Baby & Me is a time to connect with your baby and reconnect with your self. We are thrilled to be offering this course to our local new Mummas. The only requirement is that the bubs are aged between 8 weeks - before actively crawling. Baby & Me has been designed to support mothers in the postnatal months, to regain physical strength and support mothers on this beautiful journey into Motherhood. You will be guided to strengthen the body after birth in a safe and effective way, as well as learning ways to relax and release tension in the body physically and emotionally.'Baby & Me' classes will be focused on the mothers physical and emotional needs while engaging with baby through movement, accompanied by songs and rhymes to enhance the beautiful connect between mother and her baby.

Week 1 - Mindful movement and Your Journey
Introduction to our program and each other. Finding your breathe and connecting with your baby. A welcome space to set our collective intention for our shared time together as Mum and baby. Exploring gentle post-partum mindful movement, introducing ways to best support our bodies and healing practices to initiate in the early days of motherhood.

Week 2 - Getting in touch with your breath
Getting in touch with our breath in a soothing and grounding way enhances our clarity, focus and awareness, as new Mums. In class we will explore ways in which we can incorporate simple breath practices to keep us present.

Week 3 - Let's Bring it Back Together
Diastasis Recti (abdominal separation) learning techniques to help strengthen and reconnect abdominal separation and pelvic floor muscles. As our bodies begin to heal physically after birth, we explore techniques to assist with Diastasis recti (abdominal separation), strengthening our pelvic floor and supporting our lower back muscles all to enhance the healing process post partum.

Week 4 - Riding the Waves
Exploring the emotional ride of postpartum hormonal changes and ways to find balance both physically and emotionally. Adjusting into motherhood is a very natural shift that takes a little bit of time. Our hormones are still weaving through our bodies and our emotions quite often re-adjusting. In this supportive space, we touch on some of the shifts that may arise and ways that we can best support ourselves and our families.

Week 5 - Baby Massage .
This is an opportunity to learn therapeutic massage techniques that you can use with your little one to increase bonding, as well as relieve wind & soothe your baby. Our babies so very much feel nurtured and are soothed by the sense of touch. Exploring baby massage techniques and practices allows bubs to feel protected, held and supported. As Mums we can bond with our babies and alleviate discomforts.

Week 6 - Rest & Restore
Allowing your body to rest and restore while connecting with your baby. We will explore restorative and yin yoga poses that you can incorporate into your bonding time with your little one. This will increase the emotional and physical connection with your baby while also teaching you poses that will maximize your relaxation and restoration. As new Mums, rest is very much needed as we balance out our energy and adjust into a brand new phase. Incorporating this shift we will explore soothing practices such as yin and restorative yoga that can be shared and embraced with our little ones.

BONUS: a FREE creche will run the same time as the course, so if you have little ones who need minding while you participate in class, you are welcome to utilize this free service.

Date: Weekly, starting July 19th | Time: 11:45am to 12:45pm | Investment: $200