baby and me yoga

Baby and Me Yoga is a great way to work with your baby as their brain continues to develop. A few developmental activities that this video can help work with are developing baby's fine motor skills and crossing the midline for healthy brain development. 

Anchor breathing is a great way to help you feel secure and grounded. This is a breathing technique that can be done while your baby is sleeping and you need to take just a few minutes of time for yourself. This can also be done with your baby sitting in your lap. 

Row your Boat is a yoga movement that will help with your babies developing vestibular system. Caregivers can use boat pose to engage and build muscle strength. 

This Baby and Me Yoga sequence will not only promote bonding between the child and caregiver but will also promote stretching of your upper and lower back. To help support your back you may want to use a yoga block or a rolled up towel or blanket. 

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Using popular nursery rhythms or poems are a great way to incorporate yoga into your daily schedule. Having repetition with the song or poem you choose and using the same body movements will help your baby to memorize the movements and develops predictability. 

Mary Had a Little Lamb is a movement you can practice while sitting in butterfly pose. The sound from this song can have a soothing effect for your baby.