Darcie Fisher:YOU WON'T FIND SUN SALUTATION OR TREE POSE IN THIS YOGA CLASS.BUT YOU WILL FIND A VARIATION OF DOWNWARD FACING DOG.AND SOME REALLY... REALLY CUTE BABIES.

CREATED BY YOGA TEACHER, AND INFANT DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, HELEN GARABEDIN, ITSY BITSY YOGA IS GEARED FOR THE YOUNGEST OF "YOGIS" AND THEIR PARENTS.

Helen Garabedian, Itsy Bitsy Yoga Creator: "There's a lot of times when yoga and infant development cross over, so babies automatically come into yoga postures as part of their development."

CLASSES ARE AGE SPECIFIC FROM BIRTH TO PRECRAWLING... TO THIS CLASS FOR CRAWLERS UP TO 24 MONTHS. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU NOTICE... HELEN ENCOURAGS VOCALIZATION...BY BOTH MOMS AND BABIES.

IT'S CALLED "SING AND DO".

Helen Garabedian: "It helps the babies know what to predict. It helps the moms set the tempo of the pose so they don't move too quickly and overstimulate the baby."

Darcie Fisher: MOMS ARE HAPPY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THEIR LITTLE ONES AND TELL YOU....

Robin Grossman/ 5 Month Old Myra's Mother: "She loves it!"

Darcie Fisher: BUT THERE'S MORE TO BABY YOGA. THAT MOMS REALLY LOVE. HELEN CALLS THEM HER MAGIC POSES...LIKE DIVINE DROPS AND WOMB WINGS.BOTH ARE DESIGNED TO CALM COLICY BABIES.

Sarah McBride/ 8 Month Old Owen's Mother: "That saved my life in the middle of the night."

Darcie Fisher: THEN THERE ARE POSES AND MOVES GEARED TO HELP BABY'S DIGESTION.

Helen Garabedian: " A lot of times we'll go into some poses and you'll hear the babies get rid of whatever it was that was bothering them!"

Darcie Fisher: AND LIKE ANY GOOD WORKOUT, MOMS SAY THESE BABIES ARE POOPED WHEN CLASS IS OVER.

Robin Grossman: "The past few times, she's been napping for like 2 hours, when usually she's only napped for about 20 minutes."

Darcie Fisher: AND OF COURSE, YOGA CLASSES ARE GREAT WAYS FOR PARENTS AND BABIES TO BOND. YOU CAN START PRACTICING WITH YOUR BABY WHEN HE'S ABOUT 3 TO 6 WEEKS OLD. iNSTRUCTORS WILL MODIFY TO THE MOVES FOR THESE NEWBORNS. FOR HEALTHWATCH, DARCIE FISHER, THE TEN O'CLOCK NEWS.

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