Group weekly courses

Please find the summer and autumn schedules for Happy Hatchlings group courses below.

During July and August instead of our Knocknagoney indoor classes Happy Hatchlings will be offering some fabulous Nature Nurturing Hatchlings sessions in the beautiful grounds of Stormont. Sitting under the huge lime trees that flank Prince of Wales Avenue, leading up to Parliament Buildings, the canopy of leaves create a natural shade for the babies to enjoy and the birdsong just adds to the sensory experience of running our summer schedule in these stunning surroundings. There will be baby yoga, rhythm & rhyme and massage elements incorporated to cover all baby age groups. These will be on Wednesday & Thursday afternoons (running 16th July to 14th August - day to be confirmed at start of each week when an up-to-date weather forecast is available) and bigger siblings can attend too!

Saintfield will have a couple of 5-week courses running on Thursday mornings, as usual, from Thursday 17th July to Thursday 14th August. The early morning course at 9.45-11am will be a mix of beginners baby yoga progressing on to more advanced baby yoga moves (suitable for babies from approximately 14 weeks) as weeks go by and the later course (11.15am-12.30pm) will be a more advanced baby yoga course, most suited to little ones 6 months plus, with better core strength, strong neck control and improved balance who can sit up independently!

Come September, and as the weather cools again, I will be back to my usual venues and there will be 5 courses on offer that have available spaces. 

These will be five different 5-week courses that will begin week commencing Monday 1st September and finishing up  first week in October.  Tuesdays (2nd September - 30th September) will be at Tesco Knocknagoney and Thursdays (4th September -2nd October) at Saintfield Parish Hall. 

Tuesday classes are located at the community space in Tesco Extra Knocknagoney, which is a great venue to those in surrounding areas including East Belfast, Holywood, Bangor and the other side of the Lagan due to it being located at the dual carriageway/M3 junction.  Handy for picking up those essentials too either pre or post class! 

• First thing beginners baby yoga will be the early morning set of classes, starting at 9.45am and running until 11am each Tuesday morning.  Using simple, small exercises through play and nurturing touch baby yoga provides many physical and emotional benefits.  Suitable for babies from 8 weeks old we practice assisted tummy time poses that aid in that all-important 4th trimester.
• The mid morning course starting at 11.15am until 12.30pm is a more advanced baby yoga course and this is a combination of age-related exercises that include much more strenuous movements for baby and stimulating yoga sequences. This is geared towards the oldest baby yogis, aged 6 months plus.
• The third course will be an 8-week infant massage course (12.45-2pm)...this provides some quality time with your new addition and it helps teach babies to relax. This is an ancient tradition boasting lots of health benefits for both baby and caregiver. You will learn various techniques and strokes that both stimulate and calm your little one. It helps with many different common baby ailments such as trapped wind in little bellies and congestion in those tiny noses and chests...to name a couple! It is suitable for babies form birth to pre-crawling. Most babies begin after their GP check but it is entirely up to you when you wish to start - you just need them to stay happy in one spot and not be wriggling off! I've had brand new arrivals in class at just 3 days old and others over 6 months when they begin.

On Thursday mornings at Saintfield Parish Hall (just off main street):

• the first set of classes in Saintfield will be another more advanced baby yoga course. For the older yogis, approximately 6 months and older, where parents learn exercises and more difficult poses to help with crawling and standing up, to engage baby's development that little bit further. Time for this class will be 9.45-11am every week.
• the second 8-week course (11.15am-12.30pm each Thursday morning) will be for the new arrivals and pre-crawlers to enjoy some wonderful, relaxing infant massage!  A brand new set of classes to bond with your baby and meet other local parents.  Paediatricans worldwide recommend this practice as it can help prevent constipation, stimulate little muscles and ease colic symptoms, as well as many other advantages.  
  

All courses will run, subject to sufficient numbers. Please note spaces are limited for each venue so be sure to secure your mat so you don't miss out!

To book please complete the Booking Form below in full.

Happy Hatchlings will then email you to advise if spaces are available for your chosen class.  A registration form will then be sent to you to be completed and payment will be required to secure your reservation prior to commencement of classes.

Thank you.

Group weekly courses

Please find the summer schedule for Happy Hatchlings group courses.

During July and August instead of our Knocknagoney indoor classes Happy Hatchlings will be offering some fabulous Nature Nurturing Hatchlings sessions in the beautiful grounds of Stormont. Sitting under the huge lime trees that flank Prince of Wales Avenue, leading up to Parliament Buildings, the canopy of leaves create a natural shade for the babies to enjoy and the birdsong just adds to the sensory experience of running our summer schedule in these stunning surroundings. There will be baby yoga, rhythm & rhyme and massage elements incorporated to cover all baby age groups. These will be on Wednesday & Thursday afternoons (running 16th July to 14th August - day to be confirmed at start of each week when an up-to-date weather forecast is available) and bigger siblings can attend too!

Saintfield will have a couple of 5-week courses running on Thursday mornings, as usual, from Thursday 17th July to Thursday 14th August. The early morning course at 9.45-11am will be an advanced baby yoga course (suitable for babies from approximately 15 weeks) and the later course (11.15am-12.30pm) will be a more advanced baby yoga course, most suited to little ones 6 months plus!

Come September, and as the weather cools again, I will be back to my usual venues and there will be 5 courses on offer that have available spaces. 

These will be 8-week courses that will begin week commencing Monday 1st and running through until school holidays at Halloween.  Tuesdays (2nd September - 21st October) will be at Tesco Knocknagoney and Thursdays (4th September -23rd October) at Saintfield Parish Hall. 

Tuesday classes are located at the community space in Tesco Extra Knocknagoney, which is a great venue to those in surrounding areas including East Belfast, Holywood, Bangor and the other side of the Lagan due to it being located at the dual carriageway/M3 junction.  Handy for picking up those essentials too either pre or post class! 

• First thing beginners baby yoga will be the early morning set of classes, starting at 9.45am and running until 11am each Tuesday morning.  Using simple, small exercises through play and nurturing touch baby yoga provides many physical and emotional benefits.  Suitable for babies from 8 weeks old we practice assisted tummy time poses that aid in that all-important 4th trimester.
• The mid morning course starting at 11.15am until 12.30pm is a more advanced baby yoga course and this is a combination of age-related exercises that include much more strenuous movements for baby and stimulating yoga sequences. This is geared towards the oldest baby yogis, aged 6 months plus.
• The third course will be an 8-week infant massage course (12.45-2pm)...this provides some quality time with your new addition and it helps teach babies to relax. This is an ancient tradition boasting lots of health benefits for both baby and caregiver. You will learn various techniques and strokes that both stimulate and calm your little one. It helps with many different common baby ailments such as trapped wind in little bellies and congestion in those tiny noses and chests...to name a couple! It is suitable for babies form birth to pre-crawling. Most babies begin after their GP check but it is entirely up to you when you wish to start - you just need them to stay happy in one spot and not be wriggling off! I've had brand new arrivals in class at just 3 days old and others over 6 months when they begin.

On Thursday mornings at Saintfield Parish Hall (just off main street):

• the first set of classes in Saintfield will be another more advanced baby yoga course. For the older yogis, approximately 6 months and older, where parents learn exercises and more difficult poses to help with crawling and standing up, to engage baby's development that little bit further. Time for this class will be 9.45-11am every week.
• the second 8-week course (11.15am-12.30pm each Thursday morning) will be for the new arrivals and pre-crawlers to enjoy some wonderful, relaxing infant massage!  A brand new set of classes to bond with your baby and meet other local parents.  Paediatricans worldwide recommend this practice as it can help prevent constipation, stimulate little muscles and ease colic symptoms, as well as many other advantages.  
  

All courses will run, subject to sufficient numbers. Please note spaces are limited for each venue so be sure to secure your mat so you don't miss out!

To book please complete the Booking Form below in full.

Happy Hatchlings will then email you to advise if spaces are available for your chosen class.  A registration form will then be sent to you to be completed and payment will be required to secure your reservation prior to commencement of classes.

Thank you.