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Study Buddies

The Fun and Variety of Baby and Me Classes

By Kelly Burgess

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Helen Garabedian, founder of Itsy-Bitsy Yoga and author of Itsy Bitsy Yoga: Poses to Help Your Baby Sleep Longer, Digest Better and Grow Stronger (Fireside, 2004), started teaching mom and baby yoga classes five years ago not only so like-minded parents could meet those who shared their parenting values, but because she feels that yoga movements can help a baby learn important coping skills.

"Our classes incorporate a lot of voice and eye contact," Garabedian says. "For example, we have a pose called 'I love you' that simulates the Moro [startle] reflex so that when the baby is frightened it helps them re-center and calm themselves."

Baby Fingers, Toes and Poses

Yoga classes have soared in popularity throughout the world in the last few years. Hill-Jackson attributes this to famous mom Madonna, who put yoga on the map when she was pregnant. Now many centers that offer baby and mom classes have a yoga class, and most yoga centers have a class that moms can take with their babies or other children.


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