Payal Gidwani Tiwari - Own the Bump

Yoga is the best exercise during pregnancy, as it really stretches the body and calms it down. It teaches you breathing techniques which help you during labour, and somehow prepare your body to accept labour pains that are inevitable. It helps your body from inside outMaria Goretti, actor

My pregnancy was very stressful. I lost my father when I was 4 months pregnant and right after that, I started working on my election campaign. It was stressful, and I was always on my feet. [During] those tough days, what helped me was yoga. I took time out and joined a class. That was my me time. I did my stretches and exercises for pregnancy, and [practised] breathing techniques. More than anything else, that one hour relaxed me and my baby as well. I recommend yoga as a must, especially during pregnancyPriya Dutt, politician

I had the best pregnancy. I ate everything in sight, it was my golden ticket to binge every day without feeling super guilty! But a few things that kept me healthy were the things that I learnt from Payal, the breathing exercises, the stretches, etc. My advice for expectant mothers is eat healthy and try and do and enjoy yoga with the consent of your doctorAmrita Arora Ladak, actor

When I was pregnant, I started practising breathing exercises with an instructor who would come to teach my husband. That calmed me down a lot because I am quite a hyper person by nature. Then when I started proper yoga sessions with Payal, I started loving this way of staying fitShaheen Abbas, jewellery designer

For me yoga has always been a space where I can find a sense of calm. As I faced the challenge of labour and impending motherhood, it helped me clear my mind and focus on the present. Yoga sorted out my aches and pains and helped me remember to breathe, increase my flexibility and strength for childbirthLaila Khan, artist

Yoga is an investment I made in my body about five years ago. You know how they say muscles have muscle memory. In the same way, when your body learns to be flexible and elastic, it knows how to stretch, and I think that helped me a lot when I delivered my twins. I was bigger than most people, and light yoga helped me a lot with breathing and staying calm. I would recommend yoga to all the women who are planning to start a family. This will help a lot later, when you do conceive and deliver, and itll make the process a lot more easierTeejay Sidhu, actress, film producer and radio jockey

Payals yoga is the best thing that happened to me. I didnt do any exercise when I was pregnant, which led to me weighing 85 kg by the end of it and looking like a baby elephant. When I attended a get-together after my deliveries, I hadnt shed much of the weight that I had gained and there were flying comments about how I looked. I realized that I had let go of my routine of staying fit. I started with morning walks. Then I started practising yoga with Payal and her husband Manish. The entire process of learning yoga from them has been very rewarding for me. Apart from being physically fit and agile, my mind is completely at peace. I have been so satisfied that I have even introduced my children to yogaSridevi, actor

To Sridevijiyou will always remain in our hearts.
We will love you forever

Disclaimer: All the yoga exercises in the book should be practised under the guidance of an experienced teacher and after a doctors approval in the case of pregnant women.