Baby Yoga Workshop

babyBond with your baby in this new, baby and mom yoga workshop, where yoga and massage strengthen the spiritual, emotional and physical bond between parent and child. The first half of the class is dedicated to mom stretching and strengthening with the baby and the last half of the class is mom helping baby stretch, as well as learning how to massage baby. The benefits to your baby include stimulated circulation, improved body awareness, improved sleep patterns, relief from gas and colic, and emotional stress reduction. Yoga is a wonderful way to help carry you as a parent smoothly through the busy early months of caring for a new baby. This workshop is ideal for babies under 12 months. Mothers are encouraged to bring a baby wrap or sling to better assist in some of the postures. Also bring water.

Prenatal Partner Yoga

This workshop will educate and empower pregnant mothers and their birth partners with simple, yet powerful yoga postures, massage, and breathing techniques to prepare for labor, delivery and parentage.  Incorporating movement, communication, supportive touch and laughter into your journey will be sure to support you in having the best experience possible as you welcome your baby into the world. These skills will be sure to take you well into parenthood.  No yoga experience necessary. The workshop is suitable for all trimesters. We encourage and welcome same sex couples and birthing partners to attend.

 

chelsie bio

 

Meet the Instructor
Chelsie Downs, Sivananda Certified Teacher, RYT

Chelsie has been practicing yoga since 2001. In 2004, she received her yoga certification from the Sivananda Ashram of Paradise Island, Bahamas.  At the same time she was pursuing her parallel passion in nutritional health at The Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York City, completing her Holistic Health Counseling certification later that year. Since the birth of her son, Chelsie is especially fond of working with expecting mothers and children.

Chelsie does private prenatal sessions at Sangha on Saturdays at 10am or 12pm.
Email her with questions.

 

Registration

  • These event do not require preregistration. Pay at the door.
  • Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start time
  • See Event Schedule for dates & times.

Baby Yoga Price: $20 for one parent and one child
Prenatal Partner Yoga: $30 per couple

 

Our Director

Devidas Karina Ayn Mirsky was featured in the March 2008 issue of Yoga Journal as one of 21 teachers under the age of 40 shaping the future of yoga in America. (Click on the image below to read the feature)

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Yoga for Wellness,
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