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Feeling Fit: The Benefits of Yoga for Babies

Aired May 26, 2001 - 08:35   ET

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LIZ WEISS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): They're only a few months old, but already these babies are reaping the benefits of yoga.

UNIDENTIFIED MOTHER: Instead of him crying all the time and being colicky, this sort of helps calm him down.

UNIDENTIFIED MOTHER: So it helps him to relax, makes him happier, which makes mom happier and he enjoys it.

UNIDENTIFIED MOTHER: Afterwards, he's extremely relaxed and he's able to sleep better right after the class.

HELEN GARABIDIEN: Now we're going to do stretch and together.

WEISS: In Helen Garabidien's (ph) baby yoga class in Newton, Massachusetts, moms and babies practice various postures called osamas (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: These are physical stimulation's to the baby's bodies. It helps to relieve colic. It helps to boost immunity. It helps to better regulate their emotion. It helps to make them more alert. It helps to stimulate the mind and neuromuscular development.

WEISS: Moms also appreciate the one-hour workout.

UNIDENTIFIED MOTHER: The more you rock, the better you feel.

WEISS: This posture, called super baby, gives parents a lower back massage while babies hang out for the ride.

UNIDENTIFIED MOTHER: It's a time to bond. It's a quiet time. It's not a time of forcing.

WEISS: Since a baby's body is fragile, Garabidien teaches her students the correct way to support the neck and spine. The class may look pretty low key, but in the end everyone looks ready for a nap.

For "Feeling Fit," I'm Liz Weiss (ph).

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