What Are The Benefits Of Baby Yoga?

Luna Shakti
Feb 12
4 min read

Updated: Feb 27

The early months and years of a baby’s life are a time of rapid growth, exploration, and deep bonding between mother and child. Every moment spent together is an opportunity to nurture not just the baby’s physical and cognitive development but also their emotional and social well-being. This is where baby yoga comes in—a practice designed to support both baby and mother in this beautiful journey of connection and growth.

At Solar Lunar, we recognize that every baby develops at their own pace, which is why our Mum + Baby Yoga programs are consciously designed to align with the three major stages of development—from the wiggling wonders of newborns to the curious crawlers and finally, the adventurous toddlers. With age-appropriate movement, breathing techniques, and interactive bonding exercises, baby yoga offers a fun, nurturing, and developmentally supportive experience for both mum and baby.

Beyond just movement, baby yoga fosters deep trust, confidence, and connection. It helps babies build physical strength, spatial awareness, and coordination, while also promoting calmness, relaxation, and emotional security. At the same time, it offers mothers a space to heal, bond, and gain confidence in their new role, all while creating a community of support with other mums.

Let’s explore the wonderful benefits of baby yoga and how this practice can support both mother and baby through every stage of development.

How Does Mum + Baby Yoga Support The Child?

Baby yoga may help support your baby (3 months - 2 years) in the following areas:

Bonding with mum
Supporting baby in their physical + brain + emotional development
Establishing sleeping routines and improves baby’s sleeping patterns by regulating the breathing
Respiration and increasing the levels of oxygen in the bloodstream
Developing physical confidence and spatial awareness
Helps balance, coordination and motor skills
Helps the development of postural reflexes
Improving muscle development and muscle tone, strengthening baby’s body
Lengthening of the muscles in the back and the neck
Strengthening abdominal muscles
Increasing flexibility of the hips and knees
Maintaining flexibility in the spine and joints
Improving the general functioning of the immune system
Improving blood flow
Helping with detoxification and circulation around the lymph system
Regulating and strengthening the digestive system which may reduce the discomfort of colic, wind and constipation
Stimulating the brain and nervous system
Strengthening the corpus callosum (the section that connects the two hemispheres); this is important to sensorimotor integration and improving cognition on the whole.
Stimulating the vestibular system through movement (rolling, swinging or tumbling) allows babies to learn to counter gravity, have control over eye movements, to develop baby’s coordination and developing sensory-motor skills.
Developing a sense of rhythm and promote language development and communication
Accessing sensory experiences through touch, smell, hearing, vision and proprioception
Gaining trust
Promoting social interaction
Improving learning and social development
Allowing baby to undergo new feelings and emotions in a safe environment, encouraging baby to be brave and help them realise that new experiences can be exciting
Reducing the frustration of babies in the transition from one developmental stage to another (crawling to walking), allowing them to reach those milestones competently and confidently.

How Does Baby Yoga Support The Mother?

Mum + Baby yoga may help support mothers in the following areas:

Building confidence in handling your baby safely
Securing a trusting relationship between mum + baby
Releasing of endorphins in mum + baby that help promote relaxation and wellbeing
Teaching you to understand your baby’s non-verbal cues
Encouraging your body to heal after a difficult or traumatic birth
Learning breathing techniques
Learning deeper relaxation techniques to soothe baby
Releasing accumulated tension enabling a more relaxed response from the baby
Learning massage techniques to support the baby
Learning good posture as you handle baby (stable pelvis, limit pressure lower back and abdominal muscles) supporting body repair from pregnancy and birth
Encouraging the nurturing instinct through the stimulation of oxytocin
Helping you to gain strength and alignment after pregnancy and giving birth
Encouraging exercise together whilst having fun
Finding opportunities to socialising with other mums + babies
Spending quality time with baby + community of mums
Meeting other parents, share experiences, discover similarities in the postnatal journey and learn from each other
Experiencing overall sense of calmness, happiness and positivity as a direct benefit from yoga practice

Conclusion

Baby yoga is more than just a series of movements—it’s a shared experience of love, trust, and discovery between mother and child. It provides babies with the foundation for healthy development, supporting their physical growth, cognitive abilities, and emotional resilience, while also allowing mothers to gain confidence, find relaxation, and connect deeply with their babies.

Through gentle movement, breath awareness, and sensory stimulation, baby yoga nurtures both body and mind, offering a safe and joyful space for exploration and bonding. It also serves as a beautiful way for mothers to prioritize their well-being, ensuring they feel strong, supported, and empowered in their journey of motherhood.

Whether you’re looking to help your baby develop essential motor skills, soothe common discomforts, or simply spend quality time together, baby yoga provides the perfect opportunity to move, breathe, and grow as one.

Key Takeaways

Baby yoga nurtures deep bonding between mother and baby, creating a foundation of trust and emotional security.
It supports babies’ physical development, enhancing coordination, flexibility, muscle strength, and postural reflexes.
It stimulates cognitive and sensory-motor growth, improving brain function, vestibular system development, and language skills.
Baby yoga helps regulate sleep and digestion, reducing discomfort from colic, wind, and constipation.
For mothers, baby yoga promotes confidence, physical recovery, and relaxation while fostering a sense of community and shared experiences.
It enhances emotional well-being, helping both mum and baby release tension, experience joy, and build resilience together.