Stretch & Sound Baby Class
Activities to promote health and wellbeing for mother and baby.
> Sarah Patterson
In these stretch and sound classes, Sarah teaches a variety of movements, poses and positions to promote general health and wellbeing for mother and baby.
The postures and positions used help to provide flexibility, beneficial stretching, improve muscle tone and coordination.
The movements you’ll learn promote tummy time for babies and active play in the form of swings and dips which help to develop your baby’s perspective and vestibular system.
You’ll incorporate some Yoga poses which are practised to songs to develop the baby’s sense of rhythm and promote language development and communication between you and your baby.
The use of touch in stretch and sound also helps to create a happy secure trusting relationship between you and your baby and can help with positive attachment and bonding.
The release of endorphins in both you and your baby’s body through the stretches and movements we learn can help to promote relaxation and wellbeing. At the end of the session, you’ll take time together for relaxation in the form of sound therapy, breathing and mediation.
It is important to practise this discipline so that you can relax and so that your baby can learn the benefits of taking time to simply relax and unwind. A relaxed mother helps to make a relaxed baby.