Benefits of Baby Yoga

  • Relaxes both the mother and baby helping to decrease stress and anxiety
  • Loving communication and enhances bonding with nurturing tactile stimulation
  • Can help with constipation and wind
  • Can help boost baby’s immune system
  • Can lead to more restful sleep
  • 1:1 focused time with your baby
  • Physical activity and experience helps to develop pathways between the brain and the body that will support posture, balance and even the ability to control eye movements for the remainder of their lives.

Baby Yoga

Practising Baby Yoga with your little one provides the following benefits:

  • Promotes physical development, sitting, crawling and walking
  • Moves for both parents and babies
  • Physical stimulation
  • Relaxation techniques
  • Joint relaxation for parents and babies.

What to Bring

  • Yourself of course and your baby!
  • Spare nappy
  • Water for you and baby
  • Spare clothes for baby
  • No need to bring mats as they are provided during the session.

    * Please wear comfortable clothing

What’s Provided

  • Handouts of the strokes for you to keep so you can practice the moves at home
  • Booklet of all strokes and certificate on completion
  • Cushion and comfortable mats to massage baby on during the session
  • Refreshments when at Ashton or Saddleworth class, Gee Cross has a beautiful café and area to relax and socialize and feed baby after the class
  • Suitable for babies from around 8 weeks to 1 year old
  • The course is run over 5 weeks and lasts for approximately one hour
  • The course is entirely baby led, so you do whatever it is you need to meet your baby’s needs; feed your baby, change them. If they are not in the mood for massage that is fine. If your child is sleeping, then there are spare dolls to practice on.
  • Each week you will learn a different moves for baby and parent
  • Incorporated into the massage are some rhymes and songs. There are also some suggestions on how you can adapt the massage as your child grows.
  • All Classes end with a story and rhymes
  • There is time set aside for informal discussion.
  • Classes are relaxed, fun and not competitive, it’s a great way to meet other parents