Sweet Pea Yoga - Yoga Classes for Babies, Toddlers and Young Children


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Class Descriptions

Itsy Bitsy Yoga® for BABIES with a Parent/Caregiver
ages: newborn to almost crawling

Itsy Bitsy Yoga® is a calming and nurturing yoga practice filled with ways to enhance bonding and make babies happier and more comfortable in their bodies. This class contains dozens of unique yoga postures designed specifically to soothe and support the development of a baby's body. During the BABY Itsy Bitsy Yoga class, the baby is mostly lying on her tummy, back or in a parent's arms. For parents, this class gives the special time necessary to bond with and learn about your baby's emerging personality. Most of the yoga we do in Itsy Bitsy Yoga is for the child, but you will learn breathing and relaxation techniques as well as practice some yoga yourself.

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Itsy Bitsy Yoga® for TOTS with a Parent/Caregiver
ages: almost crawling to 22 months

A fun-loving, supportive, and active yoga practice filled with dozens of Itsy Bitsy Yoga poses just for tots. In a time when tots naturally become busier, Itsy Bitsy Yoga continues to build the parent/child bond, helps our tots feel happier and more confident in their moving bodies, and encourages their creative spirit.

Itsy Bitsy Yoga incorporates many proven techniques which playfully teach tots yoga postures while they are standing, sitting up, walking, and jumping. Parents get to do a little yoga too (no yoga experience required). Experience the shared joy when tots move into yoga poses on their own!

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Itsy Bitsy Yoga® for TYKES / LITTLE FAMILIES
with a Parent/Caregiver (Sibling class)
ages: 22 months through 4 years old. Little Families is suitable for younger siblings to join.

Tykes Itsy Bitsy Yoga offers a fascinating flow of poses, songs, stories, and games through which parent and child can deepen their bond. Developed by Helen Garabedian, an Infant/Early Childhood Developmental Movement Educator and Yoga Teacher, this age-appropriate 45 minute class helps Tykes and their parents discover and enhance their physical and social development. With alarming child obesity rates, experts agree that young children need more structured and developmentally safe physical activity on a regular basis. Tykes Itsy Bitsy Yoga is good for building a child's foundation for a healthy and fit lifestyle, and it is so much fun! (no yoga experience required)

The Little Family IBY class follows the TYKES description above PLUS younger siblings can come to class too! Finally, a program parents suitable for one or BOTH kids!

Tuition Note: In Little Family IBY, the 2nd child is free if under 12 months of age OR 1/2 price if the 2nd child is 1 year or older.

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