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Bed Yoga: Easy, Healing, Yoga Moves You Can Do in Bed
Bed Yoga – Easy, Healing Yoga Moves You Can Do in Bed
Bed Yoga and You!
Did you know that going through physical movements in your mind’s eye causes your muscles to fire? It’s super-good for you to start or finish your day with yoga poses in your mind, then moving into a gentle series in bed. Relaxing ... and healing!
Greeting the day by waking up slowly, mentally going through a few yoga moves, then engaging in them physically is meditative and mindful. It nurtures you—body, mind, and spirit. A gentle series of yoga moves sets a calm and positive tone at the beginning of your day, and lets you relax into a deep and peaceful sleep at the end of your day.
Whether you’ll soon be up and out in rush hour traffic, or you’re enjoying the day puttering around the house, or you’re under the weather, spending a couple days in bed, or you’re confined to bed for a longer period of time, Bed Yoga is good for you.
If you’re in great physical shape, or dealing with health issues, or if you’re at your idea weight, or need to lose weight, Bed Yoga is excellent to do!
Bed Yoga, with its simple instructions, accompanied by the author’s infamous “Stick Beings,” makes your personal bed yoga routines fun and easy. And, again, it’s soooo healing.
Do you see anything on the following list of issues that yoga is known to positively influence, that could be beneficial to you?
• Reduce Stress
• Reduce Anxiety
• Increase Strength
• Reduce Insomnia
• Reduce Back Pain
• Increase Flexibility
• Reduce Depression
• Reduce Low Energy
• Balance Metabolism
• Reduce Panic Attacks
• Improve Concentration
• Assist Weight Reduction
• Improve Blood Pressure
• Improve Balance/Vertigo
• Reduce Systematic Pains
• Reduce Eating Disorders
• Improve Respiratory Issues
• Contribute to Balanced pH
• Improve Athletic Performance
• Increase Muscle Strength & Tone
• Reduce PTSD (post-traumatic stress)
• Improve Cardio & Circulation Health
• Relieve PMS, Cramps, & Menopausal Symptoms
• Reduce inflammation of Arthritis, Bursitis, Fibromyalgia, etc.
• Cheers You Up!
Comments about BED YOGA:
" I love Blythe's positive attitude, which shines through in her writing. She keeps things simple, showing us that yoga really can have benefits for absolutely everyone, even when injury, illness, or depression has us glued to the bed. The illustrations in Bed Yoga are adorable, the instructions are clear. I can't wait to read other books in the 'Absolute Beginner' and 'Save Your Life' series'." ~ Sprout Santosa, yoga instructor and author of Twelve Yogic Keys.
"BED YOGA is an easy-to-read and follow exposition of yoga positions. The descriptions of the poses are clear and well-defined, and the illustrations take all the guesswork out of it. The book is a great introduction to yoga, suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. I highly recommend it." T. Trevaskis, Author of The Forgotten Disturbed
"I value the way BED YOGA encourages people to practice wherever they are most comfortable." Richard Matusow, Yoga Instructor and Owner of Full Lotus Yoga Studio & Carioca Bowls Restaurant in Portland, Oregon
Click the "Add To Cart" button to receive your copy of Bed Yoga, as an ebook
Bed Yoga and You!
Did you know that going through physical movements in your mind’s eye causes your muscles to fire? It’s super-good for you to start or finish your day with yoga poses in your mind, then moving into a gentle series in bed. Relaxing ... and healing!
Greeting the day by waking up slowly, mentally going through a few yoga moves, then engaging in them physically is meditative and mindful. It nurtures you—body, mind, and spirit. A gentle series of yoga moves sets a calm and positive tone at the beginning of your day, and lets you relax into a deep and peaceful sleep at the end of your day.
Whether you’ll soon be up and out in rush hour traffic, or you’re enjoying the day puttering around the house, or you’re under the weather, spending a couple days in bed, or you’re confined to bed for a longer period of time, Bed Yoga is good for you.
If you’re in great physical shape, or dealing with health issues, or if you’re at your idea weight, or need to lose weight, Bed Yoga is excellent to do!
Bed Yoga, with its simple instructions, accompanied by the author’s infamous “Stick Beings,” makes your personal bed yoga routines fun and easy. And, again, it’s soooo healing.
Do you see anything on the following list of issues that yoga is known to positively influence, that could be beneficial to you?
• Reduce Stress
• Reduce Anxiety
• Increase Strength
• Reduce Insomnia
• Reduce Back Pain
• Increase Flexibility
• Reduce Depression
• Reduce Low Energy
• Balance Metabolism
• Reduce Panic Attacks
• Improve Concentration
• Assist Weight Reduction
• Improve Blood Pressure
• Improve Balance/Vertigo
• Reduce Systematic Pains
• Reduce Eating Disorders
• Improve Respiratory Issues
• Contribute to Balanced pH
• Improve Athletic Performance
• Increase Muscle Strength & Tone
• Reduce PTSD (post-traumatic stress)
• Improve Cardio & Circulation Health
• Relieve PMS, Cramps, & Menopausal Symptoms
• Reduce inflammation of Arthritis, Bursitis, Fibromyalgia, etc.
• Cheers You Up!
Comments about BED YOGA:
" I love Blythe's positive attitude, which shines through in her writing. She keeps things simple, showing us that yoga really can have benefits for absolutely everyone, even when injury, illness, or depression has us glued to the bed. The illustrations in Bed Yoga are adorable, the instructions are clear. I can't wait to read other books in the 'Absolute Beginner' and 'Save Your Life' series'." ~ Sprout Santosa, yoga instructor and author of Twelve Yogic Keys.
"BED YOGA is an easy-to-read and follow exposition of yoga positions. The descriptions of the poses are clear and well-defined, and the illustrations take all the guesswork out of it. The book is a great introduction to yoga, suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. I highly recommend it." T. Trevaskis, Author of The Forgotten Disturbed
"I value the way BED YOGA encourages people to practice wherever they are most comfortable." Richard Matusow, Yoga Instructor and Owner of Full Lotus Yoga Studio & Carioca Bowls Restaurant in Portland, Oregon
Click the "Add To Cart" button to receive your copy of Bed Yoga, as an ebook
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114 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 2, 2018
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February 12, 2019
Overall this book does what it sets out to do - provide a basic blueprint for doing yoga in bed. Although the book has many flaws, I'm giving four stars for the following reasons:
(1) A resource useful for disabled people and the chronically ill of us who spend a lot of time in bed. You don't see these often, and it's refreshing and useful, both.
(2) Just the permission in general for everyone of any ability to try yoga without some sort of achievement goal in mind. This isn't about how many or how long or how often, it's just about moving when you can move, and a structure to do that if you want.
(3) Stick figures instead of photos. The use of stick figures showing poses means that there is no temptation to compare myself to that person, nor to say what someone has to look like to do yoga, or to be chronically ill or whatever.
(4) Tons of poses to try. There are A LOT of poses shown here; for me I can do the simple ones on bad days and try more complex poses when I have that energy.
(5) There is a nice section at the end on breathing, and types of breath. Again I love this because it is accessible to many people of varying skill, disability, illness or whatever.
(6) I have OCD, and so getting down on the (dirty, germ ridden) floor to do floor poses is really hard for me. Why had I never considered that I could do almost all of them in my (safe) bed?
Ok, there were things that did not work for me in this book:
(1) Stick figures instead of photos. I know, I just listed that as a plus. But also, using stick figures means that some of these poses just don't make sense. I can't see how my body relates to that figure. I'm plus sized, and the stick figure is ... a stick. Some of the ways it moves are impossible for me. The book should have had a section at the end showing actual people in actual beds of different sizes and disabilities doing the moves.
(2) The descriptions of the poses are too brief, and do not spend enough time exploring the ways in which a person might be challenged, or the times a person should not attempt that pose based on injury or whatever.
(3) Super pet peeve. At the end you can click to get a free copy of "Save Your Life with Stupendous Spices." This made me sad. This yoga book was so good for everyone at any size or ability. Part of Health At Every Size is the understanding that there are no magic cures, especially in food, that will 'fix' us. The idea that 'oh no, if I don't understand how to use spices I'll die' is click-bait and damaging to people trying to see themselves as whole creatures, not just the byproduct of what they eat.
(1) A resource useful for disabled people and the chronically ill of us who spend a lot of time in bed. You don't see these often, and it's refreshing and useful, both.
(2) Just the permission in general for everyone of any ability to try yoga without some sort of achievement goal in mind. This isn't about how many or how long or how often, it's just about moving when you can move, and a structure to do that if you want.
(3) Stick figures instead of photos. The use of stick figures showing poses means that there is no temptation to compare myself to that person, nor to say what someone has to look like to do yoga, or to be chronically ill or whatever.
(4) Tons of poses to try. There are A LOT of poses shown here; for me I can do the simple ones on bad days and try more complex poses when I have that energy.
(5) There is a nice section at the end on breathing, and types of breath. Again I love this because it is accessible to many people of varying skill, disability, illness or whatever.
(6) I have OCD, and so getting down on the (dirty, germ ridden) floor to do floor poses is really hard for me. Why had I never considered that I could do almost all of them in my (safe) bed?
Ok, there were things that did not work for me in this book:
(1) Stick figures instead of photos. I know, I just listed that as a plus. But also, using stick figures means that some of these poses just don't make sense. I can't see how my body relates to that figure. I'm plus sized, and the stick figure is ... a stick. Some of the ways it moves are impossible for me. The book should have had a section at the end showing actual people in actual beds of different sizes and disabilities doing the moves.
(2) The descriptions of the poses are too brief, and do not spend enough time exploring the ways in which a person might be challenged, or the times a person should not attempt that pose based on injury or whatever.
(3) Super pet peeve. At the end you can click to get a free copy of "Save Your Life with Stupendous Spices." This made me sad. This yoga book was so good for everyone at any size or ability. Part of Health At Every Size is the understanding that there are no magic cures, especially in food, that will 'fix' us. The idea that 'oh no, if I don't understand how to use spices I'll die' is click-bait and damaging to people trying to see themselves as whole creatures, not just the byproduct of what they eat.
November 30, 2019
As someone who practices yoga regularly; I skimmed through this pretty quick. I didn't really need to read descriptions of How to Do Poses. Mainly I was curious for what poses were suggested. Was surprised to see Warrior Poses. I would have never thought of doing them lying down. All and all Quick, Kindle Unlimited Free Read that would probably benefit those who are new to Yoga.
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January 26, 2026As someone who struggles with exercise due to chronic arthritis and mobility issues, this book has introduced me to some techniques that I can complete whilst supported in bed. It's taking time to find the most appropriate for me, but a great little reference moving forward.
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