Baby Massage and Baby YogaMany parents find joining a baby massage or yoga class a really enjoyable experience. Allowing them to have some special time with their little one while experiencing the benefits of touch. We recommend a number of local practitioners to give you a choice of classes to suit your needs:-
Solihull
DOULABIRTH
Sallyann runs a weekly baby massage class just outside Solihull in Hampton in Arden. Classes are held on Wednesday mornings. For further details contact Sally ann by email at sallyann@doulabirth.co.uk Telephone:- 01675 442151 Mobile:- 07986 757001 or visit her website at www.doulabirth.co.uk
Sutton Coldfield
BABY SERENITY Katie runs courses in baby massage and Baby Yoga in Sutton Coldfield. For more details contact Katie on 07969 891213
Baby Massage
Touch is recognised by many throughout the world as being vital to the development of babies. There are reports of babies who have been deprived of human touch suffering huge developmental delay and health problems.
Baby massage enhances the bond between a baby and his/her carer, developing a sense of security, trust and love. Massage can easily be carried out by dads, who may feel isolated following the arrival of a newborn baby, particularly where mum is breastfeeding.
Classes are suitable from birth up to when the baby begins to crawl.
Baby massage has huge benefits for both babies and parents:
- It assists the digestive system and can, therefore, reduce discomfort associated with wind, colic and constipation.
- It promotes relaxation, therefore improving the quality of sleep.
- It helps to ease congestion and 'snuffliness'.
- It stimulates the nervous system and promotes good circulation.
- It helps with lymphatic drainage, therefore helping baby to eliminate toxins from his/her body.
- It helps a parent to understand baby's non-verbal communications, enhancing their confidence in dealing with their baby's needs.
- Parent and baby relax and take 'time out' together.
- Touch stimulates the production of the 'love hormone', oxytocin, increasing the bond and love between baby and parent.
- Baby massage can help to relieve post-natal depression.
- If breastfeeding, the stimulation of hormones increases milk production.
Baby Yoga
Baby yoga offers babies movement combined with touch and is, therefore, the richest stimulation we can offer newborn babies. In classes, babies are encouraged to stretch, move and discover their own abilities and bodies. In one baby yoga session, the baby is given the same amount of physical activity as they would receive of they were handled and carried all day, helping them to sleep more deeply.
Classes are suitable for babies from 8 weeks of age up to crawling. They incorporate flowing postures, holding, movement, touch and deep relaxation. In the same way that yoga postures are calming for adults, they also bring a sense of deep contentment to babies.
Baby yoga has huge benefits for both babies and parents:
- The physical activity and sense of contentment arising from this promotes deep sleep.
- It can help baby to 'settle' more easily.
- It aids the digestive system and can, therefore, relieve discomfort associated with wind, colic and constipation.
- During yoga, all of the baby's bodily systems are stimulated, including the nervous system, therefore strengthening and aiding development.
- It helps parent and baby to get to know each other, enhancing communication between them and further developing their bond.
- The high quality interaction between parent and baby helps baby to interact with others and play actively.
- The deep relaxation which is part of yoga helps parents to cope with the stresses of early parenting.
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