Health and wellbeing (Family learning)

This family-focused Capoeira course introduces participants to the movement, music, and culture of Capoeira. Parents and children will train together, learning essential techniques through interactive exercises, rhythmic movements, and group activities. The course promotes physical fitness, cultural awareness, and community bonding while making fitness fun and engaging for all ages.

Why not come along to this FREE one session parent and baby yoga TASTER? You can meet other new parents and learn some techniques to relax and release stress while your baby enjoys gentle and playful moves and exercises. This taster is immediately followed by an 8-week course where you can build on what you have learned.

It has long been recognised that skin to skin contact is important for babies’ development physically and emotionally. In fact, both caregiver and baby benefit from the practice of touch, which is found to calm babies down, often crying less and sleeping better. Caregivers often experience a reduction in stress, lowering levels of depression, which can often be caused by sleepless nights.

The session will include a brief warm up for the caregiver in preparation for the baby massage. Preparing baby for a full body massage, from the head to the toes. Learning a range of different stroke techniques including those to soothe baby through times of distress including colic and reflux. Baby fun time, stretching, rolling and bicycling. The session will finish with a short savasana, a great transition after an hour of relaxation.
Massage oils will be provided, aromatherapy room spray is often used to encourage relaxation.