5 week Baby Yoga and Baby Massage Combined Course

What to Expect & What's Included

This course runs for 5 weeks and each class is 1 hour 15 minutes long, providing time for Baby Yoga, Baby Massage as well as refreshments and time for the Mama's to chat at the end of each session.

Our Baby Yoga and Baby Massage Combined Course is suitable from 12 weeks to pre-crawling.

I recommend you begin with our Baby Massage Course which is suitable for babies around 8 weeks to pre-crawling, then progressing onto our Baby Yoga and Baby Massage Combined Course which is suitable from 12 weeks to pre-crawling, followed by Baby Yoga with Developmental Play for babies who are 16 weeks plus and are able to support themselves a little more.

The Baby Yoga element of the course combines soft stretches inspired by traditional yoga poses to help support the development of babies and to aid relaxation and bonding. We also include Baby Massage each week which compliments the focus of Baby Yoga for each session. For example during the first week the Yoga focus is on mobilizing the hips which involves lots of Yoga movements for the legs, supported by Baby Massage for the legs.

Plus, s part of this course, a Tummy Time Workshop is included each week to give you different techniques for tummy time, the benefits, different activities and how to help your little one if they aren't keen on being on their front.

Baby Yoga is more stimulating and interactive than Baby Massage by including more movement such as swings and dips as well as stretches and lots of singing. This even provides some light exercise for you as well because you will be moving your baby into the yoga poses, swings and dips for example. It's really good fun for both of you and a great way to bond and interact with each other too.

5 week Baby Yoga and Developmental Play Course

What to Expect & What's Included

Our Baby Yoga and Developmental Play Course is suitable for babies 16 weeks to pre-crawling.

This is a 4 week course and each class lasts 1 hour.

I recommend beginning with Baby Massage when your baby in around 8 weeks old, then progressing onto our Baby Yoga and Baby Massage Combined Course, followed by Baby Yoga with Developmental Play for babies who are at least 16 weeks to pre-crawling so they are slightly older and able to support themselves a little more.

Our 5 week Baby Yoga and Developmental Play Course combines soft stretching inspired by traditional yoga poses to help support the development of babies and to aid relaxation and bonding.

We also include lots of music and singing, lap songs with actions, bubbles and fun with the parachute.

Each week you will learn new yoga poses and recap over the poses learned in previous weeks.

There's also lots of elements of developmental play which is aimed specifically at young babies such as fun with the parachute, scarfs, bubbles, lap songs with actions, singing and music!

With every course you book you'll receive an exclusive 25% off Foxton Photography family location photoshoot which, includes a minimum of 15 digital photos.

The Benefits of Baby Yoga

Baby Yoga shares similar benefits to Baby Massage such as helping with the bonding process, remedial benefits and it can aid with your baby’s development. In addition, the release of feel good endorphins in both parent and baby’s body can help to promote relaxation and wellbeing.

Baby Yoga can also help strengthen your baby’s muscles, flexibility, rhythm, develop coordination and is stimulating for your baby’s senses.

We all know the 5 senses; touch, smell, taste, sound and sight. But let's not forget the sense of balance and movement (vestibular system) and the sense of body position (proprioceptive system). Baby Yoga stimulates all of these senses through massage, movement, tummy time, active play for babies in the form of swings and dips, gentle stretches and songs.

When you move your baby’s body into various yoga poses, you help to stimulate the circulatory system and aid the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the body.

As with Baby Massage, Baby Yoga can help to settle babies and improve their sleep patterns. It can also enhance communication between parent and baby by providing special time together. Babies enjoy the close physical contact with parents and are soothed by many of the poses.

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The Benefits of Developmental Play

Baby Yoga is developmental play in action. Baby Yoga offers a way for parents to include development play in their daily lives with their baby.

Play is an important part of a child’s early development. Playing helps baby’s brains to develop and for their language and communication skills to mature.

Simple games of peek-a-boo, shaking a rattle, fun movements, swings and dips, poses and singing are all included in our Baby Yoga and Massage, Movement and Music classes. Each of these activities are used to teach your baby about communication, develop their motor skills and help with problem-solving.

Our classes provide...

Time for baby:

• Relief for colic, pain relief, digestive troubles and support unsettled babies

• Enhance parent/baby communication

• Opportunities for parents to meet the early developmental needs of babies through touch; movement, sight and sound

• Opportunities to enhance the bonding process between parent and baby

• Uninterrupted time for parent and baby to spend together

Time for parents:

• Encourage instinctive parenting and how to nurture baby naturally

• Build confidence by helping parents to understand baby more and to recognise their cues

• An opportunity for time out from a hectic world

• Teach parents new skills for life

• Provide an opportunity to share their parenting experiences with other local parents