I love Toddler Yoga. It’s such a great way to engage with your child, reaping the rewards of practising yoga whilst having loads of fun! Our toddler classes are built on the Birthlight Toddler Yoga SMART ethos of Stretch, Move And Relax Together, matching fun yoga poses with songs, stories and play.

You probably already appreciate all the benefits that yoga holds for adults, but do you know all the great things it has to offer toddlers? The obvious one of course is building strength and flexibility, supporting the physical development of their growing and ever changing bodies. Yoga also helps toddlers to increase their listening and concentration skills, whilst feeding their imagination by linking creative play with physical postures. Social skills are being practised whilst we take turns walking the tightrope and negotiate our personal space as we crawl around like cats. Toddlers can learn how to experience strong physical sensations in the classes, releasing tension and stress by sticking their tongues out in the fierce lion roar pose, and know that it’s ok to feel intensely, because everyone else is doing that too- grown ups included! Equally, they learn to transition from high energy activity to calm quiet activity, which can be so useful when overwhelming emotions can be such a feature of this age group.

There are far too many benefits to list them all, but my personal favourite is that it builds confidence in toddlers whilst strengthening the parent child relationship. A child who is aware of their current abilities, their future potential, and explores all this alongside an actively engaged and loving parent in an exciting and playful class? Well, like I said, I just LOVE toddler yoga.

Bryony

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