A
ABORTION  TERMINATION 112, 114, 133, 136, 140, 142, 153, 161
acceptance of 151
as a contraceptive 116, 137
resolving past ones 155
selective 137, 151, 157, 162, 163, 166
side effects of 143, 323
spontaneous 156, 232
teenage 91, 102, 245
ABSENCE OF PERIOD
- See amenorrhoea
ABSTINENCE
as a contraception 95, 96, 102, 115, 116, 144, 521, 522
during pregnancy 217
ACCELERATED LEARNING 386, 476
ACTIVE BIRTHING 185, 230, 250, 251, 253, 255, 263, 269, 275, 284, 292, 294, 298, 299, 301, 302, 304, 305, 309, 316, 503
ADOPTION 18, 27, 31, 87, 146, 151, 152, 157, 248
ADRENALIN 330, 344, 347
ADVOCATES (NATURAL BIRTHING) 275, 322
AFP (ASSISTED FERTILITY PROGRAMS)
- See MAC
AFTERPAINS 227, 290
AJAPA
- See mantra japa
AJNA CHAKRA 77
attributes table 65
re bonding 220
re cleansing of 33
re conscious conception 122, 123, 124, 138, 147
re early childhood development 393, 396, 397, 490, 492
re labour / childbirth 196, 282, 287
re parenting 384, 502, 528
re pregnancy 171, 176
yantra for 76
ALLERGIES
dietary 109, 340, 362, 421, 440, 540, 550, 560
general 339, 341, 366, 372, 436, 438, 543
respiratory 32, 437
skin 362, 420, 441
AMB (ACTIVELY MANAGED BIRTH) 229, 279
AMENORRHOEA 105, 109, 110
prescriptive yoga program 2010
AMNIOCENTESIS 163, 166
ANAESTHETICS
for childbirth 171, 185, 198, 226, 227, 235, 256, 261, 274, 285, 286, 287, 290, 299, 315, 320, 321
for other purposes 115, 163, 441, 445
ANAHATA CHAKRA 73
attributes table 65
re asthma 439
re bonding 220, 223
re breastfeeding 340

re conscious conception
122, 123, 124, 138, 140, 147
re early childhood development 390, 393, 395, 476, 479, 492
re eczema 442
re labour / childbirth 282, 287
re motherhood / parenthood 501, 528
re pregnancy 170, 215
yantra for 72
ANNA YOGA 26, 544, 545, 571
ANOVULATION 106, 109, 145
APGAR SCORING 237, 286
APPETITE AND HUNGER 546, 553, 555, 556, 563, 566
baby's / child's 357, 363, 366, 412, 441, 444, 446, 473
causes of 555
during pregnancy 553
effects of yoga upon 37, 48
re breastfeeding mother 357
re fertility cycle 93, 96, 116
re pregnancy 126, 173, 207, 208
re reproductive health 104, 106, 107
ARM (ARTIFICIAL RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES) 201, 231, 255, 281, 284, 287, 319
ART (ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES)
- See MAC
ASANAS AND POSTURES 26, 28, 35, 2047
benefits of 37, 61
definition of 35
difficulty of 51
effects of 36
for digestive health 539, 546
for meditation 47, 48
for the mind 36, 45
for yoga therapy 29, 50
history of 23, 26
re a child's postural development 397, 401, 403, 405, 439
re birth preparation 195
re conception 125
re general women's health 37
re labour / childbirth 287, 289, 300, 301, 303, 304, 305, 312, 313, 316
re motherhood 350, 353, 526
re pregnancy 37, 169, 170, 174, 176, 178, 183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 209, 503
re reproductive health 106, 107, 125, 503

way of performance 36
ASHRAM 24, 84, 86, 195, 214, 505, 557, 567, 570
ASTHMA 437, 442
causes / triggers of 170, 340, 362, 395, 437
conventional view of 437
definitions of 231, 436, 437, 438
other management of 439
prescriptive yoga program 2011
re labour / childbirth 231
yogic management of 32, 33, 34, 37, 41, 42, 43, 417, 419, 438
AUGMENTATION
- See labour (induction of)
AWARENESS
a baby's / child's 89, 386, 409, 454, 458, 469, 482, 485, 486, 487
during meditation 44, 2171, 2176
increasing it through yoga and tantra 24, 34, 36, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 55, 59, 61, 101, 104, 119, 136, 147, 375, 385, 487, 520, 527
on eating and food 532, 534, 536, 546, 547, 558, 560, 570
B
BABY BLUES 223, 498, 499
- See also post-natal (depression)
BABY MOON 275, 335, 336, 523
BABY YOGA 403
BACK PROBLEMS 104, 399, 400, 403, 408, 540, 560
prescriptive yoga program 2012
BACKPACKS 350, 408, 456, 476
BANDHAS 26, 28, 29, 42, 61
BATHING BABY 223, 256, 259, 329, 387, 390, 420
BEDTIME
baby's 369, 372, 373, 376, 378, 474, 481, 565
mother's 368, 496, 554, 560
BEHAVIOUR (A CHILD'S) 362, 482
the many types of 482
BINDU VISARGA 79
attributes table 65
re conscious conception 122, 123
yantra for 78
BIRTH / BIRTHING 225
active birthing 301
advocates 255, 275, 322
approaching subsequent ones 249
approaching your first 244
at home
- See homebirth
being a channel 293
birthing naturally 225, 236, 248, 257, 291, 292, 310, 322, 501
centres 161, 165, 202, 255, 263, 272, 274, 275, 324