Fun balancing challenge
If you're looking for easy ways to get your children to start practising yoga at home, why not set them a fun balancing challenge? A fun place to start is with Tree Pose. Did you know that three year olds…
If you're looking for easy ways to get your children to start practising yoga at home, why not set them a fun balancing challenge? A fun place to start is with Tree Pose. Did you know that three year olds…
What are the benefits of baby massage? There are lots of ways baby massage can benefit not just your baby, but you and your partner as well. Massage may help your baby to: develop mentally, socially and physicallystay relaxed and…
A relaxing guided meditation for children using colours of the rainbow to relax and let go of any tension or anxiety. Perfect to listen to before bedtime to help them relax and unwind. If the embedded file doesn’t work you…
Pelvic floor awareness and exercises are important for bladder health and sexual health. They are vital when women are pregnant because of all the extra work that your muscles have to do when your baby is growing. What is the…
Bubbles are great for helping children to improve their breathing. The slower they exhale the bigger bubbles they can create. By using something fun to play with they're not even thinking that they are increasing their exhale. Deep breaths in…
As part of my baby massage course I always teach a different relaxation or exercise at the beginning of the class. It's great to ground ourselves and relax before we start massaging baby because they are like little sponges and…
The benefits of this pose are that it tones your sides, stretches and opens the sides, rib cage, hips, lower back and lungs. It's a great way to get space in the upper body. And later on in pregnancy when…
There are many benefits of yoga for pregnant women. It can help to: Improve sleep.Reduce stress and anxiety of pregnancy and birth.Increase the strength, flexibility and endurance of muscles needed for childbirth.Decrease lower back pain, nausea, headaches and shortness of…
Children can benefit hugely from yoga. Physically, it can enhance their flexibility, strength, coordination, and helps with body awareness. In addition, their ability to focus, sense of calmness and relaxation improves through the breath-work and meditation practised as part of most classes. Why go…
'Focusing on your breathing requires you to concentrate. Focused breathing means that your thought process is directed away from any discomfort you may be feeling.' - HSE article on breathing and self help techniques in labour. Click here for the…