Class Descriptions

Baby Itsy Bitsy Yoga®
Ages: Newborn to Nearly Crawling

Baby Itsy Bitsy Yoga classes contain dozens of unique yoga postures designed to support baby’s development. Each class is filled with calming, nurturing ways to enhance bonding and improve baby’s sleep.

During a Baby Itsy Bitsy Yoga class, babies enjoy yoga while on their backs, tummies, or held in loving arms. For parents, this class is a special opportunity to meet other moms, get support, and learn about baby's emerging personality. Most of the yoga we do in Itsy Bitsy Yoga is for baby, but you will also learn breathing and relaxation techniques as you practice a bit of yoga yourself.

No yoga is experience required. Baby Itsy Bitsy Yoga was created by Helen Garabedian, an Infant Developmental Movement Educator, yoga teacher, and mother. Classes are taught by Anita Kaiser, a trained & certified Itsy Bitsy Yoga Facilitator.

Tots Itsy Bitsy Yoga®
Ages: Crawling to 24 Months

Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Tots is a supportive, fun-loving, and active yoga class. As tot’s mobility increases, classes offer tot-centric poses that encourage and support their physical explorations. Tots become more confident in their moving bodies as they practice yoga both in and out of class.

During a Tots Itsy Bitsy Yoga class crawlers and walkers playfully practice yoga postures while they are standing, sitting up, walking, and jumping. Parents also get to do a little yoga, but no yoga experience is required.

Tots Itsy Bitsy Yoga was created by Helen Garabedian, an Infant Developmental Movement Educator, yoga teacher, and mother. Classes are taught by Anita Kaiser, a trained & certified Itsy Bitsy Yoga Facilitator.

For more information, visit www.itsybitsyyoga.com

Yoga for Kids
Ages: 2 Years to Pre-teen

Each class will have a combination of the following components:

Asanas - yoga postures that are a basic element of yoga practice - these postures help build body awareness and increase positive body image. They also help to build fine motor skills, coordination, muscle control, balance and endurance.

Pranayama - breathing exercises - these are help clear the mind and focus ones energy. Breath controls the mind and the emotions leading to reduced stress levels.

Mantras - short phrases or positive affirmations that form the focus for our meditations.

Meditation - a state of lucidness and alertness but a freedom from thinking. The benefits of this help to increase attention span, the ability to sit still, as well as being calm and quiet.

Responsive Singing - This helps to develop rhythm and melody, as well as hand eye coordination, and concentration.

All classes will end with a deep relaxation. This offers the body a chance to absorb all of the benefits of the yoga class. This is a time to let go, heal, rejuvenate and relax.

Some classes will also include a creative movement component.