Born Yogis or Touching

Born Yogis

Author: Susie Arnett

Adorable photos of babies in yoga poses make this enchanting book a perfect baby shower present--and an inspired gift for yoga practitioners as well Babies are born little yogis and yoginis. At every stage in development, babies naturally curl and rest into a variety of asanas (poses) that would make a yoga student green with envy. In Born Yogis, 50 black-and-white photographs of babies demonstrating the asanas pair with inspirational quotations from classic yoga works.

Each charming photograph by Doug Kim is accompanied by the baby’s name and age, along with a carefully selected passage from one of the classic yoga texts describing the pose and its benefits. Whether it is a 7-month-old baby doing the Bhujangasana (the "Cobra" pose) or a 36-month-old performing the Simhasana (the "Lion" pose), the new interpretations of an ancient practice in this beautifully designed book will charm and inspire yoga followers--and bring a smile to new parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, or anyone who loves babies.

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Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin

Author: Ashley Montagu

With more than 300,000 copies sold, this landmark book is an impressive examination of the importance of touching. "All professionals concerned with human behavior will find something of value. . . . Parents . . . can gain insight into the nurturing needs of infants."--Janet Rhoads, American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Jules Older

The mother and father of all books written on touch.

Loren Eiseley

Dr. Montagu has produced a fascinating analysis...which should be read by all students of human behavior.

Psychology Today

Excellent and well-documented.

Table of Contents:

	Preface to the First Edition	ix
	Preface to the Second Edition	xi
	Preface to the Third Edition	xiii
	Acknowledgments	xvii
1	The Mind of the Skin	3
2	The Womb of Time	47
3	Breastfeeding	69
4	Tender, Loving Care	96
5	The Physiological Effects of Touching	198
6	Skin and Sex	204
7	Growth and Development	237
8	Culture and Contact	292
9	Touch and Age	393
	Envoi	401
Appendix 1	Therapeutic Touch	404
Appendix 2	The Effects upon the Mother of Removal of the Infant Immediately after Birth	412
	References	415
	Index	479