Yoga

Itsy Bitsy Yoga
Did you know a baby's most natural state is bliss. Sometimes a baby's true state falls a little off order and needs help to rebalance. There is something that can make it happen.The practice of yoga with a baby can help parents and caregivers bond with the baby more deeply, and understand how best to care for them. This could be useful information not only for parents but forgrandparents, friends, and any other special people in a baby's life. You don't need any yoga experience to calm a baby and help him or her grow strong.
I have just recently started doing yoga onbabies and I have already noticed positive changes. Most of you may be asking yourselves: “How can yoga possibly help a baby?”
Hopefully I can help you answer that question by informing you about thebenefits of yoga.
It can promote a better sleep, improve digestion, and overall it can promote a healthier lifestyle.
According to The Heart of Yoga, meanings of the word include "to unite", "to cometogether", and "to act in such a way that all of our attention is directed toward the activity in which we are currently engaged".
In a sense, yoga for babies has always existed. It is part ofwhat babies do naturally. However, the natural movements babies need to experience is being reduced with the overuse of confining baby holding devices such as walkers, seated activity centers, andstrollers. (show picture of baby seating, or in stroller)
Here is another photograph that illustrates how an infant's development mirrors Classical Hatha Yoga postures developed more than five thousandyears ago. (show next pic of baby in a doggy position). And as you can see this is one of the many positions that babies do naturally.
Yoga engages muscles and then releases them, leaving a babyfeeling happy and relaxed. I have noticed that babies have longer, more restful naps after yoga practice. Parents also tell me that their babies wake less during the nights that follow yoga practice.
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