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Bring the baby
A low-pressure postnatal class that understands new parents do not have two hands free most of the time.
Mom & Baby is exactly what it sounds like. You bring the baby, you feed the baby, and you move when you can. Crying is fine. Yours included. This is a class built around the reality of new parenthood rather than the fantasy of it, so nobody is going to ask you to hold a perfect line while you settle a fussy six-week-old.
If you practised through pregnancy with us, this is where Prenatal hands you on. The same steady, supported approach carries through, only now the bump is on the mat beside you. And if you are brand new to the studio, that is fine too. There is no fitness test at the door and no “before” you need to get back to.
Level · All levels welcome · Studios · Encinitas (The Studio) · Duration · 45 minutes
Who it is for. Parents in the postnatal window who want to move again, gently, without leaving the baby behind. There is no fixed age range. Pre-crawlers settle most easily, but plenty of parents come along with wrigglier little ones and simply work around them. You do not need to have practised before.
What to expect. Slow, kind movement that meets a tired body where it is. We work on the things that take a quiet beating in early parenthood: shoulders rounded from carrying and feeding, a back that has forgotten what it is for, hips and a core that are knitting themselves back together. Expect to pause, to feed, to soothe, and to pick the thread back up. The room is warm, the pace is forgiving, and nobody is keeping score.
What to bring. Yourself, water, and clothes you can move and feed in. A blanket or favourite muslin for the baby is welcome. Mats and props are free to borrow at the studio, so there is nothing you need to buy first.
Who teaches it, and where. Mom & Baby runs at Solas Encinitas, in The Studio, with Priya Sharma. Priya also leads our Prenatal programme out of Encinitas, so she knows this stretch of the journey well and holds the room with the same calm, specialist eye.
When it runs. The class sits in the gentle part of the morning, when the light is soft and the studio is quiet. For the next dates and to hold your mat, head to the schedule and book in. It takes about twenty seconds, and it means there is a space saved with your name on it before you have wrestled the pram through the door.