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What Are The Benefits Of Baby Yoga?

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.



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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.


Baby Yoga Benefits: What About You?

We’d love to hear from you!


👶 Have you tried baby yoga with your little one? What benefits have you noticed?

💛 How do you create moments of connection and bonding with your baby?

🌙 What are your favorite ways to support your baby’s development through movement and play?


Share your thoughts in the comments below! Your experiences may inspire and support other mums on this beautiful journey. 🌿✨

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