There are great mom and baby yoga classes if you know where to look. Here are three that I can recommend in the Berkeley area:
- The post-natal yoga class at Yogalayam includes infant massage and there are volunteers on hand to comfort fussy pre-crawlers.
- I found the Piedmont Yoga Studio first for a pre-natal workshop and tried the baby class with a friend. The class was fun and the teacher super supportive, but without all the volunteers of Yogalayam, I ended up doing a lot of baby soothing instead of downward dogging.
- My friend JoAnne swears by 4th Street Yoga’s postnatal class, but she has to leave the twins at home or bring a friend because it’s upstairs. Just like Piedmont, there are many good walkable lunch spots to treat yourself.
In San Francisco, I enjoyed the pre-natal classes at Yoga Tree in the Mission. Pregnant yoginis volunteer to stay after and play with babies so mom can do her thing in the post-partum class.
If you’re more in the mood to mock yoga than to practice it, the new book Mommy Yoga celebrates the contortions of every day life.
Either way, it’s your practice. Namaste!
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If you’re in Boston, Isis Maternity offers awesome pre and post-natal yoga classes! Check them out at http://www.isismaternity.com. They have three different locations, so it’s easy to get to as well.