What are mantra and why do we use them in our baby yoga, toddler yoga and Calmer Stories courses?

The use of mantras in yoga has been around for thousands of years. People have used them for stabilizing and clearing the mind which then leads to a deeper spiritual awakening. Current scientific…

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How should I approach having a baby with clicky hips in my baby massage or yoga class?

What happens if a parent indicates on their pre-class form that their child either has clicky hips, or other hip issues? As it happens, clicky hips or other hip displasia issues are fairly unusual. …

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Oxytocin: the 'love hormone'

To celebrate St Valentine’s Day we thought we’d take a look at oxytocin - often dubbed the ‘drug of love’ or ‘hormone of cuddles’ - and how it relates to both infant massage and baby yoga. Did you know? Oxy…

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Baby and toddler yoga breathing techniques: equal breathing

We've recently looked at the importance of breath work in baby yoga, and we cover it on our baby yoga instructor course and toddler yoga teacher course. Here's a breathing technique you might like to…

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What are the benefits of baby yoga for babies?

If you’re already teaching baby yoga, or you’re thinking about learning to be an instructor, you may get asked how baby yoga can benefit babies. We’ve put together what we think are some of the top benef…

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What are reflexes and why are they important to teaching baby yoga?

Understanding reflexes is an important element of learning to teach baby yoga. Here we take a brief look at what a reflex is, and some of the main reflexes to be aware of. We cover reflexes on our…

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The importance of breath work in baby and toddler yoga

Understanding many of the principles of yoga that adults practice is important in baby and toddler yoga, including breathing. We look at this as part of our baby yoga instructor course and toddler…

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Our essential top 5 baby yoga reads

Whether you’re an experienced baby yoga teacher, or your coming to it for the first time, it’s always useful to read around the topic and familiarise yourself with the background, the benefits and mov…

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We're in Brighton with our infant massage and baby yoga instructor courses

Join us for our Diploma in Teaching Infant Massage and Certificate in Teaching Baby Yoga which we're running in the vibrant city of Brighton and Hove in Sussex. You can study each of these as…

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Essential kit for teaching baby yoga

One of the recurring pieces of advice that our previous students have highlighted in our Student Spotlight features, is being prepared for anything to happen in your classes. With this in mind, we’ve p…

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