Baby yoga

One of the first activities that I wanted to be involved in after the birth was yoga.  I have always liked yoga, especially as relaxation after a run, but my practice has dwindled as I decreased my running due to a bad knee and from getting more involved in youth sport development in my spare time.  I thought yoga would be a good way for me to regain the use of my body after the birth and looked up classes on the internet.  There is no shortage of mum and baby yoga classes in London; in the end I chose one run by yogatherapy as it was easy for me to get to.  I love the yoga- it does what is needed for me physically- and it is a great way to spend time doing something fun with Sprog.  The teacher incorporates actions that keep the babies engaged in the yoga moves for mums, and there are specific exercises for the babies in each class.  She is also flexible with how the class is run such that the proportion of crying/sleeping/feeding babies are taken into account- she would concentrate more on the mums if most of the babies are asleep, for example, or give the only mum with a sleeping baby extra exercises to do on her own while the others have activities with their little ones.  The other mums are brilliant too and it was a good place to exchange baby-related information.  For example, it was at one of the yoga classes that I found out about the council run swimming lessons which I will be taking Sprog to later in the year.  This has been the single most enjoyable activity during my maternity leave and is well worth the money.      

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