Mother and Baby Yoga

Baby Yoga in Cambridge Postnatal parent and baby classes from newborn to toddler create a warm and friendly atmosphere, promoting enjoyment and confidence in the handling of babies and in ways of relating to our children. Babies have open hearts and minds and are ready to embrace new experiences. The shared experience for both parent and baby encourages early bonding and creates a secure and happy foundation of well-being. We see the development of mutual respect and understanding and the expression of pleasure and delight

Baby yoga provides the stimulation of touch, movement and rhythm, as well as the benefits of deep relaxation. The series of sequences encourage flexibility and bring balance and harmony to the body systems. Each movement supports the baby's individual development, strengthening the physical body and maintaining flexibility. Tactile stimulation contributes to the development of the brain and the nervous system.

Baby yoga can help to settle babies and to improve sleep patterns. The movements and massage will aid digestion and give relief to colicky babies. Yoga will promote normal healthy growth preventing many problems from occurring.

Benefits for baby

Strengthens and aids development
Improved sleep patterns
Aids digestion
Enhanced interaction
A balance of activity and relaxation

Benefits for mum

Helps to regain strength and maintain posture
Tones the abdominal muscles and pelvic floor
Nurturing oneself whilst enjoying activities with your baby
Deep relaxation

What the classes cover

Our baby yoga course in Cambridge is run in 6 week sessions for newborn to mobile babies. Classes include baby yoga and massage for overall strengthening and development. There is a balance of stretching and relaxing sequences. Songs and rhymes are co coordinated with some of the movements. Postnatal yoga is included for Mums and each class finishes with a joint relaxation for parent and baby.

Dads are very welcome too and will benefit equally from the yoga and the interaction with their baby. There is time for discussion and to make new friendships. Many parents and babies meet afterwards in the cafe for coffee or lunch. A wonderful opportunity to find the support you may need through the first months and to have some fun with your baby too!

Birthlight Toddler Yoga is designed for toddlers and pre-school children with their parents. It allows you to continue practising yoga alongside your growing child and to continue the physical contact with your child which they have enjoyed but which may start to diminish as they grow and become more independent.

Birthlight Toddler Yoga classes focus on SMART (Stretch, Move and Relax Together). This continues the Baby Yoga approach of offering classes for toddlers with their parents, allowing them to practise yoga together and make it part of their everyday lives.

Singing Babies - Video and DVD

Singing Babies DVD from Birthlight Singing babies is a compilation of our favourite songs from Birthlight baby classes. Sally Lomas, Birthlight's director of training, takes a class through some of the gentle baby exercises showing carefully how to perform the movements and explaining their benefits.

Dr Françoise Freedman, the founder of Birthlight developed this original approach after spending time as an anthropologist in the Amazon. The video shows the delight of the babies as they recognise each song and the mutual enjoyment of both parent and baby in the shared fun of movement together.

The rhythmic exercises stimulate the babies physical systems helping to develop strength and co-ordination. This activity will help establish regular feeding and sleeping patterns.

All the senses are activated enhancing communication and bonding between parent and baby.

Approximately 29 minutes duration.

Copies of the video and DVD can be ordered at www.birthlight.com.

Schedule For Mother and Baby Yoga Courses

* All ages are approximate guide only

Baby Nurture & Yoga - Newborn to 4 Months Courses *

Every Thursday - 11.30am - 1.00pm Teacher: Sally Lomas	The Meadows Centre, 1 St Catherine's Road, Cambridge CB4 3XJ MAP
Course Cost: £54 for 6 classes or £10 drop in. Classes are ongoing; you can join anytime subject to availability. After first registration additional classes can be booked with your teacher.	BOOKING FORM

Baby Yoga for Babies 2 months to Mobile Courses

Mondays - 10.30am - 12.00pm Teacher: Sally Lomas	The Box Cafe, 47 Norfolk Street, Cambridge CB1 2LF MAP
Course Cost: £54 for 6 classes or £10 drop in. Classes are ongoing; you can join anytime subject to availability. After first registration additional classes can be booked with your teacher.	BOOKING FORM

Baby Yoga for Babies 4 months to Mobile Courses *

Thursdays - 10.00am - 11.30am Teacher: Sally Lomas
Course Cost: £54 for 6 classes or £10 drop in. Classes are ongoing; you can join anytime subject to availability. After first registration additional classes can be booked with your teacher.	The Meadows Centre, 1 St Catherine's Road, Cambridge CB4 3XJ MAP BOOKING FORM

Saturday Workshops

Back by popular demand we are offering the Saturday workshops again for the new year. Do come and have some fun with your little one, its yoga for parents too! There are workshops for babies and toddlers. You can come as a family, siblings, grandparents welcome.

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10.00 - 11.00am Parent and Toddler Workshop (ages 1-4 years approx)

11.15 - 12.15pm Parent and Baby Yoga Workshop (ages 4 months -1 year approx)

Venue: The Meadows Centre.

Cost: £8 per baby / child. Siblings are welcome to attend both the Parent and Toddler & Parent and Baby workshops - half price.

Please book with Sally enquiries@joyfulbabies.co.uk or call (01223) 564064