From the very beginning of life when a baby is created a magical journey begins. The nurturing of both parent and baby during pregnancy, birth and beyond is essential for happy and healthy development. A holistic approach to birth and parenting, integrating mind, body and emotions will promote a deeper understanding of oneself and our relationship with others.
Joyful babies was created by Sally Lomas to offer classes in Cambridge providing exceptional quality of teaching in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Sally also tutors Internationally. Combining her wealth of experience and knowledge with her love of babies Sally has become well known for her nurturing and fun local classes. Several other teachers have now joined Joyful babies and all our classes are taught by birthlight trained teachers. We have a wonderful team ready to welcome you and your baby.
Antenatal pregnancy yoga classes create a safe environment in which women can explore their feelings and to adapt to the changes in their bodies. Yoga can provide a constant thread of stability. Women are empowered to feel confident in their ability to give birth. Yoga postures and movements will provide more space for the baby and alleviate many pregnancy discomforts.
Aqua yoga for pregnancy gives women the opportunity to enjoy freedom of movement supported and protected in the water environment. Flexibility and mobility are increased and women are able to feel more comfortable in their bodies. Yoga stretches in the water promote overall health for mother and baby.
Postnatal parent and baby classes from newborn to toddler create a warm and friendly atmosphere, promoting enjoyment and confidence in the handling of babies and in ways of relating to our children. The shared experience for both parent and baby encourages early bonding and creates a secure and happy foundation of well-being.
Baby yoga provides the stimulation of touch, movement and rhythm, as well as the benefits of deep relaxation. The series of sequences encourage flexibility and bring balance and harmony to the body systems. Each movement supports the baby’s individual development and can help to settle babies and to improve sleep patterns.
The continuity of nurture and support provided by birthlight classes has helped many families through the joys and challenges of these early years. Spirals of joy are created and expressions of love and caring will touch an ever-widening circle of family and friends.
Joyful babies teachers
Sally Lomas
Founder & Teacher
I have always enjoyed working intuitively and flexibly. From my years of experience as an artist in London to my closer contact with families in my work as a teacher and counsellor, and now my my years as an International Turor, I have tried to be true to my inner feelings and values. More>
Julia East
Teacher & Doula
In my classes I aim to create a safe space where women can share their hopes, fears, knowledge and experiences. Whilst breathing, stretching and relaxing together, we have fun, release tension and connect with our babies. Sharing this special time, I hope women feel nurtured and supported by myself as well as each other. More>
Bryony Vickers
Teacher & Doula
I attended the Birthlight pregnancy yoga and active birthing workshops and then the baby yoga classes. I was so inspired by the ethos of Birthlight and the positive effect it had on my whole family through this journey. I now teach Birthlight classes in Pregnancy Yoga, Nurturing Baby Massage, Mother and Baby Yoga and Parent and Toddler Yoga. When I’m not teaching, I enjoy working as a childminder and a Postnatal Doula. More>
Karin Eklund
Teacher
karin@joyfulbabies.co.ukI now teach a popular and welcoming pregnancy class in Central Cambridge. The class has a warm and relaxed atmosphere. Each class follows a similar pattern working through the whole body with a mixture of traditional yoga postures and specially adapted postures for pregnancy, with the aim to relax and strengthen the body. I am seeing some mothers for their second babies. More>
Lisa Szramowski
Teacher
What I really LOVE about Birthlight, is the emphasis placed on women coming together in a safe, supportive space, where the need for self- nurture, bonding with baby, along with shared joys and anxieties are all central to the yoga sessions. I feel totally at home working with these values and they come very naturally to me. More>
Marta Gandini
Teacher
I believe all women to be free to live their pregnancy in joy, health, love and peace supported by the community where they live in. Birhlight helps to do so enormously!. More>
Becky Talbot
Doula
I am a recognised birth doula, working in Cambridgeshire. I have a real passion for supporting women and their families. What is most important to me is that you feel confident informed and nurtured through the process of planning your birth, the birth itself ,and that special time after your baby has arrived. More>
Tiffany Bown
Teacher
I am a yoga teacher and a complementary therapist (naturopath and reflexologist), with a focus on helping women navigate the sometimes bumpy road from conception to motherhood. More>
Ashley McDonald
Teacher & Doula
I love teaching Birthlight antenatal yoga. It is a joy to do the work I do, supporting mothers and families. My aim is to create a calm environment in which women can come together to learn and share, move, relax, connect with their baby and feel supported as they journey towards motherhood. More>
Jeffi Humphris
Teacher
In my classes, I hope to provide a space in which mothers feel totally accepted no matter how they are feeling on the day. I also hope that this in turn will help them to love and embrace exactly where they are on their parenting journey. More>