What Is Baby Yoga? The Perfect Way To Play, Bond And Boost Your Baby’s Development!
Baby yoga is one of the simplest, most joyful ways to bond with your baby, support their development, and have fun together.🥰
At its heart baby yoga is gentle stretches and movements, which help your baby explore their body, build strength, and develop confidence — all while enjoying your touch, voice, and presence.
The Benefits of Baby Yoga
Baby yoga might look like playtime (and it is!), but it also offers incredible benefits for your little one’s growing body and brain:
🧠 Boosts brain development and learning
Many baby yoga movements involve reaching, stretching, and crossing the midline — actions that help strengthen the connections between the two hemispheres of the brain. These neural links support future learning, coordination, and language development.
💪 Improves muscle tone and body awareness
Your baby learns how their body moves and feels — building strength, balance, and control in a calm, natural way.
🌿 Supports the nervous system
Gentle movements help your baby’s nervous system learn how to respond, relax, and regulate — creating the foundations for emotional resilience and body awareness.
😴 Encourages better sleep and relaxation
Baby yoga releases endorphins (those lovely feel-good hormones!), which can help your little one feel calm, content, and ready for rest.
💞 Strengthens bonding and connection
Through movement, touch, and eye contact, baby yoga helps you and your baby feel more connected — deepening trust and understanding in those precious early months.
Baby yoga is a much-loved part of my Giggles classes, which run every week in Southampton, Romsey, and Totton. Each class is filled with music, movement, laughter, and connection — designed to nurture both you and your little one.
These sessions are relaxed, friendly, and supportive, giving you a chance to meet other parents while learning fun, developmental ways to play with your baby.
💻 Want to Try Baby Yoga at Home?
If you’d prefer to enjoy baby yoga in your own time, it’s also included as a bonus module in my online baby massage course. You can learn at your own pace, revisit lessons whenever you like, and bring the joy of baby yoga into your home routine.
And if you’re not quite ready to commit, I also offer a free mini course ‘5 way to settle and soothe your new baby’ which is all about settling colicky babies, perfect for discovering gentle techniques to help soothe and calm your little one and included a lovely baby yoga routine.
