Bobby began practicing yoga in London in the early 1970s while working as a costume designer and animator. In 1976, Bobby (along with husband, Lindsey, and sons, Miles and Jake) made her first trip to study with B. K. S. Iyengar in Pune, India. She has returned every two years to continue her study. She earned an Iyengar Yoga teaching certificate in 1977.

In the 1980s, Bobby's interest in women's issues was sparked by her studies with Mr. Iyengar's daughter, Geeta Iyengar. While Mr. Iyengar was teaching the main class, the women who were menstruating were sent to the back of the room to work more quietly with Geeta. This experience awakened Bobby to the need for a woman's yoga practice.

She is the creator of a short film, entitled Yantra, based on the movements of B. K. S. Iyengar during his own asana practice. Bobby Clennell lives in New York City.